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The Digital Project Manager — 259 episodes

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How AI Can Help You Make Better Project Decisions

2

What It Really Takes to Build AI for Government

3

Why Smart People Get Generic Results From AI

4

Why 70% of Digital Transformations Still Fail (And How AI Can Help)

5

How the Construction Industry is Laying the Groundwork for the Future of AI PM

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Where AI Actually Fits on a Project Team

7

How AI-Native Teams Deliver Creative Work Differently

8

The Collaboration Problem Most Remote Teams Ignore

9

Why Project Management Is Becoming Everyone’s Job

10

I’m Building A Digital PM AI Agent Whether I Like It Or Not

11

Why Public Speaking Is Becoming a Career Multiplier for Project Leaders

12

Why More Marketing Teams Are Choosing Boutique Agencies in 2026

13

Why AI Conversations Feel Fake (And How To Fix That)

14

No One Cares About Your Deck – Here's Why

15

You Don’t Need a New AI PM Tool—You Need to Fix the One You Have

16

How To Build In-Demand Skills At The Speed Of AI Disruption

17

Should You Care If Your Project Manager Is Certified?

18

AI For Kids: How Project Teams Can Build It Responsibly

19

Why Technical Teams Still Fail Without These Skills

20

Inside Logitech's AI Transformation: From AI Curiosity to Competency

21

Why the Biggest AI Winners Haven’t Been Founded Yet

22

Your Spreadsheet Can’t Do This: AI That Actually Knows Your Business (with CEO of Forecast, an Accelo Company)

23

How to Know When Your Team Is Truly at Capacity (And When to Hire)

24

Innovation vs. Risk: How a Former Mastercard Exec Designs AI Strategy

25

What NATO Taught Me About EQ in High-Stakes Transformation

26

Zapier’s Blueprint for Modern Project Management

27

The Four Pillars of Trustworthy AI—and Who Owns Them

28

The PMO’s Strategic Role in Digital Transformation

29

Adapting Project Methodologies for AI Without Losing Control

30

What Non-Technical PMs Really Need to Know About AI

31

How to Fund Your Innovation Projects Without Venture Capital

32

How to Actually Measure AI’s Business Impact

33

Where AI Actually Helps Project Managers in Delivery Work

34

The Playbook for Creating AI Teammates That Actually Work

35

How to Manage Projects Like Investments (Not Just Deliverables)

36

Why Tracking Time Won’t Save Your Agency’s Margins

37

A Privacy-First AI Strategy: What It Looks Like and Why It Matters

38

Why Listening to Your Body Is a Leadership Superpower

39

How to Pivot into Healthcare Project Management (Without Starting Over)

40

How Building AI Products is Different—and Why Product Teams Need to Evolve

41

How Empathetic Communication Unlocks Innovation at Speed

42

How Project Leaders Can Run Projects Like Founders

43

How to Lead AI Organizational Change in a Complex Enterprise

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How Project Leaders Can Close The Trust Gap In AI-Powered Projects

45

How to Know If Your Team’s Ready for AI in PM Software

46

How to Start a PM Career When Generative AI is Replacing Entry-Level Roles

47

Turning AI Experiments Into Agency Impact: Transforming Curiosity Into Measurable Results

48

How AI Leadership Shapes Project Delivery (and When You Need It)

49

Why Automating Everything is The Wrong Move (And What to do Instead)

50

Are You Tracking the Wrong Metrics? How AI Can De-Risk Delivery

51

Beyond the Billable Hour: How AI Is Making Time & Materials Irrelevant

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How Can We Lead Creative Projects Now That AI Has Entered The Chat?

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The Retro: Designing Your PM Career for More Pay and Purpose

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The Retro: How to Negotiate a Raise as a PM (And Actually Get It)

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The Retro: How Great PMs Tackle Interview Curveballs

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AI Is Amazing. So Why Does It Still Suck for Project Managers?

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The Retro: Why Time Tracking Sucks (And How to Make it Suck Less)

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How to Give Your New AI Tool or Process the Best Chance of Being Adopted

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The Retro: The AI Skills That Will Future-proof Your Career

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How Project Managers Can Thrive In Evolving Agency Models

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The Retro: How to Pass The PMP Exam Without Burning Out

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How To Build A Career As A Fractional PM

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The Retro: How 3 PMs Rebuilt Their Careers After Layoffs

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How To Use OKRs In Your Project To Amplify Its Business Impact

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The Retro: How to Negotiate for The Salary You Deserve as a PM

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How a Shared AI Mindset Can Drive Real Organizational Transformation

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The Retro: How to Get Promoted and Become a Senior PM

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How to Pivot into Project Management from Any Career Background

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The Retro: How to Transition into a Project Management Role

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How to Master the Delicate Art of Not Knowing Everything as a Technical PM

