The PMO Podcast™
We bring PMO topics to project management organizations of all shapes and sizes. Are you looking to setup and manage a PMO? Or meet the compliance requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley? Or improve project performance through soundness of method? Then listen to The PMO Podcast™, a weekly program that delivers valuable insights and ideas to help you with your project office. Companies today understand the importance of project management and the PMO is the means by which companies turn their vision and mission into reality. The PMO is a driver and key enabler of business transformation and organizational maturity. The PMO Podcast™ looks at how PMOs shape today's businesses and meet tomorrow's challenges. Typically, the duration of The PMO Podcast™ is ten minutes and the format of the show includes The PMO Podcast™ Memo, The Featured Story of the show, and The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag, listener email with your comments, questions, tips, and suggestions. Find us on the web at www.thepmopodcast.com or send your emails to mailbag@thepmopodcast.com. The PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2006-2009. All rights reserved.
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178 Episodes of this Podcast:
Episode 178: Top 10 Tips for Keeping Your PMO Passion
Published: 2009-12-14 06:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, "Top 10 Tips for Keeping Your PMO Passion" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. For many PMOs and project organizations, it can be difficult to keep the passion alive. Unlike other organizations that are driven by mission critical goals to the company such as making a sales quota or achieving a market share target or attaining a earnings per share commitment, PMOs and project organizations usually do not have such blatant and heroic and public victories.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Don't confuse burnout with laziness." If you're a PMO manager, you need to be able to spot the signs and recognize the differences between burnout and laziness. Burnout is a very real problem and can manifest itself in even the best and highly motivated performers.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about making commitments to customers.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
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Episode 177: Introducing pmBLOX
Published: 2009-11-06 06:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, "Introducing pmBLOX, an interview with Chris White, President of ViaSim Solutions" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. How realistic is your project plan? Does the project tool you use give you the capability and flexibility to simulate real world impacts to best manage dynamic and changing variables? If not, then you might want to have a look at pmBLOX.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Five Tips for Better Decision Making." When it comes to decision-making, common sense, experience, and intuition are helpful to have. And in addition to that, it is helpful to have a decision making process to ensure that decisions are made with the right amount of thinking and with the right amount of speed.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about should a PMO manager be PMP certified.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
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Episode 176: Project Management in the MENA Region
Published: 2009-10-28 07:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, "Project Management in the MENA Region, an interview with Rakan Saraiji, Managing Director of BOT MENA" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Do you know what part of the world the MENA Region encompasses? Are you aware of the state of project management and PMOs in the MENA Region? Today's guest, Rakan Saraiji, provides insights and perspectives on PMOs and project management in the MENA Region.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Know where the project is heading." Imagine just for a minute that you are on an airplane and you hear the pilot announce, “I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that we have lost our navigation system, but the good news is that we are still flying 600 miles per hour.” I don’t know about you, but if I were a passenger on that plane, I would be just a bit concerned by the announcement. And, if I were a team member on a project that was proceeding fast and furious without benefit of navigation, I would also feel very much the same way. While it is important that the project makes progress, it is far more important where the project is progressing in the right direction.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about management's edict to use Microsoft Project.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
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Episode 175: Business Value Analysis
Published: 2009-10-02 07:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, "Business Value Analysis, an interview with Sainath Nagarajan, Managing Director of Obvious Ideas" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Have you heard the term Business Value Alignment? For many, it is one of those terms and concepts that is easy to grasp yet difficult to apply. So, today we have a subject matter expert in this domain, Sainath Nagarajan, the Managing Director of Obvious Ideas to tell us all about it.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Negative Levels of Project Management Maturity; Level -5." For many organizations and PMOs, the key to advancing any kind of maturity is having a good understanding and grasp of the starting point. And, don't assume for one moment that the real starting point is at square one. Today's episode discusses the last of the negative levels of maturity, Level -5, the Terrorist Level.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about finding a business-driven PMO manager.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2009. All rights reserved.
