The Project Chatter Podcast
251 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -Welcome to Project Chatter, the podcast where project professionals, specialists and experts from various sectors talk about the latest trends in project management and PMO. Listen to Val and Dale as they talk about tried and tested best practices and share their unfiltered thoughts about the industry. Whether you're here to learn how to progress your career, improve your project controls skills, or just want to hear an Aussie and South African rant about projects, then you've come to the right place. Welcome to the Project Chatter Podcast, with your hosts Dale Foong and Val Matthews.
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S8E182: What is all this AI fuss about? - Tim Creasey
April 16, 2024 12:15 - 1 hour - 71 MBSummaryIn this episode, Dale, Marco, and Tim discuss the impact of AI on change management. They explore the different facets of AI, particularly large language models, and how they can be used to improve communication, automate tasks, and analyze data. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities of using AI in project management and the importance of prompt engineering and effective communication. In this conversation, Tim Creasey discusses the power of generative AI and large langua...
S8E181: Antifragile Projects with Georgia Stillwell
March 23, 2024 02:37 - 1 hour - 57 MBIn this episode, Val and Dale are joined by guest Georgia Stillwell to discuss anti-fragile projects and risk management in project management. Georgia shares her journey into project management, starting from her fascination with master planning in cities to her experience in risk management and construction technology. She explains the concept of anti-fragile projects, which are projects that thrive in uncertain and risky environments. The conversation delves into the challenges with tradi...
S8E180: The Importance of Modularity, Scalability and Interoperability with Mike Paul
March 04, 2024 07:05 - 1 hour - 74 MBIn this episode of the Project Chatter podcast, Val and Dale interview Mike Paul, the Managing Director for InEight for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. They discuss the concepts of modularity, scalability, and interoperability in project management. Mike emphasises the importance of considering people and processes alongside technology in project implementation. They also explore the challenges of data ownership and integration in the project supply chain. The conversation highlights th...
S8E179: Valuing the Project Timeline with Ali Mafi
February 21, 2024 17:01 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBIn this episode, Val and Dale interview Ali Maffey about project management and the importance of lean thinking. They discuss the challenges of project planning, the role of technology in project management, and the complexity of project management tools. They also delve into the difference between identifying threats and shortening programs, the flaws of long-term planning, and the benefits of small projects. The conversation concludes with final thoughts and anecdotes from Ali.Takeaways L...
S8E178: The Subtle Art of Planning with Micah Piippo
February 05, 2024 01:04 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBSummary: In this episode, the boys talk to Micah Piippo about the world of planning and scheduling, the importance and respect of planning, the need for more planners and schedulers, and the benefits and opportunities in planning and scheduling. They also talk about the skills required for planners and schedulers, the role of planners in the C-Suite, and the impact of planning on project success. The conversation covers the importance of proper planning and design, building teams and cultu...
S8E177: AI in Project Delivery with James Garner
January 24, 2024 06:41 - 1 hour - 63 MBIn this episode, the guest, James Garner, discusses the role of AI in project management and its future implications. He shares his origin story and how he got into the field of AI. The conversation covers the definition of AI in project management and the different levels of AI sophistication. The guest also talks about the pace of AI implementation and the factors that contribute to the fear and adoption of AI. The episode concludes with a discussion on the government's generative AI frame...
S8E176: ChatGPT Plus for Projects with Lawrence Rowland
January 12, 2024 07:25 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBLawrence Rowland discusses the potential of ChatGPT and GPT in project management. He explains the differences between ChatGPT and GPT, highlighting the benefits of ChatGPT+ and the GPT Builder. Lawrence emphasises the importance of early adoption and experimentation with GPTs, as well as the need for entry-level tools to encourage wider adoption. He explores the role of GPTs in enhancing communication and information flow in project teams, and the potential for GPTs to disrupt and expedite ...
S7E175: Horizon Scanning the Project World
December 28, 2023 00:40 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBIn this conversation, Val and Dale reflect on the key themes and trends in project management in 2023. They discuss the impact of technology on projects, the changing landscape of education and learning, and the value of formal education in project management. They also explore the challenges and disruptions in project delivery, geographical trends in troubled projects, and the importance of leadership in project management. Additionally, they touch on the blurred information landscape and t...
