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E113 Healthcare Focus with Kris Sprague, Mickey Namamura and Tony Antonios from the PMO Global Alliance

November 9, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E113 Healthcare Focus with Kris Sprague, Mickey Namamura and Tony Antonios from the PMO Global Alliance

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E113 Healthcare Focus with Kris Sprague, Mickey Namamura and Tony Antonios from the PMO Global Alliance

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Kris Sprague, Mickey Nakamura, and Tony Antonios all representing the PMO Global Alliance Strategic Healthcare group. In this episode we focused on the work being done by the PMOGA team as well as PMO Leadership and Project Management in Healthcare as well as trends in the industry.

One of the items the PMOGA Strategic Healthcare group is doing is penning whitepapers to help educate and communicate about healthcare project management. The first white paper they authored is, “New Ways of Working in the New Normal Post-Covid 19”. To learn more and contribute to the group you can visit the group website, https://www.pmoga.world//healthcare

We also had a great discussion on the uniqueness of project management in the healthcare industry. Mickey shared, “the impact of what they do is magnified because at the end of that It service is a potential patient that you can adversely impact, as opposed to making a mistake on some other type of industry where maybe you can go back and correct the dimensions of whatever product you have. In healthcare, it’s not a product, it’s a person.”

Listen to the entire episode to hear the full story from Kris, Mickey and Tony.

Connect with Kris Sprague:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmodirector/

Connect with Mickey Nakamura:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeynakamura/

Connect with PMOGA Strategic Healthcare Group
Website – https://www.pmoga.world//healthcare

To see the guest list for upcoming shows – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast

Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

The PMO Squad is a leading provider of PMO and Project Management services in the US. They assist clients building and improving PMOs, provide Project Management Consulting services, deliver custom Project Management Training and provide Project Management staffing services.
Learn more about The PMO Squad – https://www.thepmosquad.com

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community!
Learn more about The PMO Leader – https://www.thepmoleader.com

Kris Sprague is the Head of Program and Project Planning at Regeneron. He is an executive-level professional with extensive experience building and leading project management organizations and PMOs that assist business leaders in achieving their strategy.

In 2021, he was recognized by the PMO Global Alliance (PMOGA) as one of the Top 4 PMO Leaders in the Americas and one of the world’s top sixteen.

Mickey Nakamura is an innovative & dynamic executive with Senior Transformation, Corporate Development, Strategic Planning & Execution, Digital IT, Information Technology, Enterprise PMO – Portfolio/Program/Project/Product, & Customer Experience successes.

He is accountable for $1.2 billion programs at diverse Fortune 100 Corporations including Healthcare, Higher Education, Government, & Start-up organizations. His passion, expertise, & talent for championing organizational high performance, change, & agility enables vision, strategy, & sustained new ways of working.

He has earned a trusted reputation for robust business solutions creating value, managing complex relationships, & achieving service excellence by promoting a servant leader & people 1st philosophy.

Tony Antonios is a Senior Leader with 10+ years’ experience across EPMO / PMO, Operations, Transformation, Product, and Service Design. His industry experience includes Telecommunications, ICT Managed Services, Healthcare, and Financial services.

Tony has a strong record of accomplishment in designing and implementing both operational and strategic change, to deliver improved financial outcomes, operational efficiency, service excellence, as well as employee and customer experience.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Joe Pusz started THE PMO SQUAD to bring real world PMO Leadership experience to the consulting space and to advocate for Project Management through his blog PMOJOE.com. The old saying is “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Following this mindset Joe left Corporate America in 2013 to start THE PMO SQUAD and work with fellow Natural Born Project Managers to advance Project Management Best Practices.

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THE PMO SQUAD focuses exclusively on PMO and Project Management consulting. Corporate America is full of Accidental Project Managers running projects who haven’t been trained to be PMs. To help solve this problem THE PMO SQUAD is on the Leading Edge with PMO As a Service. PMO As a Service allows our clients to focus on their respective core competencies while THE PMO SQUAD delivers Project Management expertise. Contact Joe at 678-591-7868. Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community! Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

Project Management and Technology E37

November 2, 2022 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

Project Management and Technology E37

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How much easier would life be if there was an app to streamline your business or you could outsource all of your projects to someone else? Sounds amazing right? Check out this episode of Collaborative Connections Radio Show and Podcast to hear how it’s possible.

