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E72 Understanding Design Thinking with Bruce Gay

February 9, 2021 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E72 Understanding Design Thinking with Bruce Gay

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E72 Understanding Design Thinking with Bruce Gay

Are you familiar with Design Thinking? Are you utilizing Design Thinking to run your projects? In this episode we chat with Bruce Gay, Founder of Astrevo to understand the fundamentals and benefits of Design Thinking as well as touching on several other topics.

Bruce is a leader in the PM Industry and is an active community builder. He is a PMI Volunteer with PMI Pittsburgh, leads a Healthcare PMO, teaches part time at Norwich University and started his own firm, Astrevo.

In our discussion Bruce shares that Design Thinking allows groups of people to take time and look at their customers needs to deeply understand a problem and to start to brainstorm and down select solutions to solve those problems. The benefit to using Design Thinking is you get closer to your customer’s needs and pain points to help you identify defects earlier in the process which is less expensive than defects found later in the process.

We also hear Bruce’s perspective on trends in the industry and a few of his favorite books he recently read. We also learn about Bruce’s Project Management Insights monthly list of updates and insights within our industry.

To subscribe to Bruce’s Project Management Insights visit www.brucegay.com/signup.
To learn more about Astrevo visit www.astrevo.com
To connect with Bruce on LinkedIn visit – https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucegay/

Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn to Empower People to Deliver Results and assist your PMO as you evolve in the new post-COVID business world.

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UPMC Enterprises is the commercialization arm of UPMC, a Pittsburgh-based health care provider and insurer. As a healthcare innovation lab, UPMC Enterprises invests in two core areas: translational science (which conducts laboratory-to-human research, applying research to human subjects) and technology solutions to empower both medical professionals and patients. Since 2018, UPMC Enterprises has launched 5 companies, supported 30 internal research projects, and invested in a variety of healthcare-related companies.

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Astrevo was formed out of a desire to share knowledge of practical problem-solving approaches that managers can deploy with their teams to better understand customer needs and achieve success. Astrevo provides training, coaching, and consultation services to help teams focus on what is important: less time managing projects, more time focusing on outcomes and customers.

What makes Astrevo unique? Its 3 key principles:

(1) Experiential Learning – Embracing a growth mindset supported in hands-on learning.
(2) Creativity – Tackling problems from different perspectives and with new techniques.
(3) Collaboration – Working with others to solve hard problems.

Bruce Gay, PMP, helps individuals improve their project management skills, become better leaders, and achieve professional greatness. He has over two-and-a-half decades worth of experience managing large, complex programs and customer relationship across multiple industries. In his current role, Bruce manages a PMO and is responsible for operational and delivery excellence for a 100+ person R&D organization comprised of software engineers, product managers, machine learning and NLP scientists, security experts, and cloud engineers. For the past 15 years, Bruce managed product teams that incorporated UX Design and Design Thinking methodologies into their product development processes.

Bruce’s public speaking experience includes presenting at both regional and international professional conferences such as PMI Global Conference (Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia) and PMI EMEA Congress in Dublin, Ireland and LearnFest Caribbean in Jamaica. Bruce is an adjunct professor for Norwich University (Northfield, VT) teaching courses in a Project Management certificate program. Bruce creates and delivers educational courses and workshops that help students grow as leaders. Bruce received a Master’s in International Affairs from The George Washington University and has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2005.

Currently, Bruce lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife, two daughters, and his dog. Bruce is an active volunteer with the PMI Pittsburgh chapter and is their Director of Corporate Sponsorship. Bruce shares his experiences and ideas around Design Thinking and project management on twitter: @brucegay and on his website: www.brucegay.com.

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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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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

E71 The Humanity and Personal Reality of Project Management with Amireh Amirmazaheri

January 25, 2021 by Karen

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E71 The Humanity and Personal Reality of Project Management with Amireh Amirmazaheri

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E71 The Humanity and Personal Reality of Project Management with Amireh Amirmazaheri

Imagine the impact to your life being born a girl in Iran during the height of the Iranian Revolution. Then as you reach school age the ravages of the Iran – Iraq war shake your very existence. These are the early stages of Amireh Amirmazaheri’s journey. She shared her story with us and how it has impacted her life as a leader in the Project Management industry.