S7E174: Breaking down the barriers to implementation of good practice with Adrian Dooley
December 26, 2023 00:32 - 1 hour - 67 MBIn this episode, Adrian Dooley discusses the barriers to applying good project management practices and the root causes behind them. He highlights the issue of project failure and the need to identify the true causes rather than just the symptoms. Adrian also explores the challenges of applying lessons learned and the impact of forgetting and lack of support. He emphasizes the potential of AI in project management but cautions against the dissemination of unreliable information. Additionally...
S7E173: The future of Project Management with Cameron Mills
December 03, 2023 14:06 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBIn this episode Val gets the studio to himself to talk with Cameron Mills about the fundamentals and the future project controls. A Project Controls expert with over 27 years private and government industry experience in the delivery of major infrastructure projects globally, leading large multidisciplinary teams in complex environments. Currently, the Head of Project Controls Australia & APAC for Systech, Cameron has a master’s degree in project management is a Chartered Project Professio...
S7E172: Gamification of Risk Management with Charlotte Candy
November 30, 2023 13:42 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBIn this episode the lads talk to Charlotte Candy about gamification of Risk Management. Charlotte Candy leads a team of 20 risk managers within the UK at AECOM. She is a certified IRM Fellow with a construction and legal background. She has 17 years’ experience within the industry. Charlotte has led teams across Nuclear, Water, Rail and Infrastructure domains for both public and private sector clients. She has a passion for increasing knowledge and understanding of risk management by creat...
S7E171: Enhancing risk maturity in your operating environment with Colin McCorery & Jessie Schilling
November 05, 2023 13:13 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBIn this episode Dale and Val talk about the application and importance of risk in projects and more importantly the maturity, training and development of best risk practices and cultures. Colin is a Risk Management professional with 25 years experience across many industry sectors and countries. He is the current and founding Chair of the Institute of Risk Management Regional Group Australia and the Trainer for the institute of Risk Management training course in Australia. Outside of the w...
S7E170: Building with Conscience - Cement's Eco Dilemma with Eoin Condren
October 19, 2023 14:32 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Eoin Condren to discuss "Building with Conscience: Cement's Eco Dilemma"! Eoin is corporate development director at Ecocem, in charge of the strategic structuring of the business to allow it to take advantage of the many opportunities that it currently has in front of it. He’s been with the company 2.5 years. His background is in finance and he spent 15 years working in real estate, infrastructure and tech private equity, investing in the US, the UK and...
E170: Building with Conscience - Cement's Eco Dilemma with Eoin Condren
October 19, 2023 14:32 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Eoin Condren to discuss "Building with Conscience: Cement's Eco Dilemma"! Eoin is corporate development director at Ecocem, in charge of the strategic structuring of the business to allow it to take advantage of the many opportunities that it currently has in front of it. He’s been with the company 2.5 years. His background is in finance and he spent 15 years working in real estate, infrastructure and tech private equity, investing in the US, the UK and...
S7E169: Keeping It (Projects) Simple with Paul Tucker
October 08, 2023 11:38 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBDale and Val meet in person for the first time (ever) on the show to get deep and dirty on how simplification can or will save projects from themselves. We've all been on complex and complicated projects, but some times simple efficiencies can be found in the most obvious of places. Paul is part of the Jacobs Major Project and Programs Group with over 20 years’ experience in Controls; 15 of which have been spent leading Controls and PMO teams on various UK-based programmes. Having spent th...
S7E168: Barriers to Tech adoption in construction with Sarah Crawley
October 02, 2023 04:45 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn this episode the boys talk to Sarah Crawley about the barriers to technology adoption on construction projects. Organisations play a really big part in the sense of they need to recognise that they need multiple stakeholders to input their knowledge and there needs to be a movement in capturing data that really matters not to keep other people in jobs or it's a tick box exercise according to Sarah. A senior project manager with varied construction management experience. Sarah specialised ...
S7E167: newPM - Human-centric data-driven project delivery with Donnie MacNicol and Jonathan Norman
August 30, 2023 20:32 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBIn this episode the fellas talk about the role and future of the newPM and explore how Project Managers will move toward a data-centric project environment and just what does that men for project delivery? Donne and Jonathan are approaching this differently, they are focusing on the human centred approach, and in a world of tech, gadgets and information, perhaps this is what projects really need? Donnie MacNicol is the founder of Team Animation which works across multiple sectors energisin...