Host, Kelly Lorenzen was on-air with Joe Pusz, PMP, Founder of The PMO Squad and The PMO Leader, Melissa McDonald, PMP, Founder of The Smart PM, and Ben Johnson, Owner of Arizona Web Pro. All four business owners shared advice, insights, and lessons learned.

Ben, Kelly, Joe, and Melissa talked about business ownership, community, philanthropy, project management, and technology. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to learn more about any of the above. These guests are experts in their field and share so many great tidbits.

The PMO Squad is a Phoenix-based Project Management Consulting firm which helps organizations deliver projects better. Their team of Project Management experts assist clients across all industries with Solutions Made Simple to improve their project delivery capabilities. Our Customer Focused and Purpose Driven Approach provides custom Agile and Project Management solutions to fit your needs.

They have been recognized as the 2022 Small Business of the Year, micro category, by the Phoenix Business Journal. Their Founder and President is a Finalist for 2022 World PMO Influencer of the Year by the PMO Global Alliance.

You can count on The PMO Squad for all your Project Management resource needs, to build or improve your Project Management Office, Project Management training, or PMOaaS to take on the full Project Management needs of your organization.

Now approaching their 10th year in business, The PMO Squad has earned the Platinum Medallion designation in 2021 and 2022 from the Department of Labor HIRE VETS program for the work they do hiring and retaining Veterans. They are also Co-Founders of VPMMA, Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance, a 501c3 non-profit organization supporting Veterans and Military Spouses transitioning to civilian project management careers.

Joe Pusz, PMO Joe is an internationally recognized leader in the Project Management and PMO community. He is a frequent Keynote Speaker, Author, Project Management Innovator and was recently named a Finalist for 2022 World PMO Influencer of the Year by the PMO Global Alliance. Joe speaks on topics of Leadership, PMOs, Purpose Driven Mindset, the Project Management Journey, and a variety of other trending Project Management topics.

He is the Founder and President of THE PMO SQUAD, a Phoenix-based PMO and Project Management Consulting firm serving clients across the United States. The PMO Squad was named 2022 Small Business of the Year, Micro Category, by the Phoenix Business Journal. Joe is the host of the Project Management Office Hours Radio Show and Podcast providing Project Management Leaders a voice within our community. Now in the 5th season, the show has over 40 million plays and downloads featuring guests from around the world.

Joe is also Co-Founder of VPMMA, the Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance which is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization assisting Veterans seeking to transition into civilian Project Management careers. He is the Founder of The PMO Leader global community. The community is the only global e-commerce community for PMO Leaders and teams to share content, gain knowledge, and exchange experiences.

Joe supports our industry having served as a Judge for the Global PMO Awards, participates with the PMI Executive Roundtable on PMOs, and is a long-time member of the Project Management Institute. He has been a PMI Volunteer, Sponsor, and Mentor.

Follow The PMO Squad on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The Smart PM is a Woman Veteran-Owned Small Business with Certified Project Management Professionals and Smartsheet Professional Services providers that love what they do! They are recognized 5x as top 5% Smartsheet Automators who will help your organization adopt, implement, and optimize your use and knowledge of Smartsheet to fit your processes to prioritize, manage, and see the work you are doing.

TSP consultants are Project, Agile, Change Management, and Smartsheet certified with more than 30 years of project portfolio management experience in public and private sectors. Their services expand outside of project management and include Smartsheet assessment, design, development, administration, training, and optimization for your current business programs and processes.

The Smart PM provides dedicated support by working together to create a smarter business solution for your team and the know-how to take it to the next level. TSP team members are nationwide and provide onsite, virtual, and hybrid consulting options, as well as the availability to travel to your location.

Melissa McDonald is the Founder and Managing Director of The Smart PM, a Woman Veteran Owned Small Business that provides expert Project Management and Smartsheet services and support. Melissa is a Smartsheet Silver Partner. More importantly, she is a former three-time PMO Director and Smartsheet user herself. Melissa and her team at TSP will enhance your organization with project management best practices and advanced Smartsheet know-how.

Melissa has more than 20 years of experience managing people, projects, and portfolios in both the government and private sectors. She has supported clients in various industries, to include Defense, IT, Healthcare, Finance, Engineering, HR, and Operations. Melissa has a Master of Science Degree in Project Management (MSPM) from Boston University and Bachelor of Science in Physics from Xavier University. In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), SAFe Agilist, and Certified Smartsheet Professional Services Provider and Trainer.