As a first time mother in Australia forced by COVID to be confined at home with her daughter and husband, Amireh has had plenty of time to reflect on her early years. The home schooling, use of art and creativity and lessons learned from her parents in Iran.

In addition to her past we also discussed her role in the PMO industry and her dream, a world without war. Amireh is the Chief Project Officer for the PMO Global Alliance, Organizer for the PMO Sydney meetup and Founder of PMO Solutions. Take the time to listen to our chat and hear about the humanity and personal reality of project management for Amireh.

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Visit The PMO Leader global community site (www.thepmoleader.com) to get more amazing content from authors, bloggers and podcasters as well as find the Coaches and Trainers to help you advance your career.

PMO Solutions is a boutique services provider for Portfolio, Program and Project Management Oﬃce (P3MO) operations. In addition to our traditional advisory role, the global connections of our team facilitate knowledge transfer between domestic and international PMO professionals.

Our certiﬁed and experienced staﬀ can advise your team on tailored frameworks, methodologies, techniques and technologies to manage your PMO and add value to your organization.

Operationally, we provide integrated PMO services through our innovative, yet simple, PMO solutions framework. To fully leverage your existing staﬀ and resources, our training portfolio is speciﬁcally designed to build capabilities within your PMO and future-proof your team.

Amireh Amirmazaheri is the managing director and owner of PMO Solutions, a boutique PMO service provider for Tier One project delivery organisations. She created the PMO Solutions Framework, which moves beyond simplistic PMO models through a four-dimensional, wholistic examination of the current business structure to drive future synergistic growth. The Framework is currently implemented within several Downer Group business units and is resulting in significant cost and operational efficiency gains.

Amireh is a PMO professional with over 20 years’ industry experience. She holds a Master of Information Technology from Macquarie University and is currently completing a MBA from the University of Sydney as well as being certified in PMO-CC, PMI-PBA, PRINCE2 and P3O. In addition to her formal qualifications, she is also a certified project management instructor and mentor. She has worked across various PMO platforms in Australia and abroad and is well versed in the tailored PMO requirements to individual business needs.

Amireh is an expert in developing project-specific workshops and training programs. Previous work experience with blue-chip companies such as Leighton Holdings and Downer EDI, as well as public service statutory organisations such as Sydney Water and the NSW Government, has given her a broad understanding of the nuances inherent with both private and public operations.

Amireh is appointed as Chief Project Officer of PMO Global Alliance, the World’s largest community of PMO professionals.

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E65 PMI and VPMMA supporting Veterans and Military Spouses

November 5, 2020 by Karen

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E65 PMI and VPMMA supporting Veterans and Military Spouses

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E65 PMI and VPMMA supporting Veterans and Military Spouses

As we approach Veterans Day we dedicated our show to a discussion about supporting Veterans and Military Spouses with services and programs assisting with transitioning to civilian Project Management careers. Two leading organizations in the industry which are supporting Veterans are PMI and VPMMA and we learn more about what they have to offer Veterans.

PMO Joe was joined by Brantlee Underhill, Kerry Brooks and Al Calvi all from PMI, the Project Management Institute. Brantlee is the Managing Director North America, Kerry is a Military Spouse and PMI Product Manager and Al is Veteran and Military Program Champion.

Al gives us an inside look as a Veteran of the challenges he and his family faced when transitioning to the civilian workforce. He also shared how earning his PMP helped ease the strain of the transition. He now works closely with PMI Chapters to help them build successful Veterans Mentoring Programs.

Kerry shares the impact a military family can have on your career such as frequent relocations and the stresses of the unknown. Kerry was recently featured along with VPMMA Co-Founder Eric “Doc” Wright on the Montel Williams Lifetime Network show, Military Makeover. You can see that episode here – https://militarymakeover.tv/pmi-empowering-people-to-make-ideas-a-reality/

Brantlee shares PMI’s vision and plan to support Veterans in the Project Economy such as their partnership with Pearson VUE to provide exams at military bases around the world. She also shares one of PMI’s Core Values is Volunteerism with Al being an example of how volunteering can make an impact personally and within the community.

