Hi there,

Welcome to the Ireland Chapter PMI Podcast.

Our First of 2019. Not the last. Thank you for checking in.

So in this month’s episode we focus on the National Conference taking place in Fota Island resort on 28th February. It’s going to be a really great day, and in fact evening the day before. It’s also almost sold out.

In this episode:
* Pat Lucey talking all things PMI National Conference
* Rob O'Donohue asking you for questions to put to PMI Founder Jim Snyder
* Clips from the Project Awards 2018 with insights from Paul Sheridan(Tour de Munster) & Phelem Harvey (PWC)
* Call to Action - We need your input to help make the podcast better in 2019.
Please email me - [email protected] with you ideas.

Hope you enjoy this one,
Rob

Episode 10 – Ireland Chapter PMI – Podcast

Hi all,

Very welcome to episode 10 of the Ireland Chapter of PMI Podcast.

At the start of the year, we had hoped to do one per month starting in February and we have almost done that.

The numbers of listeners, month on month, have been on the rise, with more subscribers every month which is great. We’ve interviewed some great PM professionals and experts during the year…including the founder of the PMI James Snyder, the current President & CEO Mark Langley, a number of our committee members, and others from across the globe that are part of PMI chapters.

For me, it’s been an amazing opportunity and experience to get to talk PM with so many people….the common themes of career development, networking, trying out new things, and of course PDUs all come up….but giving back something to the profession is huge and very rewarding.

I was lucky enough to present at the Region 8 chapter event in Belgrade in November sharing a HOW TO guide on podcasting for your chapter. If we didn’t start this off, that would never have happened.

Before I introduce our guest for this months, just to say thank you for listening in over the year, for your input, feedback, ideas….all have been taken on board. We’re starting to plan for 2019 already….with more show, interviews, and more.

2019 is another huge year for the chapter with the National conference in Cork and then the PMI congress and LIM in Dublin in May.

If you’re interested in even helping out on the Podcast next year, have ideas for guests, how we could market it better or anything at all, you can connect in with me – just drop me a mail on [email protected]

So our guest this month’s episode had an interview with Brantlee Underhill.

Brantlee Underhill is the Director of Global chapters for PMI.

Brantlee talks about her 20 year journey with the PMI and the huge change that has happened during this time.

She shares insights on:
•Growth of PMI over the 20 years from 30k to 500k members
•PMI 2.0 Strategy Transformation
•Customer Centricity & Thinking Differently
•Strategic Focus!
•2019 and the 50th Anniversary of PMI
•Activities and Events for the coming year
•Focusing on the PM Pro & the Next Gen PM
•How to be digitally relevant in the new world
•Focusing on outreach efforts to Colleges and Universities
•PM Edge web based learning tool online
•Brantlee and Project Management – How she got involved in this area
•Brantlee and Podcast interests personally


Enjoy the interview & have a great Christmas & New Year. Back in early 2019.

Welcome to the Ireland Chapter of the PMI Podcast. Episode 8.

This month's podcast is the Audio from the Facebook Live Interview we did with Change Management Expert Peter de Jager.

Please do connect in with Peter on [email protected] if you want to learn more!

We're planning episodes for 2019. If you'd like to get involved, please reach out to [email protected] for more details.

Have a great day,
PMI Ireland Chapter.

Welcome to the Ireland Chapter of the PMI Podcast. Episode 8.

Pat Lucey talks to Rob O’Donohue, who is the Communications Director of the Ireland Chapter of PMI.

During the interview, Pat talks to Rob about his early career and how he moved into to Project Management. He talks to him about the idea behind the podcast, how Rob’s own personal podcast, called 1% Better, has grown and asks him to share some of his learnings from that. Finally, Pat asks Rob about areas that he’s improved in over the last couple of years, and the value he’s gained from being an active volunteer and member of the Ireland Chapter of the PMI.

It’s well worth a listen.

Hope you enjoy.

If you'd like to get in touch, please email me on [email protected]

PMI Podcast Episode 7 – LIM in Berlin – Part 2

Welcome to the Ireland Chapter of the PMI Podcast.

In this episode, I share out more interviews with PMI Chapter members, PMI Board Members & PMI Employees, all recorded at the Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM) in Berlin back in May.

Hear from PMI Board Member Cecil White on his role within the PMI, as well as chapter presidents and members from Belgium, Lithuania, Sweden, Poland, France and others.