Before joining the consulting industry, Melissa worked her way up in corporate American from a Project Manager to implementing and leading PMOs. And before that, she proudly served on Active Duty in the United States Army as an Engineer Officer. Melissa has spent over 20 years supporting the military community and has received the U.S. Army Forces Command Dr. Mary E. Walker Award and 2013 Volunteer of the Year for the Vicenza, Italy Military Community. She is an active member of PMI, The PMO Leader, and The Women’s National Memorial. Outside of work, she loves to road bike, hike, and travel the globe with her family.

Follow The Smart PM on LinkedIn.

Arizona Web Pro is a web development and automation business focused on simplifying complex data solutions.

Ben Johnson is a web developer, a data engineer, a digital nomad, a father, and tinkerer.

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.

About Collaborative Connections

Kelly Lorenzen started the “Collaborative Connections” show to bring her clients and favorite charities together to meet each other, connect and collaborate in life and business.

She hopes to build a stronger community one show at a time.

About Our Sponsor

KLM is a one-stop support shop for small business owners who are starting, growing, or trying to sustain. Our purpose is to foster the growth and prosperity of small businesses in our community.

Entrepreneurs & small business owners come to KLM for support in all areas of business. KLM clients think of us as a concierge, business snuggy, another arm, or duplicate for the business owner; They call us when they need us. Business owners can continue to do what they love while having the support they need when they need it.

About Your Host

Kelly Lorenzen, CEO of KLM, is an award-winning entrepreneur with over 15 years of business-ownership experience. She is also a certified project management professional.

Kelly’s expertise is in business development, customer service, marketing, and sales.

Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn, and follow KLM Consulting on Facebook.

E107 Now that’s Smart with Melissa McDonald

July 27, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E107 Now that's Smart with Melissa McDonald

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E107 Now that’s Smart with Melissa McDonald

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Melissa McDonald for an in-studio discussion. We get to hear Melissa share the story behind starting her own consulting firm and why she’s called The Smart PM! Melissa and Joe also discussed Smartsheet, PMO Leadership, Benefits of starting your own business, Serving in the military and so much more.

Melissa is the Founder and Managing Director of The Smart PM LLC, a Woman Veteran Owned Small Business that provides expert Project Management services and support through the advanced use and development of Smartsheet’s collaborative work management platform. She shared, “My niche is Smartsheet. It was a tool that I found a couple of years back and I’ve brought it to different organizations with me and it’s been a great tool.”

Why Smartsheet? “I needed something more than Excel, not as difficult as MS Project for that. So I’d heard of Smartsheet and I looked into it, and you can start off small. You don’t have to buy a huge program.” Wonder where the Smart PM name comes from? As PMO Joe said, “So, Smart PM tremendous experience, served our country, supported our country also as a military spouse, educated in universities and in the military, educated in the use of technology to support industry. Folks, I’m trying to build if you’re wondering where the Smart PM name comes from, it’s all of these things contributing.”

Listen to the full episode to hear the full story from Melissa.

Connect with Melissa:
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissacmcdonald/

Connect with The Smart PM:
https://thesmartpm.pro

See the guest list for upcoming shows – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast
Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

The Smart PM is a Woman Veteran-Owned Small Business with Certified Project Management Professionals and Smartsheet Product and Professional Services providers. They are a 3x top 5% Smartsheet automation recognized user (aka “Automagician”). They develop and optimize custom programs in Smartsheet that actually work for PMOs, Operations, and your business processes.

TSP consultants are PMP, PMI-ACP, CCMP, SAFe, ITIL, and Smartsheet certified with more than 20 years of project portfolio management experience in the US Army, IT, Healthcare, Education, Manufacturing, and Construction.

Their services can expand outside of a PMO and include: assessment, design, custom development or pre-built solutions, consulting, training, or optimizing your current business program. They have designed and built HR Performance Assessment programs, Acquisitions & Dispositions templates, Month End tools, PPM tools, and so much more.

They are located in Phoenix, Arizona and provide onsite, virtual, and hybrid consulting options, as well as the availability to travel to your location.

Melissa McDonald is the Founder and Managing Director of The Smart PM LLC, a Woman Veteran Owned Small Business that provides expert Project Management services and support through the advanced use and development of Smartsheet’s collaborative work management platform.