To learn about all the services PMI offers for the Military and Veterans visit www.pmi.org/military. To learn more about VPMMA, Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance, visit www.thevpmma.org.

Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn to Empower People to Deliver Results and assist your PMO as you evolve in the new post-COVID business world.

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Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s leading association for those who consider project, program or portfolio management their profession.

Through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research, PMI works to prepare more than three million professionals around the world for the Project Economy: the coming economy in which work, and individuals, are organized around projects.

Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2019, they work in nearly every country around the world to advance careers, improve organizational success and further mature the project management profession through globally-recognized standards, certifications, communities, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities.

As part of the PMI family, ProjectManagement.com creates online global communities that deliver more resources, better tools, larger networks and broader perspectives.

Brantlee Underhill leads Project Management Institute’s (PMI) North America region business as well as global chapter and volunteer programs. A Certified Association Executive (CAE) and nonprofit executive, Brantlee aligns PMI’s strategy and operational plans to serve PMI’s North American market and volunteer-lead communities to empower people to make their ideas a reality.

In her 20+ years with PMI, Brantlee has led community, organizational and volunteer leadership transformation to achieve greater engagement and value outcomes for PMI members around the globe. She has led the establishment of PMI offices in Dubai, Singapore and Brussels; coaches teams in change and stakeholder engagement; and co-led the start-up team for implementing PMI’s culture and change management capability.

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Kerry Brooks is a product manager with PMI’s Global Membership Team. Her background is in product development, product management, and strategic marketing. Kerry develops career-focused digital tools and programs to solve customer pain-points throughout their career journeys in project management. In addition, Kerry is a subject matter expert and co-lead of PMI’s U.S. military initiative, Operation: Qualify for Hire. She’s a military spouse who, when not performing her product management duties, volunteers as a Family Readiness Leader (FRG leader) for her husband’s unit, is the webmaster for the local Military Officers of Association of America (MOAA) chapter, and enjoys advocating for the military community.

Kerry has her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Marist College and her Master’s in Business Administration from Wilmington University. She also holds her Level VI certifications in Pragmatic Marketing and her Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications.

Mr. Al Calvi is currently serving the PMI (Project Management Institute) volunteer role as the Region 14 Mentor supporting 24 PMI Chapters in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Jamaica and Southern Caribbean. He is also the PMI North American Military Liaison Program Champion working with various PMI Chapters promoting military to civilian project management career transition efforts.

Prior to his 2016 retirement, Mr. Al Calvi was the site lead engineer and project manager for the CACI Inc INSCOM (Intelligence and Security Command) Genesis contract. He has over forty years of project management, engineering, military and industrial experience in support of US Army active duty, reserves, National Guard, civil affairs, military intelligence, inspector general, and mission critical IT equipment.

Prior to joining CACI in early 2005, Mr. Calvi was serving in an active duty assignment in Ft. McPherson, GA as a US Army Reserves Colonel with Army Central Command C9 Civil Military Operations. Mr. Calvi US Army assignments included; 352nd Civil Affairs Command Chief of staff Task Force Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom combat operations, 401st Civil Affairs Battalion Commander, 98th Division Assistant Inspector General, certified military instructor and 82nd Airborne Division Combat Engineer & Maintenance Officer.

Concurrent with his US Army Reserves career and prior to joining CACI Inc., Mr. Calvi held key project management and senior mechanical engineering positions at Eastman Kodak Company during his twenty four year tenure with the Fortune 500 Company. Mr. Calvi was the senior facilities management group executive with the Heidelberg and Kodak joint venture Heidelberg Digital LLC supporting the new $250 million digital color print equipment manufacturing market.

Mr. Calvi is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in Manufacturing Management and Leadership, and a graduate of Colorado Technical University with a master’s degree in Information Systems Security. Mr. Calvi is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a registered professional engineer (PE) in the state of Georgia.

