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E26 Ruth Pearce from Project Motivator and Michael Donnelly from Silicon Valley Bank

March 26, 2019 by Karen

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E26 Ruth Pearce from Project Motivator and Michael Donnelly from Silicon Valley Bank

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E26 Ruth Pearce from Project Motivator and Michael Donnelly from Silicon Valley Bank

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours Joe Pusz, PMO Joe, and his guests Ruth Pearce and Michael Donnelly discuss using Strengths Based Project Management, progressing from good to great project management, building successful PMOs, and Ruth’s book, “Being a Project Motivator, Unlock the Secrets of Strengths-Based Project Management.” Ruth and Michael have great chemistry and the discussion flows easily between them as we get insights, tips, techniques, and tools. This is a can’t miss episode to learn Why you need to be more than a technically competent project manager.

Ruth shares with us the essence of her book, that building effective teams and leading successful projects is made easier utilizing Character and Strength-based Project Management. Ruth guides us in practical application such as how to observe the 24 character strengths within your team and how to engage your team. The natural powers of observation allow us to share character strengths and help our teams connect and grow through appreciation.

Michael shares his story and career path which has led him to his current PMO leadership role. Along his journey he has had many successes and he provided several examples which PMO leaders can easily adopt. Are you a Partner of Choice within your organization? Listen to Michael’s powerful story on his courageous leadership to engage his stakeholders. He also shares barriers he has encountered and how to overcome these challenges.

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Michael Donnelly is a PMO leader with over 20 years’ experience driving enterprise solutions. From a start up to a Fortune 50 company, from technology to banking industries, Michael leverages different cultures and learnings to elevate teams.

He promotes the art and science of managing projects and has helped transform teams by coaching practical PMI, agile, lean, and leadership techniques.

Michael is a Senior Manager with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). For more than 35 years, SVB has helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB provides targeted financial services and expertise through its offices in innovation centers around the world. With commercial, international and private banking services, SVB helps address the unique needs of innovators.

Connect with Michael on LinkedIn.

The time has come to disrupt project management. Project Motivator’s processes are well-established, our approaches well-known. It is time to focus on people. We at Project Motivator believe that at fifty years old, our profession is ready to take a new position in organizations, and in the world. The organization is passionate about the future of project managers as influencers, and forces for good in organizations and teams. Their purpose is to build engaged teams who will run through walls for each other, led by an impassioned, empathic, socially intelligent project or program manager.

Experience, and evidence, shows that this happens when colleagues feel seen and heard, when they feel that failure is not a dirty word, when they feel safe to challenge the status quo and when they know their strengths, they are appreciated for their strengths, and they are encouraged to use and grow their strengths in everything that they do.

Ruth Pearce’s motto is Be Hopeful, Be Strong, Be Brave, Be Curious. Her principles are: 1. Create experiences that are supported by evidence and experience. 2. Focus on strengths – use strengths to tackle growth opportunities. 3. Build learning experiences through training, modeling and coaching. 4. Explore everything and be open to new ideas, perspectives, and experiences. 5. Share, collaborate and support others. 6. Keep learning and make it FUN!

Ruth has over 25 years of continuous project and program management experience, she trained as an economist, a lawyer, a mediator, and a coach. She holds her PMP and ACP certifications, is certified in various personality assessments, is accredited by the International Coach Federation and is a Certified Coach Trainer with the Center for Coaching Certification. She is also a Thrive Programme consultant, offering coaching for those who want to overcome stress, anxiety, and phobias.

Connect with Ruth on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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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.

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.

E24 Jan Schiller from Berkshire Consulting and Kevin Jacobs

February 26, 2019 by Karen

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E24 Jan Schiller from Berkshire Consulting and Kevin Jacobs

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E24 Jan Schiller from Berkshire Consulting and Kevin Jacobs

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours Joe Pusz, PMO Joe, and his guests Jan Schiller from Berkshire Consulting and Kevin Jacobs take a deep dive into what makes a PMO successful, challenges in building a successful PMO, how to properly scope a PMO and much much more!

