From the category archives:

Video

Behind the scenes at Project Management in the Collaborative Age

February 1, 2012

For those of you who would prefer to read rather than watch the video, here’s the transcript: Elizabeth Harrin: I’ve come to Victoria in London and I am looking for the Microsoft offices. I’m going to be chairing a round table discussion there today about project management in the collaborative age, and the things that [...]

Are project managers pompous and manipulative?

January 30, 2012

Business Life magazine – the one shoved in the seat pockets on British Airways flights – has a column in this month talking about project managers. It’s the light relief, ‘Business Lifer’ column at the back, written by an anonymous ‘executive globetrotter’. During January, Business Lifer has been recruiting as well as considering his own [...]

Holidays!

December 21, 2011

I’m taking a two-week break over Christmas to enjoy the holidays. A Girl’s Guide to Project Management returns on 4 January, 2012. In the meantime, I thought this video would cheer up the gloomy December days – Gina Schreck showed it at her presentation at the PMI Leadership Institute Meeting earlier this year. Enjoy!

Video Diary: PMI Global Congress North America, 25 October 2011

October 26, 2011

This episode of my video diary from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, covers my final day at PMI’s Global Congress North America. Thanks to Taryn, Jeff, Satish, Cassandra, Melanie and Adrienne for taking part in this video, and thanks to PMI for waiving my Congress entrance fee to enable me to attend. You can see the videos [...]

Video Diary: PMI Global Congress North America, 24 October 2011

October 25, 2011

This episode of my video diary from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, covers Day 2 of PMI’s Global Congress North America. Thanks to Kashif (who is quoted talking about one of his projects here), Evelyn and Joe for taking part in this video. The animal quiz formed part of the keynote presentation by Stefan Swanepoel. You [...]

Video Diary: PMI Global Congress North America, 23 October 2011

October 24, 2011

This episode of my video diary from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, covers Day 1 of PMI’s Global Congress North America. Thanks to Brenda for taking part in this video. The speaker whose name she can’t remember is John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee, who spearheaded the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Disclosure: PMI [...]

Video Diary: PMI LIM, 22 October 2011

October 24, 2011

Thanks to Chris, Samad and Jennifer for contributing to this video about the final day of the PMI Leadership Institute Meeting and awards ceremony. You can watch what happened at my first day at the LIM here. Disclosure: PMI waived my entrance fee to the LIM – thanks, guys!

Video Diary: PMI LIM, 21 October 2011

October 23, 2011

This video shows what happened on my first day at the PMI Leadership Institute Meeting in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Typically, just when I’m talking about there not being any pedestrians, one walks by. I have also found out about why there are so many Christmas decorations already up: the convention centre is preparing for it’s [...]

Managing Portfolios: The basics

October 5, 2011

In this video, author Melanie Franklin talks about managing portfolios, and the OGC guidance book on this topic. She talks about how to explain portfolio management to senior executives, and why managing in portfolios shows you how you can manage risk, resources and change in an overall organisational picture.

Penny Pullan talks about writing A Short Guide to Facilitating Risk Management

August 5, 2011

In this video I talk to Penny Pullan, co-author of A Short Guide to Facilitating Risk Management. If you prefer to read a transcript, that follows below. This was filmed on location at the PMI EMEA Congress in Dublin. Elizabeth: Well, I’m here today with Penny Pullan who is the co-author of the new book [...]

← Previous Entries