How to Bring Your PMO Back to Its True Purpose
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “Once we get the process locked in, the results will follow.” “If we just deliver more projects, leadership will see our value.” “Once we have perfect reporting, everyone will get on board.” But here’s the truth: PMOs were never meant to be just about […]
How to Build PMO Traction Through Trust, Credibility, and Strategic Influence with Brandy Brown
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills You’ve probably heard it in your own head: “Once we get the process right, everything else will follow.” “If we just roll out the framework, people will get on board.” “Once we show them the plan, they’ll get on board.” But here’s the truth: process isn’t what earns buy-in. People do. In this episode of […]
276: Adaptive Management Styles: A Case Study with Beth May
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills Managing people is one thing, but leading your team through change requires a completely different approach. When guiding people through transformative times, it’s not just about managing them differently. It’s about adapting your leadership style to meet them where they are on their journey. This is crucial for project managers, […]
192: Engaging Stakeholders in Assessment Process
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! If you are in the process of building your first PMO or elevating your existing PMO, it’s essential to make sure you’re putting the right solutions in place from the get-go. The key to achieving this is engaging your stakeholders during […]
185: Change Management Simplified
PMI Talent Triangle: Ways of Working (Technical Project Management) Hey, IMPACT Driver! What is the secret to enacting changes that unleash your company’s full potential? Whether you’re managing projects or building & running capabilities to support your organization, Organizational Change Management is the answer. But some people try to make this process […]
177: Check Your Darts
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey, IMPACT Driver! Last week, we talked about checking your ego and letting go of the need to be right so that you can achieve the big business results you’re trying to achieve WITH and THROUGH others, instead of doing things TO others… Now this week, I want […]
130: Cultural Impacts on the Project Delivery Process with Michael Boyle
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Every day, organizations are challenged with learning how to operate on a global scale while learning how to effectively incorporate a wide variety of cultural norms and experiences. This cultural diversity greatly influences the project delivery process and ultimately the results you […]
127: There are No Politics in Business with Joe Perzel
PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are internal politics standing in the way of getting your projects done? In this episode, Joe Perzel will explain why we’ve got it all wrong when we say that politics are standing in our way, how to handle the bumps in the […]
121: What Senior Leaders Expect from Project Management Professionals with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! As the number of projects in organizations skyrocket, understanding project fundamentals and fostering project management skills have become essential. Leaders have too many projects with too little visibility into them, and they lack the project oversight and delivery competencies to untangle them. In this episode, […]
117: The Expanding Role of the PMO in Driving Organizational Change with Michael DePrisco, PMI’s CEO
PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Michael DePrisco, Chief Operating Officer at the Project Management Institute, sat down with Laura Barnard of PMO Strategies, to share some of PMI’s recent findings and thought leadership on how “gymnastic” PMOs are navigating the disruption of COVID-19 and beyond. Mike and […]