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In this interview, Juliet Doswell reminds us to manage our stakeholders' expectations (estimates are subject to change), and reminds us that the advice of experts is ultimately one person's opinion.

This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. 

You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook 

The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. 

Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO:
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• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo
• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMO

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In this interview, Susie Palmer-Trew relates the consequences of making assumptions, and reminds us to encourage people to challenge and test the assumptions we make - especially the small ones.

This interview is also available as a video

This is one of Pragmatic PMO's interview series "Scary Scars Shared", in which Ken Burrell talks to Real Project Managers about what they have learned from things that have gone wrong on their projects (scars), so that we can all learn from their experiences.

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how you can do it better”, available from Amazon http://bit.ly/KensLLBook

In this interview, Jill Plunga warns against the perils of forgetting what the role of the project manager truly is, and reminds how important it is to make full use of subject matter experts.

This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. 

You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook 

The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. 

Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO:
 • https://www.PragmaticPMO.com
• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo
• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMO

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In this interview, Evelyn Webber talks about how she handled an office move that went wrong. She reminds us of the importance of contingency planning, developing and maintaining a network of contacts, and having the tenacity to find and deliver a solution.

This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. 

You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook 

The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. 

Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO:
 • https://www.PragmaticPMO.com
• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo
• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMO

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In this interview, Louise Worsley tells us of her experience with powerful negative stakeholders, and advises us on how to use them to help improve the quality of both risk management and the solution. 

She also reminds us to make sure what you're doing against remains aligned with the business case.

This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. 

You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook 

The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. 

Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO:
 • https://www.PragmaticPMO.com
• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo
• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMO

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In this video, Ken Burrell shares a change in focus for the SSS interview series, and explains the rationale behind it.

In this interview, Eileen Roden warns project managers against planning in isolation and trying to provide all the technical answers; instead planning should be a collaborative process, and use the knowledge of the team.

She also talks about the value of understanding where your project fits into the business strategy so that you can optimise what you are delivering to fit the business' need.

This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. 

You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook 

The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. 

Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO:
 • https://www.PragmaticPMO.com
• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo
• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMO

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In this episode, John McIntyre warns us to be careful when using averages to work out project durations (and explains how they are more useful at project level than task level).

In this episode, Paul Lomax gives us an example of the dangers in taking instructions and information at face value, and encourages us to communicate well and frequently to keep everyone on the same page.

This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. 

You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook 

The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. 

Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO:
 • https://www.PragmaticPMO.com
• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo
• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMO

Sign up to the (approximately!) monthly newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/844d51587a6c/pragmatic-pmo-mailing-list-sign-up

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In this episode, Nick Hopkins tells us about the difficulties of running projects in organisations that believe their people are empowered, but in reality decisions are funnelled trough a small group of people.

He also tells us about running projects the deliver changes the stakeholders don't want, and how to work around resistant stakeholders.

This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. 

You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)

Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook 

The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. 

Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO:
 • https://www.PragmaticPMO.com
• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo
• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMO

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