146: Project Prioritization Challenge

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! We’re continuing our deep dive into the business challenges that showed up on the PMO Outlook Report for 2022 and beyond. Last week, we looked at the big challenge of resource management. This week, we’re diving into project prioritization. In this report, […]

129: How to Create a High-Performance Project Team with Gabriele Maussner

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Are you realizing the full project ROI for your organization?  We know that focused, motivated project teams can move mountains. Innovation, quick problem solving, and creativity will become one of the most valued currencies in the future and vital for all project teams. However, sometimes […]

125: Build a High-IMPACT Team Using Character Strengths with Ruth Pearce

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Did you know that there are certain character strengths that are more likely in PMO and project practitioners and some that are scarce? This gap is leading to some challenges in our ability to lead teams through change to deliver the high-IMPACT we’re intending on […]

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, […]

118: PPM is Dead, Long Live Strategic Portfolio Management with Ben Chamberlain

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode,  Ben Chamberlain, Chief Product and Marketing Officer at UMT360, talks about why true business agility is impossible if execution is disconnected from strategy. Indeed, Gartner now makes a clear distinction between traditional PPM execution tools and strategic portfolio management capabilities. If you’re […]

106: Harnessing the Power of Energy in Our Projects with Rick Maurer

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Seizing moments of possibility—no matter how small—is the heart of building support for our ideas, big projects, and organizational changes. (This will be the focus of Rick’s session during the PMO IMPACT Summit) There are often hundreds of these moments of possibility during the life […]

073: Tying Strategy to Projects with Rani Pangam

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) 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 […]