The topics discussed include the value of being a member of a PMI Chapter, learnings from the LIM and future plans for the PMI.

This was my first LIM and it really was one of the best conferences I've ever attended. It brought home the spirit of what the PMI is all about and I can't wait to attend in Dublin in 2019.

Hope you enjoy.

If you'd like to get in touch please email me on [email protected]

Thank you,
Rob

Welcome to the Ireland Chapter of the PMI Podcast. Episode 6.

In this episode, I talk with Chapter leaders from across EMEA and the World from recordings taken at the Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM) in Berlin in May just gone.

Hear from one of the PMI founders, James Snyder, and from the current PMI President and CEO Mark Langley, as well as Chapter Presidents from a number of countries.

The topics discussed include the value of being a member of a PMI Chapter, learnings from the LIM and future plans for the PMI.

This is part 1 of 2 with some further content coming next month.

This was my first LIM and it really was one of the best conferences I've ever attended. It brought home the spirit of what the PMI is all about and I can't wait to attend in Dublin in 2019.

Hope you enjoy.

If you'd like to get in touch please email me on [email protected]

Thank you,
Rob

Episode 5 - PMI National Conference Part 2

Hi folks,

As promised, we’re sharing out some more highlights from the PMI National Conference that took place back in April. The theme was “The Change Makers”. In this episode, you’ll hear more from attendees, speakers on the day and also some key takeaways from our MC for the day, Anton Savage.

Reminder in upcoming episodes of this podcast, we’ll be sharing insights that were captured from the LIM where we were delighted to talk with one of the 5 founders of the PMI, Jim Snyder. We also interviewed the current CEO of PMI, Mark Langley, other members of the PMI board and over 20 presidents and members from chapters all over the world. All this great content will be shared in upcoming episodes of this podcast.

Before we go into that, please be sure to help us spread the world about the Ireland Chapter of PMI Podcast. Share it on the socials, tell another PM, listen to it in your team meeting, and, most of all, be sure to get in touch with feedback. Do you find it of value? What else can we add or cover to make it more useful to you? Would you be willing to share you own Project or Programme story, lessons learned and successes? We’d love to hear from you!

So, I’ll hand you over to the Vox Pop part 2 from the National Conference. Enjoy! Till next time.
Best,
Rob

List of speakers on part 2:
1.Speaker from the event, David Staunton of Zenith Technologies on Industry 4.0
2.Attendee, Tony Fleming, Telecommunications Group Leader with Eirgrid,
3.Attendee, Katie McGovern, Masters in Strategic Management Masters
4.Attendee, Barry O’Sullivan, Dell EMC
5.Attendee, Michelle Wilson, Dell EMC
6.Attendee, John Atkinson, Dell EMC
7.Speaker, Gerald Fleming of Met Éireann
8.Attendee, Armando Camacho PMP, Pramerica
9.MC for the day, Anton Savage on his key takeaways from the day on Change!

Episode 4 - PMI National Conference Part 1

Hi folks,

It’s been a very busy month on the PMI front. Firstly, we held the National conference in the Aviva on the 26th April. It was a sell-out event with some great speakers. The topic was all around making change happen with the tag line of ‘The Change Makers’.

Next-up, a few of the committee were lucky enough to attend the the PMI Leadership Institute Meeting (known as the LIM). This is held along with the PMI Congress. This year, it was held in Berlin from the 4-11 May. The Big news coming out of this event is that both the LIM and Congress will be held in Dublin in Mid-May 2019. This is great news the Ireland Chapter, for Dublin and Ireland. It will have been 8 years since it was last held in Ireland so we’re all very excited about it coming back!

In upcoming episodes of this podcast, we’ll be sharing insights that were captured from the LIM where we were delighted to talk with one of the 5 founders of the PMI, Jim Snyder. We also interviewed the current CEO of PMI, Mark Langley, other members of the PMI board and over 20 presidents and members from chapters all over the world. All this great content will be shared in upcoming episodes of this podcast.

Back to this month’s show. I brought the mic to the Aviva on the 26th April and talked with many of the committee, speakers and attendees on the day. I was very interested to capture what their thoughts were on making change happen in their projects and how to successfully make it stick. You’re about to hear a great variety of responses which I’m sure you’ll enjoy.

