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Understanding Projects

by Dave C. Barrett

This podcast consists series of discussions with project management academics and practitioners about the real world aspects of projects and project management. The podcast is based on the text Understanding Project Management - A Practical Guide by Dave C. Barrett.

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  1. #50 - PM challenges: bringing a gas drilling project back on schedule with Henry Hamud

    My discussion today is with Henry Mamud. Henry has an extensive background in project and risk anagement with over 14 years of Canadian and international experience in managing large and complex projects including construction, infrastructure, oil and gas, and energy. Henry is also the President…

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  2. #49 - The PMP and CAPM certifications with Marc Blanchette

    My discussion today is with Marc Blanchette. For more information about Marc: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcblanchette/ Marc is an innovative Program Management Leader with extensive experience directing international, high-priority software & hardware projects and programs. He has been...

  3. #48 - White Space Project Management with Pawan Premi

    My discussion today is with Pawan Premi. This is her second appearance on the podcast. Pawan has extensive experience in areas including design engineering, project management, and product management. She is also holds a P.Eng, PMP, and MBA. In our discussion today we talk about the concept of...

  4. #47 - The One-Page Business Case with Pawan Premi

    My discussion today is with Pawan Premi. Pawan has extensive experience in areas including design engineering, project management, and product management. She is also a P.Eng, PMP, and an MBA grad. Our discussion today is on the topic of the business case. Many new to project management have...

  5. #46 - Using power and influence to enhance project performance with Jennifer Beckett

    Jennifer Beckett is a project manager working in the public service sector. Her background in sociology and project management, and her passion for public service has positioned her to work on projects in community housing, homelessness, Covid emergency response, immigration and settlement, and...

  6. #45 - Managing risk during construction projects with Robert Mansour

    My discussion today is with Robert Mansour. Robert has extensive experience in delivering successful multi-million dollar projects in the commercial, industrial, retail, and oil & gas segments. His experience also includes contract management and negotiations, risk management, coordination of...

  7. #44 - Overcoming resistance to project management in organizations with Catherine Fox

    My discussion today is with Catherine Fox. Catherine's background is diverse, with her experience including managing project managers, managing projects including those using Agile methodologies, business systems analysis, data warehousing projects, and most recently in the area of organizational...

  8. #43 - Using project management in a real estate business with Nicole Lopez

    My discussion today is with Nicole Lopez. In her role as a Real Estate agent, Nicole is dedicated to helping people achieve their real estate goals. She focuses on building strong client relationships and ensuring her clients are educated on the home buying and/or selling process so they know…

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  9. #42 - Moving from an IT PM to a senior management role with Dale Van Looyen

    My discussion today is with Dale Van Looyen. During Dale’s career of over 25 years, she has successfully led global teams across IT and shared services in roles from operations and project execution to enterprise service management, strategic transformation, procurement, and contracts management…

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  10. #41 - Leadership and developing a positive project culture with Malak Attia

    My discussion today is with Malak Attia. Malak’s background focuses on leadership, as she has attained a Master’s degree in Leadership Development and a PHd in Business Administration and Management. She brings this leadership attention to both education and consulting. For more information about...

  11. #40 - Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in projects with Anna Hohenadel

    My discussion today is with Anna Hohenadel, who is the PRME Coordinator at Conestoga College. For more information about Anna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-hohenadel/ Anna is currently spearheading an initiative to implement PRME at the college – with PRME standing for Principles for...

  12. #39 - Real-time planning & resource optimization with Gregory Stoos

    My discussion today is with Gregory Stoos, founder & CEO of the company, Planless.io. Our discussion focused on a key challenge facing many organizations: the effective allocation and optimization of often limited resources to support planning needs. I can certainly attest to this being a...

  13. #38 - Project schedules, estimate & resource challenges with Sheila Chu

    My discussion today is with Sheila Chu. Sheila is an accomplished project manager specializing in the full integration of new acquisitions and amalgamations into her company’s infrastructure, applications systems, and business processes. She also holds a number of project management…

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  14. #37 - The future of work with Simon Chan

    My discussion today is with Simon Chan. I’ve known Simon for many years and have always found him to be an interesting and creative innovator. A discussion with Simon always gets you thinking in new ways. For more information about Simon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-c-chan/...

  15. #36 - Project Management career paths with Harrison Chen

    My discussion is with Harrison Chen. Harrison has extensive project management experience, including roles such as Project Control Officer, Project Leader, Project Manager, and Manager, Project Management Office. For more information about Harrison: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisonchenpmp/…

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  16. #35 - Project Management mentoring with Charles Igwe

    My discussion today is with Charles Igwe. Charles has extensive credentials including a PhD in building and facilities management, an Executive MBA in Operations Management, and various certifications such as the Project Management Professional and Certified Scrum Master designations. For more...

