Show 5: PM Podcast 2005/09/30 - Podcast Reviews

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Today I am reviewing five project management related shows of other podcasts and tell you which ones are worth listening to. Here are a the links to the shows:

• The Internet Show with Tony Fraser:
  Website - MP3
• The FoxShow by Andrew MacNeill:
  Website - MP3
• The Business Intelligence Network's Solutions Spotlight with Claudia Imhoff:
  Website - MP3
• The Marketing Edge with host Albert Maruggi:
  Website - MP3
• The Cranky Middle Manager Show hosted by Wayne Turmel:
  Website - MP3

I am also reading a few emails from listeners and I mention the Troubled Projects Specific Interest Group as a follow up on Show #3 in which I talked about project failure.

On the iTunes front page

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I got an email from Chuck Tomasi yesterday and I learned, that The Project Management Podcast has made it into the "New & Notable" category on the front page of iTunes (see pic). Ok... ok... I guess that any Podcast will at some time be featured here, but I am glad to see that my show is getting some great exposure in a prime spot.

No luck for the PMO recording.

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Yesterday evening I attended the board meeting of the Project Management Institute, Orange County Chapter (PMI-OC). I asked the board's permission to record speakers at PMI-OC events. The request was denied. This was somewhat expected, but it now means that I will be unable to use the recording of Chris Peduzzi's speech "So you want to build a PMO? Good luck!" in my show. I will however provide a copy of the recording to Chris and will link to it from here, should he decide to share it on the web.

Show 4: PM Podcast 2005/09/23 - PMI 2005 Leadership Meeting Part 2

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This is part 2 of my review of the PMI 2005 Leadership Seminar in Toronto, Canada. (Part 1 is here.) In this show, I give a brief overview of part 1, give my review of the seminars that I attended on day two, talk about the nuggets of wisdom from each of the seminars and give a final verdict on the seminar as a whole. This show is full of voices from other attendees of the seminar and they tell you why they attend and what they have learned at the seminar.

Here are a few links that are mentioned in this podcast:

• PMI eBusiness SIG (Specific Interest Group)
• University of British Columbia, eBusiness Award
• Women in Project Management SIG
• PMI Human Resources SIG

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Show 3: PM Podcast 2005/09/17 - Project Failure

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In today's show we are talking about project failure. We'll look at the numbers of failing projects quoted in various statistics and the critical success factors identified in order to have a successful project. But most importantly, we want to know how project managers who are faced with a failure manage and cope with this failure.

Here are a few links that are mentioned in this podcast:

• The Standish Group - CHAOS University
• 2003 Chaos Report
• 2004 Chaos Report Spotlight (PDF)
• 2001 Article on CHAOS / CHAOS 10
• Freese & Sauter: Project Success & Failure
• Laurin J. May: Major Causes of Software Project Failures (PDF)

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So, you want to build a PMO? Good luck!

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Last night, at the monthly Dinner Meeting of the PMI-OC, I had the chance to listen to and record Chris Peduzzi's speech called "So you want to build a PMO? Good luck!" Chris is a very entertaining and engaging speaker who took his listeners on the tour of two PMO case studies in which he was involved. He also had a lot of good advice for his listeners - about 4 slides worth of great "nuggets of wisdom" for us all. You can look forward to hearing Chris's speech on The Project Management Podcast, as soon as I get the OK from the PMI-OC board of directors that I am actually allowed to make these recordings at their dinner meeting. (In this case, I recorded first and will ask for forgiveness later... ;-)

Show 2: PM Podcast 2005/09/11 - PMI 2005 Leadership Meeting Part 1

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Several times a year, the Project Management Institute (PMI) holds Leadership Meetings all around the globe. These meetings are for component leaders (chapter board members, SIG chairs etc.) to attend and grow as leaders. This is my review of the first two days of the 2005 PMI Leadership Meeting in Toronto, Canada.

Here are a few links that are mentioned in this podcast:

• 2005 PMI Leadership Meeting in Toronto Canada
• Women in Project Management Specific Interest Group

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Instructions: How to subscribe to The Project Management Podcast

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In order to subscribe to The Project Management Podcast you will need:

• An MP3 Player
• Podcatcher Software

If you own an iPod, you will also be using iTunes on your computer. Starting with version 4.9 you can subscribe to podcasts using iTunes. Download and install the latest version of iTunes and then simply click on the icon. This click will launch iTunes and take you to The Project Management Podcast's page in the iTunes directory. Here, click on the [SUBSCRIBE] button and the downloads will start automatically.