S7E166: The challenges of Project Managing CBTC Technology on Brownfield Railways with Joe Little
August 14, 2023 12:51 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIn this episode, Dale and (Martin) stepped in to talk with long-time colleague Joe Little about the value and importance of the project management approach for major signalling rail programs. Unlike other fields of project management CBTC or Communication Based Train Control systems present unique challenges for project managers, often dealing with the pressure of fixed and digital asset delivery within very time-sensitive areas which have major implications for safety, quality, cost and sch...
S7E165: Projects in Post Production with Rob Farris
July 21, 2023 06:39 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBIn this episode, Dale and Val talk to Rob about the hidden methods, approaches and systems of a post-production world. Whilst it's not our normal 'bread and butter' the amazing world of production is opened up and the synergies between our world and theirs. Rob started his career in Media, like so many others, as a Runner. He moved into project managing the Post Production of films after a few years, his first feature film credit was on the Bond film "Quantum of Solace". Over the subsequen...
S7E164: Swimming against the tide The Next Gen PMO with Rupert Taylor
July 02, 2023 12:27 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBIn this episode Dale and Val talk with Rupert about the next generation of PMO, how important the facets of PMO are and why we need to continue to build out these particular skills on projects. Rupert has over 35 years immersed in the leadership of change programmes and portfolios. Rupert founded Kivue Limited in 2013 responding to the need for a simple to use, outcome focussed PPM tool for optimising portfolios. Rupert specialises in working with executive teams to support more effective ...
S7E163: Making Time for Strategy with Richard Medcalf
June 18, 2023 22:13 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Richard Medcalf to discuss making time for strategy. Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender". He is the founder of Xquadrant and a trusted advisor to exceptional CEOs and entrepreneurs, and their leadership teams.The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows: Find your rocket fuel! Having a sense of purpose will help to dri...
S7E162: AI Revolution - Transforming Project Delivery for the Future with Greg Lawton
June 07, 2023 02:58 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBIn this episode Dale and Val talk to the infamous Greg Lawton about the impact of AI and how it may be used, abused and help enhance our cognitive abilities for real-world practical application. Greg does an incredible job of making us understand the simplicities and subtle notions that may provide the biggest increase in service support, innovation and climate. How might AI be the driver of the car or in Project Controls AI might be the interpreter looking for endless ways to improve the pr...
S7E161:Planning in the Age of AI: Evolving Skills and Competencies for Project Professionals with Michael Lepage & Chirag Shah
May 26, 2023 12:36 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBWelcome to another exciting episode! In this edition, Dale engages in a captivating conversation with Michael Lepage & Chirag Shah, discussing the fascinating realm of planning, both in its current state and its future trajectory. While Val sadly couldn't be present, the discussion with Michael provides a wealth of insights on the disruptive nature of technology in the industry and the essential competencies required to thrive in this space. The conversation is further enriched by Chirag Sh...
*Bitesize* S7E160: EVA28 Bridging the Knowing Doing Gap with the Controls to Take Back Control
May 14, 2023 23:00 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode Dale speaks to Steve Wake, Christine McLean and Eddie Obeng to bring you a bitesize episode from the EVA28 conference. The key themes emerging from the various presenters were on how we actively seek to change the way we deliver projects. The mindset we need to apply rather than the toolset, and also the fact that we should think about what problems our solutions are creating. Proudly brought to you by InEight - www.InEight.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaste...
S7E159: AI ChatGPT - Ethics, Innovation & Evolution with Val, Dale & Martin
May 05, 2023 05:47 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBIn this episode, Dale, Martin and Val explore the hype and ethics of such technology as Chat GPT. How can we use this for leveraging in projects, or are we all doomed? We explore the exciting times now and ahead related to AI and associated technologies. There has been a lot of signs and outreach by known people in the field that we should be careful and even slow down our race towards AI. is this justified? should we be more aware or what is happening or are we too far gone? All that and mo...