Melissa is a Smartsheet Silver Partner and Reseller. More importantly, she is a former three-time PMO Director and Smartsheet user herself. TSP empowers PMOs, Departments, and Enterprises in project delivery and operational efficiencies to work smarter.

In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), SAFe Agilist, and Certified Smartsheet Professional Services Provider and Trainer.

Melissa has spent over 20 years supporting the military community and has received the U.S. Army Forces Command Dr. Mary E. Walker Award and 2013 Volunteer of the Year for the Vicenza, Italy Military Community. She is an active member of PMI and The Women’s National Memorial. Outside of work, she loves to cycle, hike, and travel with her family.

Follow the Smart PM on LinkedIn.

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E100 Celebrating 100 PMOH Episodes with Asya Watkins and Kim Essendrup

April 13, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E100 Celebrating 100 PMOH Episodes with Asya Watkins and Kim Essendrup

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E100 Celebrating 100 PMOH Episodes with Asya Watkins and Kim Essendrup

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe celebrates his 100th show milestone with special guests Asya Watkins and Kim Essendrup!
Making it to the 100th episode of a podcast is a milestone worth celebrating and taking time to reflect on the people and stories shared along the journey. As successful podcast hosts themselves, Asya and Kim also share the lessons they’ve learned, the guests with the biggest impact, the guests who they are chasing, and the communities they’ve built.

Asya is the host of the Women of Project Management podcast and founder of the WoPM community. She started the community because she couldn’t find one that already existed to match what she needed. Asya shared with us, “I know a lot of people when they start businesses, they do the research and who else is out there? And I really couldn’t find it or I would have just joined it. And so, I just decided to go ahead and start it. And so now I’m just so grateful that we get to have these beautiful conversations, we get to learn. But it is something also about being able just to see other women that look like you and that are thriving in their careers and that there’s no titles, they let down those titles, there’s no ego and we share.”

We also reflected on some of our favorite shows and guests. Kim is one of the co-hosts of Project Management Happy Hour with his co-host Kate Anderson. Kim shared one recent show and a discussion they had with Tim Creasey, Chief Innovation Officer at Prosci. He shared, “I have to say, I have a professional man crush on Tim Creasey. It’s just brilliant. I just love any conversation we have with him.” He added, “It was really nice talking with him. He had a number of different topics he talked us through when it came to change management. And so many of them were really so profound that I found myself quoting content from the show to my colleagues, to my partners and then at home, which I like what you’re talking about, but it just really changed the way I think about change and the way people go through change. It was really profound for me”

Connect with Asya:
Company Website – https://womenofpm.com/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/asyawatkins/

Connect with Kim:
Company Website – https://kolmegroup.com
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-essendrup/

To see the guest list for upcoming shows – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast
Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

Kolme Group is a project management consultancy providing top-tier Project and Portfolio Management services for medium to large enterprises. The Kolme Group team has decades of industry experience, and are ready to help you succeed with your critical projects.

Kolme Group are premier partners for Planview Clarizen and for Clickup.

Kim Essendrup is a PMI certified Project Management Professional and career project manager.

He co-founded Kolme Group in 2017, a Project & Portfolio Management consultancy which helps project delivery organizations succeed through best practices implementation of project management tools and processes.

Kim is also co-host of the Project Management Happy Hour Podcast. Kim and his co-host Kate tackle real world issues in project management. They do it in a way that’s not too dry, though it may get a bit salty sometimes.

Connect with Kim on LinkedIn.

Women Of Project Management® is the Only community created to support & amplify the voices of women & women of color in every specialty of the project management industry worldwide.

Asya Watkins is the Founder Of Women Of Project Management. Asya’s career spans 20 years as an in-demand expert in the project management industry working with top-tier brands like Walgreens, CVS/Caremark, Optum, & United Healthcare.

She has also served as the Director of Mentorship for the Project Management Institute (PMI) and was one of the creators of the 1st Women’s Network for Walgreens Corporation.

Featured in Forbes for International Women’s Day as a leading voice in the project management profession, Asya is an International Speaker, serving as the Keynote Speaker for the Project Management Institute (PMI) in Beijing, China as well as top tier Organizations, Leadership Conferences, as well as the Featured Guest on numerous Podcasts including the Project Management Institute (PMI) Podcast, Projectified™.

Asya earned her Masters of Business Administration from National University with a concentration in Organizational Leadership, her PMP® (Project Management Professional) global certification from the Project Management Institute, her LEAN Six Sigma Certification from United Healthcare’s Center of Excellence, and her undergraduate degree in Biology & Chemistry from the illustrious HBCU, Xavier University of Louisiana.

