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E13 Jeremy Wood Sr Agile Coach Matrix Resources

August 22, 2018 by Karen

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E13 Jeremy Wood Sr Agile Coach Matrix Resources

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe has a great discussion with special guests Jeremy Wood, Sr Agile Coach with Matrix. Joe and Jeremy have a light-hearted, but informative, discussion on the benefits, challenges, and mindset of Agile. Jeremy also shares details on the upcoming BADD Conference on September 18th presented by the local IIBA Chapter.

As a Sr Agile Coach, Jeremy has extensive experience working with organizations to transform or implement Agile. Agile is a mindset and not a methodology. He shares the distinction between Agile, Scrum, Kanban and how they are utilized within Agile. Jeremy also provides examples of the challenges organizations face with transforming or converting from traditional thinking to an Agile mindset. However, he also shares the benefits. He is realistic in his assessment and does not live in the Utopian world an Agile coach would like to have you think exists. A great insight Jeremy shared is that when using an Agile mindset you are not seeking to implement Best Practices as that would indicate you are done, rather Agile prefers thinking of continuous improvement thinking. Jeremey does a great job in this fast-moving hour-long discussion making the concepts of Agile simple enough to understand and follow along, yet complex enough to get a true understanding of what Agile really is. Listen in to get all the insights and details!

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

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Jeremy Wood, MATRIX Sr. Agile Coach and Delivery Manager, has over 15+ years of management, consulting, and academic career spanning small companies to Fortune 10 organizations.

His expertise spans from his diverse background encompassing manufacturing, retail, higher education, non-profit, K-12 education, and airline industries. His passion for creating tailored solutions for each client is largely based on his passion for the Agile mindset. With a focus on outcomes and overall business agility to adapt to ever changing market changes; he leverages best practices from popular Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and XP to scaling solutions including SAFe, LeSS, DaD, Nexus, and Scrum at Scale. He emphasizes the importance of adopting an Agile mindset across the entire organization, not just IT; where true business agility exists.

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A who’s who of Agile talent. Highly experienced Certified Scrum Masters (CSMs), Certified Scrum Professionals (CSPs), SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs), PMI-Agile Certified Professionals (PMI-ACPs), Certified LeSS Practitioners, Scrum Coaches & Scrum Trainers on our bench.

We don’t force-fit Agile to your company. There is no single way to succeed with Agile. It completely depends on your people, your culture, and your resources. We have expertise in all major Agile frameworks, and modify our approach to fit your exact situation.

A decade plus of experience. Since 2003, our Agile specialists have helped emerging market leaders to established Fortune 500 companies become more Agile.

We practice what we teach. Agile methodologies are integrated into almost everything we do at MATRIX – from our Applications Development and UI/UX Design teams to our Sales, Marketing and Recruiting organizations.

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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.

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

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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.

Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn and follow PMI Phoenix on Facebook.

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/.

Connect with Eric on LinkedIn and follow Vets2PM on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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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!

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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E9 Kenneth Steiness CEO Sensei Project Solutions

June 28, 2018 by Karen

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E9 Kenneth Steiness CEO Sensei Project Solutions

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, Joe Pusz, PMO Joe gets a fantastic surprise gift from guest, Kenneth Steiness CEO of Sensei Project Solutions . Kenneth presents Joe with $5,000 in free training to Veterans who are participating in the Veterans Project Management Mentoring Program which is run by THE PMO SQUAD in partnership with Vet2PM and Veterans2Work. We are so thankful to Kenneth, Sensei Project Solutions and everyone who is supporting our Veterans Mentoring Program as we continue to grow and impact the lives of Veterans across the US every day.

Joe begins the show referencing a fantastic presentation from Peter Green of Agile for All at the Arizona SIM Chapter June meeting. Peter presented a very informative and engaging lesson on the evolution of Agile and how organizations are now embracing the Agile mindset beyond just a Software Development Lifecycle and more for Organization structure. This was a great session, thank you Peter!

Kenneth and Joe have a fun exchange throughout the show discussing the growth of Sensei Project Solutions, including recognition Sensei has garnered along the way such as Microsoft Partner of the Year. They also dig deep into the relevance of PMI – Project Management Institute, advice for Entrepreneurs, differences in Project Management around the globe, and how organizations can perform projects better using technology and improved processes.

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!

