Best Laura Barnard Podcasts (2024)

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266: Are You Responsible? 21:55

1h ago21:55

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Hey, IMPACT Driver! A dear friend read me a passage from a book that made me think of you. It was about problem-solving and knowing what you should and shouldn’t own. Delivery leaders often feel powerless over problems they think…

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144 / Embracing the Human Dynamic in Product Design, with Ryan Rumsey 27:09

4h ago27:09

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In this episode, Paul and Sean catch up with Ryan Rumsey just moments after his poignant keynote at the 2024 ITX Product + Design Conference. During his keynote and follow-up conversation, Ryan explained that the biggest challenges product builders face are people challenges, “deeply rooted in our own personal experiences and feelings.” Ryan Rumsey…

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265: Reimagine Your Templates with Dawn Mahan 40:47

7d ago40:47

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! I know, I know, as much as I tell you NOT to make your focus the templates and tools (or dare I say the “F-word” forms), you DO need them. However, I do want you to consider how YOU think AND how you talk ab…

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264: Your Worth It Factor 19:00

14d ago19:00

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! How Clearly Do Your Executives Understand the Value You Drive in Your Organization? Is your role in accelerating strategy delivery clearly defined in a way both you and your stakeholders can simply describe?…

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143 / John Maeda: Creativity, Risk, and the Role of AI 30:10

4d ago30:10

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In this episode, John Maeda explains that software products are tools that help us achieve our broader goals – like caring for loved ones and strengthening our relationships – rather than the ultimate objective. So it’s no surprise that John frames artificial intelligence as a power tool that levels up our human potential to create an even better f…

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263: Is Prioritization Enough? with Stuart Easton 35:49

21d ago35:49

35:49

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! In my new book, The IMPACT Engine, I share a concept I learned from my friend, Stuart Easton, Co-Host for the IMPACT Summit, that will change the game for you if you want to address the real root cause of pr…

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Should the Google API Leak Change the Way you do SEO? 46:18

10d ago46:18

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Joining David Bain to discuss whether or not the Google API leak should change the way you do SEO is Aleyda Solis, Joy Hawkins, Liv Day and Dixon Jones.By Majestic.com

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262: The Boring Work 23:51

28d ago23:51

23:51

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! I have a secret for you. If you want to move the needle in your organization, you might be trying too hard to do the big visible things and not spending enough time doing the boring work. I was taking a Pelo…

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142 / Christian Idiodi, on Product Sense: Integrating Data and Intuition 36:01

1M ago36:01

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In this episode of Product Momentum, Christian Idiodi shares insights gathered over his 20-year career as a product leader, leaning especially on the significance of human skills and highlighting the importance of product sense in product management. Christian Idiodi is a partner at Silicon Valley Product Group and co-author of TRANSFORMED, with Ma…

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261: Change Fatigue

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! Ever feel like you’re juggling flaming swords while riding a unicycle? Welcome to the world of PMO professionals! The relentless pace of change can feel overwhelming, leaving you and your team gasping for ai…

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141 / How To Build a Community of Practice, with ITX Leaders in Product + UX 36:56

1M ago36:56

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Welcome to this special episode of Product Momentum, where four ITX leaders share their hands-on experience establishing (Upstate Product Meetup) and growing (Upstate UX Meetup, to nearly 600 members!) two Rochester-area communities of practice (CoP). Perhaps it was the recent conversations with Petra Wille and Jared Spool that inspired the idea fo…

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260: It’s Not You, It’s the Process

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever felt personally attacked when trying to implement new processes? 😟 In this episode, I’m going to share a little of my own experience dealing with the blame game and explain why personal attacks…

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140 / Money Talks: Aligning Product Strategy + Business Goals, with Rich Mironov 34:32

1M ago34:32

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What’s the best way to align product strategy with business goals? How can product managers communicate product value to the go-to-market side of the house? Rich Mironov, a 40-year veteran of product management and author of The Art of Product Management 2d, joins Product Momentum to address these and other vexing challenges in the world of product…

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259: The Game-Changing 6 Steps to IMPACT

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! Are you frustrated with the gap between your organization’s strategic plans and actual results? 🤔 I can tell you who likely is frustrated…your executives. In this episode, I’m tackling this very issue head-o…

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139 / User Experience Research: AI’s New Frontier, with John Haggerty & Prerna Singh 34:37

2M ago34:37

34:37

Back in episode 132 of Product Momentum, Janna Bastow talked about using AI tools to do much of the “grunt work” product managers and UX researchers do so that they can spend more time on the higher-value work that’s actually helping to transform product building. In this episode, John Haggerty and Prerna Singh go a bit deeper explaining how AIs ca…

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What does SGE mean for SEO? 46:00

1M ago46:00

46:00

With Google rolling out its SGE (Search Generative Experience), Erik Wikander from Zupyak, Rana Abu Quba Chamsi, PhD from Expando, Veronika Höller from CompuGroup, and Laurence O’Toole from Authoritas join our host David Bain to discuss what impact it will have on SEO strategy.By Majestic.com

