Project Management Matters Podcast
Episodes
Why Decision-Making Drives the Success of Change and Transformation
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The most dangerous moment in a transformation isn’t when a leader says, “We’re going agile.”It’s when everyone applauds… and then nothing ...
Project Managers are the Magic Makers
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Strategy succeeds when leaders go beyond ambition and translate intent into action. Doing so requires great skill in building a bridge from thinking t...
Why Project Managers Need Different Guidance at Different Stages
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the quiet assumptions we carry in project management is that experience is cumulative in a straight line. You learn the tools, you master the f...
What the Project Management Profession
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Project management has grown up a lot over the past few decades. It’s more visible, more global, and more established as a profession.What hasn’t ...
Project Success Comes from Fixing What’s Broken
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a strange paradox in project management. Sometimes when we do our jobs well, nothing happens. No crisis, no headlines, and no heroic saves. ...
Leadership Starts With the Person in the Mirror (Ep. 58)
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every time I teach a workshop, I hear the same line:“You know who really needs this? My boss.”It’s never said with bad intentions, most people t...
What Third Culture Kids Teach Us About Leadership (Ep. 57)
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spend so much time talking about leadership frameworks that we forget where leadership instincts actually come from.They come from how we grew up, ...
What Happens when Project Management Choses You
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some people find project management, but every once in a while, you meet someone whose career reminds you of something different: that sometimes the p...
The Business of Projects, People, and Purpose
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every now and then, you meet someone whose influence shaped the profession long before “PMO” became a household acronym. For many of us in the glo...
From Accidental Beginnings to Strategic Transformation
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a student who didn’t intend to be a project manager ends up shaping the direction of the global project management profession?In t...
The Consulting Mindset & the Project Management Discipline
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a masterclass on how real careers get built through delivery, trust, and sharp thinking. If you’ve ever wondered how consulting shap...
Pioneer, Practitioner, Teacher, & A PMP Founder
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Lambert didn’t just witness the rise of the PMP, he helped build it.In this episode of Project Management Matters, I had the privilege of sittin...
The Accidental Career That Built a Global Community
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What PMI’s Chief Community Officer taught me about reinvention, relevance, and what makes project professionals show up🎙️ This week’s episode...
From Scouting Projects to Strategic Consulting
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do Eagle Scouts, expat childhoods, and global boardrooms have in common?In this episode of Project Management Matters, I sat down with Mark Engel...
Project Management Is Creating Calm Through the Storm
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor Nelson’s professional journey happened backwards. Starting off in the workforce right out of high school in the construction industry, then s...
We Don't Just Deliver Projects, We Build Lives (Ep. 6)
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When I sat down with Elizabeth Harrin, I wasn’t just talking to a longtime project manager. I was reconnecting with one of the original voices of th...
Project Management as a Way of Life (Ep. 5)
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lessons on Strategy, Community, and Clarity with Kellie SwartWhen we first connected over a virtual coffee, I knew Kellie Swart had a unique perspecti...
From Punk Rock to Project Plans: Dave Prior on Building a Career that Lasts (Ep. 4)
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Project Management Matters, I sat down with Dave Prior, a former musician turned project management educator, mentor, and agile eva...
From Boardrooms to Boats: Deanna Landers on Purpose-Driven Project Leadership (Ep. 3)
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do PMI leadership, nonprofit transformation, and sailing with real sharks have in common?Deanna Landers.In this episode of Project Management Mat...
From Paper Pushers to Strategic Enablers
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bruno Freitas joins me to talk about how he stumbled into project management and why he stayed.We cover:* His crash-course first proj...
“Still Just Warming Up”: A Conversation with Dr. Al Zeitoun
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Guest: Dr. Al Zeitoun🧭 Theme: Project management legacy, leadership, and the road ahead“We’re just warming up, baby.” That’s how Dr...