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Project Management Happy Hour
PM Happy Hour is the place for frank and honest discussion about real world issues in project management. We do it in a way that's not too dry, though it may get a bit salty from time to time. Each episode, your hosts Kim Essendrup and Kate Anderson cover a problem faced in project management today, and share practical advice, real-life examples and the occasional project horror story. Not only that, but every podcast is also an online class! Our host is a PMI Registered Education Provider, who…
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074 - The Project Behind a Movie
Did you ever watch the credits at the end of a movie and think, "wow, that's a lot of people?" You're right. Hundreds or thousands of people engaged to deliver…
Project Management Happy Hour073 - A 12 Pack of Alignment Hacks with Tim Creasey - Part 2
We are joined again by one of our favorite guests, Tim Creasey, Organizational Change Wizard. This time he shares 12 different methods for creating better…
Project Management Happy Hour072 - A 12 Pack of Alignment Hacks with Tim Creasey - Part 1
We are joined again by one of our favorite guests, Tim Creasey, Organizational Change Wizard. This time he shares 12 different methods for creating better…
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The Project Behind an Ironman Triathlon with Paul Huddle, Senior Regional Director for the Ironman Group
The Ironman Triathlon. Without exaggeration, it is truly one of the most epic endurance events that a mortal human can participate in: 140.6 miles covered in a…
Project Management Happy Hour070 - Change Management Mic Drops with Tim Creasey
Project Managers are agents of change. Whether your project changes organizations, technologies, infrastructure or processes, the success of your project…
Project Management Happy Hour069 - Project Management in an Alien Environment
You're a PM and you have landed on a strange new world where you don't know the industry, the organization the people or the subject matter. How do you get…
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068 - Interviewing PM's: Inside the Mind of a Hiring Manager with Matt Henderson
Whether you are hiring project managers or hope to get hired, do you know what hiring managers should be looking for? What's going on in a hiring managers mind…
Project Management Happy Hour067 - What the heck is ITSM? And how is it like Improv?
If you are a PM working in or with a large enterprise, you may have heard of ITSM, or the ITIL framework. And you may well have been asked to create additional…
Project Management Happy Hour066 - How to be a consultant: Dealing with customers without having a nervous breakdown
If your project customers are external to your organization, you have a lot more to worry about than the success of your project. You also have the carry the…
Project Management Happy Hour064 - Getting into - or out of - Project Management, with Ben Aston of The Digital Project Manager podcast
Are you trying to get into the field of Project Management? Or, are you ready for the next step and to move out of the PM field? This week Kate and Kim have a…
Project Management Happy Hour063 - Candid Conversations with a Project Management Recruiter, with Norma Gutierrez
Are you looking for a PM job? If not now, one day you may be. So, why not talk to a pro who knows the market and help you find the right job? A Project…
Project Management Happy Hour062 - Do I really need a PMO? (Part 2 of 2)
Do I need a Project Management Office (PMO)? Does anyone REALY need a PMO? Why, aren't those all going away because of Agile? What value can a PMO give to an…
Project Management Happy Hour061 - Do I really need a PMO? (Part 1 of 2)
Do I need a Project Management Office (PMO)? Does anyone REALY need a PMO? Why, aren't those all going away because of Agile? What value can a PMO give to an…
Project Management Happy Hour060 - Say-Do-Say: Fundamentals of Project Communication
We get asked a lot about what project management is about, what it's like to get into the profession, and what are the most important things to do as you get…
Project Management Happy Hour059 - Crying Happens
Project Management can be tough - full of stress, emotion, passion and… more stress. You, your team and your stakeholders are trying to make big changes happen…
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058 - Shut-in but not Shut-down: Managing Projects and Teams from Home
Many of us are suddenly finding that we - and our teams - are working remotely from home. While this is normal for a lot of our workforce, it can represent a…
Project Management Happy Hour057 - ADKAR: It's not a trap! Change Management can save your mission
Projects are about change - but what are you doing to manage that change in your project? Fortunately, there's an entire field of practice to make changes…
Project Management Happy Hour056 Don't buy the bias! Managing bias in project management
Whether we realize it or not, we all have bias in the way we think about things. Maybe you have a bias to be overly optimistic in your estimates, or under…
Project Management Happy Hour055 - A slice of Thankfulness from Kate and Kim
Hiya listeners, in this episode we share what we've been up to and why we've been a bit quiet, some amazing PDU stats and share some things that we're thankful…
Project Management Happy Hour054 - How to be a Project Manager: Kate and Kim get interviewed by a PM student about breaking into the field
For this episode the tables are turned - Kate and Kim get interviewed! Arizona State University student Krystal Ebadi contacted us and asked if she could…
Project Management Happy Hour053 - What if I told you that you were a PM all along?