Jan shares her story working her way up the ranks, serving in varying roles across multiple industries. It is a common career path that many of us have followed. Jan has used these experiences to help build a very successful consulting practice supporting clients with PMO buildouts, Agile Transformations and more. Visit her LikedIn Profile to get access to free tools to help in scoping and building your PMO – https://www.linkedin.com/in/janschiller/

Kevin helps us understand the challenges of leading a successful PMO in a corporate setting. We discuss his experiences, challenges, successes and importantly his real-world, proven recommendations. We also hear Kevin discuss the importance of the PMP certification and how a personal experience changed his view on this popular industry certification.

Listen in to the episode to hear the stories Kevin and Jan share which paint a picture of a rewarding yet challenging career as a PMO leader. We covered a lot of ground in this chat and learned valuable lessons, heard shared experiences, and gained access to available tools and insights to help solve some of your PMO challenges.

Berkshire Consulting, LLC is a women-owned business specializing in delighting clients by linking strategy to results with project management. They put structure on ambiguity and help organizations achieve results in a productive, continuous, agile and cost-effective manner. Their high-caliber leaders provide premier solutions in alignment with strategies and priorities.

Berkshire Consulting‘s distinctive business model, combined with their selective recruiting process and criteria, are designed to deliver results that will help organizations realize high levels of return on their project portfolio investments and adapt to a changing landscape. The outcome is high levels of consistent solution delivery from professionals who become a valued part of the team.

Jan Schiller is a results-oriented executive focused on revealing the path that transforms ideas and goals into results. She collaborates to identify the most effective path from where organizations are to where they want to be. Jan helps organizations reliably achieve their strategy, delight their customers now and into the future, and digitally transform in a timely, cost-effective manner.

Jan enjoys sharing her expertise and experience in a way that inspires wisdom and maximizes potential. She enjoys volunteering as a career development mentor and writing about scope and project portfolio management for PMWorld360.

Her wildly important goal is to leave the world better than she found it, and to have fun doing it.

Connect with Jan on LinkedIn and at Berkshire Consulting.

Kevin Jacobs holds a Masters of International Management from Thunderbird, a Doctor of Business Administration in Information Systems focused on Project and Change Management from Argosy, and is in his last semester of a Masters of Science in Analytics from Dakota State University. He completed his PMP in 2015 and designed an internal PMP course, which he currently teaches. He is also a Certified Scrum Master, and has been designing internal training and processes to implement Agile, Scrum, and Design Thinking principles.

Kevin has had a professional career focused on MIS project management, with 17 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Business Solutions Architect, Project Manager, and PMO manager. He has worked in a variety of fields including banking, construction, telecommunications and document management. He currently manages the MIS PMO for a global mining company in Phoenix. His current focus is on providing better portfolio visibility to resource availability and cross project dependencies finding better ways to get management the information they need while reducing the impact on project managers.

Connect with Kevin on Linkedin and at The Project Scientist.

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E16 Warick Pond from ASU and Hussain Bandukwala from Parwaaz Consulting

October 9, 2018 by Karen

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E16 Warick Pond from ASU and Hussain Bandukwala from Parwaaz Consulting

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E16 Warick Pond from ASU and Hussain Bandukwala from Parwaaz Consulting

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Warick Pond, Executive Director with Arizona State University and Hussain Bandukwala, Chief PMO Coach with Parwaaz Consulting.

Warick provided us an inside view of the impact and challenges of Project Management within Higher Education. We learned of the ASU Project Management Network, Training and Certifications offered at ASU, the Entrepreneurial mindset and skills expected with ASU PMs and the need to be successful in our era of Digital and Industry Disruption! A special Thank You to Warick and ASU for donating seats to ASU Project Management training to the Veterans in our Veterans Project Management Mentoring Program. Thank You Warick!

PMO Leaders don’t have many resources to turn to for advice and education to grow in their role. Hussain provided his perspective on how PMO Leaders can be successful by understand what to do first in this role, understanding why PMOs fail so often and what skills are necessary to succeed in this role. As a leader in our Industry, Hussain is hosting the PMO Virtual Summit, a collection of 20 Global PMO Leaders from October 15 – 18th. To learn more visit https://pmovirtualsummit.com

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders discussing a wide range of current topics and events! Our next show will be October 18th.

