Lifelong Learning: Implementing Best Practice In Business

In this episode  Richard Pharro  talks to Milvio Di Bartolomeo, the first person globally to concurrently hold the Strategy Implementation Professional, Managing Benefits and Better Business Cases Practitioner certifications.  As a Delivery Office Manager in the Queensland Public Sector in Australia  providing assurance, benefits, governance and risk management advice for a portfolio of programmes...

In this episode, Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International listens back to series one of Implementing Best Practice in Business and recalls some of the moments that resonated with him. This is a must-listen for anyone in the project, programme, portfolio or change disciplines Hear a wealth of knowledge, expertise, key learnings and experience from thought leaders and practitioners amongst our incr...

In this episode of Implementing Best Practice in business, Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG talks to Jo Stanford who has a wealth of experience leading teams through projects, change and the educational development of those within the NHS (which Jo reminds us is not just one organisation but hundreds of individual organisations that it is made up of). Jo is a Chartered Project Professional and Fellow o...

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, and special guest Sergey Samolis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PPP Expertise Eurasia, discuss how to change a country’s infrastructure for the better, the real world impact of the CP3P course and how private funding isn’t just synonymous with money, but efficiency. In this conversation, we follow Sergey’s journey from a simple Economic degree to...

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, and special guest Ricardo Santos, Senior Programme Manager, Irish Rail. Ricardo who is a large project specialist and pioneer in varied project management, shares the importance of constant change, how to move a whole team toward the bigger picture and how Praxis Local enabled him to take on a never-seen-before project with no management blueprint. The co...

In this episode of Implementing Best Practice in Business, Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG talks to Eddie Borup, an experienced senior manager who specialises in delivery within portfolio, programme and project management.  Hear Eddie's approach to supporting a 1500-strong global, remote team (long before the pandemic) and the simple techniques he uses to ensure everyone is working efficiently an...

In this episode of Implementing Best Practice in Business, Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International is in conversation with Melanie Franklin, whose career making an impact in Change Management spans over two decades. Melanie is the author of the Agile Change Management handbooks and Chief Examiner of the Agile Change Agent course and certification.  Her experience and knowledge in the agile and c...

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, and special guest Eddie Obeng, Professor, Author & Theorist, discuss whether Project Leadership is a role or a mindset; the difference between Change and Project Management; and how Eddie's QUBE platform enabled his clients to continue “as normal” through the pandemic. Richard asks Eddie what he would say to a Board if he only had 30 minutes to c...

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, and special guest Pez Kooner, Global Head of IT at Rolls Royce Civil Aerospace, discuss  the role of IT Partners and Business Relationship Managers; how an organisation like Rolls Royce keeps pace with technology; and the difference between a Business Relationship Manager and a Project Manager. They further discuss some of the roles that feed into busines...

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, and special guest Joseph Lowe, Editor of the Green Book & Head of Economics Branch at HM Treasury, discuss common problems in developing a business case; how to measure the ROI on a quality business case; and how to utilise the 5 Case Model in a time crunch. Change initiatives often fail at the first hurdle as the business case fails to convince senio...

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, and special guest Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author & thought-leader, discuss changes in the Project Economy; the success rates of projects over the last 50 years; and the new Project Management Handbook as written by Antonio in partnership with Harvard Business Review. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is a global champion of project management. He is the creato...

Richard Pharro, CEO of APMG International, discusses the recent interest in Governance and how to tell if investments are really creating value for an enterprise, in this second episode of In Conversation with Richard Pharro. Featuring international expert on Governance Risk and Compliance, Mark Thomas, he gives us his perspective on the importance of governance in Digital Transformation. Find out...

Organisations invest in best practice in areas such as project and programme management, business relationships, change, cyber security, governance, IT and more, but often don’t reap the benefits. Listen to APMG’s CEO, Richard Pharro speak to a range of senior leaders and practitioners who will share lessons learned through implementation and offer practical advice that can be applied by anyone to...