So today, it is my pleasure to have John McGrath back on the show.
John was our guest back in Episode 7 where he shared some great insights about the single version of the truth.
John is a lecturer at Dublin Institute of Technology, a trainer and a much sought-after speaker on Project Management.
John has been a trusted advisor to over 200 global companies, government agencies, state enterprises, Engineers Ireland, the United Nations, the London and Rio Paralympics and the World Bank.
You will find a link to John’s LinkedIn Profile in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/79
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today, it is my pleasure to have Dr. Jim Lewis from the Lewis Institute back on the show.
I first spoke to Jim back in Episode 32 which was entitled “Projects are People”, a firm belief of his.
Jim has written 12 books on Project Management including one on Project Leadership which is our chosen topic for discussion today.
In January, Jim and his team are launching the Association for Leadership Excellence which you can hear about at the end of this episode.
You will find a link to Jim’s LinkedIn Profile and the Association for Leadership Excellence in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/78
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Brett Harned from Digital PM Consulting and founder of the Digital PM Summit.
Brett has been a project manager in the digital space for more than 15 years.
Brett also has a great blog about his adventures in project management at brettharned.com and recently published his first book entitled Project Management for Humans.
Today, Brett and I are going to discuss personal skills and intuition, addressing issues before they become problems, communicating like a pro and holding people accountable.
You will find a link to Brett’s website and book in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/70
We’d also welcome an honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today, it is my pleasure to have Peter Taylor back on the show. Peter was our guest back in Episode 6 where we discussed how to be productively lazy.
Peter Taylor is the author of two best-selling books on 'Productive Laziness' - 'The Lazy Winner' and 'The Lazy Project Manager' as well as many other titles.
In the last 4 years he has focused on writing and lecturing with over 200 presentations around the world in over 25 countries and has been described as 'perhaps the most entertaining and inspiring speaker in the project management world today’.
Today, Peter shares some insights from his new book entitled “How to get fired at C-Level”
And that was my recent interview with Peter Taylor.
You will find a link to Peter’s LinkedIn Profile, Podcast and books in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/68
Peter will also speak at the PM Summit in Dublin, Ireland on October 5th and you will find more information about the summit in the show notes as well.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to John Seddon from Vanguard Consulting, an author of a number of books including The Vanguard Method and Freedom from Command and Control: Rethinking Management for Lean Service.
In this interview, John shares with us how command and control is failing us, his thoughts on leadership and an insight into The Vanguard Method, a method that has saved service organisations millions upon millions of dollars.
You will find a link to John’s website, books, online courses and other valuable resources in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/65
There is also a link to information regarding the PM Summit on October 5th in the show notes.
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today, I am excited to introduce you to Jesse Fewell from Fewell Innovation.
Jesse Fewell is a writer, coach, and trainer in innovation and agile methods and has helped teams across the world deliver products faster with higher quality.
Jesse recently spoke at the PMO Conference in London about The Hybrid PMO and that is our topic for discussion today.
You will find a link to Jesse’s website, LinkedIn profile and other resources in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/63
There is also a link to information regarding the PM Summit on October 5th in the show notes.
So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Matthew Snyder from CRB.
Matthew has over 25 years experience as a project engineer and project manager. He is a passionate sustainability advocate and creative problem solver.
Today, Matthew and I are going to discuss project execution in a small PMO.
You will find a link to Matthew’s LinkedIn profile in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/6
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today I am joined by Dale Shermon from QinetiQ.
Dale is Head of Profession for Cost Engineering in QinetiQ and has presented training courses across the globe on a range of topics including the fundamentals of cost estimating, hardware estimating, software estimating, life cycle cost and Cost Estimating Relationships to name but a few.
You will find links to Dale’s LinkedIn profile, website, online resources and books in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/57
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit http://www.corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Jamal Moustafaev from ThinkTank Consulting.
Jamal is an internationally acclaimed expert and speaker in the areas of project/portfolio management, scope definition, process improvement and corporate training. Jamal has done work for private-sector companies and government organisations in Canada, the US, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Jamal’s book "Delivering Exceptional Project Results” has been adopted and endorsed by the Project Management Institute™ - PMI
You will find links to Jamal’s books, online courses and other resources plus his LinkedIn profile in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/54.
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit http://www.corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Hello and thank you joining us on another episode.
So today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Jonathan Dison from Light Rock Consulting and benchwatch.com.
Jonathan wrote a book called The Consulting Economy and in this interview, we discuss employee vs. consultant/contractor when it comes to hiring project management experts.
Jonathan has kindly offered you a free download of his book at projectmanagementparadise.com/53
To connect with Jonathan and get a free copy of his book, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/53 for all the links you’ll need.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit http://www.corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Richard Newton from Enixus in London.
Richard Newton wears many hats. Included amongst these are his work as a consultant, author, blogger, change leader, company director, and program manager. His most well-known project management book is The Project Manager: Mastering the Art of Delivery. He is also the author of the best-selling Dream It, Do It, Live It which applies project management principles to achieving personal dreams.
