Project Management Paradise

Featuring the best of 2018 (Episodes 83-99). This is a bonus episode where we're going to listen back through some of the key points from our podcasts over the last year. Highlights include hand-picked wisdom and insights regarding the evolution of the PMO, change transformation at the heart of a large healthcare provider and how to make sure that false positivity doesn't ruin your day. In this episode, we are running through some podcast highlights over the last year.

This episode is brought to you by Cora Systems. Cora is a worldwide leader in providing enterprise project and portfolio management solutions to global agencies, such as Honeywell, Teleflex, PwC, City of London and the UK's National Health Service. Find out more at corasystems.com

Today's podcast is a live recording of a panel discussion on "the issues transforming the project and portfolio management industry".

The recording is from a seminar which included guest speakers Sarah Malin, Head of Programme Management, CityFibre; Pat Beattie, Director, PwC; Joe Flynn, Senior Director – Client Engagement, Cora Systems; and was moderated by Caitriona Gately, host of the Project Management Paradise Podcast.

Our panel speakers discuss project management issues such as budgeting, the toughest parts in navigating change, dealing with "resisters" and "engagers" and the interpersonal skills needed to drive culture change in an organisation.

For this episode of the podcast, Liz Doyle is our guest. Liz is a director at Casio, and a business change and project management consultant. She has over 15 years experience in business change and project management, working for some of the world's top financial services and software organizations. Liz specializes in change transformation, project management, and PMO requirements analysis and implementation. In this interview, Liz and the host discuss common misconceptions about the evolution of the PMO and has it really evolved significantly.

Today, we are talking about resistance to change management and we will be speaking with Gregg Brown, a best-selling author, inspiring speaker and award-winning expert in the field of leadership, resilience, and change.

Welcome back, today it's my pleasure to introduce you to David Bell. David is the Associate Director of Strategic Planning at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. He's an MBA graduate and has over 30 years experience of working in strategy and project management within the UK's health service. During David's time with the NHS, he has had a particular focus on strategic planning, change management and running large projects within NHS Trusts. In this interview, David and I are going to discuss "managing a transformation program in the NHS".

Welcome back, today it's my pleasure to introduce you to Gregg Brown for our podcast interview. Gregg is a best-selling author, speaker and award-winning expert in the fields of leadership, resilience and change. He has over 25 years of experience speaking at international conferences and seminars as well as for Fortune 500 clients across an array of industries, including financial, insurance, retail, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Carl Pritchard is the founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is a recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. He's considered a leading authority on risk and communications management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation.

Dr. John Lannon lectures at the University of Limerick, Center for Project Management. John's research is primarily focused in the field of international development, human rights promotion and protection, and humanitarian assistance. John has worked on some fascinating projects with international non-governmental organizations around the world. In this interview, John and I discuss project management for NGOs and working in challenging areas such as child trafficking, in often very volatile political and social environments.

This podcast is a live recording of a panel discussion on the changing role of the PMO in life sciences. The recording is from the seminar which included guest speakers:

- Niamh Martyn - Global PMO Manager, Teleflex Medical

- Paul Moody - Director of Global Engineering Projects, Allergan Pharmaceuticals

- Joe Flynn - Senior Director of Client Engagement, Cora Systems

And the moderator was John McGrath, a project management professor and consultant.

Jackie Glynn is Head of the Portfolio Management Office at Three Ireland, and has over 20 years of experience in a variety of roles and industries, including heading up a PMO for UPC Ireland as well as working in multi-national originations like EDS and HP. She talks about the evolution of the PMO in this episode.