(T.I.A. Ep 61). Alexander Kurm, a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Principal at Kurm Consulting Inc. gives a captivating conversation about how he entered into process management and improvement consultancy; why business process management is so important for organizations; and how to adopt and implement continuous improvement approaches

Alexander also discusses his experience with big data strategy, for mapping business process architecture; overcoming major problems with continuous improvement strategies; using Elements.Cloud to improve and accommodate business changes within process mapping; deploying Six Sigma in an organization; and lessons learned for those wanting to enter the business process management field.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZoScgmkmVw

Alexander Kurm 

Website: https://www.kurmconsulting.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-kurm-7014aa1/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/ 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal: https://businessagility.institute/emergence 

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(T.I.A Ep 60). David Limiero, an ordained minister who also happens to be a Business Analyst and a 7X Certified Salesforce Professional, gives a fantastic portrayal of his journey in becoming a Salesforce Business Analyst; operating a non-profit organization; and process discovery and process design/re-design using Salesforce.

David also explains how to implement strategy within Salesforce projects; adoption of third party apps in Salesforce; providing Salesforce training in a non-profit organization; and how his skills from 20 years of ministry experience have been incorporated into working with Salesforce.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mcFJ-3UTQ8

David Limiero

Website: https://stadiachurchplanting.org/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlimiero/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm

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(T.I.A. Ep 59). Katie Sattler, is part of a group of aspiring recent high school graduates who have been preparing themselves for university, and helping to shape their careers and the careers of other students through a career exploration group called Joy to Job. Katie talks about how Joy to Job came about; how many schools and students have participated in the program; and the types of webinars Joy to Job focuses on.

Katie describes the type of path she wants her career to take after university; perspectives about careers that students have learned from the Joy to Job webinars; activities she has done to prepare herself for university; recommendations for determined young students in technology; and future plans for Joy to Job.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-Bjm1Y4ww

Katie Sattler 

Website: https://joytojob.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-sattler-181037207/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

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(T.I.A. Ep 58). Benjamin Anyacho, a passionate Project-Portfolio Manager and Knowledge Management Strategist, tells of his adventurous path into project management; provides a summary of his recent book "The Knowledge Café", for curious and caffeinated knowledge workers; and how to build momentum and bridges among peoples, ideas, and results on projects.

Benjamin explains how to best overcome managing projects and stakeholders from hell; how to double an organization's value creation; how to best monitor and control the execution of strategy within a business; how to provide vision and overall leadership; and recommendations for aspiring Project and Knowledge Managers.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1_Iz4wK9-U

Benjamin Anyacho 

Website: https://benjaminanyacho.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anyacho/

Benjamin's Book: 

The Knowledge Café: Create an Environment for Successful Knowledge Management 

https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Caf%C3%A9-Environment-Successful-Management/dp/1523089512/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+knowledge+cafe&qid=1630901697&sr=8-1

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

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(T.I.A. Ep 57). Had an inspiring chat with Terry Schmidt, a Strategic Planning Consultant and President of ManagementPro. Terry talks about why professionals and knowledge workers should learn to think strategically; practical strategic management principles for project managers; and a solid review of the 2nd edition of his recent book "Strategic Project Management Made Simple".

Terry provides a concrete explanation about the services that ManagementPro provides; how to close that gap between strategic intent and actual results for your clients; and recommendations for those who want to turn "Strategic Goals into Actionable Plans".

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lQ4vDmHR_U

Terry Schmidt 

Website 1: https://www.managementpro.com/ 

Website 2: bit.ly/MARCUSPODCAST 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terryschmidt/

Terry's book: 

Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Solution Tools for Leaders and Teams 2nd ed. 

https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Project-Management-Made-Simple/dp/1119718171/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QRS2S75FQ1C&dchild=1&keywords=strategic+project+management+made+simple&qid=1630902568&sprefix=strategic+project%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

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(T.I.A. Ep 59). Benjamin Anyacho, a passionate Project-Portfolio Manager and Knowledge Management Strategist, tells of his adventurous path into project management; provides a summary of his recent book "The Knowledge Café", for curious and caffeinated knowledge workers; and how to build momentum and bridges among peoples, ideas, and results on projects.