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work to develop, advance and lead innovations. ASU is where nationally ranked and internationally ranked programs prepare next-generation innovators to thrive while advancing pioneering research, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship and economic development.

ASU’s nationally ranked programs inspire the top-qualified graduates and have positioned the university as a “top-tier” recruiting and hiring institution by more than 50 of the country’s top corporations, according to professional recruiters and rankings services around the world. ASU graduates more than 20,000 thinkers, innovators and master learners every year. Take a deeper look at how ASU is building the next generation of leaders.

The University Technology Office embraces its role as both an enabler and catalyst for advancing the vision and work of the New American University. We are a values-driven organization. Our commitments are reflected in all the work we do in pursuit of operational excellence, the experience and delight of our community, and our strategic and innovative initiatives.

Warick Pond is the Executive Director for the Strategic Implementation Office within ASU’s University Technology Office. He brings a wealth of experience in IT portfolio and project management from both higher education and industry. In his role at ASU, he works with diverse teams resulting in the successful implementation of the tools, techniques, and methodology being utilized to assess, prioritize, manage, and monitor the hundreds of active projects comprising the institution’s IT portfolio.

Driving strategic initiatives toward implementation at ASU, Warick focuses on valuable partnerships that result in student success. With twelve years in higher education and seven in the private market, Warick brings an unique perspective to building a PMO. His most notable programs include managing the technology efforts for Starbuck’s College Achievement Plan, and eAdvisor Tracking which won Information Weekly’s Top 500 Technology Innovators award. Warick oversees these efforts as well as leading a team of skilled IT professionals that strive in the mission to provide expert knowledge and value in project management.

Previous to ASU, Warick worked 7 years at the University of Utah as a portfolio manager. His efforts in establishing an integrated PMO that leveraged frameworks within portfolio, project and resource management in combination with strategic enterprise governance at the University of Utah & University of Utah Health Science Center has been highlighted in the publications, Taming Change with Portfolio Management (http://www.tamingchange.com) and A Compendium of PMO Case Studies (http://marketplace.pmi.org/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx? GMProduct=00101376101). His experience in adult instructional design in the laboratory science industry with ARUP Laboratories and business development with Staples, Inc., brings a unique view to how technology services impact business capabilities.

Warick is a Certified Project Management Professional as well as being Scrum Master Certified.

Connect with Warick on LinkedIn.

Hussain Bandukwala is the Chief Coach at Parwaaz Consulting and helps PMO leaders succeed. Through coaching, workshops and other resources, Hussain arms aspiring and first-time Project Management Office (PMO) leaders with experiential learning and confidence to achieve PMO triumph systematically and effectively.

He also works with PMO leaders and executives at high-growth small- and mid- sized organizations to conquer their biggest challenges in meeting strategic goals, achieving operational efficiency, and delivering project value.

Hussain has led and facilitated the setup of PMOs at several companies and advised numerous PMO leaders throughout their own PMO setup journeys. He has authored several PMO-focused publications, teaches at LinkedIn Learning and speaks frequently on the subject.

Connect with Hussain on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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TALAIA OpenPPM is a 6 years old solution. TALAIA started in 2012 and is today present in more than 15 countries. TALAIA is a business line of the company SM2 Software and Service Management. SM2 is a 120 person company established more than 20 years ago. SM2 provides end to end solutions delivering projects and Consulting services, integration systems, outsourcing services, software products; helping to empower its customers with the latest IT Technology.

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E15 Laura Barnard from PMO Strategies and Laura Vela from Vela Consulting LLC

September 21, 2018 by Karen

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E15 Laura Barnard from PMO Strategies and Laura Vela from Vela Consulting LLC

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E15 Laura Barnard from PMO Strategies and Laura Vela from Vela Consulting LLC

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Laura Barnard, Founder of PMO Strategies and Laura Vela, Principal Consultant with Vela Consulting, LLC. During this fast-paced hour long broadcast we hear the Lauras discuss the passion they have for their work, how they started their organizations and several useful nuggets that help us to know them better as well as learn how to become better PMs and PMO Leaders!