This episode we talk with one of our amazing listeners, Josh Mildren, who shares his story about how he became a project manager - or rather, how he realized…
Project Management Happy Hour052 - Who owns this baby when I'm done? Planning for deliverables handover
This episode we talk about that make-or-break moment in project closing: handing over your project deliverables. If you plan your project right, this can be a…
Project Management Happy Hour051 - They told me I'm "Too Nice?!" Dealing with inactionable feedback
We love our listeners, and we love to answer your questions! In fact, this episode comes straight from a call for help we received from one of our listeners…
Project Management Happy Hour050 - Project Financials 101: A quick and dirty overview of how money affects projects
Ever have a project that costs money? Well, this podcast is for you! In this episode, Kate and Kim give you the quick and dirty rundown of basic project…
Project Management Happy Hour049 - How to Call BS without getting Sh#t upon
Communication is a critical part of a Project Manager's job, and perhaps no aspect of comms is more important than ensuring that what is communicated is…
Project Management Happy Hour048 - Brand Yourself with Sonia Mundra
Many Project Managers are on a trajectory that takes them from a more technical or tactical focus to a more leadership focus in their career, possibly…
Project Management Happy Hour047 - Project Management at Burning Man: Managing Volunteers, with Kayla Glenn
Burning Man is a famous event held in a temporary city the middle of the Nevada desert, dedicated to self expression and artistic freedom with 80,000 people…
Project Management Happy Hour046 - Process, Data & Maturity: is it BS or does it really matter?
We all assume that following process, better data and improved maturity will fix all our PM issues. That make sense, but is it true? What does the data say?…
Project Management Happy Hour045 - Entrepreneurial Project Management with Rolondo Talbott
Today we are joined by Rolondo Talbott who gave an amazing presentation at this year's PMO Symposium. He is going to share with us an amazing story from his…
Project Management Happy Hour044 - Dear Project Diary: Project (b)logging to keep your head straight
In today's world we are bombarded with more information than ever before - it's on our mobile devices (social email, etc.), daily stand-ups, 24 hour news…
Project Management Happy Hour043 - How to be "The Wolf" - Taking over broken projects
A natural stage in PM professional development is when you become the 'fixer' - the one called in to take over or fix 'broken' critical projects. This is hard…
Project Management Happy Hour042 - The Closer: Avoiding Project Acceptance Exceptions
A defining characteristic of a project is that it ends. Finally. Just finish it, right? If it were only that easy! This episode Kate and Kim talk about what it…
Project Management Happy Hour041 - Witness me! Justifying Project Management
Have you ever had to justify the value of Project Management in your organization? Doh! So do we. Listen in as we share our best responses to, "is PM really…
Project Management Happy Hour040 - I'm a WHAT?! What's the point of personality assessments?
Many companies employ personality assessments to help their team members understand their strengths or communication styles. Are these a waste of time? Or do…
Project Management Happy Hour039 - Burning Questions: A Trick or treat bag of listener mail
As we gorge on our kid's leftover Halloween candy, we answer a number of Listener questions left on our Facebook and Linkedin pages. What are some good ways to…
Project Management Happy Hour038 - Charter? Huh! What is it good for? (absolutely every project)
"What are we even doing in this project?" If you've ever asked yourself (or been asked) this question, go back to your Project Charter right now! The Project…
Project Management Happy Hour037 - Transform from Project Manager to Project Leader - with Naomi Caietti
This episode we are joined at Happy Hour by prominent PM thought leader, Naomi Caetti. We chat with Naomi about what it takes to transition from being "just" a…
Project Management Happy Hour036 - PMO - What is it really? And how do I run one?
This episode, we get the great opportunity to speak with Hussain Bandukwala, PMO Coach and founder of the PMO Virtual Summit this October. Hussain helps us…
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PM Happy Hour Membership - Helping new PMs "How to PM"
Whether you are an "accidental" Project Manager or eager to get into the field, the PM Happy Hour membership can help you with your "How to PM" questions! We…
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PM Happy Hour Membership - Painless, easy PDU's!
