Today I give you 5 steps to help you create a successful Project Management Office in your organization.
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“We don’t do project management”
Have you ever heard someone say, "We don't do project management here!" Well so has Brenda Hernández, and she thinks we may just need to change what we view as project management.
Podcast episode 078: the value of your pmo
You can't just create a PMO and expect everyone to jump on board to support it. Especially when 50% of PMOs fail the first time around. So, In order to get the resources and budget necessary for the PMO to be successful, you need to show the value that a PMO will bring...
Podcast episode 077: the dirty little secret of business
Recently I spoke with author, speaker, and executive coach Andy Kaufman. What I was interested in getting from Andy was what is behind what Andy calls “The Dirty Little Secret of Business” – you know, that one thing that can really make you or break you in your career as a project manager.
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 065: extreme project manager makeover
I recently talked with Pattie Vargas of The Vargas Group and author of the book, Extreme Project Manager Makeover, about what it means to be an Extreme Project Manager and how to become one.
Podcast episode 063: the lazy project manager
Recently I spoke with Peter Taylor about his book The Lazy Project Manager and what it means to be Productively Lazy.
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"....
What we can learn from “Undercover Boss”
Okay, so I just got around to watching the debut of the new CBS reality show, Undercover Boss, which I recorded after the Superbowl on Sunday evening. I am really not a fan of reality shows, although I did watch the first season of The Apprentice back in 2004 since it had project managers...
Are You an Artist or a Producer?
“It has been said that artists never actually finish a song. That is why we need record producers. On your project, are you an artist or a producer?” - Ron Holohan
