pm411.org Project Management Podcast

pm411.org Project Management Podcast


Latest Episodes

Podcast episode 071: the schedule killers presentation (part 4)
March 21, 2011

We tend to hold on to work until the last minute before it is due. So, what does Parkinson's Law and the Ideal Gas Law have in common? Listen and find out!

Podcast episode 070: the schedule killers presentation (part 3)
March 05, 2011

This is part 3 of a video presentation I gave on The Schedule Killers last summer. In Part 3 I discuss the first real Schedule Killer, Student's Syndrome. Back in Episode 045, I went into great detail on Student Syndrome, which is a really nasty way proj

Podcast episode 069: the schedule killers presentation (part 2)
February 12, 2011

Part 2 of The Schedules Killer Presentation where I demonstrate how to use 3-point estimation to better estimate the duration of tasks. Once you have your 3 points, you will be ready to better estimate the task duration by using PERT.

Podcast episode 068: the schedule killers presentation (part 1)
January 30, 2011

This is the introduction of a video presentation I gave on The Schedule Killers last summer. The other parts will be presented in the next few episodes.

Podcast episode 067: stop playing games!
January 15, 2011

Do you ever get tired of playing games? No. I’m not talking about Scrabble or poker or even Dungeons and Dragons Online in which incidentally, I am a current fourth level paladin. No, rather I’m speaking about the games that we get to play ever

Podcast episode 066: 5 myths of weekly status reports
November 27, 2010

Usually when I talk with project managers struggling with team communication, I get a litany of excuses why weekly status reports won't work on their team. So, today I do my best to help debunk 5 of the myths around publishing weekly status reports and p

Podcast episode 065: extreme project manager makeover
October 27, 2010

I recently talked with Pattie Vargas of The Vargas Group and author of the book, Extreme Project Manager Makeover, about what it means to be an Extreme Project Manager and how to become one.

Podcast episode 064: 9 steps to work less and do more
October 12, 2010

I recently talked with Stever Robbins of the Get-It-Done Guy Podcast about his book Nine Steps to Work Less and Do More. Stever is a successful entrepreneur who loves productivity in the service of personal fulfillment. A veteran of nine startups, includ

Podcast episode 063: the lazy project manager
September 26, 2010

Recently I spoke with Peter Taylor about his book The Lazy Project Manager and what it means to be Productively Lazy.

Podcast episode 062: MindManager 9
August 28, 2010

Today I talk with Neil Mendelson, Vice President of Products at Mindjet, about their new version of MindManager, MindManager 9.