Connect with Asya on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Project Management Office Hours is intended to provide Project Management professionals a place to drop in and discuss Success Stories, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned. Project Management Consultant Joy Gumz has shared with us, “Operations keep the lights on, strategy provides the light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.”

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.

During our Project Management Office Hours, we hear directly from Industry leaders how to make an impact in our profession. How we, collectively, will Advance Project Management Best Practices, One Listener at a time!

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E99 Don’t be a Waiter with Ben Peters

March 24, 2022 by Karen

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Phoenix Business Radio

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In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Ben Peters and PMO Joe discussed Ben’s journey in the PMO space, Portfolio Management along with Engineering and Project Management in Cape Town!

Ben’s unique experience as professional spans over 18 years within the mining, oil and gas, telecoms, food, health care and the government sectors. With significant experience as a seasoned professional in all aspects of Project Management.

As we learn about his story and path into the PMO space he started not within the Project Management field rather an industrial engineering. “After industrial engineering studies, I found myself in the project management space applying those industrial engineering principles—Always be proactive. I am known within the city of Cape Town as an implementer, as a driver, as a continuous enforcer. I’m striving for change. I like change. I’m not waiting for anything because it’s just changing your mindset and maximizing those skills in the project management field.” Those early career experiences were setting the stage for a successful Project Management career as he learned the importance of mindset, organization, and management.

Ben shared that he enjoys solving problems and helping others. In Cape town he worked on a project to help citizens impacted with Covid-19. “You sometimes take it for granted, but it’s a great contribution that we do in the project management group that we’re touching lives. I think that’s the reason why I keep on working in this space.” As a government agency it is amazing to see the applications in project management take place and have such an impact on so many lives. We often tend to think of just business when it comes to PMO, however it applies to anything as Ben has experienced.

Connect with Ben:

Company Website – www.capetown.gov.za

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-peters-b-eng-hons-pr-eng-pmp-pr-cpm-mba-3a24bb7/

Or see the guest list for upcoming shows – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast

Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

Cape Town, colloquially named the Mother City, is home to just under 4.5 million and 1.5 million households. The City is an independent sphere of government, which has a broad range of powers and functions in its execution of its constitutional obligations.

It is a growing city, by 2030 we expect 5.12 million people to be residing in Cape Town, where growth is characterized as both formal and informal. Approximately 3.5 million people live in formal residential conditions, while approximately 500 000 people resides informal, vulnerable conditions.

The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring socio-economic crisis has exacerbated conditions, especially for the most vulnerable.

Looking forward, it is projected that there will be a sharp increase in unemployment, increase in business closures, and increasing inequality and hunger.

Considering the contextual specificities of Cape Town, value creation in the public sector is not just about the rate of expenditure but the about benefits created and engendered in projects and programmes for all stakeholders AND residents.

Excellence in project, program and portfolio management it critical to ensure the City of Cape Town is able to continue to deliver on what is needed and what is promised with the intended outcomes, so as to ensure benefit to all residents.

The City of Cape Town’s Corporate Project, Programme Portfolio Management (C3PM) Department in its current form has been a decade in the making, having undergone multiple iterations of structure and ways of operating. It is now a global leader in pioneering benefits in the public sector.

Barend Daniel’s (Ben) Peters’ experience as professional spans over 18 years (15 years’ senior management) within the mining, oil and gas, telecoms, food, health care and the government sectors.

He has significant experience as a professional engineer, project manager, programme manager, portfolio manager and senior manager in construction, information technology and business improvement industries. He has advanced portfolio, programme and project management, general management and leadership capabilities.

Ben has been exposed to multiple project, programme and portfolio management frameworks and lifecycles. He is capable of sharing his knowledge in creative and innovative ways. He is well known for my strengths as an implementer and solution finder / solver to any given problem. I am a confident decision maker.

Ben has achieved the highest status of Gold Winner in the International Project Management Association (IPMA) Achievement Award as Young Project Manager of the Year in 2016. He was also recognised as Employee of the year within the Corporate Services Directorate, City of Cape Town in 2018. With these achievement, he has proved that with his unique approach, he is in the “Top League” and a master of his craft.

The Water Resilience Programme in Cape Town received bronze for Innovate Project of the year where he was the Programme Manager.

