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Project Management and Technology E37

November 2, 2022 by Karen

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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.

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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.

E97 Building Your Network with Kandis Porter

February 27, 2022 by Karen

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In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Kandis Porter, MBA MSPM PMP and Joe Pusz – PMO Joe discussed entrepreneurship in project management and change management space, serving the military, mentorship and much more.

Some of the themes in the show were building your network, along with helping people. Kandis explains that building your network and explaining the passion you have for something helps create deeper connections with someone. “Project management, change management, that leadership development. I think that’s one area that I especially enjoy working with people on, because if you don’t have support at that leadership level with project management or with change management, it’s going to be a lot harder than it has to be or it’s not going to be successful.” -Kandis Porter

Kandis Porter is the Founder and Managing Director of Effective Flow Connections (EFC), a management consulting company that helps transform organizations through project management, process improvement, change management, facilitation of key meetings, and training.

Kandis describes the most challenging projects she’s had to face, “I’d say just about any project that involves people is a challenging one. And I say that lightheartedly. That’s what makes project management, change management so rewarding as well, because you’re making a difference. There’s project outcomes and objectives. You’re trying to do something. People are everywhere. And if you forget about them, you’re not going to succeed with your project.”

Before joining the consulting industry, Kandis proudly served more than seven years in the United States Air Force and is passionate about giving back to veterans and their families.

Connect with Kandis:
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Learn more about veteran programs and lend a helping hand visit:
Veteran Project Manager Mentor Alliance (VPMMA) https://thevpmma.org/

To catch up on previous episodes or see the guest list for upcoming shows visit the Project Management Office Hours website – https://lnkd.in/g_zP8gU8

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 – 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

EFC is a management consulting company that helps transform organizations through project management, process improvement, change management, facilitation of key meetings, and training. EFC enables organizations to do what they do, even better!

Kandis Porter is the Founder and Managing Director of Effective Flow Connections (EFC), a management consulting company that helps transform organizations through project management, process improvement, change management, facilitation of key meetings, and training. Kandis also works one-on-one with clients, focusing on Leadership development and growth. EFC enables organizations to do what they do, even better!

Kandis has more than 18 years of experience managing people and large projects in both the government and private sectors. She has supported clients in various industries, to include the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, utilities, medical device, health care, non-profit, and learning & development.

Kandis has a Master of Science Degree in Project Management (MSPM) from The George Washington University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources. In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMP Exam Prep Course Instructor through Project Management Institute, Prosci Change Manager, and Six Sigma Green Belt. She is also certified as a Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Practitioner, Thomas-Kilmann Instrument (TKI) Practitioner, and is a Wiley DiSC Everything Authorized Training Provider.

Before joining the consulting industry, Kandis proudly spent more than seven years on Active Duty in the United States Air Force and is passionate about giving back to veterans and their families. She is a member of the Small Business Administration’s Advisory Committee on Veteran Business Affairs (ACVBA) in Washington, DC.

Kandis is also active in the veteran community in Reno, Nevada, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Veterans Guest House. Outside of work, she enjoys running, hiking, skiing, and spending time with her family.

Connect with Kandis on LinkedIn and follow Effective Flow Connections on Facebook.

ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE HOURS SERIES

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!

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

E70 Global Leadership and Agile Parenting with Billy S. Mwape

January 11, 2021 by Karen

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E70 Global Leadership and Agile Parenting with Billy S. Mwape

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Listen to Billy S Mwape share his fascinating story and the exciting news of the birth of his new son! Billy joined us from Zambia as our first guest in 2021 and our first guest joining from Africa. He shares the Zambia culture, challenges he pushed through in 2020 and the exciting future he is building.

Billy was a featured speaker in the TED@PMI event in 2020 and he shared the experience with us. As parents we know that it is a hard job but it is especially challenging with a child with special needs. Billy shares how he and his family used the concepts and tools he has learned from Agile to help with his special needs child. You can watch his talk here – https://www.ted.com/talks/billy_samuel_mwape_an_innovative_way_to_support_children_with_special_needs

2020 was a challenging year but Billy helped to stand up a new PMI chapter, PMI Zambia during the global pandemic. The chapter founders had to establish the chapter remotely working to build membership and value to the Project Management community in Zambia. Billy also shared he is building a music based Project Management Master Class. The class will preach unity and leadership bringing PMs together through the rhythms of music.