Episode 174: Acquiring Exceptional PM Talent
Published: 2009-09-09 07:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, "Acquiring Exceptional PM Talent, an interview with Cindy Margules, Founder of PM Transformations" presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. How do you acquire not just great project managers, but great project managers for your PMO? Is acquisition of PM talent something you do only when you have a need for it, or is acquisition of PM talent a strategic activity or even process that PMO managers can or perhaps should engage in to best meet the human capital needs of the PMO? Hear from an expert in acquiring exceptional PM talent, Cindy Margules, the founder of PM Transformations.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Negative Levels of Project Management Maturity; Level -4." For many organizations and PMOs, the key to advancing any kind of maturity is having a good understanding and grasp of the starting point. And, don't assume for one moment that the real starting point is at square one. Today's episode discusses Level -4, the Deviant Level.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about getting a job as a project manager.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
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Episode 173: Commit to your company not just your career
Published: 2009-09-04 07:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “Commit to your company not just your career” presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Today, most people suggest that you should commit to yourself, not your company. After all, you might get outsourced or your company may go out of business. Sure, you should have a career and advance your career and self interests. But, you also must commit, truly commit, to the company, organization, or individual that pays your salary. Take project management as an example.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Negative Levels of Project Management Maturity; Level -3." For many organizations and PMOs, the key to advancing any kind of maturity is having a good understanding and grasp of the starting point. And, don't assume for one moment that the real starting point is at square one. Today's episode discusses Level -3, the Saboteur Level.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about whether or not to make a fuss over project management terminology.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
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Episode 172: Announcing the Camp IT PPM Conference, an interview with Dan Horwich, the Conference Director
Published: 2009-07-31 07:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “Announcing the Camp IT PPM Conference, an interview with Dan Horwich, the Conference Director” presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Today we have a special guest, Mr. Dan Horwich, the director of the up and coming IT Camp Project Portfolio Management (PPM) conference in Chicago, Illinois. to tell us about this year's event.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Negative Levels of Project Management Maturity; Level -2." For many organizations and PMOs, the key to advancing any kind of maturity is having a good understanding and grasp of the starting point. And, don't assume for one moment that the real starting point is at square one. Today's episode discusses Level -2, the Misfit Level.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about the difference between scope and deliverables.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2009. All rights reserved.
Episode 171: The Lazy Project Manager, an interview with Peter Taylor, PMO Manager and Author
Published: 2009-07-23 07:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story presents, “The Lazy Project Manager, an interview with Peter Taylor, PMO Manager and Author” presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Recently, I had the pleasure of reading a short book called The Lazy Project Manager. Today we have a special guest, the author of The Lazy Project Manager, Mr. Peter Taylor, here to tell us about his new book and his perspectives and thought leadership in the domain of project management.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo presents, “Negative Levels of Project Management Maturity; Level -1." For many organizations and PMOs, the key to advancing any kind of maturity is having a good understanding and grasp of the starting point. And, don't assume for one moment that the real starting point is at square one.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about performing additional work in a troubled project outside the formal project scope.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2009. All rights reserved.
Episode 170: Great Speakers Aren't Born
Published: 2009-07-16 07:30:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story introduces, “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act” presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Recently, I had the pleasure of reading a short book called Great Speakers Aren’t Born, by George Kops. If you are like me, you just marvel when you hear a great presenter give a presentation and you wish that you were born with that gift, the gift of gab as some say. Well, guess what, great speakers aren’t born. And, that is the subject of the book by the same name.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo suggests, “Use clear thinking to make effective presentations." Giving a presentation can be a nerve wrecking experience. For many presenters, an effective tip to always use is to ensure that you use clear thinking to make effective presentations.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about how many project managers really use the right-hand graphic visualization part of a Gantt chart.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
Request a Demo LoginThe PMO Podcast™ is a trademark of BOT International. The PMO Podcast™ and its RSS feed are copyright © by BOT International 2009. All rights reserved.
Episode 169: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Published: 2009-07-16 07:25:00This week The PMO Podcast™ Featured Story introduces, “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act” presented by Mark Perry (about Mark), host of The PMO Podcast™. Recently, I had the pleasure of reading a short book called The Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Overview and Implementation Procedures, by Michael Holt. This book is a very well written text that overviews the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and provides guidelines and implementation procedures.
The PMO Podcast™ Points Memo suggests, “Create a safety net." What would you do if one day you just found out that you lost your job or you just found out that your company just went out of business? Much like the man on the flying trapeze needs a safety net, so do we. Whether you are an executive, manager, individual contributor, 1099 contractor, everyone needs a safety net.
The PMO Podcast™ Mailbag answers a listener question about what criteria should be used to determine if the project status should be green, yellow, or red.
The PMO Podcast™ is sponsored by BOT International, the provider of Processes On Demand, a PMO Setup solution used by more than 1,000 companies.
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