As Director of the Corporate Project Management Office, the PMO has received honours of Gold (winner) for the 2020 South African PMO of the year, African PMO of the year 2021 and Top 4 for the Global PMO awards under his leadership.

Ben is an active member at the South African Institute of Industrial Engineering and Project Management Institution, President for the Association for Project Management South Africa and Head of the International Project Management Smarter Cities Special Interest Group.

His senior management experience inspired him to obtain more knowledge within the business and management environment and therefore he completed his MBA (Master in Business Administration) in 2019 at the University of Edinburgh (Herriot Watt Business School).

Ben is a sports fanatic in his private life. He believes in a team culture and loves all sports. He is a keen tri-athlete, MTB rider.

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.

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E98 Getting (Sh)It Done with Bruno Morgante

March 9, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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E98 Getting (Sh)It Done with Bruno Morgante

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Bruno Morgante and PMO Joe discussed Bruno’s career in the PMO space, PM Training, and the powerful impact of Mentoring.

Bruno’s unique story and path to PMO leadership started not within the Project Management field rather promoting concerts back in his home country of Italy. Those early career experiences were setting the stage for a distinguished Project Management career as he learned the importance of Stakeholder Management, Negotiation, Influence, Budgeting, Planning, and Teamwork.

Bruno shared that he enjoys solving problems, inspiring others, and accomplishing his goals. He is an outcomes driven leader who solves problems and delivers results. Bruno is also deeply invested in mentoring. As a Mentor, he helps young individuals and people in need by providing ‘pro bono’ guidance, support and advice about Leadership, Personal Development, Career Development, PMO, Portfolio, Program and Project Management.

The mutual growth Bruno and the mentees have is a truly enriching experience. It’s a conversation where you get with somebody that has been where you are going. It’s an opportunity for you to be able to listen to what they have done in their career. “That was when I decided that I absolutely wanted to give back to society. So, I decided to carve out a lot of my free time to support people. Then, I started doing much more mentoring, Pro-Bono mentoring online on different platforms, of course, like the mentoring club being the biggest one, which is a nonprofit organization based here in Berlin.” -Bruno

As a #IamRemarkable Certified Facilitator, Bruno is part of a global community of people who are passionate about helping women and underrepresented groups promote themselves in the workplace and beyond.

Connect with Bruno:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunomorgante/

To catch up on previous episodes or see the guest list for upcoming shows visit the Project Management Office Hours website – https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcast

Thank you to THE PMO SQUAD and The PMO Leader for sponsoring this show.

Learn more about The PMO Squad – www.thepmosquad.com

Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community!

Learn more about The PMO Leader – www.thepmoleader.com

The Adecco Group is the world’s leading talent advisory and solutions company. They are driven by a powerful purpose – making the future work for everyone. Their services help people fulfil – and exceed – their potential, building employability and connecting people with opportunities. Their solutions enable their clients to optimise their talent needs and organisational models to achieve their goals. While their advocacy and firm commitment to operating responsibly aims to build a better world of work for all.

Every year, their 30,000+ colleagues worldwide enable millions of people to succeed in the world of work, and support more than 100,000 organisations with their human capital needs. The Adecco Group upskill and reskill more than half a million people annually, enhancing employability and accelerating careers. They build and incubate capabilities in areas where persistent skills shortages exist and connect that talent to organisations to power their success.

As a leader in the world of work, they have taken a leadership role in advancing the HR sector. From ensuring responsible and ethical business practices, to advocating for a new social contract that protects all workers, and all forms of work – permanent, temporary or freelance. These are just a few of the ways The Adecco Group is proud to be leading the industry forward.

Across the world, The Adecco Group help businesses optimise their talent and transform their workforces, and build the employability of people. This is making the future work.

You can find Bruno Morgante somewhere in between solving problems, inspiring others, working on himself, dodging negativity and crushing his goals. In everything he does, he believes in challenging the status quo, to improve processes, get better results and set things in order.

He listens carefully, he works with people, he communicates clearly and he believes in the power of positive attitude. He solves problems and deliver results. He leads an amazing team of Project Managers, Portfolio Managers and PMO Specialists focused on delivering projects on target, on time and on costs.

He has over 16 years of experience in large multinational conglomerates, consistently delivering business results, improving processes, building and leading successful teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.