Laura Barnard started her business after 15 years working within corporate PMOs. Listen as she tells us how her passion to make an impact and help others lead her to starting PMO Strategies and IMPACT by Laura. There are limited resources available for PMO leaders to help grow and advance your careers and this drove Laura to host the PMO IMPACT Summit. She organized this virtual summit bringing together 40 of the top PMO leaders across the globe to share experiences, best practices, and lessons learned. Visit the PMO IMPACT Summit site to see all the great presentations delivered by these PMO leaders, including one from me – Improve Project Management Results by Repairing Your Plumbing!

We learned some insider secrets from Laura Vela on leading ERP Implementations and projects within the Healthcare space. Listen in to hear Laura share with us how to navigate the challenges of healthcare patient centered decision making. We also hear the benefits of modernizing technology but challenges healthcare organizations face when bringing such dramatic changes to their organization. Laura also shares the back-story which led her to start her own organization and the unique services they provide!

Thank you to our Sponsor, THE PMO SQUAD. Deploy the SQUAD to rescue your PMO or Projects. Serving clients across the United States, THE PMO SQUAD, quickly deploys Project Management experts to assist with PMO startups and improvements, Project Managers to lead your key Projects, customized Project Management Coaching and Training, and Support selecting and implementing Project Management Software. They are focused exclusively on PMOs and Project Management. Deploy the SQUAD!

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders discussing a wide range of current topics and events! Our next show will be September 19^th.

PMO Strategies is a training and consulting firm that helps leaders transform PMOs into hyper-focused IMPACT-driven engines to maximize return on investment for every project in the organization. Their goal is to ensure that PMO leaders and executives have the resources they need to create a sustainable PMO solution that becomes an integral part of organizational strategy realization.

Their approach is different than the typical “big consulting” cookie cutter approach that costs a lot of money, takes a long time to implement, and often misses the mark on what matters most. Instead, they create a right-sized solution, leveraging their own best practices and training programs, to ensure that the journey continues long beyond the engagement, thereby creating a sustainable and manageable solution that business leaders support.

Laura Barnard is the Founder of PMO Strategies and Project Management for Change, a nonprofit.

Laura has been helping business leaders get the results they crave using the power of project management for the last 24 years. She spent 15 of those years as a PMO leader on the inside and the last 5 helping businesses accelerate their growth through her consulting practice and training programs.

She runs several training and membership programs to help you grow your PM and PMO competency with a deliberate focus on driving high-IMPACT outcomes on every project.

Laura shares her insights and stories in her blog titled, “I wish I had me when I was you… ” where she is shaking up the way the industry thinks about our role in driving strategy realization. Laura welcomes you to join her community of IMPACT Drivers. You can learn more at IMPACTbyLaura.com.

Connect with Laura on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Vela Consulting, LLC is a boutique consulting company focused on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. With 25 years in the professional consulting services industry, we understand how to assist organizations drive value and efficiency from Information Technology. We have learned the difference is in improving not just IT systems, but also the way business is done, and most importantly, engaging people to use technology to work efficiently.

We engage specifically where your organization needs help. Whether you are in the planning stages of a new program and need some general advice, or you are looking for expertise to lead a large scale program, we scale our services to fit your timeline and business objectives.

Our passion, flexibility and experience are key drivers for our clients’ success. We are business transformation leaders that drive results through comprehensive solutions engaging people, process and technology. Our team is comprised of specialists to deliver the right services for your organization.

Laura Vela is a Business Transformation leader that drives results through comprehensive solutions engaging people, process and technology. Her expertise includes: – ERP Systems Planning, Selection and Implementation, – Operational Leadership, – Organizational Change Management, and – Business Process Management.

She is recognized as an effective change agent for technology and business solutions in the context of a client’s existing operating environment, budget, culture and competitive landscape. She is known as a deliberate decision-maker and excellent fact finder with strong use of data and analytics to understand real issues and take action that ensures resources are focused on the right strategy.

Connect with Laura on LinkedIn.

