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Projects and Systems Podcast — 55 episodes
Episode 55 - Rim-to-Rim
Episode 54 - Killing The Ivy
Episode 53 - This Is What It Takes
Episode 52 - The Velocity Trap
Episode 51 - Two Types of Work, but Only One Pipeline
Episode 50 - Meanwhile, back in the minivan...
Episode 49 - Ambiguity is for Rookies
Episode 48 - The Parable of the Wasted Walk
Episode 047 - "Should we?" vs. "Can we?" in Agile
Episode 046 - The parable of the second door
Episode 045 - Give it time
Episode 044 - Fast is slow. Slow is fast.
Episode 043 - Three questions our team members are asking themselves
Episode 042 - If you're in the project business, you're in the change management business
Episode 041 - It's just drywall!
Episode 040 - Can your team Scan the Plan?
Episode 039 - Doing the right thing, but in the wrong place
Episode 038 - Keep your eye on the hinge
Episode 037 - Question all assumptions
Episode 036 - Deliverables, not donuts
Episode 035 - Spinning your wheels?
Episode 034 - One step ahead
Episode 033 - Moving a Mountain
Episode 032 - Will I ever use algebra when I get older? Yes! As a project manager!
Episode 031 - Managing your time by slowing down
Episode 030 - Don't manage your time from your inbox
Episode 029 - Procrastinating on building that project schedule?
Episode 028 - Don't try to improve the wrong part of the system
Episode 027 - Four types of clean
Episode 026 - Network diagrams
Episode 025 - Are you at the right altitude?
Episode 024 - Do you want fries with that?
Episode 023 - How to MECE your scope
Episode 022 - Scope decomposition
Episode 021 - Stop planning and Go!
Episode 020 - Solar keyboards and change management
Episode 019 - Office plants and project transparency
Episode 018 - Tow trucks, second languages, and requirements analysis
Episode 017 - Decaying leaves in your project
Episode 016 - Lessons from windshield wipers
Episode 015 - Blenders and leadership
Episode 014 - Optimizing like a cheetah
Episode 013 - The drift of surfing...and projects
Episode 012 - What antelopes can teach us about risk management
Episode 011 - Be the giraffe for your project
Episode 010 - Trust the heart rate monitor, not how you feel
Episode 009 - Not all hours are created equal
Episode 008 - There is only one plus column
Episode 007 - No one fills the leader's battery
Episode 006 - Square pegs into round holes
Episode 005 - The long pole in the tent
Episode 004 - What our dishwashers can teach us about TOC
Episode 003 - The Importance of Elevation
Episode 002 - The Friction of Precision
Episode 001 - The need for spikes