Before we go into that, please be sure to help us spread the world about the Ireland Chapter of PMI Podcast. Share it on the socials, tell another PM, listen to it in your team meeting, and, most of all, be sure to get in touch with feedback. Do you find it of value? What else can we add or cover to make it more useful to you? Would you be willing to share you own Project or Programme story, lessons learned and successes? We’d love to hear from you!

Ok, for now, enjoy the first part of the National conference round of. Part two next month with lots more from speakers like Gerard Fleming, Anton Savage, and other attendees from the event.

Enjoy! Till next time.
Best,
Rob

Hi all,

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Ireland Chapter of the PMI Podcast. If it’s your first time here, thanks for tuning in. Go back and listen to episode one and two of course. If you’re returning, welcome back! I’m Rob O’Donohue and am the director for Member Communications for the Ireland Chapter.

So this is a Big month for the Ireland Chapter as we have our national conference in the Aviva. It’s the BIGGEST Annual Project Management Conference in Ireland and it’s on for the full day of Thursday 26th April. The Theme is ‘The Change Makers’ where we discuss managing, driving and achieving change!

Notable speakers include Dr Norah Patten, who is on course to become Ireland’s first ever astronaut. She will discuss her involvement in the scientist-astronaut training programme run by NASA and the project skills that have proven so critical to the success of space missions.

Gerald Fleming, chair of the Public Weather Services Programme at the World Meteorological Organization, and former head of forecasting at Met Éireann, will also speak at the conference. He will explore the changes made by the Irish Meteorological Service that help us to navigate extreme weather events, such as Storm Ophelia in October 2017.

Anton Savage, noted broadcaster and MD of The Communications Clinic, will MC the event, and deliver a masterclass on how business leaders can communicate more effectively. He will also chair a discussion with a panel of the 2017 National Project Award winners on overcoming resistance to change to deliver projects successfully.

We still have a small number of tickets left. There is a special rate for groups over +5 depending on availability, a Student rate and the full rate. You can register on the PMI-Ireland.org site – link is in the show notes for this episode. So check it out & I look forward to seeing you there. I’ll be recording a podcast on the day so do say hello and be ready to answer the project management question of the day that I'll be asking!

If you enjoy the show, be sure to like, review, rate, share, tweet, post, and even talk about it to others.
Also, I’m eager to interview you, the PMI Chapter Members, about your own Project Management careers. Get in touch!

So, this month, I talk with Jackie Glynn, the PMI Vice President of the Chapter. Jackie has been a member of the Chapter since the late 1990's. We chat about her career in project management and how her involvement in the Ireland chapter has been of value. Lots more covered in the ten minute Q&A. I hope you enjoy it!

Register here for the National Conference: https://pmi-ireland.org/calendar/calendar/events/project-management-national-conference-2018


I hope you enjoyed the show.

Best,
Rob

Hi all, welcome to Episode 2 of the Ireland Chapter of the PMI Podcast. If it’s your first time here, thanks for tuning in. Go back and listen to EP1. If you’re returning, welcome back! I’m Rob O’Donohue and am the director for Member Communications for the Ireland Chapter.



We launched in February and the show rocketed to the top of the iTunes Education Charts sitting at #3 for a few days. A great start and a sign that there is an interest in Podcasts about Project Management in Ireland. That’s great to see.



If you enjoy the show, be sure to like, review, rate, share, tweet, post, and even talk about it to others. Also, I’m eager to interview you, the PMI Chapter Members, about your own Project Management careers. Get in touch!



Before I introduce you to this month’s guest, a quick reminder that we’re looking to give the podcast a name. So please get in touch. My email is called out at the end of the show.



So, this month, I talk with Adrian Cororan who is the IT officer for the Ireland Chapter. Enjoy the Q&A!



Episode Two – Adrian Corcoran the IT Officer for the PMI Ireland Chapter.

Adrian currently works in ESB Networks within the Programme PMO.

Adrian talks about his role in the PMI Ireland Chapter, how he was initially drawn into project management.

He talks about his involvement in the Ireland Chapter over the last number of years.

The key objective for 2018 focusing.

Area of most excitement in Project Management.

Adrian’s key message to Project Managers in Ireland.

How Adrian applies Project Management skills outside of his day job.



I hope you enjoyed the show.

Best,

Rob