To connect with Richard and get information about his books and blog, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/50 for all the links you’ll need.
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit http://www.corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
This week's episode is a Case Study from one of Cora’s Clients. The client is Health & Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).
In this interview, Cora’s Marketing Manager Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Pat Davis who is Head of Programme & Project Management.
Pat will share with you how the introduction of Cora’s Project Management software, ProjectVision has transformed the delivery of their programmes and projects.
For more details and video highlights from this interview, go to projectmanagementparadise.com/49
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today I am joined by none other than Naomi Caietti.
Naomi is a Project Management Consultant, Guest Speaker, Author, PPM Expert, and Managing Editor at NaomiCaietti.com.
In today’s discussion I am going to ask Naomi to share some insights about one of her specialist topics, The Self-Aware Project Manager.
To connect with Naomi and get information about her books, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/48 for all the links you’ll need.
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today I have the pleasure of taking with Tony Llewellyn from Resolex.
Tony works with project teams and team leaders to help them learn how to manage project complexity and has written a book entitled “Performance Coaching on Complex Projects”. Tony also has some great resources at teamcoachingtoolkit.com
In this interview, Tony and I are going to discuss his 5 steps to creating an effective project team.
To connect with Tony and access his online resources that we discussed, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/46 for all the links you’ll need.
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today it is my pleasure to have Elise Stevens on the show. Not only is Elise a Project Management expert, she also has her own podcast which you will find on her website at fixmyprojectchaos.com
Elise specialises in stakeholder engagement and that is our chosen topic for discussion today.
And that was my recent interview with Elise Stevens from fixmyprojectchaos.com
To connect with Elise and access her amazing resources and podcast, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/45 for all the links you’ll need.
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Today it is my pleasure to speak with Niall Murphy, President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI. In addition to being President, Niall is also a Software Development Senior Manager with Oracle and in this role, Niall defines, leads and delivers high priority programs for Oracle Corporation and manages a global team.
And that was my recent interview with Niall Murphy, President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI.
To connect with Niall, find out more about PMI and the Project Management National Conference in Dublin on the 4th of May, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/44
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
So today I am delighted to speak with Andrew Dolvig and Noe Dorantes from Integrated Project Management Company based in Chicago. They are going to share with us, some useful insights about how their Strategic Realisation Model helps define, prioritise and execute projects that are critical to an organisation's strategic goals.
For more information about their company and their contact details, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/43
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Hello again and welcome back to another episode.
So today’s interview is all about Project Complexity
My guest to talk about this is Stephen Carver and I can assure you he is well worth listening to.
For links to Stephen’s LinkedIn Profile and the resources mentioned in the interview, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/42
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Hello again and welcome to another episode. Today it is my pleasure to talk to Gary Straw, author of Understanding Project Management.
For links to Gary’s LinkedIn Profile and his book, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/41
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Hello again and welcome to another episode. Today it is my pleasure to talk to Emma Sharrock, author of The Agile Project Manager.
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Welcome back, this week it is my pleasure to introduce you to Project Management Expert Susanne Madsen. In this episode, Susan and I discussed “Building Project Management Relationships and collecting feedback”
Susanne has written 2 books on Project Management and posts regularly to her excellent blog.
For links to Susanne’s great website and blog in addition to her books and contact details, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/39
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Welcome back, this week it is my pleasure to introduce you to Johanna Rothman and we are going to talk about “How to visualise your work so that you can say no”
Johanna has written 12 books on Project Management in addition to an excellent blog and some online workshops.
For links to Johanna’s great website and blog in addition to her books and contact details, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/38
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
Welcome back, this week it is my pleasure to introduce you to Gary Nelson and we are going to talk about “Project Management for Kids, Project Vision and Project Timing”
Gary has written a number of books on Project Management for kids and for us grown-ups.
Gary also has a great blog at gazzasguides.com where he shares some great tips and advice from his project management experience. You can also listen back to some of his own podcast interviews.
For links to all Gary’s great resources, books and contact details, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/37
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast on iTunes and you will find a direct link to do this at projectmanagementparadise.com
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
This is Episode 36 of Project Management Paradise – “Techniques to help us learn from our projects” with Jonathan Norman
Jonathan worked in Business Book Publishing for 30 years and just recently moved into a new role as Knowledge Hub Manager at the Major Projects Association based in Oxford in the UK.
In this interview, Jonathan shares some project management insights from his publishing career and also gives us some tips on how we can learn from our projects.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.
This is Episode 29 - Highlights from 2016 – Part 2
This is the 2nd Part of a 2 part series that features a collection of just some of the key points from last year’s interviews.
Remember, you can listen back to all episodes on iTunes and we would love an honest review.
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 51 countries around the world, visit www.corasystems.com where you can request a free demo, and discover first hand how Cora helps its clients gain control, governance and insight into their project portfolios.