E28 Todd Williams from eCameron and Dustin Thompson from Keap
In this episode of Project Management Office Hours Joe Pusz, PMO Joe, talks with guests Todd Williams, President at eCameron and Dustin Thompson, PMO Manager at Keap. The show takes a deep dive into PMOs examining steps to be successful, pitfalls to avoid and skills necessary for PMO Leaders to excel in a leadership role as well as Purpose or “The Why” is vital to start a successful PMO.
Todd shares several experiences from his time rescuing projects at organizations around the globe. He provides insights from his book, “Filling Execution Gaps” such as why PMOs often fail. Todd and Dustin have a great discussion about the skills required from a PMO leader such as the ability to Sell.
As the PMO Manager at Keap, formerly Infusionsoft, Dustin shares first hand experiences working with his PMO team. He walks us through several examples of PMO Leaders using an Agile mindset to experiment and fail fast, but take action. Dustin provides practical advice for PMO leaders struggling to find success aligning with organizational strategy.
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eCameron helps companies execute their strategies properly. They do this by helping companies structure their delivery organizations to best meet the company’s culture and fixing troubled projects. They look for gaps in a company’s ability to deliver on its strategy and help the organization build an accountable structure that delivers.
A strong comprehensive strategic foundation coupled with operational excellence allows companies to build the capabilities to thrive. Todd Williams brings this foundation to your organization. His goal is to improve how companies implement their strategic plans. Utilizing nearly thirty years of experience, he helps companies turn their vision into value.
By following the mantra “Strategy, People, Process, and then Technology,” he specializes in building success-focused, project-delivery cultures, rescuing projects, and helping organizations drive business value from their strategic plans. He has worked with all sizes of companies from start-ups to multi-billion enterprises in the US, Far East, and the Middle East. With experience in manufacturing, sales, electronics, healthcare, and automotive.
He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker and trainer doing over 40 presentations, workshops, and custom classes a year throughout the United States, Canada, and European Union. As an expert witness, and the author of two books—Filling Execution Gaps: How Executives and Project Managers turn Strategy into Successful Projects (2017) and Rescue the Problem Project, A Complete Guide to Managing, Preventing, and Recovering from Project Failure (2010) he has helped set the standard for how organizations can run projects successfully.
Connect with Todd on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Keap builds the technology that accelerates small business growth. We provide the support, coaches, and partners while fostering communities you can rely on, to make your dream of being your own boss a reality.
Dustin Thompson is a PMO servant leader with over 15 years’ experience in project management. Dustin believes that a successful PMO leader must play for the front of the jersey(team/company name) not the back (his name). His mantra is “speed with purpose”.
He has committed his life to continuous learning and innovation. Becoming a strong business leader is just as important as project methods. He contributes his success to building skills often overlooked by project leaders, such as sales, crucial conversations, EQ, mindfulness, and how to say no. He truly believes in a culture owning performance and accountability.
He says that he does not like the word “problem” because it implies defeat or points blame, instead he sees challenges that he can stand up to, face head-on with grit and optimism. There is no point trying to change other people to make your success a reality, instead, he focuses on what he can control and influence. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”
Dustin has a strong passion for servant leadership. He truly cares more about others’ success than his own. He believes that helping others become successful makes him successful. He shows up every day and asks who is that one person that needs my help the most today, and then what is the single most important thing I can I do today to contribute to making the company’s strategy successful.
Connect with Dustin on LinkedIn.
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