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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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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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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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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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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Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, host of The PM Podcast, once again invited Shawn Futterer, PMP, of The ICPM website, and myself to a roundtable project management podcast discussion. In this roundtable discussion we focus on the Project Management Office (PMO).
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BCS Books has signed a deal to distribute its titles in the US and Canada, making it even easier for project managers to get their hands on Elizabeth Harrin’s practical guide to project management, Project Management in the Real World. “I’m really pleased that it’s now easier for US and Canadian project managers to...
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Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered by email for free! – Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. I recently had the opportunity to speak with author and blogger, Elizabeth Harrin, of London, England. Elizabeth is the author of the book Project Management in the...
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In episode 018, we bring you part 2 of Pete Goss’ story on various leadership and teamwork principles that he learned from some of his most life-harrowing adventures. In today’s show, Pete Goss concludes his presentation with the outcome of his heroic rescue of Frenchman Raphael Dinelli during the 1996/97 Vendee Globe and his subsequent race with...
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Last week I attended the Planview User Conference in Austin, Texas which featured Pete Goss as the keynote speaker. Pete is a world adventurer and author of the book, Close to the Wind. More astronauts have circled the Earth than the number of people who have sailed single-handed non-stop around the world without assistance. The most...
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Michal Beben of Wroclaw, Poland was selected on September 15th as the winner of a free copy of the book My Life is Failure by Jim Johnson and Cyril Arnaud of Montreal, Quebec was selected as the winner of a free copy of the book The Public Execution of Miss Scarlett, also by Jim Johnson. ...
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Just a reminder that we have a couple of free giveaway drawings coming up very soon, so be sure to enter: Cornelius Fichtner of the Project Management PrepCast has graciously offered a free subscription to a single lucky pm411.org listener! To enter, email us at show@pm411.org with your name, email address, and “PM PrepCast...
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