Great Practices

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Joe Sisto, PMI Atlanta Board Chair (one of the largest chapters in the nation) as well as Project Management instructor at Georgia Tech. Listen in as Joe discusses the surprising insights PMI is seeing in their latest research, what this means for the role of project manager as well as what skills you should be focusing on to thrive in this new eco...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Noel Ransom, a transformation and operations leader with more than 15 years’ experience building PMOs and leading enterprise-level transformations. Listen in as Noel challenges the common definition of what a PMO does, some reasons why PMOs are usually first on the chopping block when times get tough and 4 symptoms you can look for to see if your P...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Rudra Roy Choudhury, an AI product leader with 10+ years of building scalable, production-grade platforms. Listen in as Rudra talks about his journey of establishing himself as a though leader on LinkedIn and how you can do the same as a PMO Leader (or anyone, for that matter). Rudra talks about what thought leadership is, why it’s important, what...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Dupe Durojaiye a project coordinator from The Coca-Cola company. Listen in and find out what effective communication is, how you know if you’re doing it well, symptoms to look for if you’re not and 3 tips you can take to become a very effective communicator. Plus, you’ll find out that that stakeholders are people too, ways to get a reputation where...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by…myself…as I talk about how you can run your career like a business without quitting your job. Here’s why this is a bit of a different episode. I was recently asked to speak at the Atlanta PMI Event. One of my favorites topics to talk about is how you can act like an entrepreneur within a large company, something I like to call an Intrapreneur. Why...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Edwin Choi, Founder of Jetfuel Agency, a marketing / growth company for 7-9 figure brands. Listen in as Edwin talks about the 4 pillars that make Jetfuel’s culture so unique, how he zigged when others zagged (and how that worked for him) and his system of onboarding and training. Plus, you’ll find out his perspective on giving feedback as well as t...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Jake Woodward, a community builder and AI educator that draw on over 25 years of experience leading product and technology teams. Listen in as Jake talks about his very personal experience of what it’s like to find a job in this economy, and how AI is changing the job search game. You’ll also discover where most of us are on the adoption of AI scal...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Charles Cain, an IT Strategy Advisor and Fractional CIO who helps companies reduce delivery risk. Listen in as Charles talks about Impostor syndrome, the different ways it manifests itself within PMOs and most importantly, some of the steps you can take to so the feeling of faking it turns into a feeling of making it. Plus, find out the importance...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Bert Gregory, an executive advisor who helps early and growth stage companies sharpen their go-to-market strategy, solution sales and adoption of emerging technologies. Listen in as Bert discusses the importance of organizations having a Vision, the challenge of getting buy-in to that Vision, and what part a PMO can play in getting the word out to...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Chris Tinsley, Director of Creative Production and Operations at SharkNinja. Listen in as Chris discusses common obstacles that get in the way of things getting done, the importance of getting Processes just right to overcome these obstacles, and the difference between a workflow management tool and a project management tool. Plus, you’ll understan...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Noel Pennington, Director at Microsoft of Partner Strategy and Industry Cloud. Listen in as Noel discusses the AI Journey that most organizations take, the biggest challenges they are having, and most important to you is what impact this could have on PMO Leaders and Project Managers and what you need to be doing right now to stay ahead of the c...

In this episode of Great Practices, wait, wait, wait what am I doing? This is a very different episode of Great Practices for two reasons. First, it marks my 50th episode of talking with great PMO Leaders, project and program managers and industry leaders who have shared their insights and great practices over the past four years. Second, this is the first episode where I’ve been asked to be the g...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Clint Padgett, owner and CEO of Project Success Incorporated. Clint is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years experience in the PMO and Project Management space. Listen in to this conversation as we uncover a catastrophic problem that plagues most PMOs and projects, the 3 phases of every project that succumbs to this catastrophic problem, an...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Russell Miller, a professional Scrum Trainer, Product Manager, Project and Program Manager. Listen in as Russell discusses some of the reasons why PMOs become bloated and lose sight of the original reason why they were created, and even more importantly what can be done to bring them back to creating value. Plus, you’ll find out why nothing fails l...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Jay Wohlken, a Product Management Executive who is adept at creating and managing profitable technology products for Fortune 500 clients. Listen in as Jay discusses the role of Product Management in an organization, common misalignments that occur between Product Management and PMOs, and how Product Management and PMOs can play nicely with each oth...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by David Taylor Klaus, a veteran entrepreneur and mindset coach who helps high-achieving executives and business owners stop sacrificing personal fulfillment for professional success. Listen in as David discusses the importance of embracing, rather than bracing for the future, the risk of living a “reported on” professional life, and ways you can prep...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Ruth Pearce, owner of Pearce Insights, a firm dedicated to creating workplaces that foster mental health using research-based practices that are easy to implement. Listen in as she shares the principles she’s learned from her hybrid AI coaching model and discusses how these principles can be applied to the PMO and Project Management landscape. P...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m joined by Remona Moodley, a former McKinsey consultant turned executive coach and founder of MasterTheToolkit.com. Her company helps professionals sharpen their problem-solving and presentation skills using the tools of the trade of consultants. Remona shares why the final 5% of a project can make or break the first 95%, how to know when a presentation is tr...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Anne Simmons, a Sr. Training and Development Specialist who focuses on technical training topics, soft skills and leadership development through all delivery methods. Listen in as Anne digs into the age-old question of “if someone is good at their job as an individual contributor, does it mean that they are going to be a good manager as well?” F...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Kyndall Ahonen, a recent transplant from Atlanta, Georgia to Helsinki Finland. Listen in as Kyndall reflects on some of her experiences and the challenges she faced moving from one side of the Atlantic all the way to the other side…and then some. You’ll find out how Kyndall was able to navigate her identity becoming blurred, massive amounts of u...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Larry Doiron, a Sr. Sales Enablement Leader living in Houston Texas. Listen in as Larry talks about some of the differences, and surprisingly, similarities between Sales and running a PMO. Larry will dive deep into the Dimensional Model of behavior and how the relationship between directness and responsiveness can make you a better assigner of t...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Quyen Clifton, a consummate HR professional with nearly three decades of Human Resources experience as well as being one of the owners of bhravo, an HR Consulting firm. Quyen is going to be discussing the difference between a contractor and employee, the pros and cons of each, and a couple of rules of thumb you can use to determine how much to p...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Bill VanCuren, a highly experienced executive, technology advisor, and former EVP and CIO for NCR Corporation. Bill is going to be discussing the pros and cons of agile vs. waterfall and the benefits of moving towards a more product-centric model. You’ll find out the steps necessary to move from Agile to Product methodologies, some common mistak...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Lisa Godwin, global HR and employee relations leader and owner of Powerhouse HR Consulting. Lisa is going to apply her extensive Human Resource and Employee Relations experience to PMOs and Project Managers and discuss the importance of managing conflict within teams, the GROW model for resolving disputes, and great practices for setting expecta...

In this episode of Great Practices, I’m talking with Melissa Fink, Owner of Franchise Marketing Network. Franchise Marketing Network, you may ask? Yes. Melissa is going to apply her decades of marketing experience to the project management industry and discuss the importance of personal marketing for PMO professionals, 4 strategies you can start using today to keep you top of mind with your stakeh...