Radio Show - April 13th 2018 - Get Executives To Act For Project Success - Michael O'Brochta

The Work/Life Balance Friday at 2 PM Pacific April 13th 2018:Get Executives To Act For Project Success - Michael O'Brochta Rick welcomes Michael O'Brochta back to the show announcing the release of his new book "How to Get Executives to Act for Project Success." Even world-class project managers will not succeed unless they get their executives to act for project success. The trap of applying best-practice project management only to have the project fail because of executive inaction or counteraction can be avoided. This is a how-to book. It describes how project managers can get their executives to act, and it identifies executive actions most likely to contribute to project success. Project managers are empower Read more SHARE DOWNLOAD PDF GET CODE Tune in Friday at 2 PM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel LISTEN LIVE EPISODE ON DEMAND VIEW HOST PAGE Questions? Comments? Call In Live! Toll Free: 1-866-472-5790 Intl: 001-480-398-3352

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Michael O'Brochta Mike has worked in project management for over thirty years at the CIA where he led the development of highly complex, top-secret projects, programs and systems, and where he led the development of their project management & systems engineering training and certification program to mature practices agency-wide. As founder of Zozer inc, he helped develop & implement the new government-wide Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers; through his consulting, he is helping organizations raise their project management performance. He recently served as Chair of the PMI Ethics Member Advisory Group. He is a sought after speaker and has been featured in PMI Today, PM Netwo Read more

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Radio Show - March 23rd - The Man Who Changed My Career - Rob Thomsett

The Work/Life Balance Friday at 2 PM Pacific March 23rd 2018:The Man Who Changed My Career: Rob Thomsett As a young project manager, I was becoming frustrated with the process. I was on the verge of quitting. I was literally walking through the book store looking at job titles wondering what to do next. I then came across a book called "Radical Project Management" by Rob Thomsett. It changed my entire career. It was the first book that taught me how to really approach project management while utilizing humor at the same time. It is also the first book that discussed Agile. I read the book cover to cover and have quoted from it in almost every speech since. I reached out to Rob as a young Read more SHARE DOWNLOAD PDF GET CODE Tune in Friday at 2 PM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel LISTEN LIVE EPISODE ON DEMAND VIEW HOST PAGE Questions? Comments? Call In Live!  Toll Free: 1-866-472-5790 Intl: 001-480-398-3352

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Rob Thomsett Rob Thomsett is a Thought Leader for Seven Consulting. Rob's passion is to enable people within organisations to work in a more agile fashion to assist their organisation in achieving strategic goals. Rob has over 40 years of experience in project and change management specialising in highly innovative people-centric and agile models of project management and executive sponsorship. He is acknowledged as a thought leader in agile sponsorship and project management and highly-effective executive coach. His pragmatic and transparent approach to project governance benefits realisation and agile project management has been adopted by NAB across all bank project portfolios. Elements of this Read more

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Radio Show - March 9th - Customizing Agile for Your Project Team - Johanna Rothman

The Work/Life Balance Friday at 2 PM Pacific March 09th 2018:Customizing Agile for Your Project or Team - Johanna Rothman Too often, people and teams select an off-the-shelf agile framework. Well, if you’re a cookie-cutter team, that might work for you. But Johanna has seen too many teams struggle with ceremonies, collapse under the weight of the metrics, and fail to deliver anything useful in a reasonable amount of time. Their supposedly agile projects feel like a death march. Instead, you can design your agile and lean approach from principles, not frameworks. Rick will interview Johanna about how you can succeed with an agile approach that fits for you. SHARE DOWNLOAD PDF GET CODE Tune in Friday at 2 PM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel LISTEN LIVE EPISODE ON DEMAND VIEW HOST PAGE Questions? Comments? Call In Live!  Toll Free: 1-866-472-5790 Intl: 001-480-398-3352

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Johanna Rothman Johanna Rothman, known as the “Pragmatic Manager,” provides frank advice for your tough problems. She helps leaders and teams see problems, resolve risks, and manage their product development. Johanna was the Agile 2009 conference chair and was the co-chair of the first edition of the Agile Practice Guide. Johanna is the author of these books: • Create Your Successful Agile Project: Collaborate, Measure, Estimate, Deliver • Agile and Lean Program Management: Scaling Collaboration Across the Organization • Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects, 2nd edition • Project Portfolio Tips: Twelve Ideas for Focusing on the Work You Need to Start & F Read more

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