The Project Management Show

006: Elizabeth Harrin answers the question, “How hard can it be?”

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Elizabeth Harrin Rounded HeadshotElizabeth Harrin, MA, FAPM, MBCS is director of Otobos Consultants Ltd, a project communications consultancy specializing in copywriting for project management firms. Elizabeth also works as a practicing project and program manager.  Elizabeth is a PRINCE2, MSP and P3O Practitioner, and holds the ITIL Foundation certificate. She is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management and a member of PMI.

She is the author of three books about project management: Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World (which was a finalist in the Management Book of the Year Awards 2014),

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Elizabeth is the award-winning blogger behind A Girl’s Guide to Project Management, a specialist blog aimed at helping project managers communicate more effectively. She is widely published on project management topics and has contributed to numerous websites and magazines.

 You can find Elizabeth online at www.GirlsGuidetoPM.com or on Twitter @pm4girls.

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

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005: Joe McMullin – The Nuts and “Torque” Bolts of Project Management

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JPM Headshot RoundedJoe McMullin –  Project Manager for the multi-decade, $350M Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) 

Joe earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1994 (in physics and chemistry of nearby star forming regions). Since then, his career has been dedicated to the development and enhancement of new astronomical facilities.  He worked at Steward Observatory on the commissioning of the Heinrich Hertz Telescope. Joe worked at NRAO for 14 years, where he first went astray from science and into science management, supporting and then leading the effort to develop a data analysis package for NRAO instruments.  While at NRAO, he moved to Chile to lead the Assembly, Integration and Verification effort for ALMA and then lead the commissioning effort for the (then) EVLA (now the JVLA) and its early operations. In 2011 Joe became the Project Manager for DKIST which will be the world’s largest solar telescope upon completion.

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

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004: David Pells – Project Management from a Global Perspective

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Pells Headshot from Linkedin 200 x 200David L. Pells – Managing Editor of the PM World Journal, Executive Director at the PM World Library & President and CEO of PM World

This episode is loaded with insights from one of the foremost authorities in the field of project management and his experiences as a pioneer in global project management.

David L. Pells is Managing Editor of the PM World Journal, a global eJournal for program and project management, and Executive Director at the PM World Library.  He is also the president and CEO of PM World, the virtual organization behind the PM World Journal and Library, and president of PM World Services, a U.S. firm providing high level PM advisory services for major government programs. David is an internationally recognized leader in the field of professional project management with more than 35 years of experience on a wide variety of programs and projects, including engineering, construction, defense, transit and high technology, and project sizes ranging from several thousand to ten billion dollars. He continues to act in advisory roles for several global programs and organizations. He has been an active professional leader in the United States since the 1980s, served on the board of directors of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) twice, and founded and led the Global Project Management Forum, a series of meetings of international PM professional leaders from around the world, during the 1990s. David was awarded PMI’s Person of the Year award in 1998 and Fellow Award in 1999. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK, Project Management Associates (PMA – the national PM society of India), and of the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET. From June 2006 until March 2012, he was the managing editor for PMForum.org and of the globally acclaimed eJournal PM World Today. David has published widely, speaks at conferences and events worldwide, and can be contacted at editor@pmworldjournal.net.

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems

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003: Mark Warner PE, PMP – The Engineer’s Project Manager & The Art of Mentoring

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Mark Head Shot Rounded 200Mark Warner, PE, PMP – Deputy Project Manager for the multi-decade, $350M Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) 

In this episode Mark shares is insights on what it takes to be a great mentor, as well as the personal development skills he acquired coming up through the engineering ranks into project management.

Mark is a degreed and licensed professional engineer (PE), and has a project management professional (PMP) certification. His career spans 35 years as both engineer and manager, and his expertise includes aerospace engineering, management of large-scale science construction projects, design and fabrication of precision machinery and instrumentation, and the oversight and management of complex large-scale construction projects. Mark has lived and worked throughout North America, Europe, and Hawaii. He currently resides in Tucson, Arizona with his wife. 

In addition to being a featured guest, Mark is a regular contributor to The Project Management Show and he has a project management blog that can be found at www.ProjectManagementForEngineers.com.

This episode is sponsored by The Trident Group

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002: Rich Grubb – Creating a WBS and Baseline Schedule

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Rich Grubb Head ShotRich Grubb –  Co-founder and President, Oregon Forecasting, Inc.

Project success is focused efforts that require a specific lens for each phase.  My experience prior to starting Oregon Forecasting, Inc. provided me with top level responsibilities throughout every phase of project and corporate development.  Managing revenue stream and profit goals were my primary incentives while managing projects during my career with award winning Oregon Iron Works, Inc.  Most of the projects were fixed price or cost reimbursable incentive fee contracts.  The last 11 years I have contracted as a core management team member on large (>$500M) science instrument construction projects.  The added value I have contributed begin with helping recognize the phase the project is in and creating short term actions for meeting the immediate needs of the project and then implementing the building blocks of a Work Breakdown Structure, cost estimates, schedules, and reporting tools that meet the long term success goals of the project management team and stakeholders.  I help develop the project team’s skills and knowledge by not only sharing my experience but providing hands on leadership, work effort, and training.  I have been blessed to have quality mentors in my professional and personal life.  Passing on what was given to me is my passion.

This episode is sponsored by The Trident Group.

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