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258: Latest PMO Research Revealed with Rachel Hentges & Joe Pusz

2M ago

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hey, IMPACT Driver! Are you curious about where your PMO stands in 2024? We’ve got something special for you! Our friends at The PMO Squad have just released their 2024 PMO Research Report, and in our latest podcast episode, w…

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138 / The Science Behind Building Better Products, with Holly Hester-Reilly 12:57

2M ago12:57

12:57

As Holly Hester-Reilly explains, “Intuition isn’t magic. People who have good product intuition know this, because they’ve worked hard over time through lots of hard practice to build it up – and build better products in the process.” Holly is the founder and CEO of H2R Product Science (and a good friend of Product Momentum). We jumped at the chanc…

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257: It’s Not About Closing the Strategy-to-Execution Gap 21:25

2M ago21:25

21:25

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Driver! Do you ever wonder why, despite following all the industry advice, your organization still struggles to bridge the gap between strategy and execution? You’re not alone. Many companies face the same challenge…

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137 / 3 Tips for Fostering a Culture of Change, with Zoia Kozakov 18:19

2M ago18:19

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Among the many hats product managers wear is that of change agent. In many respects, product management is change management. PMs always seem to be flexing their approach to new circumstances, adapting to evolving markets and technologies, and side-stepping organizational landmines. “It’s hard,” says Zoia Kozakov, “especially when the change you’re…

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256: Defining Your Role in Strategy Delivery 21:17

2M ago21:17

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHey, IMPACT Driver! What's in a name? Well, a lot. What you call yourself and your team can have a big influence on how your stakeholders perceive you and the value you drive in your organization. Do you call yourself a PMO lea…

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136 / Product Operations: Why It’s More Important Now Than Ever, with Denise Tilles 15:52

3M ago15:52

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As a profession, product managers have been battling through some pretty lean times of late. Layoffs in big tech, market uncertainty across the board, and steep competition for fewer vacancies keep many of us up at night. All the more reason, as Denise Tilles explains, that product operations is more important now than ever. In this episode of Prod…

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135 / The New PMO: Strategic Partner in Business Transformation, with Laura Barnard 34:50

3M ago34:50

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In this episode of Product Momentum, Laura Barnard invites us to imagine the strong business outcomes our organizations can realize when we create space for strategy and execution to work in concert, instead of at odds. Founder of PMO Strategies and author of The Impact Engine (available Sept. 2024), Laura has been a driving force behind the integr…

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255: IMPACT Engine Book Sneak Peek 24:37

2M ago24:37

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHey, IMPACT Driver! On May 14, it's International PMO Day. To celebrate, I'm announcing the official public launch of The IMPACT Engine: Accelerating Strategy Delivery for PMO and Transformation Leaders. In this episode, I'm sh…

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134 / Lessons in Product Leadership: The Art of Communication, with Gabrielle Bufrem 14:43

3M ago14:43

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When you’re communicating as a product leader, how often do you consider what your audience needs to hear…at that precise moment in time? How do you deliver your message in a way that they can understand? Product coach Gabrielle Bufrem, in her keynote at the New York Product Conference (NYPC), says that “communication is effective only when it’s ac…

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254: Invitation to Celebrate and Elevate 12:59

2M ago12:59

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHey, IMPACT Driver! I have a very important message for you in today's episode. Are you celebrating International PMO Day on May 14? I'd love for you to join me here. It's free, plus you'll get a sneak peek into my new book The IM…

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PR link building vs ‘conventional’ link building 45:49

2M ago45:49

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Joining David Bain to discuss the merits of PR link building vs ‘conventional’ link building are Alexandra Tachalova from Digital Olympus, Amit Raj from The Links Guy, Eva Cheng from Evolved Search and Nick Rubright from Ranko Media.By Majestic.com

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133 / From Positioning to Sales Pitch: How to Make the Buying Process Easier, with April Dunford 18:15

3M ago18:15

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As the saying goes, not to decide is to decide. And, as April Dunford explains in this episode of Product Momentum, ‘not to decide’ — that is, the customer’s own inability to make a decision — swipes 40-60% of the average B2B salesperson’s revenue pipeline. (source: The JOLT Effect, by Matthew Dixon). B2B selling is hard, but the purchase side of t…

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253: AI in Portfolio Management: Transforming Transformation with Stuart Easton 35:20

3M ago35:20

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of WorkingHey, IMPACT Driver! This week, we're featuring Stuart Easton, CEO of TransparentChoice, and talking all about whether or not you really can use AI to transform your transformation. Episode Highlights:Why Portfolio Management is…

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252: 5 Steps to Earn Your Seat at the Table with Bill Dow 34:52

3M ago34:52

34:52

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHey, IMPACT Driver! Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a PMO leader who commands the respect and attention of the executive team? If you've always wanted to know the secrets to earning your seat at the leadership table…

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132 / 3 Ways AI Is Transforming Product Management, with Janna Bastow 34:59