PMO Joe also shared the launch of www.thepmoleader.com a new global PMO Leadership community. The site provides PMO Leaders and team members access to Blogs, Books, Coaching, Consultants, Podcasts, Peer to Peer interaction, Speakers, Technology and Training. Use code PMOH to receive 20% off a Community Membership.

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.

Abil Consulting Limited is a Zambian registered company established by a highly powered and experienced couple on 30th May, 2018 to help management teams and Individuals make the big decisions: on Strategy, ICT Governance, technology adoption and Project Management Training.

Abil Consulting Firm provides affordable premium services especially to the under-serviced segments like the SMEs in Southern Africa. The Firm recognizes a big gap in quality training for project management and ICT governance and has pledged to bridge the gap by partnering with Individuals and organizations for true progress.

Billy S. Mwape is a Strategist, Project Manager, Risk and ICT Expert, TED speaker and Author with over 15 years of experience in the Banking and Mining sectors. He has among many others managed the following projects; ERP systems, Data center implementation, VoIP Systems, PABX systems, Corporate Governance systems, Credit Scoring system, Automation, Systems integration, Strategy formulation and Fund acquisition.

He holds a Master of Business Administration – Strategic Planning from Heriot Watt University, BSc. Computer Science from Copperbelt University and a Diploma in Telecommunication Systems from City & Guilds of London Institute. He is currently pursuing his Certified Expert in Risk management with Frankfurt school, Doctorate in Business Administration with Heriot Watt University and PMI-ACP.

He is a proven business and community leader with a passion for Project management and leadership training. He holds the following leadership roles: Vice President – Project Management Institute (PMI) Zambia chapter, Chairperson for Watt Club Zambia (Heriot Watt University Alumni), Area Director for toastmasters, Lusaka, Zambia. He believes that Project Management and leadership training is key to the attainment of organizational/national strategic goals, hence his passion to inspire African leaders through training and presentations.

Billy has the following professional certifications: PMP, COBIT 5, CCNA, MCT – Exchange server 2013, MCTS – SQL server 2008. He also has 10 years’ experience in computer programming using Java, C#/ASP.NET, Python, C++ and Ladder.

Connect with Billy on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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E61 – Details of the Dramatic Changes to the PMBOK 7th Edition

September 8, 2020 by Karen

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E61 – Details of the Dramatic Changes to the PMBOK 7th Edition

Are you familiar with the upcoming changes to the PMBOK? What do you think will be the impact to our profession and community? In this episode Cyndi Dionisio and Mike Griffiths share the details on the PMBOK 7th edition update.

After 50+ years and 6 editions of the PMBOK, PMI is taking the PMBOK 7th edition in a different direction. The changes to the Standard and Guide are meant to align with the evolution within the industry. The working draft is a move towards a Principled-based Standard to apply regardless of your delivery approach.

A focus of the 7th edition is to move from Outputs to Outcomes. This is a significant change to the approach as the Knowledge Areas and Process Groups will no longer be in the PMBOK. We learn instead about the 12 Principles and Performance Domains. The key point of the discussion is that the PMBOK is undergoing a major re-write and will make a significant impact on our profession and 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.

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

Created for organizations looking for practical help and advice, Leading Answers is a coaching and training organization that advises on the best tools for the job at hand. Unlike organizations affiliated with one or more agile approaches, Leading Answers is entirely agnostic and specialize in creating optimal solutions for unique environments.

Mike Griffiths is an enthusiastic practitioner with a long history of contributions to the agile and project management community. He helped create the agile approach DSDM in 1994 and has been using agile approaches ever since.

He served on the board of the Agile Alliance, the Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) and remains active in the agile community. Mike is a frequent contributor to PMI standards and co-wrote the agile content for the PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition.

He was chair of the author group for the PMI Agile Practice Guide. He also helped create the PMI-ACP Credential and wrote RMC’s PMI-ACP Exam Prep books. Mike is currently co-lead on the PMBOK® Guide 7th edition.

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn.

Cynergy2 is a project management consulting, training development and training organization, with experience in working with government and commercial enterprises.

Cynthia Snyder Dionisio is a professional project management author, consultant, and instructor. Ms. Dionisio provides consulting and training services for LinkedIn Learning, academia, government and private industry.

