This interview was first published in 2015. How do you balance the need to collaborate with the governance and control that’s required in a project environment? That’s the question answered by Peter Taylor’s new book, The Social Project Manager. Today I’m interviewing Peter, whom you might know as ... READ the POST
How to Create a Project Team Culture with Colin Ellis
I recently did a Live Q&A with Colin Ellis in my Facebook group. Are you a member yet? Sign up for the Facebook Project Management Cafe and join in the discussion. We discussed creating a project team culture. You can watch the video or read the transcript below. Elizabeth: Hello ... READ the POST
When Elizabeth Met Colin [Video]
In this interview I talk to Colin D. Ellis, author of The Project Rots from the Head, about the changing face of project management leadership. The video is about 4 minutes long, safe for work, but if you’d rather read the transcript is below. Elizabeth: Hello everybody, it's ... READ the POST
Jerry Ihejirika: Project Management in Africa [Interview]
One of the great things about blogging for so long is that I’ve met a whole host of interesting people. I only met Jerry Ihejirika recently, via the wonders of the internet. He’s passionate about improving the quality of project management education and practice in Africa. He’s the brains behind the ... READ the POST
The Reality of Difficult Stakeholders [Interview]
When I got a copy of A Practical Guide to Dealing with Difficult Stakeholders I thought long and hard about the most difficult people I had worked with. There was the ex-army captain who scared me a bit in my first project management job. There was a security manager who was so laid back that the ... READ the POST
Visual Project Management Explained [Interview]
Today I’m interviewing Mark Woeppel, author of Visual Project Management. It’s an interesting title that I thought was worth explaining, so let’s dive in. Mark, what is visual project management? Visual Project Management is a process that uses the visualization of the project delivery process to ... READ the POST
Successful Project Governance: The Richard Heaslip interview
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Today I'm interviewing Richard Heaslip, author of Managing Complex Projects and Programs: How to Improve Leadership of Complex Initiatives Using a Third-Generation Approach. He's got some great insights into governance models and leadership in complex project environments. Richard, thanks for being ... READ the POST
Michel Dion on Project Leadership [Interview]
There has been a bit of a leadership theme going on in my writing this year. It's not a coincidence that it's becoming more important at work, and it's also one of the hot topics in PM at the moment. I think project managers are wising up to the fact that following a methodology is no longer good ... READ the POST
Susanne Madsen on Project Leadership [Interview]
Last month I read Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power of Project Leadership. I was struck by how practical it was. Often we think that leadership is about character and attitude (read my take on the traits of good leaders here) and forget that you can actually practice being a better leader by coaching ... READ the POST