S7E158: Planning Projects: Past, Present & Future with Micah Piippo
April 17, 2023 18:57 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Micah Piippo to discuss Planning Projects: Past, Present & Future. Micah has spent the last 14 years in Project Controls. While he's performed a wide variety of roles, his passion and main focus is Planning and Scheduling. During his career he's tore down nuclear facilities, built large ferries, built data centers all over the world and more recently is helping Intel deliver state of the art fab capabilities. In December 2022, Micah started writing his...
S7E157:Streamlining Operations with Agile Controls: The Key to Business-As-Usual Performance with Ellen Mellington
April 06, 2023 15:39 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Ellen Mellington to discuss Streamlining Operations with Agile Controls: The Key to Business-As-Usual Performance. As a transformation and governance leader Ellen has delivered change portfolios and major projects in transport, healthcare and environment sectors. Having direct exposure to the challenges faced financially, culturally and commercially in delivering Public Services she has applied the right blend of governance and controls to achieve integr...
S7E156: Navigating the Project Control Landscape: A Journey Through the Decades and Beyond with Shane Forth
March 25, 2023 07:52 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Shane Forth to discuss Navigating the Project Control Landscape: A Journey Through the Decades and Beyond. Shane’s project controls career began on Phillips Petroleum Teesside Oil Terminal, a 1970s mega-project. Aged 20, he learnt the fundamentals of scheduling using manual techniques. Career progression followed with three further mega-projects worth tens of billions of pounds in today’s terms. This was interspersed with UK construction projects for le...
S5E155: Project Controls and Systems Thinking on Heavy Rail with Hezron Ricketts
March 06, 2023 10:25 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBIn this week’s pod, we were re-joined by Hezron Ricketts to discuss Box to Box: the 'Black' boxes of Controls and Systems. Director of PMO Services at CPC Project Services, Hezron has 19 years working in Projects and Programmes as well as building a consultancy business and business units. Working across the construction, rail, defence to name a few, he enjoys the challenge of delivery and the importance of setting up projects and organisations for success. Hezron has a passion for bringi...
S7E155: Project Controls and Systems Thinking on Heavy Rail with Hezron Ricketts
March 06, 2023 10:25 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBIn this week’s pod, we were re-joined by Hezron Ricketts to discuss Box to Box: the 'Black' boxes of Controls and Systems. Director of PMO Services at CPC Project Services, Hezron has 19 years working in Projects and Programmes as well as building a consultancy business and business units. Working across the construction, rail, defence to name a few, he enjoys the challenge of delivery and the importance of setting up projects and organisations for success. Hezron has a passion for bringi...
S7E154: EQ, IQ, and MQ: Unlocking Essential Skills with ACostE President Christine McLean
February 19, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Christine McLean to discuss EQ, IQ, and MQ: Unlocking the Power of Softer Skills Christine is the newly elected president of the ACostE, the professional home for project controls. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the utilities, oil and gas and nuclear sectors. She gained her fellowship in 2018 and is a certified cost engineer. Two years ago she transitioned from working in Project Controls to teaching Project Controls and wrote the fir...
S7E153: EQ, IQ, and MQ: Unlocking Essential Skills with ACostE President Christine McLean
February 19, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Christine McLean to discuss EQ, IQ, and MQ: Unlocking the Power of Softer Skills Christine is the newly elected president of the ACostE, the professional home for project controls. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the utilities, oil and gas and nuclear sectors. She gained her fellowship in 2018 and is a certified cost engineer. Two years ago she transitioned from working in Project Controls to teaching Project Controls and wrote the ...
S7E153: AI in Project Controls: Separating Fact from Fiction with Alan Mosca
February 05, 2023 10:48 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed back Alan Mosca to discuss AI in Project Controls – Separating fact from fiction. Alan is the co-founder and CTO of nPlan, where he leads technology, research, and product, whilst developing thought leadership about forecasting and risk. Before nPlan, Alan spent 7 years as a technologist in quantitative finance, on live trading systems, research, and front-office in both high-frequency trading and asset management. Alan has extensive experience in algorithm ...
