116: Why Agility Should be the Watchword of the PMO with Donna Fitzgerald

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Before project management got subsumed by paperwork, a project manager’s job was primarily focused on risk mitigation and risk avoidance. To do this job successfully required agility, rapid decision-making, and the right people on the team.  In this episode, Donna Fitzgerald will explore the mental […]

115: What We Mean by Outcomes Over Outputs with Alexandra Chapman

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! In this episode, Alexandra Chapman will explain outcomes-focus and what that means.  The word “outcomes” is getting plenty of attention at the  moment. But what exactly does the word mean – apart from something “more” than we are doing now with projects? […]

114: How the PMO Can Become a True Strategic Business Partner with Aimee Rodrigues

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! Traditionally, the PMO has been considered as an “execution” body, an entity whose primary objective was to execute project optimally. But the PMO can be much more than that. In this episode, Aimee Rodrigues will explain how, because of its unique position inside companies, […]

112: Is Resource Planning the New Frontier for PMOs with Jerry Manas

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! The feedback from our community has been that resource management is one of the greatest challenges PMO leaders face when delivering projects across the portfolio.What if you could finally demystify resource planning using a simple four part process? In this episode, we’re […]

111: Agile Transformation Myths with Jesse Fewell

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! As PMO leaders, we are often caught up in the hot trend of agile methods and agile transformations. Well, in today’s episode, we’re joined by agile transformation author & expert Jesse Fewell. He’s joined us in the past to talk about this topic, given his […]

110: Using CQ to Lead your PMO with Barbara Trautlein

PMI Talent Triangle: Power Skills (Leadership) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! I’m sure you’ve heard about IQ as a way to measure your intelligence and in recent decades we’ve heard more about more about EQ, a measure of your emotional intelligence, but what about your CQ, your Change Intelligence®? With massive disruptors taking place around us […]

108: How to Improve Business Agility Using Strategic Resource Management with Greg Bailey

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen (Strategic and Business Management) Hey there, IMPACT Driver! According to Gartner’s recent study on strategic workforce planning, the workforce is struggling to meet today’s demands and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find external resources to backfill because of the competitive nature of organizations allowing people to work anywhere and in […]