An accomplished author and facilitator, she has written a dozen books on project management and trained thousands of project managers. Cynthia has been the Chair for three editions of the PMBOK® Guide.

In 2009 she was awarded PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award and in 2018 she was presented with the PMI Fellow Award.

Connect with Cynthia on LinkedIn.

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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!

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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E36 Debra Hildebrand with Hildebrand Solutions

August 19, 2019 by Karen

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What are the differences between corporate Project Management training and PM courses offered through universities. Check out this episode to hear Debra Hildebrand share her experiences delivering training to both corporate clients and university students.

Unfortunately we experienced technical difficulties with our internet connection on this show and lost guest Colin Ellis early in the episode. We will have Colin back on the show on September 19th.

Debra shared with us her experience from a 20 year career as Consultant, Trainer and Educator. We learn how she helps to prepare students at Stanford and the University of Washington for careers in Project Management. We also hear her technique for helping small to mid-sized businesses establish a project management discipline.

Thanks to our sponsors PM Master Prep and THE PMO SQUAD. PM Master Prep is offering 20% off all services by using code PMOJOE at checkout on www.pmmasterprep.com.

Hildebrand Solutions is a consulting firm that specializes in project management training, consulting and implementation. Their combined 25+ years of experience in these areas allows them to create smart, efficient, strategic and SIMPLE solutions for clients.

Hildebrand Solutions believes in making their clients successful. Services include Predictive and Agile Project Management training for individuals and corporations including exam prep training, project support system design and implementation, course development design development and coaching, and online course solutions for higher education.

Debra Hildebrand is the Founder and CEO of Hildebrand Solutions, a project management training and consultation firm. Her 20-year professional career as a Management Consultant includes assisting clients from both private firms and public agencies. Her consulting specialties include project management audits, project management, portfolio and project support system implementation and corporate PM training.

In addition to her consulting, Debra has eight years’ experience instructing project management classes for Stanford University and the University of Washington (UW). She sits on the Advisory Board for the UW Project Management Certificate Program and is highly involved in the development of project management curriculum. Additionally, she has scripted and filmed over 200 educational videos.

Debra is a certified PMP and has an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York, NY. She currently resides in the Phoenix area and enjoys golf, cooking and travel.

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E25 Danielle Crop from AMEX and Dana Brownlee from Professionalism Matters

March 13, 2019 by Karen

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In this episode of Project Management Office Hours Joe Pusz, PMO Joe, and his guests Danielle Crop from American Express and Dana Brownlee from Professionalism Matters take a deep dive into Agile Transformations discussing the AMEX Portico project, Managing Up from Dana’s new book and also the new Women in Product group in Phoenix.

Danielle shares her unique story working her way through various industries and careers prior to landing at American Express. She details the history of the Portico project to complete an Agile Transformation at American Express. Danielle shares many insights and lessons from the 4 year journey including the origination of the Portico name. We also hear of the new Women in Product group Danielle helped found here in Phoenix.

Dana shares the story which led her write her recent book, “The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up: Project Management Techniques from the Trenches” We learn the different types of bosses and techniques to deploy when working with these different types of bosses. Dana also shares the importance of building a “Culture of Candor” and how a collaborative work environment, as with Agile teams, is beneficial and necessary.

During this episode we also shared a great offer from IIL, the International Institute of Learning to Veterans providing free access to the 2019 Leadership and Innovation Online Conference. The conference runs from March 7 – June 9 and Veterans get free access using code VETMENT. Register athttps://www.iil.com/leadership-and-innovation-conference/

Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders and also Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Spreaker or your favorite podcast platform! Our next show will be March 21 with Ruth Pearce and Michael Donnelly.

The American Express Company, also known as Amex, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center in New York City. The company was founded in 1850 and is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Danielle Crop leads the team responsible for creating world class digital products and scaleable platforms through best in class Agile product management, analytics and testing to drive value to our customers and shareholders. Since 2001, Danielle has held a series of multi-market roles of increasing responsibility within the areas of acquisitions, underwriting and data management. Over the past 4 years in EDA, and before assuming her current global role recently, she and her team have played a significant role in accelerating application complete rates and billed business acquired.