Benjamin explains how to best overcome managing projects and stakeholders from hell; how to double an organization's value creation; how to best monitor and control the execution of strategy within a business; how to provide vision and overall leadership; and recommendations for aspiring Project and Knowledge Managers.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFXDW14XkHA

Benjamin Anyacho 

Website: https://benjaminanyacho.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anyacho/

Benjamin's Book: 

The Knowledge Café: Create an Environment for Successful Knowledge Management 

https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Caf%C3%A9-Environment-Successful-Management/dp/1523089512/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+knowledge+cafe&qid=1630901697&sr=8-1

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

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(T.I.A. Ep 58). Terry Schmidt, a Strategic Planning Consultant and President of ManagementPro, delivers an inspiring chat about why professionals and knowledge workers should learn to think strategically; practical strategic management principles for project managers; a solid review of the 2nd edition of his recent book "Strategic Project Management Made Simple".

Terry provides a concrete explanation about the services that ManagementPro provides; how to close that gap between strategic intent and actual results for your clients; and recommendations for those who want to turn "Strategic Goals into Actionable Plans".

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHWXxSjhqbM

Terry Schmidt 

Website 1: https://www.managementpro.com/ 

Website 2: bit.ly/MARCUSPODCAST 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terryschmidt/

Terry's book: 

Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Solution Tools for Leaders and Teams 2nd ed. 

https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Project-Management-Made-Simple/dp/1119718171/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QRS2S75FQ1C&dchild=1&keywords=strategic+project+management+made+simple&qid=1630902568&sprefix=strategic+project%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

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(T.I.A. Ep 56). Tracie Edwards, a business analyst and host of the Traceability Podcast gives an enlightening BA approach for planning the requirements management process; optimal requirements management tools to use and why; and a process for gathering assumptions, constraints and dependencies for a project.

Tracie also provides substantial tips on how to overcome change management process challenges; recommendations for a successful requirements prioritization process; how to create a more collaborative working environment; and how to best plan for requirements traceability.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwFn6yXZWJ0

Tracie Edwards 

Website/Podcast: https://traceabilitypodcast.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

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(T.I.A. Ep 55). Had a spectacular chat with Colin Thompson, an Agile coach, and CEO of Oligye Consulting. He speaks about his experience as a Project Manager, Agile Coach and Management Consultant with IBM in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; cultural differences working as a Project Manager and Agile Coach in North America versus Asia; and working with process improvement projects in Japan, China, Australia, Singapore, and India.

Colin also discusses designing and implementing IBM's enterprise-wide Agile transformation from Shanghai; types of services that Oligye Consulting provides; recommendations for personal development and career transitioning within project management, Agile coaching and management consulting; and experience with Blockchain in China. 

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ds14lXIctQ

Colin Thompson 

Website: https://www.oligye.com/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colincthompson/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute: 

Website -  https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

Business Agility Institute: 

Emergence Journal - https://businessagility.institute/emergence; 

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(T.I.A. Ep 54). Sandy Hunter, a Salesforce Administrator and Information Specialist, provides a solid explanation of his journey into Salesforce as a career; and what skills encompass a Salesforce Administrator. 

Sandy also elucidates on how to add greater value to Salesforce using 3rd party applications; key Salesforce skills for optimal marketability; ways to drive drive Salesforce user adoption; working with Business Analysts in Salesforce; and recommendations on entering the Salesforce job market, specifically with non-profits. 

YouTube:   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y9DBWqbaAw

Sandy Hunter 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-hunter-75718481/; 

Power of Us Hub: https://www.salesforce.org/help/power-of-us-hub/; 

Trailhead Community: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/trailblazercommunity 

Sponsored by:

The Lewis Institute  

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm; 

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