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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 35 - “The importance of Training & Education for Effective Project Management” with Caitriona Gately
This week, I speak with Caitriona Gately who is head of training and development in Cora Systems, based in Carrick on Shannon in Ireland.
In this interview, you will hear how Caitriona uses various tools and techniques to ensure that training is delivered effectively and efficiently in accordance with client requirements especially when one of these clients has over 9000 users of Cora’s project management software in 51 countries.
For more details including how to contact Caitriona, pop over to the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/35
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.
This is Episode 34 - “Fast Projects” with Fergus O’Connell.
This week, I am delighted to welcome back author, trainer and consultant, Fergus O’Connell.
Fergus was our guest back in Episode 1 which is still the most downloaded episode entitled “How to Manage the Impossible Project”.
Fergus has written many books on Project Management and today we are going to talk about his latest masterpiece entitled Fast Projects.
In our discussion, I ask Fergus to give us some insights from this book and the benefits that can be achieved from using this technique.
Fergus has kindly offered you a chance to win a signed copy of this great book so for more details check out the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/34
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.
This is episode 33 - “A Cora Client Case Study” with Joe Ryan from the Health Service Executive in Ireland.
The Health Service Executive also known as the HSE is the Government Agency that provides all public health and social care services in Ireland with over 100,000 people involved in the provision of these services.
Joe is the Head of Program for Health Service Improvement and shares with us how Cora’s solution is used to help manage one of the biggest change management programs in the history of the state.
For more details and a video of this interview, go to projectmanagementparadise.com/33
We’d also welcome on honest review about this podcast here on iTunes.
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.
This is Episode 32 - “Projects are People” with Dr Jim Lewis from the Lewis Institute
Dr Jim has written 12 books on Project Management, with his most popular now in its 5th edition entitled Project Planning, Scheduling and Control. You can win a signed copy of this great book with details about how to enter at the end of this episode.
Dr Jim has also delivered seminars in 30 countries to over 60,000 people, has a Doctorate in Psychology, a membership website with online courses and he even has his own app called Highly Effective Project Manager
You will find links to Dr Jim’s website, books and LinkedIn profile in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/32
Details on you can be in with a chance to win a copy of Dr Jim’s great book Project Planning, Scheduling and Control now in it’s 5th edition are also 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
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 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.
Patrick has a very interesting background in Project Management working in industries such as software, aerospace, nuclear and construction.
In this interview, Patrick shares some great insights regarding project scope, scope capture and change management.
You will find links to Patrick’s website and LinkedIn profile in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/31
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 30 - "Critical differences between project success and Project Management Success" with Rich Maltzman from EarthPM.com.
Rich has over 26 years experience in Project Management and has spent the past number of years focusing on sustainability within Project Management.
Rich also co-founded EarthPM in 2008, has written 2 books and blogs regularly at projectsatwork.com
You will find links to all the information and resources including Rich’s contact details in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/30
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.
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.
This is Episode 28 - Highlights from 2016
This is Part 1 of a 2 part series and features a collection of just some of the key points from last year’s interviews.
Next week will be the 2nd part of this 2 part series where we look at other key lessons from last year's episodes.
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.
This is episode 27 - “How to combine People and Process for better projects” with Donnie MacNicol.
In this week’s episode of Project Management Paradise, I speak with Donnie MacNicol.
Donnie is the founder of Team Animation and Author of “Project Leadership”
Donnie is one of the main contributors to the iMAPraxis Initiative and that is going to be the topic for discussion today.
To find out more about the iMAPraxis – click here.
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
We are taking a break next week for Christmas so season’s greetings to all and we look forward to providing more great interviews in 2017.
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.
In this week's episode of Project Management Paradise I speak with Derry Lynch from Cora Systems.
Derry has served in a number of roles in Cora over the past 10 years and now heads up the industry solutions team within Cora.
In this interview, Derry shares some of his extensive experience and also highlights 3 things we should look for in Project Management Software.
You will find Derry’s contact details in the show notes at www.projectmanagementparadise.com/26
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.
This is episode 25 and my guest today is Paul Duff from EY formerly known as Ernest & Young
Paul heads up the Government & Public Service Advisory section within EY across Ireland.
In this interview, Paul shares his project management best practices and lessons he has learned over the past 25 years in business.
Paul also shares some of his project management predictions so let’s pop over to the interview.
You will find Paul’s contact details in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/25
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.
Paul heads up the Government & Public Service Advisory section within EY across Ireland.
In this interview, Paul shares his project management best practices and lessons he has learned over the past 25 years in business.
Paul also shares some of his project management predictions.
This is episode 24 and my guest today is Jeff Furman from jeff-furman.com
Jeff has trained 1000’s of project managers toward the PMP, teaches 6 courses in New York University, and spent 200 days delivering PMP training onsite with the US Army.
In this interview Jeff shares some insights regarding project management ethics in addition to some great gems from his book – The PM Answer Book.
Jeff has kindly offered you a chance to win a copy of this great book, so for more details, please go to projectmanagementparadise.com/24
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.
This is episode 23 and my guest today is Siobhan Maughan from Integrated Thinking
Siobhan is a Scaling Business Executive Coach and Growth Strategy Mentor.
In this interview, Siobhan and I discuss Value Proposition, both internal and external.