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E11 Fabrice Allibert from Talaia and Tom Stokes from Workday

July 23, 2018 by Karen

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E11 Fabrice Allibert from Talaia and Tom Stokes from Workday

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E11 Fabrice Allibert from Talaia and Tom Stokes from Workday

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Fabrice Allibert from Talaia OpenPPM and Tom Stokes from Workday. We are also excited to officially announce the partnership between Talaia OpenPPM and THE PMO SQUAD! As the US Partner for Talaia, THE PMO SQUAD will be assisting in the Sales process to US prospects as well as supporting Talaia’s US clients with Professional Services.

Joe begins the show discussing the July Phoenix PMI Chapter dinner meeting and the presentation from Special Guest Steven Fullmer. Mr. Fullmer lead an entertaining and thought provoking discussion on how our brain works and what causes “Funnels and Logjams” with our thinking. This is great topic for Project Managers to help us better understand how our teams can be utilized more efficiently.

Joe kicks off the Project Management discussion with Fabrice learning more about the Talaia OpenPPM solution and how it differs from other products currently on the market. Talaia OpenPPM is the first PPM tool built according to the PMBOK standard. We also learn Talaia is a mid-tier solution not competing with Enterprise class tools such as Planview and Clarity or Task Management tools such as Asana and Trello. Fabrice responded to a tweet regarding AI in the PPM space. Tom offers many years of perspective and experience working for several leading organizations. He shared with us his key personality traits of a Project Manager. Tom responded also provided a response to a listener tweet asking about Soft skills vs Technical skills. We engaged in a great discussion on debate of Waterfall vs Agile, with some new responses compared to what we’ve heard on previous shows. There are many more topics discussed in this fast moving one hour show!

Thank you to our Sponsors, TALAIA and THE PMO SQUAD. TALAIA is a European based PPM Software solution provider which is entering the US market. To sign up for a free 30-day trial and learn more about this PMBOK aligned solution visit – http://en.talaia-openppm.com

Fabrice Allibert, graduated in Business Administration by the University of Jonköping (Sweden). More than 15 years working on IT companies. Started to work as a Service Manager in Packard Bell, than as Service and Support Director in NEC Computers International managing partner alliances and services for the EMEA and LATAM region. In 2007, started to work for SM2 Software and Services Management where he is in charge of business development. In 2012, Fabrice initiated the new TALAIA OpenPPM Business line and is currently the director of the division in charge of the overall business management.

TALAIA OpenPPM is a 6 years old solution. TALAIA started in 2012 and is today present in more than 15 countries. TALAIA is a business line of the company SM2 Software and Service Management. SM2 is a 120 person company established more than 20 years ago. SM2 provides end to end solutions delivering projects and Consulting services, integration systems, outsourcing services, software products; helping to empower its customers with the latest IT Technology.

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Tom Stokes is the Release Manager with Workday. Tom has an engineering background, coupled with experience in testing and process implementation. As a Project Manager since 2005, he lived through the evolution from CMM waterfall to today’s Agile methods. Being very philosophical, Tom simply looks for the best methods to suit the current business context. Outside work, Tom is an competitive formation skydiver and curler.

Connect more with Tom on Linkedin and Facebook.

Workday is a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product providing a single system for Finance and HR. With updates every Friday and major releases twice a year, “the power of one” means every Workday customer is running the same version. A 98% customer satisfaction and 30% revenue growth shows that Workday is in the right place at the right time.

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E10 Miguel Tapasco from Dignity Health Arizona Care Network and Brian Rensing from Zane Tate

July 11, 2018 by Karen

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E10 Miguel Tapasco from Dignity Health Arizona Care Network and Brian Rensing from Zane Tate

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E10 Miguel Tapasco from Dignity Health Arizona Care Network and Brian Rensing from Zane Tate

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Miguel Tapasco from Dignity Health – Arizona Care Network and Brian Rensing from Zane Tate. We are also excited to announce this is our 10th live episode of Project Management Office Hours on the Phoenix Business RadioX network!

Joe begins the show referencing his own presentation at the Phoenix PMI Chandler June breakfast meeting. Joe discussed how to implement Project Management improvements at the Organizational level to get long-term benefits. By improving your “project management plumbing” organizations build culture and deliver organizational change to consistently deliver projects better and increase the return to the organization. The keys are Actively Engaged Sponsors, Adopting a Culture that embraces Project Management processes, Aligning Projects to Strategy, and implementing a Benefits Realization system.