71

What’s Coming Up for The Digital Project Manager and The DPM Podcast

72

How to Create a Policy and Process for Ending Toxic Client Relationships

73

Beyond Prompts: How to Use AI for Smarter Project Management

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How to Build Impactful Rapport With Your Clients

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How To Help Project Teams Embrace And Ace Project Presentations

76

The New Purpose of the PMO & Why Your Org Still Needs One

77

Top Traits of High-Performing Project Managers & How to Cultivate Them

78

How To Transition From Project Management To Consulting (And Alternatives)

79

How to Win at Your First 90 Days in a New PM Role

80

How to Get Your Team Out Of Process Documentation Hell Using AI & Automation

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How To Maintain The Strategic Vision At The Project Level

82

How To Identify & Fix Project Team Dysfuntion Using Teamangle

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How to Reduce Project Stress Through Better Prioritization and Stakeholder Honesty

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How to Unlock Predictable Growth with Data-Driven, GenAI-Enabled Resource Management

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How to Foster Collaboration Across Cultures in Distributed Project Teams

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How To Set Boundaries & Establish Balance For Success As A Project Manager

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How to Measure the True Impact of Your Projects

88

How to Choose the Right Volunteer Opportunity to Grow in Your PM Career

89

How To Reframe Job Security As An Agency Professional

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How PM's Can Deliver More Strategic Value In A GenAI World

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How I Deliver Programs That Span The Digital And The Physical

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Do Project Managers Make Good Consultants?

93

What I Wish I Knew Before I Took My First Director-Level Agency Role

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Why EQ Is The Key To Successful AI-Enabled Projects

95

Why Volunteering Matters To Me (And Why It Should Matter To You, Too)

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How PMs Can Unify Marketing, Sales, & Customer Success to Deliver Impactful Projects

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How To Facilitate Remote Workshops With Physical Props

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How to Identify & Support Your Best Accidental Project Managers

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How to Build Connectedness & Improve Wellness in Your Project Team

100

How To Talk With Leadership Teams About Ownership & Accountability

101

Enterprise RACI: Effective Decision-Making at Scale

102

How Agencies Can Get The Most From Their Freelance PMs

103

Co-Regulation and Emotional Intelligence in Project Management

104

The Impact Of Return To Office On Project Managers

105

A Digital PM's Guide To Privacy In 2024

106

The Future of PMOs and How to Support Informal PMs

107

The Evolution of Agile Principles & How to Apply Them in Today’s World

108

How to Use AI to Tailor Your Status Reports for Your Audience

109

What If Project Management Was Taught In Grade School

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Can Behavioral Science Make Your Projects More Successful?

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Not Your Parents’ PMO: How To Rebrand Your PMO And Double Your Success Rate

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How AI Can Help PMs Deliver Feedback

113

You’re Using Notion Wrong: How to Set up PM Software for Serious Project Work

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How To Plan Your PM Career with DPM Expert, Pam Butkowski

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How To Land A Project Management Job With No Experience

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How Soft Skills Can Land You A Job In Project Management

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How To Get Promoted & The Truth About Life As A Senior PM

118

How A Toxic Workplace Made Me A Better Project Manager

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How To Embrace AI While Keeping Your Projects Human

120

What Makes a Good PM & How Much Technical Knowledge You'll Need

121

How To Be A Political Strategist & Gain Popularity As A PM

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How To Nail Agency Growth in the Fast-Paced Digital Era

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How To Become A Better PM Through Peer Mentorship

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How To Harness The Power Of Your Org's PMO In Digital Transformation

125

How Joining An Online Community Can Help You Grow As A PM

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How to Make Agile Work Effectively at Agencies

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How To Handle Project Changes When They Happen Without Your Approval

128

How To Run An Effective Retro & Apply Lessons Learned to Future Projects

129

Agency vs In-House PM: Which Role is Best?

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How To Catapult Ahead In Your Career By Making Your Role Redundant

131

How To Make A Career Out Of What Interests You

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How to Become A Great Facilitator & Why It'll Make You A Better PM

133

Finding Your Path To Project Management

134

How To Select Project Management Software The Right Way In 2023

135

How to Unlock Your Best PM Self Through Community

136

How We Used Agile And Blockchain To Build An Intelligent Vaccine Supply Chain

137

How To Build Your Brand Through A PM Community

138

How Digital Communities Help You Win At Work

139

How To Develop The Next Generation Of Top Project Managers

140

How To Build Long-Term Loyalty With Virtual Contractors

141

The 3 Growth Levers Of Agile Strategy

142

Is Quiet Quitting Just Setting Clear Boundaries? (And What It Means For PMs)

143

What's A RAID Log (And How To Integrate One Into Your Project Workflow)