Danielle lives in Phoenix with her husband Chris and their daughter Anna. She enjoys gardening, reading, hiking and cooking. Ask Danielle about healthy eating, Wes Anderson films or her favorite TED talk!

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Professionalism Matters provides innovative speaking and training services around the U.S. and beyond. For more than 15 years the company has delivered workshops that are dynamic, interactive, and packed with practical tips that participants can begin using immediately! Training topics include various areas of professional development including Managing Up, Leading Difficult Meetings, Building Effective Teams, Project Management, and more.

After years of working as a business strategy consultant with top IT firms, in 2003 Dana Brownlee founded Professionalism Matters, an Atlanta based corporate training company. An energetic and innovative speaker and trainer, Dana has thrilled audiences with speaking events across the U.S. and globally.

Rated as the #1 Leadership Influencer on projectmanagement.com, she has been interviewed by (or published in) CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Redbook, Working Mother, Forbes.com, and other notable publications. Dana’s first book “The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up: Project Management Techniques from the Trenches” was published by Berrett- Koehler in February 2019.

A nationally recognized speaker, Dana speaks to groups large and small on a variety of topics including tips for rescuing your meetings, dealing with the difficult boss, secrets of the “Thoroughbred Leader”, and discovering the keys to true work life balance. She holds a BS, BIE, MBA, and PMP.

Connect with Dana on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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E12 Eric Wright Founder Vets2PM and Vet Stone and John Baley President and Nicole Langston VP Marketing from PMI Phoenix

August 6, 2018 by Karen

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E12 Eric Wright Founder Vets2PM and Vet Stone and John Baley President and Nicole Langston VP Marketing from PMI Phoenix

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Eric Wright, Founder Vets2PM, and John Baley, President and Nicole Langston, VP Marketing from the PMI Phoenix Chapter. John and Nicole provide great insight into the activities and benefits of membership in the Phoenix PMI Chapter. Eric gives us a clear understanding how service in the military can translate to a civilian Project Management career. We also received several questions/comments from Twitter and encourage listeners to interact with guests tweeting questions using #pmojoe.

Eric kicks off our discussion providing background and his motivation for starting both Vets2PM and Vet Stone. As a decorated two-Service, two-Era United States Military Veteran, Eric shares his in-depth understanding of how to translate military experience to project management for developing resumes, preparing for PMP certification and landing a PM job in the CIVDIV. The Vets2PM team encourages participants to join local PMI chapters and actively participate. Joe and Eric also share with us the Veterans Project Management Mentoring Program they kicked off in January serving over 50 Veterans across 29 states and 3 countries. Listen to hear Eric respond to Twitter questions, “Has the military adopted standard project management processes such as those from PMI? Do they prefer to use their own brand of project management processes?”

John and Nicole share all the events and activities ongoing within the Phoenix PMI Chapter. This is the 40^th anniversary for the Chapter and the year has been highlighted by a great series of speakers and educational opportunities including James Snyder, Harold Kerzner, Dr James Brown, and most recently Steven Fullmer. The Chapter conducts dinner meetings every other month and has numerous breakfast meetings and social events. John and Nicole also share the work the Chapter is doing to assist members and Veterans with career services and mentoring. Great feedback for John came in from Twitter, “I want to commend John and the Phoenix PMI chapter for expanding PMI meetings beyond that of just the Phoenix area.”

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 discussing a wide range of current topics and events!

The PMI Phoenix Chapter is your local Valley of the Sun link to the Project Management Institute (PMI), the largest and most diverse international organization in the world dedicated to the profession of project management. The Chapter was founded in 1978, as the 29th Chapter to be chartered in the United States. The Chapter has grown and evolved, and today it has approximately 2400+ members, representing project management in industry, consulting, government and academia. Over two-thirds of our members have earned the PMP credentials. We were incorporated on September 29, 2000 as a 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation as defined by the United States Internal Revenue Service.

John C. Baley has been in Information Technology for the past 30 years and is currently retired. Most of his experience is in IT Systems Development and Data Center Operations area. He has worked on Projects or Programs for many of the largest Petroleum and Retail companies in the world, such as Shell Oil, Conoco/Phillips, JCPenney, 7-Eleven, CITGO and Union 76.

