Project Management Happy Hour
Episodes
026 - Mastering the Mastermind: facilitating small groups for big results
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 furt...
025 - The Last Move - a little bit of game theory for your projects
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 positio...
024 - How to Run a Meeting - and not waste everyone's time
17 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 epi...
023-Learning to Swim: Getting oriented in a new organization without going under
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
022-Getting to Yes: Negotiation for non-negotiators (part 2 of 2)
03 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 g...
021-Getting to Yes: Negotiation for non-negotiators (part 1 of 2)
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 g...
020-An Influence Toolkit: Getting stuff done without authority
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 throu...
019-Stage Direction in the Boardroom
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It can be challenging enough to deliver a project with tough timelines, budgets and limited resources. But what happens when your project is high prof...
018-What I wish I'd known when I started Project Management
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 managemen...
A05-PM Appetizer – Weekly Roll-up Scheduling
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
017-Working with Creatives
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Creative projects can be very fulfilling and provide tremendous value to any organization. But, they can also be very susceptible to scope creep. For ...
A04-PM Appetizer - Be the CEO of your Project
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A big differentiator between projects that succeed and projects that fail is the engagement and commitment of the Project Manager. Are they just going...
016-Story Time! Better communication through narrative
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
*SO* much about project success is dependent on communication that we love to have communication experts on the show. Today's guests, authors of the n...
015-Meet your Mentor! with PMO Joe
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Phoenix-based head of The PMO Squad, Joe Pusz (also known in the PM community as PMO Joe) will share his knowledge on Mentorship w...
A03-PM Appetizer-Building Trust with "Trust Bricks"
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today's short-format "Appetiser" episode, we have a tasty little nugget to share about building trust. Trust is essential for building effective wo...
014-Condition RED! Breaking bad news to your stakeholders
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone has something go wrong on their projects at some point. As much as we dread breaking the news, how we communicate these problems to our stake...
013-Don't guess! Plan your project with SCIENCE using Monte Carlo analysis
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Although touched on in the PMBOK, most of us have little exposure to Monte Carlo analysis – which is a shame! Monte Carlo analysis can add a new lev...
012-Sassy or Assertive? Women in Project Management
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There is enough to deal with in project management without gender issues making it even tougher. So, today we openly talk about challenges women can f...
011-A love letter to my RAID log
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we talk about an old stand-by in the PM world, the RAID Log. RAID Logs (Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions) are an essential tool that...
010-The Sweet Irony of Failed MS Project Server Implementations
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft Project Professional client is a staple in the industry, and is probably where most of learned what a GANTT chart is. But what about the onl...
A02-PM Appetizer – Dealing with Project "Yellow Lights"
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We all run into those little "Yellow Lights" on projects – those moments when you think, "wait a minute… that's not right." All too often, we "flo...
A01-PM Appetizer – Saying "no" by saying "yes"
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have our first Appetizer episode. What's an appetizer? These are short format episodes – 15 minutes – in between our main shows where we ...
009-5 Things your technical architect secretly wants to yell at you
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You depend on them and, let's be honest, sometimes you abuse them. This week we talk to Ollie Hunter, the enterprise architect for a leading e-commerc...
008-5 Things that only your Communications BFF will tell you
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we plunge into Project Communications – the most common cause of project failure. We are joined by Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss, authors...
007-How to respond to "stupid" executive asks
22 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about a tough subject – how to handle an outside senior stakeholder who wants to exert influence on your project. This can be very...
006-The First 5 questions to ask whenever you start a new project (BONUS!)
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our new podcast, the Project Management Happy Hour! In our first 5 pilot episodes (plus this bonus!) , we are going to look at the first 5...
005-The First 5 questions to ask whenever you start a new project (part 5 of 5)
30 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our new podcast, the Project Management Happy Hour! In our first 5 pilot episodes, we are going to look at the first 5 questions you need ...
004-The First 5 questions to ask whenever you start a new project (part 4 of 5)
23 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our new podcast, the Project Management Happy Hour! In our first 5 pilot episodes, we are going to look at the first 5 questions you need ...
003-The First 5 questions to ask whenever you start a new project (part 3 of 5)
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our new podcast, the Project Management Happy Hour! In our first 5 pilot episodes, we are going to look at the first 5 questions you need ...
002-The First 5 questions to ask whenever you start a new project (part 2 of 5)
01 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the Project Management Happy Hour! In our first 5 pilot episodes, we are going to look at the first 5 questions you need to ask whenever s...
001-The First 5 questions to ask whenever you start a new project (part 1 of 5)
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cheers! Join your hosts Kim Essendrup and Kate Anderson for our new podcast, the Project Management Happy Hour! In our first 5 pilot episodes, we are...