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The Peace of Organization
Lisa was making daily to-do lists by age seven—not to be productive, but because it brought her peace. That instinct stayed with her and evolved into a leadership superpower. In this episode, Lisa shares how her natural drive to plan and prioritize led her into project management, how she grew into a PMO leadership role, and how Project Insight gave her team visibility across IT, marketing, and business portfolios.
⏱ Timestamps & Topics
00:00 – 03:00
Lisa’s earliest memory of planning: daily checklists at age 7
03:00 – 06:00
Why planning brought her peace—and how that ritual stuck
06:00 – 08:00
Her method for avoiding overwhelm with fast-win sub-lists
08:00 – 10:00
Project management felt like a natural extension of who she was
10:00 – 13:00
Her nonlinear journey: from project coordinator to PMO manager
13:00 – 16:00
On underselling herself and learning to step into leadership
16:00 – 18:00
Launching the PMO at Rimkus and supporting company-wide transformation
18:00 – 21:00
Implementing Project Insight to bring visibility and structure
21:00 – 23:00
Expanding the PMO to include marketing and business projects
23:00 – 25:00
Tailoring project approaches to fit different teams
25:00 – End
Advice to future PMO leaders: trust your instincts, and stay organized
Subscribe to Wear Your Cape to Work Podcast on:
YouTube: / @projectinsightpmsw
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RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2419669.rss
Follow Lisa Haymes: / lisahaymes
A link to Project Management Offices: A Practice Guide on the PMO website. PMI Members can download it for free now: https://www.pmi.org/standards/pmo
A link to Project Management Offices: A Practice Guide on Amazon - available August 9: https://www.amazon.com/Project-Manage...
Sponsored by: Project Insight Project & Portfolio Management Software. Helping growing companies automate, execute, and measure project work across teams, systems, and portfolios. www.projectinsight.com
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By PI®Lisa was making daily to-do lists by age seven—not to be productive, but because it brought her peace. That instinct stayed with her and evolved into a leadership superpower. In this episode, Lisa shares how her natural drive to plan and prioritize led her into project management, how she grew into a PMO leadership role, and how Project Insight gave her team visibility across IT, marketing, and business portfolios.
⏱ Timestamps & Topics
00:00 – 03:00
Lisa’s earliest memory of planning: daily checklists at age 7
03:00 – 06:00
Why planning brought her peace—and how that ritual stuck
06:00 – 08:00
Her method for avoiding overwhelm with fast-win sub-lists
08:00 – 10:00
Project management felt like a natural extension of who she was
10:00 – 13:00
Her nonlinear journey: from project coordinator to PMO manager
13:00 – 16:00
On underselling herself and learning to step into leadership
16:00 – 18:00
Launching the PMO at Rimkus and supporting company-wide transformation
18:00 – 21:00
Implementing Project Insight to bring visibility and structure
21:00 – 23:00
Expanding the PMO to include marketing and business projects
23:00 – 25:00
Tailoring project approaches to fit different teams
25:00 – End
Advice to future PMO leaders: trust your instincts, and stay organized
Subscribe to Wear Your Cape to Work Podcast on:
YouTube: / @projectinsightpmsw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5WMdTji...
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
RSS: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2419669.rss
Follow Lisa Haymes: / lisahaymes
A link to Project Management Offices: A Practice Guide on the PMO website. PMI Members can download it for free now: https://www.pmi.org/standards/pmo
A link to Project Management Offices: A Practice Guide on Amazon - available August 9: https://www.amazon.com/Project-Manage...
Sponsored by: Project Insight Project & Portfolio Management Software. Helping growing companies automate, execute, and measure project work across teams, systems, and portfolios. www.projectinsight.com