072: Top Skills for PMO and PM Leaders with Elise Stevens

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) 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 […]
071: New PMO Role? Do This First

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) 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 […]
070: 5 Ways to Rescue Your PMO Fast

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) 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 […]
069: Top 10 Mistakes PMO / PM Leaders are Making (and how to solve them TODAY)

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) 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. […]
068: The Gymnastic PMO with Sunil Prashara, PMI’s CEO

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) 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 […]
067: The Missing Secret to Project Manager Development

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) 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 […]
066: The PMO of Tomorrow with Jennie Fowler

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi, IMPACT Drivers! I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Jennie Fowler over the last few years and I’ve been impressed by how she’s built and run a highly successful, highly IMPACT-ful Strategy Realization Office (SRO) for her company for over 7 years. The more I talk to […]
065: The Portfolio Management Dream with Rick Morris

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi, IMPACT Drivers! Today I’m talking to Rick Morris about the portfolio management dream. You hold the keys to your organization’s strategy delivery when you have a portfolio management practice in place. So, how do you get there in a way that makes it a dream come true instead of a […]
064: Leadership in a Time of Crisis with Amir Younes

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hi IMPACT Drivers! There’s no question that leadership today means facing a unique set of challenges. Leaders must find a way to empower and motivate dispersed employees and facilitate cross-functional collaboration, operating in an environment like never before. With remote work as the new norm for so many, effective leadership is […]
063: Applying a Disciplined Agile Mindset to the PMO with Scott Ambler

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