Featuring the best of 2018 (Episodes 83-99). This is a bonus episode where we're going to listen back through some of the key points from our podcasts over the last year. Highlights include hand-picked wisdom and insights regarding the evolution of the PMO, change transformation at the heart of a large healthcare provider and how to make sure t ...…

Today’s podcast is a live recording of a panel discussion on “the issues transforming the project and portfolio management industry”. The recording is from a seminar which included guest speakers Sarah Malin, Head of Programme Management, CityFibre; Pat Beattie, Director, PwC; Joe Flynn, Senior Director – Client Engagement, Cora Systems; and wa ...…

For this episode of the podcast, Liz Doyle is our guest. Liz is a director at Casio, and a business change and project management consultant. She has over 15 years experience in business change and project management, working for some of the world's top financial services and software organizations. Liz specializes in change transformation, pro ...…

Today, we are talking about resistance to change management and we will be speaking with Gregg Brown, a best-selling author, inspiring speaker and award-winning expert in the field of leadership, resilience, and change.

Welcome back, today it’s my pleasure to introduce you to David Bell. David is the Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. He’s an MBA graduate and has over 30 years experience of working in strategy and project management within the UK’s health service. During David’s time with the NHS, he has had a par ...…

Welcome back, today it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Gregg Brown for our podcast interview. Gregg is a best-selling author, speaker and award-winning expert in the fields of leadership, resilience and change. He has over 25 years of experience speaking at international conferences and seminars as well as for Fortune 500 clients across an ar ...…

Carl Pritchard is the founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is a recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. He’s considered a leading authority on risk and communications management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation.…

Dr. John Lannon lectures at the University of Limerick, Center for Project Management. John’s research is primarily focused in the field of international development, human rights promotion and protection, and humanitarian assistance. John has worked on some fascinating projects with international non-governmental organizations around the world ...…

This podcast is a live recording of a panel discussion on the changing role of the PMO in life sciences. The recording is from the seminar which included guest speakers: - Niamh Martyn - Global PMO Manager, Teleflex Medical - Paul Moody - Director of Global Engineering Projects, Allergan Pharmaceuticals - Joe Flynn - Senior Director of Client E ...…

Jackie Glynn is Head of the Portfolio Management Office at Three Ireland, and has over 20 years of experience in a variety of roles and industries, including heading up a PMO for UPC Ireland as well as working in multi-national originations like EDS and HP. She talks about the evolution of the PMO in this episode.…

Welcome back, today it is my pleasure to have Susan Tuttle back on the show. Susan first featured here on the podcast back in Episode 22 and we spoke about amazing project management. Susan runs her own training and consulting firm called Terrapin Agrada. Susan also has some online project management courses with over 2,000 delegates from over ...…

Welcome back, today it is my pleasure to have Pat Lucey from Aspira on the show. Aspira is an award-winning Enterprise IT and Project Management Professional Services firm of which Pat is a co-founder. Prior to that, Pat was a Project Manager with Motorola for 17 years and also worked with Siemens in Munich. In this interview, Pat shares some o ...…

Welcome back, today it is my pleasure to welcome Paul Pelletier to the show. Paul is a corporate lawyer, project manager, author and international speaker. His work focuses on the domain of leadership skills to effectively manage workplace disrespect, workplace bullying, sexual harassment and conflicts. You will find links to Paul’s LinkedIn Pr ...…

Welcome back, today it is my pleasure to have Gerald Leonard back on the show. Gerald joined us back on Episode 17 and gave us some great insights around developing a company culture that works. With over 25 years experience, Gerald is an author, consultant and trusted advisor to CIOs and PMO executives. In this episode, Gerald shares his nine- ...…

Welcome back, today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Margaret Meloni. Margaret has over 18 years in Corporate America which included roles in Fortune 500 management. Margaret creates project managers who have the skills & knowledge to navigate the art & science of project management. You will find links to Margaret’s LinkedIn Profile and w ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to have Sara Gallagher on the show. Sara is a Senior Consultant at The Persimmon Group. In this interview we are going to discuss Sara’s presentation at the PMI Global Conference last year entitled “You Can Trust Me: Communicating When Nobody Can See Your Face" You will find a link to Sara’s LinkedIn Profile in the s ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Jeff Kissinger. Jeff is a Senior Project Manager at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan. Jeff has over 25 years experience in Project Management and today we are going to discuss Project Management Prioritization. You will find a link to Jeff’s LinkedIn Profile in the show notes at projectm ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Rob O’Donohue. Rob is a Director at Dell IT with years of experience in Project, Programme and Portfolio Management. Rob is also Director of Communications with the Ireland Chapter of PMI. You will find a link to Rob’s LinkedIn Profile in the show notes at projectmanagementparadise.com/84 We’d als ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Martin Butler. Martin is a Senior lecturer in Information Systems Management and Project Management at the University of Stellenbosch Business School in Bellville, South Africa. In this interview Martin shares with us his insights on Project Management Education. You will find a link to Martin’s L ...…

