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Lauri Bingham, Director of Technology PMO at T-Mobile. Responsible for managing over $100M across a diverse, high-profile portfolio of national programs and projects.   Episode Description: Stephen W. Maye is your host for Projectified with PMI. In this episode, Stephen sits down with Lauri Bingham who shares insights and lessons learned on adopting and integrating agile principles and practices into a variety of work environments. Lauri also covers the PMO’s role in supporting teams, hybrid approaches, and dealing with complexity.   For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, follow our podcast at: iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Pmi.org/podcast.     Key Takeaways: 2:44 — the importance of 'soft' and 'big-picture' skills @06:15 — moving from waterfall to agile/hybrid methods @08:44 — finding the right fit for right team for right project @11:01 — communicating successes, benefits and lessons @12:20 — the challenges of going first and changing habits @14:40 — a culture shift throughout organization @19:57 — balancing waterfall and agile principles @22:25 — letting the data lead you to the answers @25:43 — listen to your customers, build a relationships @30:30 — the learn-trial-learn process @33:57 — career advice to women and young project managers   Links: Lauri Bingham LinkedIn

Oren Klaff, Pitch Expert and author of Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal. Stephen W. Maye is your host for Projectified with PMI. In this episode Oren explains why the art of pitching is a crucial skill for project leaders and describes ways to increase buy-in to your ideas, proposals, recommendations, and how to sell your vision of the future to your stakeholders and teams.   Oren shines a light on common pitfalls people encounter while working to inform and influence those around them as well as provide solutions to these problems. He also lends his insights into how to formulate an excellent pitch and the neuroscience behind these strategies.   For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, follow the podcast at: iTunes, Stitcher,  Google Play, or Pmi.org/podcast.   Key Takeaways: [:56] Pitching as a project leader: Presenting, persuading, influencing, and creating a ‘dome.’ [3:39] Under the ‘dome’; projecting the future of a project. [4:15] Selling the future; Creating a strong pitch and following through. [5:51] Establishing the rules under the ‘dome,’ or pitch, and the value of not answering every question. [7:34] The trust connection when pitching a project and replacing trust with credibility and autonomy. [9:06] The importance of autonomy. [11:18] The three major problems Oren sees in every presentation: the information dump, the nothing-burger, and having the right information in the wrong order. [15:23] Answering the right questions and organizing your presentation in a narrative arc: the setup, the path-to-payoff, and the payoff. [16:50] The setup: What’s changing in the world? [19:09] The neuroscience behind the formulas and theories Oren discussed.   Links: Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal, by Oren Klaff PitchAnything.com

Scott Berkun is a bestselling author, sought after speaker, and former Microsoft project manager. Stephen W. Maye is your host for Projectified with PMI. In this episode Stephen discusses creativity withScott explains creativity’s often misunderstood and neglected role in project work, how to foster and apply creativity in process-oriented environments today, and why it will become even more important in the future of project professionals.   Scott describes creativity as a creation and problem-solving process within project roles. He emphasizes that the process of creation and being creative is to not only create something new but to maintain and improve pre-existing ideas. Scott discusses the importance of defining ‘good’ when it comes to creativity, the relevance of creativity in the project management role, the benefits of applying creativity to any role, and where creativity fits in an increasingly automated and digitized world.   For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, follow the podcast at: iTunes, Stitcher,  Google Play, or Pmi.org/podcast.   Key Takeaways: [:28] Stephen provides some background on Scott and welcomes him to the podcast [1:09] What’s the deal with Scott’s hair? [2:49] Scott’s definition of creativity [5:12] Scott’s early project manager role with Microsoft [6:04] Reflecting back on his role as a project manager: Where was creativity relevant? [7:34] The importance of defining ‘good’ and who gets to define ‘good’ [11:08] Where creativity fits in a world that is becoming increasingly more automated and digitized. [14:14] Who is at greatest risk for losing their job to automation? [16:02] Creativity’s relevancy in projects in an ever-increasing automated world and how project managers can better bring creativity to their job. [20:15] The opportunities and benefits of applying creativity in the role of project management.   Links: Making Things Happen: Mastering Project