009-5 Things your technical architect secretly wants to yell at you

You depend on them and, let's be honest, sometimes you abuse them. This week we talk to Ollie Hunter, the enterprise architect for a leading e-commerce firm in Europe. Ollie will share life from an architect's perspective, and help us understand how we, as project leaders, can develop better relationships with our architects, and enable them so they can have the most impact on your project. We got so into this episode that it's our longest one yet, at just about an hour of great stuff! And, yes, there is actual yelling in this episode J  OUR AMAZING GUEST Ollie Hunter is an Enterprise Architect with a passion for helping businesses realize the potential of their strategies by using technology as a force for change. Ollie has worked closely with project managers for over 15 years in a range of different organizations, from local and national government, education, healthcare, through construction and retail, he is currently focused on businesses undergoing major change, primarily through mergers and acquisitions. At the moment, he lives in London, UK. CONTACT OLLIE Should you want to contact Ollie directly, his contact information is below. Twitter: @olliehunter Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olliehunter/ DON'T FORGET YOUR TRAINING CREDITS! You can get professional development units (PDU) for the time you spent with us today. Come to our website at https://PMHappyHour.com , look for Episode 009 and follow the link to register, pay a couple bucks and take your quiz. Pass our easy quiz, and BOOM, you instantly get a certificate for your 1 full PDU's. Subscribe and you can get PDU's all the time!  JOIN US FOR HAPPY HOUR! Come by and say "hey!" at our Facebook page https://facebook.com/pmhappyhour STUMP THE PM'S! We love to hear about your tough PM issues, so please hit us up at [email protected] and we'll see if we can help you. If we use your question, we'll send you a PM Happy Hour coaster you can enjoy at your next happy hour.