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Podcast episode 062: MindManager 9

August 28, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 062:  MindManager 9

Today I talk with Neil Mendelson, Vice President of Products at Mindjet, about their new version of MindManager, MindManager 9.
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Podcast episode 061: tips for new project managers

July 11, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 061:  tips for new project managers

Well, today we welcome back to the show Josh Nankivel who shares some tips on how to network with other more experienced project managers through a new tool he has created called pmStudent e-learning.
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Podcast episode 060: rats, snakes, and complex projects with Geoff Crane

May 31, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 060:  rats, snakes, and complex projects with Geoff Crane

I once described Geoff Crane's Papercut Edge blog like this: "Imagine if Project Management rode the scary rollercoaster and then threw up... That's what Geoff Crane's blog is like." And Geoff just so happens to also an expert on complex projects. Especially those projects where the exterminator needs to be called in....
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Podcast episode 059: the pdu podcast with Cornelius Fichtner

May 14, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 059: the pdu podcast with Cornelius Fichtner

Today I welcome back to the show Cornelius Fichtner of the world famous PM Podcast and the PM PrepCast to unveil a new product of his available through pm411.org, called The PDU Podcast. You can earn 15 PDUs for free by simply listening to The pm411.org Project Management Podcast episodes and then learning to claim...
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The Cranky Middle Manager asks me “so, why do projects slip?”

April 30, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
The Cranky Middle Manager asks me “so, why do projects slip?”

I recently interviewed Wayne Turmel of The Cranky Middle Manager Show in Episode 058, and now he has turned the tables around to talk to me on three reasons projects slip. Plus I include some free downloads and other goodies!
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Podcast episode 058: virtual team tips with the cranky middle manager

April 11, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 058:  virtual team tips with the cranky middle manager

Recently I spoke with the very smart, funny, and dare I say, Cranky, Wayne Turmel about virtual teams. Wayne Turmel is the president of Greatwebmeetings.com, as well as the host of one of the world's most successful business podcasts, The Cranky Middle Manager Show. The BBC, ABC and BusinessWeek Online have called...
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Podcast episode 057: Tom Peters Speaks Out about Toyota Recalls

March 28, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 057:  Tom Peters Speaks Out about Toyota Recalls

I was recently joined by best selling author and Management guru Tom Peters to discuss his perspective on the Toyota recalls. Tom and I also talked about where other major companies such as Dell, Starbucks, Nike, Apple, Google, GM, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and Honda fall on that elusive spectra known as "Excellence"....
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Podcast episode 056: effective project landscape management

March 22, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 056:  effective project landscape management

In Episode 056, I talk with Robert Wysocki, PhD on the 5th edition of his book Effective Project Management and how to best determine the type of project methodology you should use based on your project landscape.
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Podcast episode 055: the complete pmo (part 2 of 2)

March 7, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 055:  the complete pmo (part 2 of 2)

In this episode, I continue my discussion on the Project Management Office with one of the world’s leading experts on PMOs, Mr. Gerard Hill, PMP.  If you have not listened to Part 1 of our discussion, you will definitely want to go back and listen to Episode 054 before continuing to listen to part...
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Podcast episode 054: the complete pmo (part 1 of 2)

February 21, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 054:  the complete pmo (part 1 of 2)

Because the Project Management Office is such an important topic, today we are digging deeper into what a PMO is with one of the world’s leading experts in PMOs, Mr. Gerard Hill, PMP.  Gerard “Jerry” Hill is an internationally-recognized consultant, author and speaker with professional expertise in the discipline of project management.  He brings emerging project...
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Podcast episode 053: 6 tips for email in the new decade

February 7, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 053:  6 tips for email in the new decade

In today’s episode, we talk with Alec Satin of the Alec Satin on People, Projects, and Process blog, about how we can make our email more efficient, and even the future of email. Alec is a project manager and organizational expert with a passion for fixing workplaces. As a trained therapist, entrepreneur and Information...
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Podcast episode 052: it’s okay to be RACI!

January 16, 2010
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 052:  it’s okay to be RACI!

If you like us, give us a 5 star review in iTunes! In Episode 004 and Episode 051 we discussed the Work Breakdown Structure and how it can help you as a team to clearly document your project’s deliverables.  But once you have completed your WBS, what’s next?  Well the next step is to develop...
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Podcast episode 051: is the wbs just… bs?

December 12, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 051:  is the wbs just… bs?

Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! – Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. Way back in Episode 004, I discussed one of the key building blocks of a successful project, known as the Work Breakdown Structure or WBS.  However,...
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Podcast episode 050: wrike and pm 2.0

November 20, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 050:  wrike and pm 2.0

Today we talk with Andrew Filev.  Andrew has been managing software teams since 2001 with the help of new-generation collaboration and management applications. His best practices are based on implementation of Enterprise 2.0 software in project management. Now Andrew is an expert in project management, a successful software entrepreneur and the CEO at Wrike.com,...
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Podcast episode 049: event chain project management

October 24, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 049:  event chain project management

Today we talk with Lev Virine, PhD. Lev is president and co-founder of Intaver Institute, a Calgary (Canada) based research, software development, and consulting company. Lev has twenty years of engineering and project management experience in information technology and construction industries and is author of more than thirty scientific papers and patents. Lev’s current...
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Podcast episode 048: Announcing Mindjet Catalyst

October 5, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 048:  Announcing Mindjet Catalyst

Today I am extremely excited about a major product announcement from Mindjet, the makers of MindManager mindmapping software.  In today’s podcast I talk with Mindjet CEO Scott Raskin about a new collaborative Project Management 2.0 tool from Mindjet that is the only platform that combines mindmapping with secure online document and file sharing, secure workspaces,  integrated...
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Podcast episode 047: schedule killers – bad multitasking

September 29, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 047:  schedule killers – bad multitasking

Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! – Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. Today we continue our series on Schedule Killers – those tendencies and traits of project teams that cause us to miss our deadlines!  In Episode 045,...
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Podcast episode 046: schedule killers – parkinson’s law

September 11, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 046:  schedule killers – parkinson’s law

Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! – Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. Today we continue our series on Schedule Killers – those tendencies and traits of project teams that cause us to miss our deadlines!  Last episode we...
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Podcast episode 045: schedule killers – student syndrome

August 22, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 045:  schedule killers – student syndrome

Today we will be starting a series on Schedule Killers – those tendencies and traits of project teams that cause us to miss our deadlines! And the first schedule serial killer of project teams that we will be discussing is called… “The Student Syndrome!” In this episode we cover: 1.) What is Student Syndrome? 2.)...
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Podcast episode 044: PMP exam tools

August 10, 2009
By Ron Holohan, MBA PMP
Podcast episode 044:  PMP exam tools

We are pleased to announce that we at the pm411.org Project Management podcast now offer 3 new tools to help you pass the latest version of the PMP Exam, which covers the 4th edition of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK).
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