So today we have the 2nd part of our 2 part highlights series from the 2nd half of 2017. This episode features more handpicked wisdom and insights shared from Episode 67 to 80. On the 12th of January, we will be back to our regular format where we will feature another great guest. Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems. To find out more about ...…

So today we have a highlights episode where we have handpicked some of the great wisdom and insights shared from Episode 53 to 66. The 2nd part of this 2 part series will feature highlights from Episode 67 to 80. On the 12th of January, we will be back to our regular format where we will feature another great guest. Our proud sponsor today is C ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Ronan Keane, Global Project Manager with Cora Systems. In this interview, Ronan shares with us, his experience in implementing Coras EPPM Software, ProjectVision in large organisations such as Analog and Allergan. You will find a link to Ronan’s LinkedIn Profile in the show notes at projectmanagem ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to have John McGrath back on the show. John was our guest back in Episode 7 where he shared some great insights about the single version of the truth. John is a lecturer at Dublin Institute of Technology, a trainer and a much sought-after speaker on Project Management. John has been a trusted advisor to over 200 glob ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to have Dr. Jim Lewis from the Lewis Institute back on the show. I first spoke to Jim back in Episode 32 which was entitled “Projects are People”, a firm belief of his. Jim has written 12 books on Project Management including one on Project Leadership which is our chosen topic for discussion today. In January, Jim an ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Betty Chan from Purpose. Betty is a Senior Project Manager at Purpose with a strong focus on process development. As a steady force on projects, she is the go-to person for making sure project goals are clear, promises are kept, and that step by step, everyone makes it happily to the finish line. ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Dr. Trevor Clohessy Trevor is a Digital Transformation Lecturer and Researcher at the National University of Ireland in Galway. Trevor’s research on cloud-based digital transformation has been published in a number of academic and practitioner fora. In this Interview, Trevor shares some fascinatin ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Rob Llewellyn from robllewellyn.com. Rob is an independent digital business transformation advisor who has been helping leaders of large organisations take commercial advantage of technology for over two decades. His breadth of knowledge and experience is demonstrated through his vast repository o ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Dan Phipps from Ghyston Software. Ghyston develop stylish mobile apps, highly functional websites and complex ERP Systems. Dan is a technical manager within Ghyston and his specialities include IT Leadership and Management, Mobile and Wireless Computing and Project Management. He is also a PRINCE2 ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Dee Morrissey. Dee is a corporate educator with a long career in project and programme management. Is this interview Dee shares some great insights about the evolving role of the Project Manager and 7 steps they can take to help them progress to the C suite. You will find a link to Dee’s LinkedIn ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Claudio Perrone. Claudio helps companies move fast, learn faster and thrive. He is the creator of PopcornFlow for Continuous Innovation & Change and that is our chosen topic for this interview. You will find a link to Claudio’s website which is full of great information and resources in addition t ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Paul Williams from thinkforachange.com Paul has over two decades of proven successful project, program & portfolio management experience for information technology, innovation management and strategic business initiatives. Paul is also a much sought-after speaker, trainer and executive coach. He i ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Brett Harned from Digital PM Consulting and founder of the Digital PM Summit. Brett has been a project manager in the digital space for more than 15 years. Brett also has a great blog about his adventures in project management at brettharned.com and recently published his first book entitled Proje ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Chris Stricklin, Director of Training & Standards in AfterBurner. Chris “Elroy” Stricklin is an award-winning leadership author, a highly sought after motivational keynote speaker and a Combat-Proven Senior Military leader retiring after 24 years, which culminated with CEO-Level leadership of a 7, ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to have Peter Taylor back on the show. Peter was our guest back in Episode 6 where we discussed how to be productively lazy. Peter Taylor is the author of two best-selling books on 'Productive Laziness' - 'The Lazy Winner' and 'The Lazy Project Manager' as well as many other titles. In the last 4 years he has focused ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to have Stephen Carver back on the show. Stephen was our guest back in Episode 42 where he shared some valuable insights about how to manage the 3 major types of project complexity. Rated consistently as one of the top lecturers at Cranfield University School of Management, Stephen has a unique ability to enthuse oth ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to have Joe Ryan back on the show. Joe was our guest back in Episode 33 and is Head of the Programme for Health Service Improvement in the Health Service Executive in Ireland. The Health Service Executive also known as the HSE is the Government Agency that provides all public health and social care services in Irelan ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to John Seddon from Vanguard Consulting, an author of a number of books including The Vanguard Method and Freedom from Command and Control: Rethinking Management for Lean Service. In this interview, John shares with us how command and control is failing us, his thoughts on leadership and an insight i ...…