If you are using any other kind of podcatcher software (like iPodder or Doppler), then drag and drop the the icon into this software and the download should start.

If you just want to listen to a single show via your computer's speakers, simply click on the "You can listen to the show by clicking here" link that I provide for each show.

Show 1: PM Podcast 2005/09/03 - Introduction

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Allright! After three weeks of planning, learning and fighting with inadequate technology I have finally finished the first show. This is the introductory show of The Project Management Podcast in which I tell you, why you should care, subscribe and listen to the future shows. I am introducing myself, my background in project management, how I got the idea of creating The Project Management Podcast and what kind of shows you can expect in the future.

In the show, I mention that I found some freely available audio content discussing project management. You can find the links to these in my post from August 18, 2005. The music used on the show is by rimela.

The next show(s) will be recorded at the 2005 PMI Leadership Meeting in Toronto, which lasts from September 8.-10. 2005. I will not be able to record anything during the actual presentations. Instead, I will make this a good and educational review for those PMI chapter boardmembers out there who are unable to attend.

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Recording The First Show (or not)

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I decided that today was the day when I would be recording the first show, an introductory podcast, in which I will tell my listeners why they should care to listen. I got everything ready, made over an hour of soundchecks with various recording levels.

Then I am ready to do this. I press record and walk over to the microphone. At that very moment, a gardener on the other side of the street begins blowing dust and all you can hear is the whirring noise of his blower. My first reaction was - of course - "you've got to be kidding me!". Then I saw the humor in the situation, stopped recording and began surfing around a bit.

30 minutes later, the neighborhood is quiet. I hit record, and as I sit down in front of the mic the blower starts up again. This time, I laugh out loud. These are the moments when I wish I had a cellar.

All Shows

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This page contains a list of all past episodes of The Project Management Podcast™. Click on a link to download or listen to the show:

2006/06/30 - Organzational Project Management Maturity Models (OPMMM)
2006/06/17 - Project Politics? We don't have no Politics!
2006/06/03 - Improve your Team's Skills with CAPM® - Interview with Frank Reynolds
2006/06/27 - Interview with Kristine Hayes Munson on Getting It Done
2006/06/13 - Methodologies and Templates
2006/05/06 - Interview with Gerard Hill on Project Management Methodologies
2006/05/06 - The PMI Consulting SIG
2006/04/29 - Applying the Triple Constraints
2006/04/22 - Interview with Anthony Chan on Conflict Resolution
2006/04/15 - Interview with Frank Parth on PMOs
2006/04/08 - No Earned Value? No Problem!
2006/04/01 - Don't Use Email
2006/03/25 - Introduction to Earned Value Management (EVM)
2006/03/18 - PMO Trends
2006/03/11 - Fast Track One
2006/03/04 - Soft Skills III - Interview with Steve Kaye on Meetings
2006/02/25 - Interview with Dale Brown on becoming a PMP
2006/02/18 - Risk
2006/02/11 - Soft Skills II - Interview with Moty Koppes
2006/02/04 - Soft Skills
2006/01/24 - Interview with Sabrina Mancini-Johnson
2006/01/07 - Harry Fisher on Groupware Solutions
2005/12/24 - Status Reports
2005/12/10 - Interview with Robert Perrine on ITIL
2005/12/03 - More on Methodologies
2005/11/19 - Goals
2005/11/12 - PM Methodologies
2005/11/05 - Training
2005/11/01 - International PM Day
2005/10/29 - PM Techniques
2005/10/22 - P? M? O?
2005/10/15 - I Got A New Project
2005/10/08 - Interview with Kristine Hayes Munson
2005/09/30 - Podcast reviews
2005/09/23 - At the 2005 PMI Leadership Meeting (Part 2)
2005/09/17 - Project Failure
2005/09/11 - At the 2005 PMI Leadership Meeting (Part 1)
2005/09/03 - Introduction

Project Quality Planning & Execution

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The one thing that I was really worried about all this time was the sound quality that I would provide to listeners of The Project Management Podcast. No combination of hardware that I own was capable of producing a good sound. Lots of reading up on microphones and recommendations from other podcasters. In the end, I decided to buy the Logitech USB Desktop Microphone. A $30 investment that yields a good sound quality. Very nice to get me started for the initial shows.