He is an entrepreneur in his core and the years spent organizing live concerts while in parallel graduating in Engineering, are a vivid picture in his mind and an unforgettable experience that marked Bruno forever. Bruno believes that if you are doing well enough, it is your responsibility to help others.

As a Mentor, he helps young brilliant individuals and people in need, by providing pro bono guidance, support and advices about Leadership, Personal Development, Career Development, PMO, Portfolio, Program and Project Management. The mutual growth Bruno and the mentees have, is a truly enriching experience.

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E96 Finding Passion in Your Work with Louise Gardner

February 9, 2022 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E96 Finding Passion in Your Work with Louise Gardner

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E96 Finding Passion in Your Work with Louise Gardner

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Louise Gardner and PMO Joe discussed the PMO space and how to push the start button, entrepreneurship, strategies that have helped resolve organizational resistance to new PMOs and much more.

Passion goes a long way when you’re thinking about starting your own business. Louise shared how starting her own company has made her feel that she has a purpose. “I dance to work every day. I’m having an awesome time and I’ve never quite felt like that. There’s lots of positive things to be said about corporate life, but I’m having more fun than I’ve ever had right now.”

Louise started her PMO career as a Project Controller in the Water industry in the late 90’s. Working with topflight engineering companies on large projects, she developed a passion for supporting project teams and creating transparency around project data. After moving to Sydney, Australia in 2004, Louise continued to work with Utilities across water, power, and transport before establishing Pledge Consulting in 2012.

“PMO is such a people centric Department team. It’s about giving people a level of comfort that you are there to support them on the journey. And these things that they think can’t be done shouldn’t be done. Let’s just deal with them one step at a time. Evolution, not revolution, is one of my favorite things” -Louise

Driven by passion for creating efficiency, quality and an overarching desire to help organizations get more value from their project controls and project delivery teams. Pledge Consulting’s mission is ‘To help organizations deliver value by doing projects better’.

Connect with Louise:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/pledge-consulting-nsw-pty-ltd

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Pledgeconsulting

Twitter https://www.twitter.com/pledgeconsult

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Where do PMO Leaders go for Information, Learning, Networking and Services? The PMO Leader community has “Everything You Need to Become a Great PMO Leader”. One PMO World, One Community!

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Pledge Consulting are specialists in PMO and project delivery support. We are driven by a passion for creating efficiency, quality and an overarching desire to help organisations get more value from their project controls and project delivery teams. Pledge Consulting’s mission is ‘To help organisations deliver value by doing projects better’.

Our three service areas are Advisory, Delivery and People (which includes bespoke training and professional development)

Louise Gardner started her PMO career as a Project Controller in the Water industry in the late 90’s. Working with top flight engineering companies on large projects, she developed a passion for supporting project teams and creating transparency around project data.

After moving to Sydney, Australia in 2004, Louise continued to work with Utilities across water, power and transport before establishing Pledge Consulting in 2012.

Over the past 10 years Pledge has worked across multiple industries in both public and private sector, including Federal, State and Local government as well as a number of large Australian and global corporations.

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E87 The Story of The Lucky PM with Marisa Silva

September 21, 2021 by Karen

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E87 The Story of The Lucky PM with Marisa Silva

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E87 The Story of The Lucky PM with Marisa Silva

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Marisa Silva, The Lucky PM, joins PMO Joe to discuss PMOs, Project Management in the education system, advice for project managers, navigating your journey throughout the project management world, and becoming The Lucky PM.

Marisa is the author of “Bedtime Stories for Project Managers” where it combines both the fairytale aspect of a bedtime story with relating it to real work project management scenarios. She is a Senior Consultant at Wellingtone, a UK-based leading project management consulting firm dedicated to enable step change in organizational PPM maturity.

PMO Joe and Marisa discuss the importance of Project Management in the education system. What is special about PM? What makes PM so valuable to learn in school for success in the future?

Marisa talks about how she came up with the title of The Lucky PM, I really do feel lucky to work in a profession that I love and the clients that I work with. The more you plan the luckier you’ll get -Marisa.

Connect with Marisa through LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/theluckypm/
Visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellingtone/ to learn more about the Wellingtone Project

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Established in 2001, Wellingtone has worked with organizations of all sizes and industries. Uniquely, Wellingtone is the only organization worldwide that is a Microsoft Gold Partner with the PPM competency, an AXELOS P3M3 Consulting Partner and an APM Accredited Training Provider.