So today, I am really excited to introduce you to world renowned author of Getting Things Done, David Allen. Getting Things Done or GTD as it’s also known has been published in 30 languages and sold around 2 million copies with training in its principles franchised all over the world. In this interview, David shares how GTD applies to Project P ...…

So today, I am excited to introduce you to Jesse Fewell from Fewell Innovation. Jesse Fewell is a writer, coach, and trainer in innovation and agile methods and has helped teams across the world deliver products faster with higher quality. Jesse recently spoke at the PMO Conference in London about The Hybrid PMO and that is our topic for discus ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Matthew Snyder from CRB. Matthew has over 25 years experience as a project engineer and project manager. He is a passionate sustainability advocate and creative problem solver. Today, Matthew and I are going to discuss project execution in a small PMO. You will find a link to Matthew’s LinkedIn pr ...…

So today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Shawn Rhodes from Shoshin Consulting. Shawn is an international expert in creating high-performing organizations. Based in Tampa, Florida, Shawn is a TEDx speaker and his work studying organizations in more than two dozen countries has been published in news outlets around the world including TIME ...…

So today I am delighted to have back on the show, Mike Clayton from OnlinePMCourses.com Mike was our guest back in Episode 14 where he shared some great insights on Risk Management Mike has been working in Project Management since the early 90’s, from project delivery to training and more recently launched a whole suite of online courses. To go ...…

So today our special guest is Moira Alexander, founder of Lead Her Ship Group. Moira is a Media Recognized Expert, a Digital Media/Business Content Strategist, a Project Manager and is if that wasn’t enough, Moria is the author of the Project Management Book "LEAD or LAG...“ Moira recently wrote a great article entitled ‘How millennials are cha ...…

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Phil Howe from Honeywell Building Solutions. Honeywell Building Solutions is part of the Honeywell Corporation, a corporation with a turnover of 38Billion Dollars in 2015. Phil has worked with Honeywell since he joined as an apprentice in 1983 and is now Project Management Excellence Leader for Europe ...…

So today I am joined by Dale Shermon from QinetiQ. Dale is Head of Profession for Cost Engineering in QinetiQ and has presented training courses across the globe on a range of topics including the fundamentals of cost estimating, hardware estimating, software estimating, life cycle cost and Cost Estimating Relationships to name but a few. You w ...…

So today I am really excited to introduce you to Lee Lambert – CEO of Lambert Consulting Group. Lee Lambert has established the standard against which educators and practitioners in the field of Project Management are measured. He is one of the 5 founders of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certific ...…

So today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Sherri Thomas – best-selling author of The Bounce Back which won best career book of 2013 in The Indie Book Awards. Sherri is also a Career Strategist, an International Speaker and President and Founder of Career Coaching 360 which helps professionals and executives reinvent themselves into an enri ...…

So today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Jamal Moustafaev from ThinkTank Consulting. Jamal is an internationally acclaimed expert and speaker in the areas of project/portfolio management, scope definition, process improvement and corporate training. Jamal has done work for private-sector companies and government organisations in Canada, t ...…

Hello and thank you joining us on another episode. So today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Jonathan Dison from Light Rock Consulting and benchwatch.com. Jonathan wrote a book called The Consulting Economy and in this interview, we discuss employee vs. consultant/contractor when it comes to hiring project management experts. Jonathan has ...…

This is a bonus episode where we are going listen back through just some of the key points from Episode 41 to 50. And that was just a sample of some of the key points from Episode 41 to 50. This coming Friday, we will be back to our regular format where we will feature another great guest. Our proud sponsor today is Cora Systems. To find out mo ...…