In this episode o DrunkenPM Radio, Digital PM Summit co-founder, Brett Harned, talks about his new book “Project Management for Humans”, the upcoming (and 5th annual) Digital PM Summit and the new podcast he’s been working on.

Show Notes

00:08 Interview Starts

00:37 Who is the book for?

02:44 What are the pieces that are missing we teach people how to be project managers?

04:25 The project manager is more than just a box checker. But how technical do they have to be?

08:04 What is Brett’s ideal version of the job of a project manager

11:18 What is the biggest misconception that new PMs have about the job when they first get started?

12:30 What is the thing about the job of being a PM that keeps Brett motivated even on the days that totally suck

15:19 What is the Digital PM Summit and why did they put it together in the first place?

17:52 Why the Bureau of Digital’s events are so focused on community

19:21 Sharing and debating… and why it is different in Digital PM than in traditional PM

21:20 Details on the Digital PM Summit and Brett’s workshop right after the conference

21:44 How to get tickets to the conference after registration closes on September 30th

22:17 Following the event online if you can’t make it

23:31 Brett’s new podcast Sprints and Milestones (URL to be posted later)

25:04 Getting in touch with Brett directly

25:24 Hacking Agile at the DPM Summit

25:32 Special events happening at the conference

26:30 Interview ends

Brett’s book Project Management for Humans

Publisher http://bit.ly/2fGmpAI

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2yUlEMQ

For more on the 2017 Digital Pm Summit

Web: http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm-2017/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter Hashtag: #dpm2017

To contact Brett directly

Web: http://brettharned.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/brettharned