John also is a top strategic volunteer for PMI, having been a volunteer for the past thirteen years. He started his volunteer work with the Dallas Chapter of PMI. He was the President from 2004 -2006 as the chapter continued in growth, and lead changes in the Chapter board structure adding positions to meet that growth. He left the Presidency to take on the Region 6 Mentor role for PMI, Region 6 is the South Central North America region containing 20 chapters. He then worked on the Chapter Member Advisory Group for three years followed by the OPMAG for three years. After that he worked on a special Chapter Awards project while sitting on the Alaska BOD as a Director at Large and is currently in a new role of Chapter Mediator for PMI.

John earned his PMP Certification in 2002, and graduated with a Masters of Business Administration from University of Texas at Dallas in December of 2007.

Nicole Langston is a successful Project Manager across with experience in Technology and Digital projects. Nicole has extensive experience across a variety of industries (Pharmaceutical, HealthCare, Employee Benefits, Insurance, Technology, TelCo and Hospitality). Her background includes software implementation, website builds, training, process development and improvement.

Nicole’s digital knowledge complements the technical and her role within the Chapter. Nicole joined PMI in 2012, and has been an active volunteer since 2014. Nicole held Social Media Director and was promoted this year to the VP of Marketing on the board. Nicole enjoys giving back to the PMI community and helping mentor future PM’s.

Nicole has been an active volunteer with Career Connectors as a LinkedIn and Job seeker coach since 2011. Nicole also does freelance digital marketing, social media and LinkedIn coaching.

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Vets2PM helps Military Veterans become Project Managers. We do this through professional PM-specific education, training, preparation and placement, for the Veteran’s lifetime!

One of our services is PMP application completion and defense, and we provide a proven, secure, cloud-based deep learning AI algorithm to them to help them do so easily and accurately! Vet Stone software is the tool, and it’s brought to them free of charge by Vet Stone, LLC; my AI software development company.

Eric Wright is a decorated two-Service, two-Era United States Military Veteran; Founder and CEO of Vets2PM, LLC and Vet Stone, LLC; an experienced, credentialed project manager and PMI-Chapter recognized mentor; and an entertaining instructor/public speaker on project management, deep learning and the military transition, PMI’s PMP® and CAPM® exams, and on project manager development. He helps Military Veterans change their lives profoundly through project management through inspiration, translation, training, and placement. For more information, please visit http://www.vets2pm.com or https://militaryvetstone.com/.

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E5 Jenn Tanabe from Vertical Measures and Kim Essendrup from Kolme Group

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E5 Jenn Tanabe from Vertical Measures and Kim Essendrup from Kolme Group

Kim Essendrup solves problems. For the last 20+ years, he’s been a Project Manager, Program Manager, PMO manager and consultant. He had lead international infrastructure and M&A programs, and delivered project management training and coaching to domestic and international clients as a PMI Registered Education Provider.

He is one of the founding partners of Kolme Group, LLC, which was started by three PMO managers who grew so tired of the accepted “status quo” of poor Project and Portfolio Management solutions, that they teamed up to bring Data Driven PPM to portfolio managers everywhere.

Kim is also the founder and co-host of the Project Management Happy Hour podcast, where he and his co-host Kate share honest discussion about Project Management, whether it’s chilled-out or on the rocks.

Connect with Kim on LinkedIn. You can also view Kolme Group’s free whitepapers comparing 100 PPM tools and key differentiators between PPM solutions.

Jenn Tanabe is a seasoned project manager who oversees Inverstis Digital’s (formerly Vertical Measures) project management team. She has nearly 10 years of digital marketing experience in strategy, content creation, SEO, amplification, lead nurture, and website development. At Vertical Measures, Jenn’s proactive, supportive and upbeat approach to leading the project management team helps in delivering successful projects to their clients.

In addition to leading her team, Jenn oversees the day-to-day team resource capacity and resource forecasting for the agency. She also project manages a few enterprise-level accounts, helping to plan, control scope, identify and mitigate risk, while effectively communicating with both her clients and her internal team.

Jenn is an Arizona local with an MBA from Arizona State University. She completed her undergraduate degree at The University of Arizona, where she majored in marketing. In her free time, she can be found walking her goldendoodle, Winston, cooking, checking out new restaurants, spending time with family and friends, riding her bike around town, watching sports, practicing yoga and enjoying the outdoors.

Connect with Jenn on LinkedIn and Twitter.