S7E152: Maximising efficiency with NEC cross-functional processes with Jordan Cannon & Jeff Quantrill
January 23, 2023 12:30 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBWelcome to this week's episode of the Project Chatter Podcast! In this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Jeff Quantrill and Jordan Cannon to discuss how to maximise efficiency with NEC cross-functional processes. Jeff brings 15 years of experience in enterprise IT services with IBM, and has recently delved into the AEC sector with PM Information Systems. He has a wealth of experience delivering systems for major projects, including a UK airport expansion and three giga-proje...
S7E151: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Stress management with Susanne Madsen
January 09, 2023 11:38 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBIn this episode Dale and Val talk with Susanne Madsen about the value of leadership, the skills and tactics for successful emotional intelligence, as well as how to navigate stress in the post COVID project environment. Susanne Madsen is an internationally recognised leadership coach and mentor for project and change managers. She has partnered and founded the Project Leadership Institute, which runs leadership programmes to help project managers become better leaders in the workplace. Dur...
S6E150: Project Controls in Design & Engineering stages with Paul Waskett
December 30, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Paul Waskett to discuss Project Controls in design and engineering stages. Paul is a Director of Adept Management where he takes responsibility for the development of their Project Controls tools and services, as well as supporting clients and projects across the construction industry. Since 2014, Paul has been supporting two major rail projects. He is a Mechanical Engineer by background and has over 20 years’ experience in Design Management and Projec...
S6E149: Five Levers for Change with Tony Welch
December 27, 2022 18:43 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBIn this week’s pod, we were joined by Tony Welch to discuss the five levers for change. Following a career in the Royal Navy, Tony has had a wide and varied career in industry, rooted in project controls, assurance and programme management. He has operated at the senior executive level and has a track record of business/programme turnarounds, transformational change and performance improvement. Military and civilian careers have provided business, profit and loss and programme management ex...
S6E148: Why we're rubbish at promoting the Project profession with Paul Goodge
December 19, 2022 21:06 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed back Paul Goodge to discuss why we’re bad at promoting the industry. Paul is internationally regarded as a Programme Management and Change Management specialist. He is noted for his ability to swiftly and accurately diagnose issues and evolve solutions both from a technical and a behavioural point of view. In all of his most senior roles he successfully implemented Capability Improvement Plans that received significant praise both internally and with the cust...
S6E148: We're rubbish at promoting the Project profession with Paul Goodge
December 19, 2022 21:06 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed back Paul Goodge to discuss why we’re bad at promoting the industry. Paul is internationally regarded as a Programme Management and Change Management specialist. He is noted for his ability to swiftly and accurately diagnose issues and evolve solutions both from a technical and a behavioural point of view. In all of his most senior roles he successfully implemented Capability Improvement Plans that received significant praise both internally and with the custom...
S6E147: Common mistakes that cause avoidable delays and cost over-runs with Dr Alan Barnard
December 13, 2022 10:48 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed Dr Alan Barnard to discuss the theory of constraints & decision-making. Dr. Alan Barnard is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, strategy advisor, research scientist, app developer, author, coach, lecturer, podcaster, and lifelong learner. Alan is considered one of the world’s leading Decision Scientists and Theory of Constraints experts. Alan is the CEO of Goldratt Research Labs, which he co-founded in 2009 with Dr. Eli Goldratt, author of THE GOAL, creator of Th...
S6E146: AI in Infrastructure and how it is going to change our cities with Rita Arrigo
November 27, 2022 11:12 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed Rita Arrigo to discuss AI in Infrastructure and how it is going to change our cities.As a natural storyteller excited by the opportunities the tech world brings, Rita can translate complex technical ideas across the ‘IT divide’ to those less tech-minded, an enthusiastic advocate and sought-after speaker for many years on all thing's innovation and digital.The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows: AI, Machine Learning and Spatial Computing a...
S6E145: Why building cycling cities are so important with Chris Bruntlett
November 24, 2022 10:13 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBIn this episode Val and special co-host Joseph Ballouz talk about connecting and shaping cities with bike and placemaking enthusiast Chris Bruntlett. Chris Bruntlett is Marketing and Communication Manager at the Dutch Cycling Embassy, a public-private partnership that represents the best knowledge, experience, and experts from the Netherlands. As a long-time campaigner in Vancouver, he fell in love with Dutch bike culture in 2016, inspiring him to co-author the book, “Building the Cycling C...
