Project Management Paradise

This weeks Project Management Paradise topic for discussion is entitled Why PMP? with Joel Goldfarb from the Project Management Training Company based in Las Vegas.

Joel has over 30 years experience in Project Management Training and shares with us his knowledge on PMP certification, how it compares with other certifications, the scoring process, preparation options and lots more.

You can view/download Joel's presentation entitled Why PMP? from Slideshare.

In this episode I speak with Philip Martin, founder & CEO of Cora Systems. In this interview we get some real gems from Philips' 17 years experience in Project Management.

Philip shares with us how he started Cora which now employs 50 people with offices in Ireland (Head Quarters), the UK and the US.

We discuss how Project Management has gone from being a black art to common sense.

Philip also gives us some insight into how one client, Honeywell, deployed Cora's Project Management Software called ProjectVision. The software is now being used by over 6000 of Honeywells' team in 42 countries to effectively and efficiently manage projects.

In this weeks Project Management Paradise interview I speak with Alison Foster about how software tools can benefit project management.

You can connect with Alison on LinkedIn and via her company website Quality Point.

This weeks topic for discussion is The Conscious Project Leader with Project Management Expert and Author, Colin D Ellis.

In this interview I speak with John McGrath about project planning, dynamic scheduling and the single version of the truth in project management.

In this interview I speak with Peter Taylor about his book and podcast entitled “The Lazy Project Manager”.

In this interview I speak with John Carroll about “Effective Project Management in easy steps”.

John has written 11 books on topics including Project Management, Program and Portfolio Management, Time Management and The Agile Methodology.

"Why Projects Really Fail" is a white paper available by request on Johns' contact page.

In this episode I speak with Martin Egan about how to manage and deal with Project Commitment Issues.

Martin has over 20 years experience in Organisational Leadership and Performance and is a director at New Direction Consulting.

Today’s topic for discussion is entitled “Enabling People, Enabling Projects” with Pauline Stewart Long.

Show notes are at projectmanagementparadise.com/3

Pauline has over 20 years experience in Project and Portfolio Management in various roles including VP of Global Project Management for Glaxo Smith Kline.

Pauline is also Director and Chairperson of the Pharma Industry Project Management Group.

Please leave your comments and feedback at projectmanagementparadise.com/3

In this episode I speak with Cheryl Hartmann about the importance of change management when it comes to project management.

Cheryl has over 18 years’ experience in Change Management and has worked with large corporations such as GE and CSC and now runs her own consulting company called Cambiar Consulting.