Once we begin the show with Miguel and Brian we learn about the importance of Project Management in their respective careers. Miguel has been within the Healthcare industry for quite some time and he shares his growth through the ranks to his current Project Manager position. As part of his latest role with the Arizona Care Network, Miguel shares the challenges of building a new PMO and integrating with existing processes and culture. Brian shares with us his thoughts on the importance of Project Management to assist organizations in delivering on Strategic initiatives. Also, how all resources should have a basic understanding of Project Management regardless of your role. There are many more topics discussed in this fast moving 1 hour show!

Thank you to our Sponsors, TALAIA and THE PMO SQUAD. TALAIA is a European based PPM Software solution provider which is entering the US market. To sign up for a free 30-day trial and learn more about this PMBOK aligned solution visit – http://en.talaia-openppm.com

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders from Dignity Health, Talaia Software, Workday, and many more!

Zane Tate provides strategic consulting to organizations that seek to increase customer acquisition, retention, and engagement. They partner with companies to enable Business Strategy through Digital Transformation addressing:

~ Employee engagement ~ Customer Success in a B2B context ~ Superior Customer Experience in a B2C context ~ Data and Analytics

They transform and scale the capabilities that make your business unique. They turn strategies into actionable roadmaps that enable your company to achieve its desired outcomes. They also work with you to establish or improve strategic partnerships.

Brian Rensing is a transformational business leader with over 20 years Information Technology experience in Retail, Healthcare, Consumer Packaged Goods, & Consulting. Brian sets technology vision aligned with business objectives & defines strategies for implementation.

He has depth of experience in enterprise applications (ERP/CRM) & data, business intelligence, & advanced analytics. He has successfully implemented capabilities that enable differentiated customer experiences.

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Arizona Care Network (ACN) is a physician-led, physician governed clinically integrated network comprised of like-minded, high-performing physicians who share a passion for improving quality of care and creating a better patient experience.

As an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) participating doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers come together to provide coordinated, high quality care to their patients. Coordinated care helps ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary duplication of services. This level of coordination is highly efficient and reduces costs.

Arizona Care Network is a partnership between Dignity Health and Tenet Health Systems, (Abrazo Community Health Network). ACN also includes Phoenix Children’s Hospital, the most comprehensive pediatric care in the state and one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country.

ACN’s physician community is composed of more than 1,100 Primary Care Providers and 3,900 Specialist Physicians, including nearly 300 general pediatricians and 80% of local pediatric specialists. Additionally, more than 1,250 locations make up the continuum of care for patients, including:

More than 35 Skilled Nursing and Home Health Agencies
86 Imaging Centers
24 Retail Clinics
44 Urgent Care/Emergency Centers
2 Children’s Hospitals
14 Acute Care/Specialty Hospitals

Miguel Tapasco began his career in healthcare in 1999. He began working as a transporter for Tucson Medical Center (TMC). Eventually, Miguel moved into the admissions department where he was part of the patient access services team. His responsibilities included admitting patients from inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department areas.

Miguel received his Bachelor of Information Technology degree in 2004 and began working for the Patient Financial Services department of TMC. Here is where he began his career in project management, implementing projects related to electronic health record (EHR) systems, revenue cycle, hospital billing, admissions, and E-commerce.

In 2006 Miguel received his Master’s degree in Administration from Northern Arizona University. This degree carried a project management emphasis, where exactly half of the coursework was related to program and project management. In 2013 Miguel received his PMP certification, and that same year he transitioned over the Dignity Health Information Technology where he continued to specialize in large, multi-state programs related to hospital billing and revenue cycle. Additionally, he had the opportunity to work on projects related to biomedical equipment, infrastructure, compliance, privacy and system security.

In 2018 Miguel again transitioned to Dignity Health Managed Services Organization (DHMSO), which falls under the overall Dignity Health corporate structure. The Arizona Care Network (ACN) is part of a system of clinically integrated networks (CIN) that fall under DHMSO. Miguel’s primary focus at ACN is to stand up and grow their PMO, as well as manage a portfolio of contract projects worth over 1⁄2 billion dollars. He also manages projects related to ACN’s overall information technology strategy.