144

The Future Of The PMP, What It Lacks, And How To Fill The Gaps

145

Getting PMP Certified (And Why It Matters)

146

How to Optimize your Project Management Portfolio

147

Invisible PM Skills (And How To Hone Them)

148

How To Modernize RACI And Get Team Buy-In

149

Humanizing Rapid, Relentless Change

150

Getting A Seat At The Table Of Strategic Planning

151

Delivering AI Projects

152

Can Sales And Delivery Teams Get Along? (with Nick Wilkinson from Steamclock)

153

Developing A Change Mindset (with Melody MacKeand from Teamwork)

154

Why It’s Getting Harder To Land A PM Role

155

Measuring Busyness Vs Measuring Results

156

5 Tips For Managing Multiple Projects

157

The Role Of Project Management In Business Development

158

PMBOK 7th Edition And The PM Revolution (with Jesse Fewell)

159

PM Software: Shiny Objects or Gamechangers?

160

Is Digital PMing Really A Thing? (with Brett Harned)

161

Noticing Joy: Leading with Human Centered Project Management

162

3 Warning Signs Your Digital Transformation Is About To Stall

163

How Solid Program Management Helps Organizations Scale (with Sarah Hoban from Gemini)

164

Getting The Most Out Of A Software Demo (with Olivia Montgomery from Capterra)

165

How Project-Level Innovation Can Influence Broader Change (with Tim Creasey from Prosci)

166

Finding The Perfect Interlock Between Ops And PMO (with Alyson Caffrey from Operations Agency)

167

Can Being A Digital PM Get You Into The C-Suite? (with Julia Rajic from No Fixed Address Inc.)

168

Project Teams Without Project Managers: Exploring The PM Dilemma (with Julia Ryzhkova from Railsware)

169

Secrets Of A High-Performing Enterprise Delivery Team (with Dharma Mehta from Roku)

170

Can Psychology Make You A Better PM? (With Olivia Montgomery From Capterra)

171

How Will DPMs Influence The Future Of Work? (with Sarah Hoban)

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How To Talk About Risk And Have Everyone Listen (with Shashwati Roy)

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Making Your Value Visible As An Agency Project Manager (with Pam Butkowski from Hero Digital)

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How To Make Content Creation A Mandatory Part Of Everyone's Job (with Alexa Alfonso from Crema)

175

How To Leverage People Data To Run High-Performance Project Teams (with Bentzy Goldman from Perflo)

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How To Create A Psychologically Safe Team Environment And Why It Matters (with Samantha Schak from PM with Purpose)

177

How To Get The Raise Or Promotion You Know You’ve Earned (with Sally Shaughnessy from Aten Design Group)

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Managing Stakeholder Dynamics: Why Meeting Strategy Matters (with Laura Lussier from 10up)

179

How To Keep Bad Meetings From Stalling Good Projects (with John Furneaux from Hive)

180

Do Project Management Certifications Matter In Digital? (with Candice Wyatt from Red Door Interactive)

181

Using Enterprise Data To Communicate Impact & Celebrate Wins (with Agile Delivery Champion, Bill Moroz)

182

How To Build A Culture Of Data-Driven Estimation (with Marcel Petitpas from Parakeeto)

183

How To Build An Agency Sales System (with Lee Goff)

184

Humanize Your Team Resourcing Process To Boost Long-Term Culture (With Morgan Megannety From Skeleton Crew Creative Studio)

185

How To Find And Develop DPMs Who Can Own Technical Complexity (with Matthew O'Bryant from Oomph Inc.)

186

You Might Be Looking At Milestones All Wrong (with John Carter from TCGen)

187

How To Make Your Project Management Socially Intelligent (With Kim Wasson From IvyBay Consulting LLC)

188

How To Optimize Your Process With Workflow Management (with Marc Boscher from Unito)

189

Beyond The Prototype (With Douglas Ferguson from Voltage Control)

190

Working Back To Go Forward (With Jeff Gothelf From Gothelf.co)

191

Making Agile Work With Metagility (With David Bishop From Agile Worx)

192

Break It Down: Write A Great Work Breakdown Structure (with Emily Luijbregts from Siemens)

193

Use Project Scope Statements To Save Your Bacon (with Robyn Birkedal)

194

Leading Projects Beyond The Iron Triangle (with Susanne Madsen)

195

Why Curiosity Matters—And How To Cultivate It (With Dr. Diane Hamilton From Tonerra)

196

Putting Developers In Front Of Clients (with Michael Luchen from Crema)

197

Making Career Transition Work (with Dr. Eric Wright from Vets2PM)

198

How To Create Agility In Projects (with Dimitar Karaivanov from Kanbanize)

199

Getting Things Done Right (with Michael Luchen from Crema)

200

How To Build Your PM Toolkit (with Sally Woolston from Nzime)

201

Project Economy (with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez from GSK)