S6E144: Unlocking Productivity from the Hard Hat Movement with Will Woodhead
November 20, 2022 08:48 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed Will Woodhead to discuss unlocking productivity from the hardhat movement. Will is an engineer by trade who has spent nearly his entire career to date working overseas. At age 21 he was sent to Dalian in northern China for a year by his employer to work on a floating production platform. We Will then move to a further 7 different countries in Asia and West Africa working on the design, construction and offshore installation of oil & gas facilities. During this...
S6E145: Unlocking Productivity from the Hard Hat Movement with Will Woodhead
November 20, 2022 08:48 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed Will Woodhead to discuss unlocking productivity from the hardhat movement. Will is an engineer by trade who has spent nearly his entire career to date working overseas. At age 21 he was sent to Dalian in northern China for a year by his employer to work on a floating production platform. We Will then move to a further 7 different countries in Asia and West Africa working on the design, construction and offshore installation of oil & gas facilities. During this...
S6E143: Culture, Whisky & Whine with Colin D Ellis
November 10, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBIn this episode, we welcome Colin D Ellis in a special episode titled Culture, Whisky and Whine! Colin D Ellis is an award-winning international speaker, four-time best-selling author and much sought after workplace culture and project management expert who works with organisations around the world to help them transform the way they get things done. He is originally from Liverpool in the UK, but now lives with his family in Melbourne, Australia. You can find out more about Colin at www.c...
S6E142: Alliance Contracting and Critical Chain Synergies with Ian Heptinstall
November 06, 2022 23:43 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBIn this episode Dale and Val discuss with Ian Heptinstall the Alliance contract model and or why it can be used more successfully with a provision of openness, collaboration and behaviours across all sides. In addition we discussed the value of the Critical Chain Method and how Theory of Constraints among other methods enable a more successful project plan. Ian Heptinstall is Associate Professor of Project Management at the University of Birmingham in the UK, and lead tutor on the MSc in I...
S6E141: The Story Catchers - Capturing & Analysing stories with Susan Rooney-Harding
October 31, 2022 02:05 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBIn this episode, Val caught up with a passionate and dedicated storyteller. The value of stories on projects is immense. As data and technology service the digital position, we still require the breadth, depth and understanding of storytellers, managers and people on the ground to explain and narrate the changes and forces that deliver projects that matter. Susan is a documentary filmmaker and a creative qualitative data specialist. Her inquisitive and intuitive nature is central to her ab...
S6E140: SPECIAL EDITION - EVA27 - Project Performance in Turbulent Times curated by Steve Wake
October 27, 2022 14:39 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBIn this episode, Dale is joined by Marco Frisenda and Jo Lucas as guest hosts to speak with Steve Wake and some of the presenters from EVA27 about Project Performance in Turbulent Times! You'll hear from.. Steve Elliot, Experienced consultant and expert adviser in the field of project controls within complex infrastructure programmes and projects; Tony Welch, VP Bids And Programmes Thales; Mark Wild, former CEO Crossrail; Georgie Alderson-Slater, Director GeoVic Ltd; Ajay Patel, Head o...
S6E139: The Post-Pandemic Job Market in Projects with Chirag Shah
October 23, 2022 19:41 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBIn this week’s pod, we welcomed Chirag Shah to discuss the post-pandemic Project Controls job market.Chirag is a passionate Project Controls Recruitment Expert. His mission is to deliver clients the best quality Project Controls and PMO professionals, who are trusted to bring projects in on time and within budget.Chirag does this by digging that little bit deeper, to understand the client's story and what they are trying to achieve. He has more than 17 year's recruitment experience, having b...
S6E138: Managing the inhibitors to effective Project Controls with Dr Yakubu Olawale
October 16, 2022 11:12 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBIn this episode Dale and Val speak to Dr Yakubu about his research and book on the subject of inhibitors and enablers. This is a thought-provoking show, breaking down the various elements and factors that contribute to project failure and success. This episode is not one to be missed. Dr Yakubu Olawale is an Associate Director at KPMG UK Major Projects Advisory, where he consults, advises clients, provides assurance for boards, government, and leaders of organizations in relation to their c...