Sensei Project Solutions, a global leader in Project and Portfolio Management for Microsoft, focuses on bringing Instant Productivity to your team. Their mission is to help individuals and organizations be more productive so that they can achieve their greatest potential.

Enabled by Microsoft Project Online, Sensei helps their clients with SERVICES that focus on the process and technology aspects of productivity as well as the details of deployments and on-going support. Their SOLUTIONS help clients get started quickly with jumpstarts that package industry standards and best practices. They also offer extensive reporting and integration options. In TRAINING, Sensei offers classes, books and e-learning for the end users and administrators of Microsoft PPM. Their APPS extend the capabilities of the Microsoft platform and enhance the overall productivity experience.

Kenneth Steiness has worked in the project management and scheduling field for over 22 years and has managed customer engagements in over 13 countries worldwide and throughout the United States. His focus is on process and the discipline of PPM and scheduling whenever he engages with clients to deploy Microsoft Project and Portfolio Management or teaches classes on the subject. Kenneth has presented at world-wide conferences for Microsoft and PMI; and to many Microsoft Project Users Group chapters over the years.

As the founder of Sensei Project Solutions, Kenneth provides strategic direction to the business and is deeply involved with client relationships and deployment projects. In addition to teaching, he has a passion for App design, which has resulted in several world-class Microsoft Project Apps for iPad, iPhone, Windows Phone and Android phones as well as SharePoint and the Microsoft Project client.

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E8 Roy Bell from Thriveforce and Rob Loy from Avnet

June 16, 2018 by Karen

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E8 Roy Bell from Thriveforce and Rob Loy from Avnet

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E8 Roy Bell from Thriveforce and Rob Loy from Avnet

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe and his guests, Roy Bell President at THRIVEFORCE and Rob Loy from Avent discuss a wide range of Project Management topics including, AI and the role it is playing in project management, advice for junior PMs, Project Management career for Veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce and so much more.

Joe begins the show welcoming new show sponsor, TALAIA! 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

As an Air Force Veteran, Roy Bell brings a set of core values to THRIVEFORCE with Integrity First, Service before Self and Excellence in All We Do! Roy shares with us what separates THRIVEFORCE from other consulting firms. Roy and Rob have a great exchange on Project Management certifications, career advice for junior Project Managers and how Project Management doesn’t have to be “by the book” to make an impact.

Rob Loy has diverse professional experiences including time as a college Instructor, working in Agencies, and now as the PMO Communications Manager at Avnet. Rob provides insight into what may be coming next for our industry – Artificial Intelligence. AI and Machine Learning help us to make informed data-based decisions. Rob, Roy and PMO Joe have an in-depth discussion on the value of using Project Management Consultants and the differences from Staffing Agency PMs.

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

Avnet operates at the heart of the technology supply chain and is one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and embedded solutions. It began by inspiring a generation of tinkerers more than 95 years ago on Manhattan’s Radio Row. Expansion boomed during WWII – and continues to this day – with Avnet on the leading edge of the Internet of Things (IoT).

Recent acquisitions of Premier Farnell and Hackster.io are bridging the worlds of makers and manufacturers like never before. Avnet combines the agility needed to get to market first with nearly a century of close-knit relationships with technology’s most trusted global companies, allowing companies to turn ideas that no one’s heard of into products everyone knows.

The Avnet culture is founded on new ideas and emerging technology, and supported by 15,000+ team members in 125 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Rob Loy is a director with 17 years of industry and agency experience specializing in project management, vendor management, Software Life Development Lifecycle(SDLC), change management, and business process improvement.

He has extensive experience managing departments and people for international companies, executing cross-functional initiatives and overseeing and planning multimillion-dollar department budgets. One of his strongest skills is developing teams and team members to reach their potential or learn new skills, and providing communication planning, change management, and project implementations. His experiences allowed him to develop skills building collaboration between business and technical resources to deliver projects on time and budget.

In addition to his corporate and agency work, Rob also has been teaching at Scottsdale Community College in the computer information systems department since 2003. He has been part of bringing new technology to the students and has been on the front line of education moving from on-ground campus and classes to online

Connect with Rob on LinkedIn, and follow Avnet on Twitter.

THRIVEFORCE is an organizational improvement and project management consulting firm. They specialize in helping growth focused leaders accelerate performance and unlock explosive business value.