Project Management Happy Hour means Painless PDUs and dare we say, "FUN!" PDUs! Check out this video podcast to find out more. Promo warning - This episode we…
Project Management Happy Hour035 - Kickass Martial Arts Lessons for Project Managers
This episode, Kim shares some lessons from his time studying martial arts studies with some amazing instructors that apply to Project Management! And no, they…
Project Management Happy Hour034 - PM Superhero Smackdown! Kate and Kim share lessons from their favorite movie PMs
This episode, Kate and Kim talk about their favorite Project Managers from the big screen and small screen - and what lessons we can take away from them. From…
Project Management Happy Hour033 - Lessons from Interviewing 50 Women PMs in 50 days - a chat with Elise Stevens
This episode, we are excited to have Elise Stevens, podcaster, speaker and PM thought leader join us on our show! Elise shares what she learned in undertaking…
Project Management Happy Hour032 - Project Management Thunderdome! Internal versus External Project Managers
Project Managers can be categorized as "internal" project managers, who deliver projects for stakeholders within their own organizations, or "external" project…
Project Management Happy Hour031 - Crucial Conversations part 3 - Stepping in and taking the lead
One of the toughest - and most important jobs - of a PM is having difficult conversations. These can be with sponsors, stakeholders, team members or other PMs…
Project Management Happy Hour030 - Crucial Conversations part 2: Oh, man it just got difficult!
One of the toughest - and most important jobs - of a PM is having difficult conversations. These can be with sponsors, stakeholders, team members or other PMs…
Project Management Happy Hour029 - Stop the Scope Creep! Using Change Control to keep the monsters at bay
Controlling your project scope is one of the most important things we can do as project managers - but so easy to let slip. Don't let Scope Creep sneak up on…
Project Management Happy Hour028 - Embracing the Escalation: raising visibility without raising your blood pressure
Management escalation, oh, no! When issues get escalated to our managers and executive stakeholders, our hearts sink, a sweat breaks out and we start to freak…
Project Management Happy Hour027 - Crucial Conversations: Part 1 - Oh, man it just got crucial
One of the toughest - and most important jobs - of a PM is having difficult conversations. These can be with sponsors, stakeholders, team members or other PMs…
Project Management Happy Hour026 - Mastering the Mastermind: facilitating small groups for big results
While the term "mastermind group" was coined in the 20's, it has been used by business leaders, writers, artists and philosophers going back much further to…
Project Management Happy Hour025 - The Last Move - a little bit of game theory for your projects
Here's a short episode inspired by the mathematical study of Game Theory! Not only can "moving last" (or latter) put you in a strong strategic position, but…
Project Management Happy Hour024 - How to Run a Meeting - and not waste everyone's time
A lot of Project Management is about communicating and managing people. And one of our most frequently used tools for this is the meeting. In this episode we…
Project Management Happy Hour023-Learning to Swim: Getting oriented in a new organization without going under
Getting started in a new organization, new customer, or new parts of your current org can be tough, especially since managing a project usually means you need…
Project Management Happy Hour022-Getting to Yes: Negotiation for non-negotiators (part 2 of 2)
Negotiation is part of what we do every day - from negotiating for the best project resources to negotiating what you and your significant other are going to…
Project Management Happy Hour021-Getting to Yes: Negotiation for non-negotiators (part 1 of 2)
Negotiation is part of what we do every day - from negotiating for the best project resources to negotiating what you and your significant other are going to…
Project Management Happy Hour020-An Influence Toolkit: Getting stuff done without authority
How do you get people to get stuff done when you have no "authority?" That's a lot of the art of Project Management! In today's episode, we walk through a few…
Project Management Happy Hour019-Stage Direction in the Boardroom
It can be challenging enough to deliver a project with tough timelines, budgets and limited resources. But what happens when your project is high profile? I…
Project Management Happy Hour018-What I wish I'd known when I started Project Management
Oh, this was a fun one :-) Kate and I share a happy hour with you as we think back on all the things we wish we knew when we started project management. We…
Project Management Happy HourA05-PM Appetizer – Weekly Roll-up Scheduling
How do you make sense of (and get your stakeholders to understand) a 200-line project plan? Or how about a program with 6 workstreams, each with 200 line…
Project Management Happy Hour017-Working with Creatives
Creative projects can be very fulfilling and provide tremendous value to any organization. But, they can also be very susceptible to scope creep. For those of…