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Podcast episode 075: e-project managers schedule training
Regardless if you are experienced or a beginner with Microsoft Project you will benefit from this exclusive weekly video coaching program. The secret strategies to quickly create and manage project schedules is the foundation for successful project management, and for the first time you will receive the information you need in a clear...
Podcast episode 074: the schedule killers presentation (part 7)
This is part 7, and the final part, of a video presentation I gave on The Schedule Killers last summer. In Part 7, I discuss how you can defeat the “Schedule Killers” on your next project. So now that we have covered the three Schedule Killers in Parts 1 – 6, let’s talk about how to overcome them....
Podcast episode 073: the schedule killers presentation (part 6)
This is part 6 of a series of video presentation I gave on The Schedule Killers last summer. Do you think you can focus on more than one thing at a time? In this video, which I call The Holohan Multitasking Experiment, I let you decide whether you can multitask or not. In this...
Podcast episode 067: stop playing games!
Do you ever get tired of playing games? No. I’m not talking about Scrabble or poker or even Dungeons and Dragons Online in which incidentally, I am a current fourth level paladin. No, rather I’m speaking about the games that we get to play every day as project managers. What games you ask? Oh,...
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.
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.
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...
The 5 Goals of a Project Manager
Our guest blogger today, Jason Westland, has 15 years experience in the project management industry. From his experience he has created software to help speed up the management process. If you would like to find out more information about Jason’s online project management software visit ProjectManager.com. As a Project Manager, you need to manage...
How Project Management Helps Businesses Increase Success
Guest Blogger Dana Larson from OnePlace shares how a project management system can help your business be more successful.
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...
Genius Project Management Software
I am happy to announce that Genius Inside has become a paid sponsor of The pm411.org Project Management Podcast. Genius Inside, creators of Genius Project, one of the leading project portfolio and project management solutions built on the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino platform, is also the maker of Genius Project for Web and...
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,...
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...
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...
The PM Podcast PMO Roundtable
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).
Podcast episode 043: interview with Josh Nankivel, PMP
Josh Nankivel, PMP, recently interviewed me for his pmStudent.com website, and he was willing to return the favor and he let me interview him last weekend for this pm411.org podcast. During the interview, Josh and I discuss all kinds of great stuff including his past and current projects, the pmStudent.com website, the PMP...
Podcast episode 040: mindmanager pro 8 browser features
Today we continue our look at some of the new features of the latest version of Mindmanager Pro 8.0 mindmapping software from Mindjet. In our second video in a series, we take a look at some of the new web integration features within Mindmanager Pro 8.0. Project teams can now fully leverage the incredible...
Podcast episode 039: new task features in mindmanager pro 8
Write a review of the pm411.org Podcast in iTunes! Today we look at some of the new features of the latest version of Mindmanager Pro 8.0 mindmapping software from Mindjet. In this episode we take a look at some of the great new schedule task features. Now you can get a quick overview plus...
Podcast episode 036: Mindmapping
Today I speak with Jagdish Mirani, the Product Marketing lead for Mindjet Corporation. His professional experience spans the areas of Development, Product Management, and Marketing over a twenty-five year period. Prior to Mindjet he was VP of Product Management and Marketing at Business Objects (acquired by SAP). Before that, he was responsible for positioning...