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E64 Increasing Productivity and Becoming an Exceptional Leader with Peter Taylor

October 20, 2020 by Karen

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E64 Increasing Productivity and Becoming an Exceptional Leader with Peter Taylor

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E64 Increasing Productivity and Becoming an Exceptional Leader with Peter Taylor

What is a “Lazy Project Manager”, and why does it benefit productivity? How can veteran project managers help and support the newest generation? We explore these questions and more with Peter Taylor, who joined us live from the UK.

Peter is the author of the #1 bestselling project management book, ‘The Lazy Project Manager,’ along with many other books on Project Management, PMO development, Executive Sponsorship, Transformation Leadership, and Speaking Skills. He has delivered over 400 lectures worldwide in over 25 countries and has been described as ‘perhaps the most entertaining and inspiring speaker in the project management world today.’ Find out more about him at www.thelazyprojectmanager.com.

Peter shared what excites him in the project management world today and how being an exceptional leader is vital to the success of any project. He shared everything that has lead him to be a PMO Influencer of the Year finalist. Listen to hear our conversation and learn more about his influence in the global project management industry.

Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn to Empower People to Deliver Results and assist your PMO as you evolve in the new post-COVID business world.

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The Lazy Project Manager is the home of Peter Taylor – Speaker – Author – Coach – Trainer – and all round Chief Lazy Officer.

Peter is the author of the number 1 bestselling project management book ‘The Lazy Project Manager’, along with many other books on Project Management, PMO development, Executive Sponsorship, Transformation Leadership, and Speaking Skills.

He has delivered over 400 lectures around the world in over 25 countries and has been described as ‘perhaps the most entertaining and inspiring speaker in the project management world today’.

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E53 PMO as a Service Provider with Simon Harris

May 12, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E53 PMO as a Service Provider with Simon Harris

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E53 PMO as a Service Provider with Simon Harris

What are your views on the PMO? There are many thoughts on structure, value or even necessity of the PMO today. In this episode we chat with Simon Harris about PMOs and several other topics in our wide ranging project management discussion. Grab a pint and listen to hear our discussion and dig deep into PMOs, Portfolio Management, Project Management, Agile and much more.

Simon, joined us from Scotland, is a voice in the projects and business change space who strives to see from a new perspective. A few items we hit upon in our discussion:

* PMO organization alignment and structure
* PMO as a Change Agent and/or Service Provider
* Reinventing PMOs
* Portfolio Management and the need to rebalance portfolios due to COVID19

We also touched on many other topics including PMI, PMBOK, Agile, COBIT and Simon’s cat!

Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn to Empower People to Deliver Results and assist your PMO as you evolve in the new post-COVID business world.

Check out all prior episodes and upcoming guests by visiting www.projectmanagementofficehours.com.

Simon Harris, a Consultant with Logical Model, is a voice in the projects and business change space who strives to see from a new perspective (because what we do at the moment is way short of reliable competence).

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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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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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E49 Project Management for Medical Devices and the Coronavirus

March 11, 2020 by Karen

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E49 Project Management for Medical Devices and the Coronavirus

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E49 Project Management for Medical Devices and the Coronavirus

Regardless your company size, we have you covered in this episode as we chat project management in the medical device field with leaders from startups and the largest medical device organization. Listen to hear Michael O’Connor with Medtronic and James Foley with Botanisol Analytics.

Michael is an award winning Project Management leader and is the Director of Strategy and Project Management at Medtronic. He shares his story working within a large corporation and the advantages and challenges that brings. We learn of specific activities such as PM Roundtable, Mentoring, Education, use of PM tools, and working across business units or an EPMO.

James is CTO at Botanisol Analytics and they are actively working to help develop a better detection system for the Coronavirus. James shares challenges a small startup faces to deliver projects more agile to satisfy larger customers. He leverages experience from his time in the military to a long career within corporate America prior to his startup experience. We also get a science lesson on how the Raman technology works to be able to detect COVID-19.

Michael and James provide great insight for those starting their project management journey. Don’t be afraid to seek out guidance, mentoring, and step up for leadership opportunities. Listen to hear their other advice for how to advance your project management career.