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Risky Business (with Kiron Bondale from World Class Productivity)

203

Project Manager Or Project Leader? (with Rebecca Germond from FCV Interactive)

204

Why Should I Trust You (with Mike Clayton from OnlinePMCourses)

205

How To Project Manage A Corporate Website Build (With Rich Butkevic From Project Zendo)

206

Scaling Agile (With Giovanni Asproni From Zuhlke Engineering Limited)

207

Onboarding The Right Way (With Sarah Hoban From Booz Allen Hamilton)

208

How To Get Website Content From Clients (With James Rose From Content Snare)

209

Management Styles (With Tucker Sauer-Pivonka From Crema)

210

Give Your Colleagues Better Feedback (With Ryan Schaefer From Viget)

211

How To Manage Stakeholders (With Kelly Suter From Mirum Agency)

212

Managing Project Budgets And Profitability (With Tomislav Car From Infinum)

213

SMART Project Objectives (With Mackenzie Dysart From Reason One)

214

Switching From Waterfall To Duration & Price Contracts (With Tucker Sauer-Pivonka From Crema)

215

Managing A 2-Week Project (With Jenna Trunzo From Globant)

216

Burn Baby, Burn (With Lynn Winter From Manage Digital)

217

Managing A Portal Web Build (with Rebecca Germond from FCV Interactive)

218

New Project Management Highlights, Articles & Podcasts (With Robyn Reynolds From Freelance Producer)

219

Project Management & The New Business Process (With Peter Levitan From Saatchi & Saatchi)

220

How To Plan An Agile Sprint (With Alexa Huston From Crema)

221

Because I'm Worth It (with Tucker-Sauer Pivonka from Crema)

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How To Get Into Project Management (with Suze Haworth)

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Start Your Projects Right (with Suze Haworth)

224

Happy Holidays For Everyone (with Mackenzie Dysart from Reason One)

225

Nailing Requirements (with Kelly Suter From BI Worldwide)

226

Being A More Productive PM (With Laura Bosco)

227

Controlling (Scope) Creeps (with Suze Haworth)

228

Don’t Keep “Doing The Project Dishes” (With Patrice Embry)

229

Manage Your Agile Teams Without Them Knowing (With Sarah Hoban From Booz Allen Hamilton)

230

Colouring In The Project Lines (With Maik Stettner From EA Games)

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Make An Agile Contract That Works (with Alexa Huston from Crema)

232

Master Art Of Finishing Projects Well (With Patrice Embry)

233

Rules For Remote Leadership (with Wayne Turmel from Remote Leadership Institute)

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Pimp Your Agile Ride (with Alexa Huston from Crema)

235

Save Your Project With A Project Initiation Document (with Maik Stettner from FCV Interactive)

236

Stop Pointing Fingers—Use A RACI Chart (with Suze Haworth)

237

DPM Podcast: Make Sense Of Your Project Manager Responsibilities (With Patrice Embry)

238

Make Your Status Reports Useful (with Robyn Reynolds)

239

Managing Expectations The Right Way (With Natalie Semczuk from Talkanatalk)

240

Make Your Sprint Retrospectives Awesome—Here’s How (With Alexa Huston From Crema)

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Productivity Hacks Beyoncé Would Be Proud Of (with Tucker Sauer-Pivonka from Crema)

242

Get Your Bearings On A New Project (with Joanna Leigh Simon)

243

Made To Lead (with Karl Sakas from Sakas & Company)

244

Get More Stuff Done As A Project Manager (with Cedric Waldburg from SendTask)

245

Are you Really A Good Project Manager? (with Lina Calin from Forest Made)

246

What You Can Stop Doing On Your Projects (with Patrice Embry)

247

Are You Leading Your Projects - Or Just Managing Them? (with Colin Ellis)

248

Introducing Dear DPM – Anonymous Advice For Digital Project Managers (With Robyn Reynolds)

249

Lessons Learned & Tales Of A Remote Project Manager (with Natalie Semczuk from Talkanatalk)

250

Making Process Change Work (with Alexa Huston from Crema)

251

How To Get The Best From Your Development Team (with Kelly Suter from Irish Titan)

252

How To Build Strong Relationships With Clients & Teams (with Lina Calin from Forest Made)

253

Artificial Intelligence & The Future of Project Management (with Dennis Kayser from Forecast)

254

How To Be An Invisible Project Manager (with Justin Handler from O3 World)

255

Building & Scaling Project Management Teams (with Brian Kessman from Lodestar Digital)

256

Project Management Best Practices: What You Should Be Doing Each Month (with Joanna Leigh Simon from The Heads of State)

257

What Exactly is a Digital Project Manager? Debunking The DPM Name Game (round table discussion)

258

Project Management Hacks (with Natalie Semczuk)

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