Stop Wasting Time, First Address Resource Management with Sean Pales
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen In this episode, you will learn that for any PMO to gain prominence and become a true partner to the business, it must focus on the most impactful discipline: resource management. Many PMOs fail to provide lasting value and become antithetical to strategy execution. For a PMO looking to drive […]
Tying Strategy to Projects with Rani Pangam
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen In this episode, you will learn how PMOs play a vital role in tying strategy to business value realization. As we transition to the “new normal” of a pandemic, companies are shifting focus from cost optimization to value optimization. I’m joined by Rani Pangam who is Head of PMO, Enterprise […]
Top Skills for PMO and PM Leaders with Elise Stevens
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acuman Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before the chaos of 2020, there were changes in the air with our roles in the Project Management industry. Business leaders were beginning to expect more out of their project teams and those that were the most successful in the eyes of their business leaders had […]
New PMO Role? Do This First
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hey there, IMPACT Driver! This episode is dedicated to the many people that have reached out to me recently saying that they’ve just been hired to new PMO roles and believe the guidance I shared with them helped give them an edge over the competition. It warms my heart and […]
5 Ways to Rescue Your PMO Fast
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Many times when my new students come to me they are in desperate need of some help rescuing their PMO quickly so that they don’t end up on the chopping block come budget time. It can be a very stressful place to be AND you may […]
Top 10 Mistakes PMO / PM Leaders are Making (and how to solve them TODAY)
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen I built my first PMO in the 90s (yes, in the last century!) and the truth is that I had no idea what I was doing! BUT, I had a Get. It. Done. attitude and a desire to learn and boy did I learn! A lot. I made a lot […]
The Gymnastic PMO with Sunil Prashara, PMI’s CEO
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Drivers! If you’ve been in my community for a while, you’ve heard me talk about the shifting role of the PMO and the requirement to pivot to become a strategic business partner that your organization needs to thrive in the future. You’ve heard me say that the role […]
The Missing Secret to Project Manager Development with Scott Payne
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, IMPACT Drivers! This is a riveting episode with Scott Payne, President of PM Master Prep. Scott and I dive deep into how the best organizations design their training programs for maximum impact. We will explain how the best organizations abandon the traditional off-the-shelf training approach and follow a more […]
Applying a Disciplined Agile Mindset to the PMO with Scott Ambler
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen Hi, there IMPACT Drivers! Have you heard of Disciplined Agile? I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Scott Ambler, the Vice President, Chief Scientist of Disciplined Agile at the Project Management Institute (PMI) and he’s introduced me to Disciplined Agile and I LOVE IT! It’s the perfect approach to […]
How a SRO Can Make an IMPACT with the PMO with Philip Martin
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen This week, I’m speaking with Philip Martin, CEO of Cora Systems. Philip has been working with organizations globally to implement portfolio solutions and how critical it is to get it right AND get it right. We’re going to walk through Philip’s 9 Rules for Successful Strategy Realization and if you […]