For those in the Phoenix area, be sure to register for the upcoming ASU PM Summit by visiting – https://uto.asu.edu/events/PM-Summit-2020

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Michael O’Connor is Director of Strategy and Project Management with Medtronic was founded in 1949 as a medical equipment repair shop by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie.

Did these two men set out to change medical technology and the lives of millions of people? No. But they did have a deep moral purpose and an inner drive to use their scientific knowledge and entrepreneurial skills to help others.

That spirit — combined with our founders’ personal integrity and passion — became our guiding philosophy and, ultimately, the Medtronic Mission.
Our first life-changing therapy — a wearable, battery-powered cardiac pacemaker — was the foundation for many more Medtronic therapies that use our electrical stimulation expertise to improve the lives of millions of people.

Over the years, we developed additional core technologies, including implantable mechanical devices, drug and biologic delivery devices, and powered and advanced energy surgical instruments.

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Botanisol Analytics, a start up company in the Phoenix Valley. Taking a patent from the University of Arizona commercial. Creating a mobile chemical detection system with the accuracy found in high end laboratories, with faster results and easier use. Illuminate the unknown.

Awards include: Acceptance in Techstars Air Force Accelerator Program, Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (Arizona) and TechConnect Innovation Award 2019.

James Foley, CTO of Botanisol Analytics, is a US Naval Academy graduate. Demonstrated experienced dynamic leader with over 30 years of business, technical, domestic and international experience. Forward-thinker skilled in maximizing people, processes and assets to support strategic objectives, transform global operations and improve business performance in rapid-growth environments.

Adept at synthesizing nebulous or incomplete information into actionable plans suitable to meet current and future business needs. Highly skilled in leading strategic initiatives. Passion for developing high-performance teams. Particularly strong in managing within budgets, interpreting financial statements and incorporating methodologies to achieve maximum results.

Specialties: Raman, Manufacturing, ITAR, ISO13485, P&L Operations Management, Business Process Analysis & Re-engineering, Integrating Legacy & Emerging systems, Product Development, Team Development, Agile, Six Sigma, ITIL, ITSM and Cloud computing.

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E38 Colin Ellis with Colin Ellis PTY LTD and Charity Carr with Olympus Construction Management

September 24, 2019 by Karen

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E38 Colin Ellis with Colin Ellis PTY LTD and Charity Carr with Olympus Construction Management

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E38 Colin Ellis with Colin Ellis PTY LTD and Charity Carr with Olympus Construction Management

As a Project Management leader are you focusing on your people? In this episode we chat with Colin Ellis and Charity Carr about the importance of the human element of Project Management. We kick off our discussion talking about Colin’s book, The Project Book. The discussion takes us to the people side of Project Management. As we focus on the soft skills of project management we recognize these actually are the hard items to focus on. We then discuss the importance of purpose and culture to achieve the results we’re looking to hit. The future of project management has us evolving away from the triple constraints and moving towards improving culture and providing value.

Listeners have asked to hear from PM leaders within the Construction industry and we hit the mark with Charity. She shared with us her experiences and the work she is doing to build and expand on the Mayo Clinic campus. We learn of the similarities and differences between construction projects and technology projects. Charity shares the benefits of IDP, Integrated Project Delivery within the design and construction space that leads to improved communication and teamwork.

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, Stitcher,or your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn about the Purpose Driven PMO and all their project management services.

Colin D Ellis is an award-winning international speaker, best-selling author and renowned workplace culture and project management expert who delivers speeches and development programs around the world that inspire, motivate and entertain!

Able to draw on more than 30 years of public and private sector project leadership experience in the UK, New Zealand and Australia, Colin gets people talking through his emphasis on people being the best version of themselves and creating teams and communities they can be proud of.

Colin is originally from Liverpool in the UK and now lives in Melbourne, Australia following six years in New Zealand. He is known for his snappy dressing, sense of humour and love of karaoke.

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Olympus Construction Management is a Construction Consulting firm with offices in Phoenix, Arizona & Sacramento, California. They specialize in 3rd Party Project Management and Owner’s Representation. Olympus becomes a part of the Owner’s team and continuously represent their interests on the project. Beginning at project conception, they manage the entire process from planning through occupancy and even beyond. They listen to the Owner’s needs and implement their goals into each project.