Additionally, Miguel facilitates courses in project management and electronic health record systems for two universities.

Connect with Miguel on LinkedIn and follow ACN on Twitter and Facebook.

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E7 Evalyne Cambron Project Management Consultant and Mentor

May 18, 2018 by Karen

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E7 Evalyne Cambron Project Management Consultant and Mentor

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe and his guest, Evalyne Cambron discuss a wide range of Project Management topics including, Remote/Virtual Project Management, Risk & Issue Management, Giving back to the Community, Mentoring, and Project Success Stories.

Joe begins the show praising Dr. James T Brown for his presentation on Change Management delivered at the PMI Phoenix Chapter May Dinner Meeting. Joe then introduces Evalyne and they discuss the Veterans Project Management Mentoring Program which is sponsored by THE PMO SQUAD, Vets2PM, and Veterans2Work. Evalyne is a Mentor in the program, and she walks us through how Mentors have been influential in her life, including Olenka Cullinan. Giving back to the community plays an important role in Evalyne’s life. She holds a Board position with the Candle Wishes Foundation Phoenix location. We also discuss Project Management Best Practices and tools such as a Risk Log, RAID Log, and Stakeholder Communication. Evalyne shares a few of her biggest career successes including leading Projects with big returns for IBM and American Express.

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders from Avnet, USAA, TSYS, Talaia Software, and many more!

Evalyne Cambron has 20 years of experience in the field of Information Technology and has a diverse background working as a Project Manager, Program Manager, and Portfolio Manager. She began her career working for IBM and is now currently a Consultant with RGP.

Throughout her career, Evalyne built a reputation for improving business strategies and has successfully delivered multi million dollar global programs. Evalyne created a global, custom Marine & Offshore platform allowing American Express Global Business Travel the opportunity to support existing and new clients; bringing in an estimated $100M in revenue.

Evalyne developed a Project Status Reporting Package for highly visible projects in excess of $10M in funding and ROI’s over $100M for which she won an award from a Senior Vice President. She was also recognized by the CEO of IBM for delivering $19M in revenue gain by developing and implementing actionable reports addressing missed revenue opportunities in Latin America.

Evalyne holds a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University where she was awarded “Outstanding Senior” by the W. A. Franke College of Business. Helping others is important to her and she serves on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Candle Wishes Foundation which provides birthday parties for underprivileged children in Arizona. Evalyne has mentored several people over the years and is thrilled to be a part of the Veterans Project Management Mentoring Program.

Connect with Evalyne on LinkedIn and follow Candle Wishes on Twitter and Facebook.

Candle Wishes is a Christian faith based 501(c)(3) non-profit that fulfills birthday wishes and provides essential needs for underprivileged children in Rutherford County, Tennessee and Phoenix, Arizona. Candle Wishes serves 700 needy children in Rutherford County each year. And, we are thrilled to be opening a new chapter of Candle Wishes to serve the children of Phoenix!

The work of Candle Wishes is performed solely by volunteers. Daily operations are overseen by Founder and Executive Director Jenny Williams in Tennessee and Kristy Morgan in Arizona. A Board of Directors, comprised of area business people and community volunteers, assists in setting policies for Candle Wishes, orchestrates fundraising opportunities, and provides hands-on assistance at monthly parties. Hundreds of volunteers from churches, schools, community groups, and businesses contribute their time and finances each year to sponsor children and host monthly parties.

Groups or individuals are solicited each month to sponsor the birthday children and purchase gifts and basic clothing needs for them. The sponsors are given a wish list, supplied by their child’s caregiver, to help them in purchasing the gifts. The gifts are given to the children at a monthly birthday party where they and their families are treated to dinner and birthday cake and enjoy birthday games and activities. Various organizations and groups host these monthly birthday parties. Participating children, ages 1 to 12, are identified through the Salvation Army’s approved list of Angel Tree families and through recommendations from school guidance counselors, social workers, and other philanthropic organizations.

In addition to fulfilling children’s birthday wishes, Candle Wishes strives to provide useful resources for struggling families. By connecting families with agencies that provide free health care, churches that nurture spiritual needs, and organizations that meet personal care needs, Candle Wishes works toward its mission of positively impacting the lives of children in need. Candle Wishes aims to emulate Christ’s love by making life better for children and their families in every way it can.

