Project Management Paradise

Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Karl Reilly. Karl is Head of Design and Innovation with Cora Systems.

In this role, Karl is in the charge of the company's R&D team, helping to shape its software direction in exciting fields like artificial intelligence, natural language processing and PPM.

Previously, Karl has spent 30 years' managing projects in public sector, construction and aviation sectors, including 15 years' working for PwC.

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Project Management Paradise is brought to you by Cora Systems. Learn why Cora has been named in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Strategic Portfolio Management by accessing a complimentary copy at corasystems.com/magicpmpp.

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Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to John Faulks. John is co-founder of PPMLD, a project management consultancy firm which he helped establish 20 years ago.

Previous to setting up his consultancy business, John worked as a pharma scientist with a number of global pharmaceutical companies, and has particular insight and expertise in leadership and mentoring in the industry.

John is also a committee member of PIPMG, the UK's prestigious PPM pharma network association.

In this interview, John and Caitriona discuss: "How Pharma Make Big Decisions".

This podcast is brought to you by Cora Systems. Cora is a worldwide leader in providing enterprise project and portfolio management solutions to global organizations and government agencies. Find out more at corasystems.com

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Listeners can receive complimentary access to Gartner's recent report entitled "2021 Strategic Roadmap for the PMO" at corasystems.com/pmoroadmap

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Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Joe Pusz. Joe is the Founder and President of THE PMO SQUAD, a Phoenix, Arizona-based PMO and Project Management Consulting firm.

THE PMO SQUAD helps clients across the United States to improve the delivery of key strategic initiatives and improve the capabilities of their PMO.

Joe hosts the Project Management Office Hours Radio Show and Podcast and he is also Co-Founder of VPMMA, the Veterans Project Manager Mentor Alliance, which is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization assisting Veterans seeking to transition into civilian Project Management career.

He is also a big fan of rock band AC/DC fan and among the interesting lessons, Joe shares in this interview is what Project Managers can learn from some of AC/DC's greatest hits!

This podcast is brought to you by Cora Systems. Cora is a worldwide leader in providing enterprise project and portfolio management solutions to global organizations and government agencies. Find out more at corasystems.com

Bonus

Listeners can receive complimentary access to Gartner's recent report entitled "2021 Strategic Roadmap for the PMO" at corasystems.com/pmoroadmap

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Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Jack Duggal. Jack is the founder and managing principal of Projectize Group, specializing in next-generation strategy-execution facilitation and consulting. He works with leading organizations from NASA to Silicon Valley companies and Governments around the world.

Jack is a TEDx speaker and an internationally recognized expert in Strategy-Execution and PMO with over 25 years of experience. He is the author of "The DNA of Strategy-Execution: Next Generation Project Management & PMO".

In this interview, Jack and I are going to discuss " "Decoding the DNA of strategy execution".

Bonus

Listeners can receive complimentary access to Gartner's recent report entitled "2021 Strategic Roadmap for the PMO" at corasystems.com/pmoroadmap

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This is Project Management Paradise episode 126.

Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Dr Dimitris Antoniadis. Dimitris is the author of the book 'Demystifying Project Control'. He has more than 30 years' experience in Programme and Project Management, having covered project phases from concept to handover and operation/maintenance as well as holding Senior Management posts in major utilities, infrastructure and construction organisations. He was awarded his PhD from Loughborough University, UK, for his research into 'Managing Complexity in Project Teams'.

In this interview, Dimitris and I are going to discuss "Demystifying Project Controls".

Bonus

Listeners can receive complimentary access to Gartner's recent report entitled "2021 Strategic Roadmap for the PMO" at corasystems.com/pmoroadmap

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Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Mary Abbajay. Mary is the president of Careerstone Group, LLC, a full-service organizational and leadership development consultancy that delivers talent and organizational development solutions to business and government.

Her work and advice have appeared in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Financial Times, and she is the author of the best-selling book, "Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss".

In this interview, Mary and I are going to discuss "How to Manage Your Manager".

Bonus

Project Management Paradise is brought to you by Cora Systems. Learn why Cora Systems has been named as a Representative Vendor in Gartner's 2020 Hype Cycle for Project and Portfolio Management by downloading a complimentary copy of the Hype Cycle at corasystems.com/hype

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Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Phil Jones. Phil's background is in occupational psychology. He began working in the public sector consultancy space around 2004, advising on the British Government's National Programme for IT.

He has specific expertise in organizational change – including healthcare, central government, local government, and with charities – in his role as Head of Business Consulting for Methods, the UK's leading independent transformation partner for public services.

Bonus

Project Management Paradise is brought to you by Cora Systems. Learn why Cora Systems has been named as a Representative Vendor in Gartner's 2020 Hype Cycle for Project and Portfolio Management by downloading a complimentary copy of the Hype Cycle at corasystems.com/hype

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Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Jane Reilly. Jane is the Research & Development Manager at Cora Systems. She has over 10 years' experience spanning academia and industry, designing, implementing and managing research projects within the general area of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Jane's research has been published and presented across the globe at academic conferences.

Today, Jane is going to talk us through her vision of how Artificial Intelligence could be used to enhance the PPM industry, and how it can help to make our project managers more successful.

**Bonus**

Project Management Paradise is brought to you by Cora Systems. Learn why Cora Systems has been named as a Representative Vendor in Gartner's 2020 Hype Cycle for Project and Portfolio Management by downloading a complimentary copy of the Hype Cycle at corasystems.com/hype

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Today it's our pleasure to introduce you to Stephen Carver. Stephen is rated as one of the top 3 lecturers at one of Europe's leading MBA business schools, Cranfield University in the UK.

As well as lecturing, Stephen runs a successful project management company, drawing on his experience of working with corporations such as Goldman Sachs, Halliburton and Virgin. He's a regular contributor on national radio and TV and his gift for storytelling is legendary.

In this bonus Project Management Paradise Podcast episode, which is a recording taken from a webinar, Stephen discusses "complexity in change management".

Download Stephen's free Guidebook on the topic at corasystems.com/change-management

It's our pleasure to introduce you to Laura Barnard. Laura is founder and CEO of PMO Strategies. She has been helping business leaders get the results they crave using the power of project management for over 20 years.

She spent 15 of those years as a PMO leader on the inside and the last 5 helping businesses accelerate their growth through her consulting practice. She also shares insights and stories in her own riveting podcast, the PMO Strategies Podcast.

In this interview, Laura and I are going to discuss "Why COVID-19 is a golden opportunity for project managers". This podcast is brought to you by Cora Systems. Every day $20 Billion worth of projects are powered by Cora. Find out more at corasystems.com