With over 15 years of experience in the construction industry, Charity Carr is well-versed in many facets of design and construction. Owner, Project Management – Estimating, Budgets, Contracts, etc. Complete project oversight and management from conception to completion. Construction – Subcontractor Management, Assigned Division Management, Estimating, Project Engineering, Project Management Design – Revit Architectural Modeling, Test Fits, Interior/Exterior Wayfinding Sign Systems, Presentations, Database Design General – Document QA/QC, Employee Mentoring, Code Research, Software System Development Communication – Internal/External Team Management and Communication

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E37 Andy Jordan with Roffensian Consulting and Ray Ragan with Vantage West

September 9, 2019 by Karen

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E37 Andy Jordan with Roffensian Consulting and Ray Ragan with Vantage West

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E37 Andy Jordan with Roffensian Consulting and Ray Ragan with Vantage West

Are you a PMO Leader? If yes, this is the show for you! Andy and Ray share their stories about what helps to make PMOs successful, why they fail, and what the future looks like. Andy joined us from Honduras and we leveraged his vast experience to learn some of the common pitfalls which lead to PMO failure. More importantly he shared the need to align the PMO to Strategy to be successful.

Andy also shares what we can expect with the future for PMO Leaders. Ray’s military background has provided him a unique perspective and experiences for leading his PMO. The results have been impressive with significant improvement and success. Listen to hear Ray share the steps he has taken to lead his PMO and the benefits enjoyed by his organization.

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, Stitcher,or your favorite podcast platform! Thanks to our sponsor THE PMO SQUAD. Visit www.thepmosquad.com to learn about the Purpose Driven PMO and all their project management services.

Roffensian Consulting is a management consulting firm based in Roatan, Honduras. It supports clients in North America and beyond with strategic management support, particularly regarding portfolio management, PMOs and related areas. It delivers results by helping clients to improve their business results through more effective execution of strategy from goal setting to benefit realization.

Andy Jordan is the President of Roffensian Consulting. He has led numerous business critical initiatives in Europe and North America and has built, rebuilt and managed PMOs in multiple industries from banking and investments, to software development, from corporate education to government.

Andy is a well known and in demand thought leader on PMOs and portfolio management with more than 1,000 contributions to ProjectManagement.com, as well as presenting hundreds of webinars, conferences and keynotes.

He is the author of Risk Management for Project Driven Organizations, of the LinkedIn Learning course Portfolio Foundations and has a new course, Delivering Results with a Business Driven PMO, launching on LinkedIn later this year.

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From the very beginning, Vantage West Credit Union existed to suit the needs of the community. In 1955, we started in a one-room barrack at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base with the mission to help Tucson’s airmen and their families. Back then, the humble DMAFB Federal Credit Union, as we were then known, served a little under 600 Members and had less than $60,000 in assets. By the end of the 1960s, we had already grown to nearly 14 thousand Members, sowing the seeds for the rapid growth we would see in the decades to come.

Vantage West got its current name in August of 2006, when the Board of Directors gained regulatory approval to convert from a federal to a state charter. The new name better represented the diversity of our Members and paved the way for continued expansion across the state of Arizona.

In 2010 and again in 2014, Vantage West expanded by merging with First Edition Community Credit Union and the former Tombstone Federal Credit Union. Despite explosive growth, Vantage West has retained its core mission of investing in our surrounding communities. Our Members are loyal to us because we’re loyal to them. As we continue to thrive, we are able to better serve our Members and communities so they may thrive too.

Ray K. Ragan, MAd (PM), PMP is the Assistant Vice President of Project Management for the Tucson-based Vantage West Credit Union. Prior to joining the Credit Union movement, Ray worked in defense and FinTech, bringing machine learning, intelligence systems, along with speech and predictive analytics to enterprise scale.

Ray holds a Master’s degree in Administration from Northern Arizona University with an emphasis in Project Management and a Certificate in Strategic Decision and Risk from Stanford University. He is a credentialed Project Management Profession (PMP) and has several Agile Project Management certifications.

