Join Lori Asburry, Andrea Giometti, Maryam Norouzi and Lori Williams - Four former co-workers in the technology industry with very different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and opinions! We have awesome friends, colleagues and kids so expect some of them(you?) to appear as well! For more information about us, the podcasts and supporting playbooks check out our website at https://realtechreallife.com. Note: Opinions are our own!
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Chris Barbin, Former CEO and co-Founder of Appirio, Venture Capitalist & Tequila Master - joins the RTRL team for an interview. We had a blast asking him about everything from how his career got started, to his thoughts on the Appirio journey, to what he is doing now! Check us out on facebook, twitter (@realtechrl) and at www.realtechreallife.com…
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In this episode we share our thoughts on Women in Technology & Leadership - quite a loaded topic these days! We have an honest conversation about why it matters, whether progress has been made and what we have seen organizations do to help. Check us out on facebook, twitter (@realtechrl) and at www.realtechreallife.com…
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An interview with Mike Epner, Guru of Customer Delivery Operations, Professional Services and how to build amazing teams. We talk about how he got into the business, how he approaches building leadership teams and a form of photography that he invented! (*originally recorded in August 2017) You can find Mike's photography at www.michaelepner.com Yo…
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#10 Update from the RTRL crew after their hiatus
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Join us for our relaunch podcast - an update on what we have been doing during our hiatus, what we have learned and what is coming up on future podcasts. You can find our Playbooks , best practices and list of recommendations at our website - https://realtechreallife.comBy Team RTRL
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A discussion on how to manage project closure successfully. This was originally recorded in 2017 and closes out our Services Lifecycles Series. Stay tuned for brand new episodes in August! You can find our Project Mgmt Playbook and other best practices at our website - https://realtechreallife.comBy Team RTRL
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A discussion on how to manage projects – and how to do status reports in Haiku!! You can find our Project Mgmt Playbook at our website - https://realtechreallife.comBy Team RTRL
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People are the product of services firms – we talk about how to best staff the on projects. You can find our Staffing Projects Playbook and other info at our website - https://realtechreallife.com.By Team RTRL
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You can find more detailed Show Notes and the Playbook for this episode at our website - https://realtechreallife.com. A fun and hopefully insightful discussion about how to think about and approach scoping software implementation and development projects! Lightening Round & Recommendations: Documentaries / Movies Lori A – Young At Heart – A 2009 d…
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What is it and how can it benefit you? Lori Asburry leads us through a discussion on what Mindfulness in the Workplace is and how it can benefit you and your business. You can find the Mindfulness Playbook here and at our website - https://realtechreallife.comBy Team RTRL
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You can find more detailed Show Notes and the Playbook for this episode at our website - https://realtechreallife.com. What About Change Orders / Project extensions? How do SI’s approach CO’s scope/budget? How soon should you know about it and how formal should the notification be? Should you allow the SI to work at risk? With agile projects how do…
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#3 Buying Services: Tips from a Consultant
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Lead to Order part 2 - Buying from an SI: The Delivery Perspective You can find more detailed Show Notes and the Playbook for this episode at our website - https://realtechreallife.com. What do you wish your customers asked before they bought? What is the biggest impediment to incorporating external consultants? What should you ask in the sales pro…
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This episode kicks off our 8 part Professional Services Lifecycle Series. You can find an overview here and along the way we also post playbooks on key topics at our website - https://realtechreallife.com. Lead to Order Part 1: How to get the most out of your Systems Integrator You can find more detailed Show Notes and the Playbook for this pod on …
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Intro: Why do a Podcast? Deep Dive: Networking & Mentoring How to restart a network after being caught up in your day job How and When do you network? What different forms does that take based on personality, experience, needs? Do you have to challenge yourself to go beyond what’s comfortable? Ways to find people to network with? Technologies and/o…
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