  17. #34 - Program management with Judy Shulist

    My discussion today is with Judy Shulist. I worked with Judy a number of years ago as she was an original faculty member in the first few cohorts of the Conestoga Project Management program. Prior to this, Judy gained extensive experience in operations, project, and program management with a…

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  18. #33 - Maximizing project benefits with Fernando Santiago

    My discussion today is with Fernando Santiago. Fernando has extensive experience in project, program, and portfolio management. I’ve known Fernando for many years and highly respect his knowledge of project management but particularly in some of the technical areas such a Earned Value Management....

  19. #32 - Matthew Black: Navigating an agile/waterfall organization

    My discussion today is with Matthew Black. Matthew has a great deal of experience in systems engineering and development in a variety of industries including defense, aerospace, and financial services. He has combined Agile tools with classical Waterfall delivery methods so that what is delivered...

  20. #31 - Colleen McCann: Managing vs leading projects

    My discussion today is with Colleen McCann. Colleen’s background includes managing robotics and automation projects, she’s the founder of a consulting and training website, and is a published author. She is also a colleague as she is a research project manager at Conestoga College. For more...

  21. #30 - Lily Viggiano: Building relationships for project success

    This podcast features a discussion with Lily Viggiano, a 2013 graduate of the inaugural Conestoga College Bachelor of Public Relations program. She credits the PR program for fine tuning her relationship building and project management skills. She’s spent the bulk of her post-college career...

  22. #29 - Derek Hemington: Defining project scope for external customers

    This podcast features a discussion with Derek Hemington. I’ve come to know Derek over the past year as he has a similar role at another college. That is, he’s the program coordinator of Fanshaw College’s Project Management program. For more information about Derek:...

  23. #28 - Don Kaluzny: Managing large-scale engineering projects

    This podcast features a discussion with Don Kaluzny. I’ve worked with Don for a few years now – and we co-teach a number of engineering project management degree courses. Don has a wide range of experience in what I’ll call large scale engineering projects and installations. He also developed the...

  24. #27 - Chris Pugh: The Anti-PM Project Manager

    This podcast features a discussion with Chris Pugh. I’ve known Chris for many years and we first met during a systems integration for a financial services company. Chris has a wealth of business experience with a focus on Capital Markets and Retail Banking. His experience includes consulting, PMO...

  25. #26 - Hayley Press: Managing events effectively

    This discussion features Hayley Press. Hayley has extensive experience in the field of Public Relations including Event Management, Partner Relationships, Fundraising, Community Engagement, and Volunteer Coordination. She is also a graduate of Conestoga’s Public Relations program. For more...

  26. #25 - Nickesha Welch: Getting hired as a project manager

    This discussion features Nickesha Welch. Nickesha is a graduate of the Project Management program and has since been working at a local marketing agency, first as a Project Coordinator but now as a Project Lead. For more information about Nickesha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickesha-welch/...

  27. #24 - David Blake-Dickson: Managing agency projects

    This discussion is with David Blake-Dickson. David is a graduate of the Bachelor of Public Relations program and has since worked at a number of agencies delivering projects to clients. For more information about David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-blake-dickson/ A number of topics are...

  28. #23 - Josh Cronk: Managing projects in a non-PM role

    This episode features Josh Cronk. Josh has worked primarily within the high-tech industry in the Waterloo region within the marketing function and working on marketing-related projects. For more information about Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshcronk/ The topic of this podcast is the use of...

  29. #22 - Shaila Aranha: Applying project and risk management principles to Covid-19

    This episode features Shaila Aranha. Shaila is a consultant for the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario and is herself an RN. She is also a PMP and teaches project management. For more information about Shaila: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaila-aranha-04904171/ Given Shaila’s background…

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  30. #21 - Syed Aman: Implementing Earned Value Management

    This episode features Syed Aman. Syed has a diverse background in areas such Program / Project Management, Strategic Planning, and Production Operations Management. His experience includes the avionics, health care, and technology industries and he holds his Project Management Professional and…

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  31. #20 - Dushyant Puri: Integrating project waterfall and agile

    This episode features Dushyant Puri. Dushyant's professional experience includes Mechanical Design, Program Management, Design to Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance. He holds his Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and PRINCE2 Practitioner designations. For...

  32. #19 - Simone Craig: Scrum and Kanban

    This episode features Simone Craig. Simone has many years of experience in resource and people management, project management, program management, and strategic planning. She holds the Project Management Professional and Kanban Management Professional designations and is also a professor of…

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  33. #18 - Mo Oyadiran: Project status reporting

    This episode features Mo Oyadiran. Mo is an associate faculty member at Conestoga College teaching many courses in the project management program. The discussion focuses on the importance of the project status reporting process, including how it can increase stakeholder engagement and allow the...