Roy Bell, PMP, President of Thriveforce, transforms leaders’ vision and ideas into reality. He has 15 years’ experience as an accomplished business leader and technologist, most recently serving as the VP of Enterprise Project Management Office at Reverse Mortgage Solutions. He is known for his achievements in change facilitation, strategic enablement and delivery execution.

Roy is a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and carries on the proud tradition of exemplifying the core values of Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in All We Do…in business and in life.

Connect with Roy on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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New Partnerships with Public and Private Sectors using Technology, with Keary Lord

May 30, 2018 by Mike

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Keary Lord is the Deputy Program Manager for the City of Atlanta’s Renew Atlanta Bond and TSPLOST Programs as part of the Atkins North America led program management team. Keary manages a team of city staff, consultants, and contractors to deliver transportation system improvements throughout the city of Atlanta. Keary has over 25 years of combined civil, transportation, and intelligent mobility engineering experiences with both the public and private sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a transportation specialization from Southern Polytechnic State University.

Most recently, Keary delivered the city of Atlanta’s North Avenue Smart Corridor Project consisting of Smart City and Internet of Things (IoT) applications including connected vehicle infrastructure, an autonomous vehicle (AV) demonstration. He is managing the city’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicle deployment in Midtown Atlanta.

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E7 Evalyne Cambron Project Management Consultant and Mentor

May 18, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

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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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E6 Danielle Holbrook Dunn from Pivotal Payments and Dana DiGerolami from THE PMO SQUAD

May 8, 2018 by Karen

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E6 Danielle Holbrook Dunn from Pivotal Payments and Dana DiGerolami from THE PMO SQUAD

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E6 Danielle Holbrook Dunn from Pivotal Payments and Dana DiGerolami from THE PMO SQUAD

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe previews an upcoming show topic, Project Management in everyday use beyond business boundaries. He provides a tease of future guest Rick Mason and his cross-country cycling trips. Joe also shares how he is using Project Management to help prepare for the 2018 Marine Corps Marathon and fundraising efforts for the Team Red, White, and Blue charity.

During the main segment, Joe discusses current trends and insights in the project management industry with guests Danielle Holbrook Dunn from Pivotal Payments and Dana DiGerolami from THE PMO SQUAD. Danielle details the demands of maintaining adherence to Regulations, such as PCI, within the Payment Processing industry while delivering customer focused projects. She discusses the challenges of balancing expectations between internal stakeholders and customs when managing the Pivotal Payments Corporate PMO Project Portfolio. Both Danielle and Dana add to a deep exchange on the need, value and challenges of selecting the proper Project Management Software solution. Dana explains how using an independent vendor such as THE PMO SQUAD and their PM Software selection toolkit can help navigate through the hundreds of choices PMOs face when selecting a software solution.

Pivotal Payments is a leading provider of technology-driven global payment processing solutions for small to large enterprises in the point-of-sale, B2B and e-commerce industries. Their proprietary solutions include card-not-present, integrated POS and mobile payments that offer businesses efficiency and profitability across all sales channels and platforms. With a focus on security and fueled by continuous investment in research, product development and innovation, they are shaping the future of payments. Their goal is to maximize their clients’ revenues and performance by empowering them with safer and smarter transactions.

In order to deliver the best payment acceptance strategies to their clients, they operate multiple divisions dedicated to specific industry segments. Staffed with knowledgeable and experienced professionals, they work closely with their merchants and partners to determine which of the many services available today are best suited to their business needs.

Danielle Holbrook Dunn manages a portfolio of strategic projects at Pivotal Payments, specializing in enterprise initiatives and client implementations. She was instrumental in establishing the corporate governance process for project prioritization and alignment practices. Before joining Pivotal, she practiced project management at Total System Services (TSYS).

Danielle is passionate about the payment processing industry, as its ever-evolving and dynamic.

Follow Pivotal Payments on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Dana DiGerolami, SVP of Technology of The PMO Squad, has worked in the project management space for more than 15 years. Most of that time spent in IT and in the deployment of large PM/PPM solutions. Dana has a passion for process and ensuring that organizations are utilizing the right tools for their success, she loves helping organizations understand the simplest way to get the best results!

Connect with Dana on LinkedIn.

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

April 23, 2018 by Karen

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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.