3M ago34:59

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Integrating AI tools into the product management workflow isn’t about cutting humans out of the loop. There’s nothing in the product manager playbook saying, “yeah, yeah, just build this idea and ship it.” Instead, as ProdPad co-founder and CEO Janna Bastow suggests, use AI tools to remove some of the grunt work so that we can spend more time worki…

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251: Courageous Leadership: Women in Project Management with Apriel Biggs 33:58

4M ago33:58

33:58

Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHey, IMPACT Driver! Did you know that currently only 26.7% of tech jobs are filled by women? The majority of those are entry-level positions, which means an even smaller percentage of women are in leadership roles in the industry.…

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250: Navigating Projectland with Dawn Mahan 37:21

4M ago37:21

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of WorkingHey, IMPACT Driver! Do your project teams ever feel like they're wandering aimlessly without a map? Do misaligned expectations lead to disappointment in the project outcome? Our next podcast guest and my dear friend, Dawn Mahan…

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How Does Web Accessibility Impact SEO? 46:51

3M ago46:51

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What are the most important aspects of web accessibility in 2024 and how should this impact your SEO strategy? In this edition of the Majestic SEO Panel, Billie Geena, Damien Robert, Heba Said and Heike Knip join David Bain to discuss how web accessibility impacts SEO.By Majestic.com

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131 / Shift Left: Integrating a Security Mindset Early in the Software Development Life Cycle, with Paul Connaghan 27:28

4M ago27:28

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When product development teams build new software tools and systems, they like to start with the end in mind by nudging quality assurance and security scanning closer to the early stages of the process. Paul Connaghan, Principal Application Security Consultant at RiverSafe in London, UK, says this “shift left” approach goes straight to the heart of…

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249: Is Project Failure OK? 23:14

4M ago23:14

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business AcumenHey, IMPACT Driver! What if I told you that failure could be the key to your PMO's long-term success? It may sound counterintuitive, but in this episode, I'm sharing the surprising benefits of embracing failure in project manag…

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248: When Workplace Conflict Strikes with Karin Hurt 30:23

4M ago30:23

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHey, IMPACT Driver! Do workplace conflicts leave you feeling drained and frustrated? Do you wish you knew how to handle disagreements more effectively to get better results? In this episode, I'm joined by my friend, Karin Hurt to …

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130 / Discovering the Essence of Product Strategy, with Roman Pichler 30:10

4M ago30:10

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Product strategy is the guiding light that illuminates the path to success for any product. However, articulating and executing this strategy is often easier said than done, says product management expert Roman Pichler. In this episode of Product Momentum, Roman shares valuable insights into the essence of product strategy and how to effectively na…

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247: The Power of Workstreams 28:49

5M ago28:49

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of WorkingHey, IMPACT Driver!This week, we're going deep into the world of workstreams and how they can revolutionize your project management approach.You'll discover how this approach can help you coordinate work more effectively, enhan…

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246: Sustainably Delivering IMPACT with Brian Cohn & Mark Adler Madsen 21:38

5M ago21:38

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHey, IMPACT Driver!Last week, we explored the challenge of sustainability in business. This week, in part two of our series with Mark Adler Madsen and Brian Cohn, we dive into practical strategies for helping your project teams co…

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What Should SEOs Know About Analytics? 47:35

5M ago47:35

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In this episode we cover the key aspects of analytics that SEOs should know about, but don’t necessarily know about. Also, how has analytics changed and what are the key metrics to be benchmarking performance against nowadays. Joining host David Bain to talk all things analytics are Andy Crestodina, Dana DiTomaso, Gemma Fontané, and Sébastien Monni…

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129 / Strategic UX: The Path to Outcome-Driven Design, with Jared Spool 38:23

5M ago38:23

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When Jared Spool first visited Product Momentum a few years ago, he talked about the struggle designers feel when they’re directed to add new features to a design without first understanding the problem to be solved. “Great designers don’t fall in love with their solutions,” he advised us. “They fall in love with their problems.” In today’s episode…

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245: Delivering Sustainable IMPACT with Brian Cohn & Mark Adler Madsen 21:46

5M ago21:46

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Power SkillsHey, IMPACT Driver! Climate dominates sustainability talk, but true sustainability runs deeper than carbon footprints. It means embedding ethical, social, and ecological values into the core of an organization. In this episode, I'…

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244: Maximize Your PMO’s Value: From Support Function to Strategic Partner 22:34

5M ago22:34

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver! Do PMO leaders deserve a seat at the executive strategy table? Or are you destined to keep the lights on as tactical project supporters? What if I told you the most forwar…

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243: Addressing Resource Management Constraints 29:08

6M ago29:08

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Welcome to the PMO Strategies Podcast + Blog, where PMO leaders become IMPACT Drivers! PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management)Hey, IMPACT Driver!Resource management issues giving you a pounding headache?I hear you. Nearly half of PMO professionals in a recent survey said it's their #1 challenge. In this week's episo…

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