In fact, Wellingtone has authored more training courses that have been independently accredited by the APM than any other organization. The ground-breaking courses, industry-leading publications and reputation set Wellingtone apart.

Marisa Silva, the Lucky PM, is an experienced PMO and PPM advisor, educator, author, and international speaker.

Marisa is the author of “Bedtime Stories for Project Managers” and a Senior Consultant at Wellingtone, a UK-based leading project management consulting firm dedicated to enable step change in organizational PPM maturity.

Connect with Marisa on LinkedIn.

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E73 Global PMO Leadership discussion with Fatimah Abbouchi

February 25, 2021 by Karen

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E73 Global PMO Leadership discussion with Fatimah Abbouchi

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E73 Global PMO Leadership discussion with Fatimah Abbouchi

What is the Agile Management Office and how do you use the AMO Method? Hear the backstory and concepts from Fatimah Abbouchi as she shares her journey to becoming one of the leading PMO Influencers in the world.

Fatimah chats with PMO Joe about several topics during this fast paced chat between global PMO Influencers and the partnership they have formed with The PMO Leader global community site. Fatimah shared the story of how she founded the Agile Management Office and the success she has had from the AMO Method White Paper.

We also discussed Fatimah’s history with Anxiety and Mental Health Awareness. We discussed the importance of removing the stigma associated with anxiety, depression or other mental health disabilities. The Project Management profession is a high stress profession and we need to do more to understand and support our team members who are living with mental health challenges.

Listen to the full episode to hear more of our discussion about women in project management, global recognition and rewards for project excellence, diversity and global leadership perspective.

Visit Agile Management Office – www.agilemanagementoffie.com
Visit Fatimah Abbouchi – https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatimahabbouchi/

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Agile Management Office (AMO) specialises in helping organisations to identify and effect change using proven agile initiatives & project/program governance best practices.

They provide high impact delivery execution, education, and coaching to help you uplift your organisations project capability and maturity in an agile way using our proprietary methodology; known as the AMO Method™ which is proven to increase maturity and employee engagement scores. As a result, building expertise within your organisation.

The AMO Method was developed to bridge the gap between organisations applying agile techniques, whilst continuing to utilise traditional governance frameworks originally developed in the 1950s. The AMO Method shifts the stance from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to Project Governance to an adaptive approach; enabling customisation that aligns with the nature of the initiative and organisation as a whole.

This is achieved by modularising capabilities to allow for a more tailored approach to servicing organisations’ needs, we develop custom solutions for our clients focusing on the uniqueness of their organisation and its current state.

Their solutions may include a combination of project toolkits (including software tools and templates) and frameworks (such as process maps, guiding principles, roles & responsibilities, and descriptions) to create/uplift the right foundations and support your business in delivering projects.

Their goal is to equip your business with the right structure and framework that will allow your team to plan, build, and implement projects as efficiently as possible – removing all unnecessary roadblocks.

To date, they have serviced clients in 15 countries across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. We want to become the partner of choice for organisations aspiring to reach their transformation goals, by applying best practice principles, engaging in a highly collaborative manner, transferring our capabilities to you.

Fatimah Abbouchi is the Founder and CEO of Agile Management Office; a thought-leader providing governance solutions for organisations to manage and govern projects in the agile era. A successful businesswoman, Fatimah has been supporting businesses from start-ups to enterprise internationally for the past 17 years.

Fatimah’s professional passion has seen her successfully transform how businesses govern change across portfolios up to $1B and over 16 industries globally. Utilising this industry experience, Fatimah’s PROVEN AMO method is showing how business can not only align but enhance agile delivery methodologies with robust governance.

A writer, speaker and host of the ‘Agile Ideas’ podcast, Fatimah has appeared in The Age, UK Business Telegraph, PM Review Magazine China, Business Chick’s ‘Latte Magazine’ and featured on CIO.com.au. Fatimah has been invited to speak at dozens of events globally. She is also a guest lecturer at Aarhus University in Denmark in the International Project Management Programs and acts as a Corporate Governance Advisor to them. Fatimah has previously been named as one of the Top 100 LinkedIn Power Profiles in Australia. Fatimah was also nominated as a Top 3 finalist in the World PMO Global Awards, as voted by her peers.

Personally, Fatimah is passionate about supporting those in the community with anxiety and depression through beyondblue; having spoken at 45 events aimed at raising awareness, reducing stigma and encouraging others to similarly get involved.

Connect with Fatimah on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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