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E4 David Dietz from Honeywell and Pete Stephens from Daicel Safety Systems

April 9, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E4 David Dietz from Honeywell and Pete Stephens from Daicel Safety Systems

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E4 David Dietz from Honeywell and Pete Stephens from Daicel Safety Systems

David Dietz is a Senior Program Management Professional with diversified experience and success in program, project, financial, subcontract management, and supply chain product launches. Strong focus on business development, start-up, turn around & execution. Leader for some of the largest and most technologically complex development aerospace/defense programs and proven consulting skills for many commercial ventures.

Currently serves as a Senior Director in the PMO for Electronics Solutions. We develop and deliver products and service solutions to focused in the cockpit of commercial and military aircraft.

Honeywell Aerospace is a manufacturer of aircraft engines and avionics as well as a producer of auxiliary power units (APUs) and other aviation products. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, it is a division of the Honeywell International conglomerate. It generates approximately $10 billion in annual revenue from a 50/50 mix of commercial and defense contracts.

Connect with David on LinkedIn.

Pete Stephens, Program Manager for Daicel Safety Systems, is an Arizona native with Project Management roots in the Automotive, Aerospace, and Defense Industries. Pete is a Mechanical Engineer that has transitioned into Project Management gradually over the past 15 years.

Pete has experiences as an ex-pat PM in Germany and currently is focuses on implementing projects with safety components manufactured in Thailand and sold in China as well as his stateside projects. Pete can provide a unique perspective of traditional manufacturing processes, and the Maker Movement as he has had significant influence in both arenas.

Connect with Pete on LinkedIn, and find out more about Pete and his work by clicking the links below:

Army Cocreate

Rally Fighter Promo

Crowdsourcing Innovation with Pete Stephens

Assistive Technology and the Maker Movement

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E3 Carrie Van Sickle from GE Digital and Kristen Call from PetSmart

March 17, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

E3 Carrie Van Sickle from GE Digital and Kristen Call from PetSmart

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E3 Carrie Van Sickle from GE Digital and Kristen Call from PetSmart

Kristen Call, for the love of technology, has over 20 years’ experience in the retail and payments technologies and has served in a variety of capacities. Achievement highlights include several patents and has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal and Nightline for entrepreneurial endeavors. Out of the ashes of her years of entrepreneurship she took her lessons achieved to continue to build a successful career in software implementations at corporations including NCR, American Express, Pier One and PetSmart. She is also the current residing president for IIBA’s local Phoenix chapter. She is honored to have the privileged of working with so many brilliant people.

Her expertise includes intangible assets such as team building, corporate culture disruption, applying the scientific method to project implementations, infusing agile techniques in waterfall environments, and creating the game of winning. Tangible assets include a degree in philosophy, sociology and a global MBA. She holds certificates as Scrum Master and Product Owner.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-call-7b6253a/

About PetSmart: https://www.linkedin.com/company/165454/

About IIBA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/51934/

About IIBA Phoenix Chapter: https://phoenix.iiba.org

Carrie Van Sickle is a Sr. Program Manager with GE Digital. As a member of the Strategic Accounts Delivery team, Carrie is responsible for helping customers worldwide achieve desired outcomes through development and deployment of digital transformation strategies. Carrie received her PMP credential in 2007.

Before joining GE Digital in 2016, Carrie was with SAP in a variety of roles including five years as a Director for the Data Science & Analytics organization and several years on the commercial side of the business as a Services Sales Manager. Prior to SAP, she held positions with several Fortune 500 companies including leading global delivery for Amkor Technology and consulting for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

She holds a Bachelor of Science with honors and a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Last year she received her MBA from Ball State University with a concentration in Sales Management.

Carrie lives in Chandler, AZ with her husband Jim where she enjoys all of the outdoor recreation Arizona has to offer including hiking, running, and snow-skiing. She currently volunteers with Girls on the Run and Kyrene Del Norte’s Running Club and supports the Yavapai Humane Society, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, and Phoenix Children’s Project.

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

About GE Digital: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2681277/