  34. #17 - Christopher Chang: Executing, monitoring, and controlling projects

    This episode features Christopher Chang. In addition to Christopher’s experience in the field of project management, he also provides mentoring and consulting to new startups in the area. In addition, Christopher is an associate faculty member at Conestoga College. For more information about...

  35. #16 - Antony Skinner: Managing project teams

    This episode features Antony Skinner. Antony's background includes IT and software development as a line manager, program manager, and an independent consultant as well as being an Associate Professor of Project Management. For more information about Antony:...

  36. #15 - Jeffrey Thomson: Project cost management

    This episode features Jeffrey Thomson. Jeffrey is an experienced consultant in a number of areas including procurement and contract management, program management, and intellectual asset management. He has also been an Associate Professor of Project Management at Conestoga College. Our topic is…

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  37. #14 - Ian Adare: Managing project issues

    This episode features Ian Adare. Ian is a program manager with experience in a variety of sectors including education, healthcare, banking, and automation. He has also been an Associate Professor of Project Management at Conestoga College. For more information about Ian:...

  38. #13 - Marion Chang: Critical chain

    This episode features Marion Chang. Marion has many years of project and portfolio management experience in the financial, transportation, and technology industries. She also has attained her PMP and is a certified agile project manager. She is also an Associate Professor of Project Management at...

  39. #12 - Charu Sachdeva: Project communications

    This episode features Charu Sachdeva. Charu’s started as a graphic designer and then moved into operations and project management roles. She is also an Associate Professor of Project Management at Conestoga College. For more information about Charu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachdevacharu/ Our...

  40. #11 - Jonathan Mckee: The Business Analyst role

    This episode features Jonathan Mckee. Jonathan’s background includes management consulting as well as project and program management both in industry and as an educator. Jonathan has a focus on the business analysis process and has been the President of International Institute of Business…

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  41. #10 - Ryan Boroumand: Project risk management

    This episode features Ryan Boroumand who discusses the importance of risk planning during projects. Ryan is a seasoned IT management professional, an IT and cyber security generalist, and an architect of change, with over 20 years of experience in IT Project/Program Management, Risk Management…

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  42. #9 - Jerome Hylton: Scope management for software projects

    This episode features Jerome Hylton who discusses the importance of scope planning within an systems development project. Jerome is a Program/Release Manager within the hitech industry who povides leadership and project control. He also performs release management activities to forward plan…

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  43. #8 - Behnam Rashidian: Project quality management

    This episode features Behnam Rashidian who discusses the importance of quality management and how it relates to project management. Behnam is a seasoned product and project management professional, have managed diverse range of high-tech product portfolios in machine vision, medical x-ray,...

  44. #7 - John Loncar: Project stakeholder management

    This episode features John Loncar who discusses the importance of stakeholder management. John is a profession engineer (P. Eng) and holds Masters degrees in both engineering and business administration. His career experience has lent itself towards engineering problem solving, internal and...

  45. #6 - Angela Skovsgaard: The closing phase

    This episode features Angela Skovsgaard who discusses the Closing Phase including the development of Lessons Learned. Angela is a Senior Program Manager who effectively manages people to deliver IT solutions and key business objectives. She combines strong communication, people and process...

  46. #5 - Barb Harbison: The Project Charter

    This episode features Barb Harbison who discusses acquiring the importance of the Project Charter. Barb specializes in program/project management and team leadership, with 30+ years of experience with the last 14 years as an independent contractor. During her career, she has led six...

  47. #4 - Catherine Maharaj: The Resource Manager role

    This episode features Catherine Maharaj who discusses acquiring project resources. Catherine is a certified, senior IT Project Professional with a knowledge of information technologies, methodologies, standards, tools, processes and best practices related to project & portfolio management. Her...

  48. #3 - Anand Sreekumar: Project Procurement

    This episode features Anand Sreekumar who discusses project procurement. Anand is an experienced project manager with a history of successful project delivery and client satisfaction. Industry experience includes planning and executing infrastructure, software, and IT projects. For more…

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  49. #2 - Rich Crowley: Project Schedules

    This episode features Rich Crowley who discusses his approach to creating and maintaining project schedules. Rich is an independent contractor specializing in Project/Program Management. His areas of focus include: strong listening, critical thinking and communication skills solid negotiation,...

  50. #1 - Project Change Control with Fatehjit Kochar

    This episode features Fatehjit Singh Kochar who discusses project change control. Fatehjit has 15+ years of project commercial and contracts management experience in the EPC and manufacturing set-up with total industry experience of over 20 years. He also has hands-on experience of managing…

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This podcast consists series of discussions with project management academics and practitioners about the real world aspects of projects and project management. The podcast is based on the text Understanding Project Management - A Practical Guide by Dave C. Barrett.

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Dave C. Barrett

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