E66 Driving Value as a Digital Project Manager
What is a Digital Project Manager? How is this different than a traditional Project Manager? In this episode we hear from Ben Aston who is the founder of The Digital Project Manager Community.
Ben is a community builder, podcast host, and leader in the project management industry. He shared with us his journey from Developer and Accidental PM to Digital Producer and Digital Project Manager. Ben provides insights into the benefits of being a member in the Digital Project Manager community and working closely with his peers. He offers perspective on alternatives to the PMBOK, Agile & Waterfall project management, how DPMs have been able to adjust to our COVID world and so much more.
Founded in 2011 The Digital Project Manager has become one of the largest and most credible platforms for digital project management information and thought leadership.
The Digital Project Manager (DPM) has how-to guides, articles on project management and software, best practices, hacks for productivity, podcasts, and other resources to get you started leading projects in a digital world.
The Digital Project Manager – www.thedigitalprojectmanager.com
The DPM Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-digital-project-manager-podcast/id1262608127
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Founded in 2011 by Ben Aston, The Digital Project Manager has become one of the largest and most credible platforms for digital project management information and thought leadership.
The Digital Project Manager (DPM) has how-to guides, articles on project management and software, best practices, hacks for productivity, podcasts, and other resources to get you started leading projects in a digital world. 
They also offer membership, which includes access to a community of project managers, as well as ongoing workshops and mentorship. Their DPM School is a flexible, part time, digital project management course offering practical guidance on managing the entire digital project lifecycle.
Armed with a x386 PC and a 33k dial-up modem, Ben Aston launched his first terrible website, aged 14 and was hooked.
Ben is a digital project manager and online entrepreneur – the founder of Black + White Zebra, an indie media company on a mission to help people and organizations succeed.
He’s the founder the largest and fastest growing communities for digital project managers – The Digital Project Manager.com Ben’s a PRINCE2 Practitioner, Certified Scrum master with more than 15 years of project delivery and PMO leadership experience at top agencies including Dare, Wunderman, DDB, and clients including Honda, Unilever, & Sony.
Connect with Ben on LinkedIn and follow DPM on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Each of us has a unique story to tell, but collectively we share a message that organizations who embrace Project Management Best Practices perform better than those which don’t. Organizations which align Projects to Strategy perform better. Organizations with Engage Executive Sponsors deliver better results. Organizations which measure Project Management performance outperform those which don’t.
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