APM Community Podcast
By APM Community Podcast
Discover content from our APM volunteers, sharing their insights, experiences and lessons learned from across the Chartered profession.
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APM Community PodcastAug 31, 2021
APM PMO SIG - Wisdom interviews / Darren Gunter
Darren Gunter APM Awards PMO of the Year 2023 winner.
In the podcast, Darren candidly shares areas for opportunity, and as always his PMO Wisdom.
Creating successful programmes using benefits: A panel debate highlights from the APM Benefits & Vale SIG
Cross-SIG talks can create some really valuable thought leadership.
These are the highlights from the Benefits & Value SIG and Programme Management SIG discussion looking at the crossover between the two.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch on Benefitsandvaluesig@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here.
APM Enabling Change SIG, Change Management in Project Management, Paige Vitai
APM Enabling Change SIG podcast series: Change Management in Project Management
Beccy Gaitch from the Enabling Change SIG speaks to Paige Vitai, a Consultant at MiGSO-PCUBED, about how she utilises change management strategies and techniques to elevate her project management. Paige, who is working as Project Manager in a Government Department, talks about using stakeholder engagement to build back belief that a project can be achieved, and the importance of ensuring benefits are clear from the get-go.
APM Enabling Change SIG, Change Management in Project Management, Freddie Stephenson
APM Enabling Change SIG podcast series: Change Management in Project Management
Beccy Gaitch from the APM Enabling Change SIG speaks to Freddie Stephenson, a Consultant at MiGSO-PCUBED, about how he utilises change management strategies and techniques to elevate his project management. Freddie, who is working as Engagement Manager in a Government Department, talks about how change management is one of the most fundamental skills for any project manager to have, and the importance of consciously thinking about and honing these skills.
APM People SIG - Creating environments that set project managers up for success
Sacha Hind, from the APM's People SIG, speaks to AECOM's Rob Dunkley about the importance of understanding the root cause when projects aren’t performing and, by doing so, knowing how to create environments that set project managers up for success.
This podcast case study shares AECOM’s learning from their recent project ‘stand down’ with practical take-aways that project managers, and leaders of project managers, can apply in their own organisations.
APM People SIG - Why diversity and inclusion is the key factor of successful projects
Sacha Hind, from the APM's People SIG, speaks to Network Rail's Charlotte Holmes and Bryony Dunn about the diversity and inclusivity lessons they learned while delivering a people-fatigue reduction programme. This case study explores the challenges of creating engaging e-learning accessible to thousands of people with different needs and discovers the creative and practical solutions used.
APM PMO SIG - Wisdom interviews / Moffitt Cancer Center
Christine is an accomplished, award-winning, and strategic project management leader with extensive experience spearheading enterprise-wide initiatives that improve talent, project delivery, and customer experience organisation-wide.
Her expertise is enhancing organisational culture and employee engagement by supporting the professional development of project managers and championing cross-functional collaboration enterprise-wide, facilitating heightened communication and an environment dedicated to continuous improvement.
As Florida’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and one of only 30 leading cancer centers in the U.S. participating in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Moffitt is at the very forefront of cancer centers worldwide.
MISSION: To contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer
VISION: Create revolutionary breakthroughs and innovations that rapidly impact and save more lives.
We hope you enjoy listening to this interview.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch at PMOSIG@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming webinars soon.
Creating value in portfolios: A panel debate from the APM Benefits & Vale SIG and APM Portfolio Management SIG
Cross-SIG talks can create some really valuable thought leadership.
The Benefits & Value SIG and Portfolio Management SIG are looking at the crossover between the two.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch on Benefitsandvaluesig@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here.
APM PMO SIG - Wisdom interviews / Andrew Wall
Andrew Wall talks to us about his fascinating journey into PMO and how he is helping to shape the National Trust.
Specifically asked to target PMO development for an organisation whose culture is more like an organism than a business due to the changing nature of the work that needs doing, Andrew discussed the unique challenges with keeping the PMO relevant.
In the podcast, Andrew candidly shares areas for opportunity, and as always his PMO Wisdom.
We hope you enjoy listening to this interview.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch at PMOSIG@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming webinars soon.
APM PMO SIG - Wisdom interviews / Liz Bohler
Liz Bohler talks to us about her journey into PMO and how important it is to find the right ‘P’ in your organisation. Specialising in portfolio management offices, Liz discusses some of her insights from her work including the challenges of setting up a PMO from finding out what the portfolio looks like, to education of the teams, and becoming a business as usual function.
Liz shares her view on what makes PMOs successful, and reflecting on the journey, her views on the future.
We hope you enjoy listening to this interview.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch at PMOSIG@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming webinars soon.
APM PMO SIG - Wisdom interviews / Emma Blagg
Emma Blagg; head of PMO borders and managed quarantine services @ the Department for Health & Social Care, giving a very real perspective on the activity and what the future holds for the PMO. Emma covers elements of the suite of programmes and PMO set up to enable the quarantine service to keep Covid variants out of the UK.
We hope you enjoy listening to this interview.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch at PMOSIG@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming webinars soon.
Creating successful programmes using benefits: A panel debate from the APM Benefits & Vale SIG
Cross-SIG talks can create some really valuable thought leadership.
The Benefits & Value SIG and Programme Management SIG are looking at the crossover between the two.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch on Benefitsandvaluesig@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here.
APM PMO SIG - Wisdom interviews / Nina Hartley
Nina Hartley; previously PMO Manager @ the Met Office. One of the organisations that have had to continue its work during the last year whilst adapting to new ways of working. Nina recalls the Met Office PMO journey from zero to when it became self-sufficient.
We hope you enjoy listening to this interview.
To share your ideas and comments, please get in touch at PMOSIG@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming webinars soon.
Optimising portfolios using benefits and value management: A panel debate from the APM Benefits and Value SIG
Money is always a constraint. How can you ensure that your organisation invests in the right things, at the right time?
The APM Benefits and Value SIG opens up our theme on “Benefits and value for the portfolio” with a recorded debate. We’d like you to contribute; have a listen, and join us for the next debate.
To find out how, or to share your ideas and comments, please get in touch on Benefitsandvaluesig@apm.org.uk or leave us a voice message by clicking here.