Ray is a highly decorated U.S. Army Reserve officer, serving combat tours in Iraq and the Philippines and multiple mobilizations around the world.

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E31 Darrell Gardner and Steven Fullmer Project Management Soft Skills

June 11, 2019 by Karen

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E31 Darrell Gardner and Steven Fullmer Project Management Soft Skills

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E31 Darrell Gardner and Steven Fullmer Project Management Soft Skills

Do you have an interest in the Soft Skills of Project Management? This is a can’t miss episode as we hear Steve and Darrell discuss a wide range of topics which dig deep into the soft skills which help us make decisions, work through change, understand how we think and interact with our teams.

Steve leads us in an abbreviated master class on social intelligence and human thinking and interaction. We discuss the chaos of change, survive vs thrive, decision making, and the power of purpose. He shares that who we are and how we interact isn’t random and that understanding ourselves and teams helps us deliver better through Project Management.

Darrell shares his personal story and how his own journey has been impacted by this examination of social intelligence. We learn how to take vision to action and utilize Project Management and PMO leadership to execute on initiatives.

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PMO In A Box, Inc. is a company focused on helping organizations (Large or Small) create, fix, manage their Program Management office. We offer a suite of People, Processes, and Tools to help any company successfully implement a Program to manage their projects. Whether they have their own tools and are just looking for help to define and implement a process wrapped around them, or creating a complete package based around our People, Process and Tools.

Darrell Gardner has over 30 years of experience deploying and maintaining practical and enduring IT solutions, specifically with data center implementations and associated systems migrations. As a former CTO, VP, Director of IT and Principle IT Infrastructure consultant, Darrell has significant experience in the transitional challenges of moving a data center and the applications that live there. A Web Connection MVP, Darrell has spoken on topics regarding Server Operations/Security, Time Management for the IT Professional, and Data Center Health and Process.

Currently Darrell is Founder & CEO PMO In A Box, Inc. A Consultant and Program Manager/Director with vast knowledge around Data Center Consolidation. Darrell has helped many companies implement Data Center Change including St. Joseph’s Health System, Broadcom, Toyota (TMS and TFS), Herbalife, Reliance Steel, Ingram Micro and Sempra Energy.

Darrell has spoken at many different venues, including topics regarding Program and Project Management, PMO establishment, Server Operations/Security, Time Management for the IT Professional, and Data Center Health and Process.
Darrell has spoken at The Green Data Center Conference, Data Center World (8 times), HostingCon, AFCOM Chapter Meetings, PMI Chapter meetings and West Wind Users Conferences.

Darrell received his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the University of Georgia, while competing as an Elite Gymnast on their Gymnastics team until 1986.

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Blue Sphere Solutions was founded by Steven Fullmer to aid customers to Organize the Chaos of Technological Change. In the process of supporting technological and engineering advances, Blue Sphere Solutions has evolved to become a leader in the development of project management including instruction, facilitation, strategic development, and tactical implementations.

Change adoption is typically as much a matter of perception and inclusion as it is technology introduction, process change, and systems integration. A wholistic approach coordinating service, understanding and technical delivery enables a sustainable solution.

Steven Fullmer is President and Chief Technology Officer for Blue Sphere Solutions, and a Staff Instructor focusing in project management course development and instruction for Interface Technical Training for whom he has authored more than two dozen project management and technology courses and video series. He holds Project Management Professional (PMP) and PMI-Professional Business Analysis certifications from Project Management Institute, an MBA in services marketing, and is certified as a Change Intelligence Professional.

He has been an engineer and principle architect for Honeywell and NEC super computers; a systems architect, security officer and cryptographic system manager for First Interstate/Wells Fargo Bank; and a primary contributor to the development of Internet technologies for AG Communication Systems/Lucent Technologies as a subject matter expert in the development Voice over IP development and a broad range of Internet related technologies as a lead architect or project manager. As an author and public speaker, Steve focuses on topics related to project management and social psychology – the sciences that help clients and students to adopt successful change strategies.

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