You will find a link to Siobhan’s website and contact information in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/23
We’d also welcome an honest review on iTunes at projectmanagementparadise.com/23
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 22 and my guest today is Susan Tuttle from Terrapin Agrada.
Susan has a very successful online course entitled Amazing Project Management with over 1000 students from across the globe.
In this interview Susan shares some of her vast project management experience including some characteristics of amazing project management.
Susan has kindly offered 5 listeners a chance to win a copy of her online course entitled Amazing Project Management. This comprehensive online course has 17 easy to follow videos with over 2 and a half hours of content, 18 practical activities and 22 downloadable resources.
To be in with a chance to win your copy, please go to projectmanagementparadise.com/22
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.
This is episode 21 of Project Management Paradise and my guest today is Lou Kerestesy from GovInnovators.com
In this interview Lou’s helps us understand what innovation is and how we can implement it in our projects.
We had a slight technical hiccup toward the end where the last 2 minutes didn’t record so please accept our apologies.
You will find a link to Lou’s website and contact information in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/21
Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems.
To find out more about Cora’s software 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.
This is Episode 20 of Project Management Paradise and my guest today is Ifti Majid, acting chief executive at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a case study interview where we discuss how Cora’s solution is used by Derbyshire Healthcare, what project management was like before implementing Cora’s solution and what it is like now.
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.
You can find the video version and show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/20
This is episode 19 of Project Management Paradise and my guest today is Elizabeth Harrin from GirlsGuidetoPM.com.
Elizabeth is an award-winning project management writer. She is also an active professional project and programme manager with more than a decade of experience in financial services and healthcare.
In this episode Elizabeth and I discuss Collaboration Tools for Project Managers which is also the title of Elizabeth’s new book.
For show notes and details on how to win a copy of this great book, pop over to projectmanagementparadise.com/19
This is episode 18 and my guest today is Amy Hatton, editor of Project Manager Today.
In addition to being a Professional Writer for the past 18 years, Amy has a lot of experience in managing the psychological aspects of modern day project management which is our topic for discussion today.
Amy has also offered you, our listeners a chance to win a years digital subscription to Project Manager Today.
For details on how to win this great prize, pop over to projectmanagementparadise.com/18
In this weeks episode of Project Management Paradise I speak with Gerald Leonard from Principles of Execution.
With over 25 years experience, Gerald is an author, consultant and trusted advisor to CIOs and PMO executives.
Gerald is also and established musician which inspired him to write his most recent book entitled “Culture Is The Bass: 7 Principles For Developing A Culture That Works!” which we discuss in this interview.
To be in with a chance to win a copy of Gerald’s book, please visit http://projectmanagementparadise.com/17
In this weeks episode of Project Management Paradise I speak with Ron Rosenhead about the role of the Project Sponsor.
Ron has over 15 years experience in Project Management including training and consulting in addition to speaking at conferences.
Ron also co-wrote a book entitled Strategies for Project Sponsorship with Vicki James and Peter Taylor and that is our topic for today’s interview.
For more see http://projectmanagementparadise.com/16
In this weeks episode of Project Management Paradise, our guest is Raymond Poole, Managing Director of Program Management Information Services.
Raymond has over 35 years experience within the Project, Program and Portfolio Management arena.
In this interview, I ask Raymond about EPPM, it’s benefits and what an organisation must do before buying EPPM software.
For more information check out www.projectmanagementparadise.com
Our sponsor today is Cora Systems.
Cora Systems is a leading enterprise portfolio, program and project management solution provider.
If you want 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.
In this weeks Project Management Paradise interview I speak with Mike Clayton from OnlinePMCourses.com.
Mike has written 13 business books including How to manage a great project and Brilliant Project Leader. Links to all Mikes' books are listed at projectmanagementparadise.com/14.
Mike also wrote a book entitled Risk Happens which is all about Risk Management which our chosen topic for this weeks interview.
Our sponsor today is Cora Systems.
Cora Systems is a leading enterprise portfolio, program and project management solution provider.
If you want 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.
Thanks again for listening and be sure to tune in again next week for another great guest.
Today’s guest on Project Management Paradise is Frank Balogh from AOL.
Frank is part of the global AOL Platforms group and develops Agile approaches for product development and engineering initiatives.
In this interview Frank and I discuss the Agile Ceiling, Agile versus Waterfall and how to prepare for Agile.
Frank has over 20 years experience in a range of roles so sit back and take in just a taste of his vast expertise.
For show notes check out http://projectmanagementparadise.com/13
This weeks in Project Management Paradise the topic for discussion is Understanding and Leading Team Members with Joe Launi from Project Management Experts.
Our sponsor this week is Cora Systems.
Cora Systems is a leading enterprise portfolio, program and project management solution provider.
If you want to find out more about Cora’s solutions, which are live in 42 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.
In this interview Joe and I discuss what motivates and de-motivates project team members so that we can have a truly productive and healthy team.
Joe has a course entitle “Understanding and Leading Team Members”. The class focuses on understanding the traditional motivational theories that have been around since the 1950’s as well as more modern theories over the last 10 years. Once we understand how people “tick” we can apply some approaches to keep them engaged, choose the right human resources to project teams and coach and mentor those resources to become truly productive and healthy team members.