Sprints & Milestones
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSprints and Milestones is a podcast where Brett Harned and Greg Storey share war stories, tips, tactics, and anecdotes on navigating the sometimes rough waters of your career, projects, and life.
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Episodes
The Lessons
August 25, 2023 17:14 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBEpisode highlights [1:00] Failure is very personal [3:00] Wait, was that even a failure? [6:00] Failure isn't always apparent in the moment [10:00] We need to fail in order to evolve About the program hosts— Brett Harned is one of the founding voices of the growing digital project management community. He launched the Digital PM Summit in 2012, and over the past decade has since hosted and spoken to audiences globally. His first book Project Management for Humans was published in July 2017...
The Irony
August 11, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBEpisode highlights: [2:00] Meet Wil Reynolds [4:00] The first time in Wil Reynolds' life that he didn't want to go to work [6:00] Personal failure or business failure? [8:00] The long pause [11:00] It's really hard to determine the lesson learned here [14:00] "People are basically good, man. We just give all the attention to the assholes" [18:00] "I'm making my mom proud." About our guest Wil Reynolds, CEO and Vice President, Seer Interactive Wil started Seer Interactive in 2002 as a one...
The Meeting
July 28, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBEpisode highlights: [2:00] Meet Scott Berkun [4:00] The story begins on a product team at Microsoft [5:00] An escalating volcanic eruption! [7:00] Calling a time out [9:00] Lessons learned: anticipation and facilitation [13:00] Being bold and obnoxious as a facilitator [17:00] Scott Berkun's thoughts on failure About our guest Scott Berkun, bestselling author and speaker Scott Berkun is a bestselling author and popular speaker on UX design, innovation, leading teams, public speakin...
The Hyde
July 14, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBEpisode highlights [2:00] Get to know Galen Low [3:00] Introducing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Toxic Masculinity [8:00] The team gave him a nickname [10:00] Brett & Greg D discuss their toxic traits [16:00] Is expressing emotion at work okay? [25:00] Galen's definition of "failure" About our guest Galen Low, Co-Founder of The Digital Project Manager Galen is a digital project manager with more than a decade of experience delivering human-centered digital transformation in government, healthc...
The Divorce
June 30, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB[1:00] Meet Margot Boomstein [3:00] Margot's story kicks off with a new project [5:00] She's falling in love [8:00] Things start getting Gilligan's Island bad [9:00] More red flags [12:00] She's falling out of love [13:00] How do you try to turn a situation around? [20:00] Keeping your heart in it About our guest Margot Bloomstein, Brand and content strategist, author, speaker, and facilitator Margot is one of the most prominent voices in the content strategy industry. She is the ...
The Ghost
June 16, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBEpisode highlights: [3:00] Whitney explains her point of view on failure [5:00] Whitney looks at her past self and begins the story [7:00] Book ideas abound [9:00] More ideas, more confusion [11:00] She ghosted [12:00] The fallout [19:00] Have you been ghosted? About our guest Whitney Hess is a coach, writer, and designer on a mission to put humanity back into business. She believes empathy builds empires. Whitney helps progressive creative leaders design their careers and accelera...
The Grenade
June 02, 2023 13:16 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB“There is so much growth and so many great things to experience when you go ahead and say ‘yes’ to change. You say yes to the universe. You say yes to the fear. You let go of all the things you've been holding on so tightly. It’s really okay. It's better than okay.” - Tracey Halvorsen Listen to this episode to hear how Tracey took that grenade and used it to reshape how she lives and works, and came out the other side feeling stronger than ever. It's a deeply personal and life-changing stor...
The Kraken
May 19, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBEpisode highlights: [3:00] Crystal's first story about a missing projector begins [8:00] Brett is asks, "wait, what's the failure here?" [10:30] Crystal dives into a story about a toxic manager who wants to play a game of telephone [14:00] We talk about the value of observing the situation before acting [16:00] Being your true self helps you to manage and diffuse situations [19:00] Crystal shares her favorite Maya Angelou quote, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, peop...
The Comeback
May 05, 2023 13:07 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBEpisode highlights— [2:00] Welcome back...to failure. Er, a new focus. [4:00] The lessons that failure presents span industries and roles. We can learn a lot from one another's experiences. [6:00] The connection between Seasons One and Two. [8:00] Shocker! We both fuck up, too, and we'll talk about that. [9:00] We're so lucky to have Audience Ops producing this for us! About your Hosts— Brett Harned is one of the founding voices of the growing digital project management community. He ...
Season One Wrap-Up
August 16, 2018 16:29 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBSeason One of Sprints & Milestones was all about the principles of digital project management, taken from Brett’s book Project Management for Humans. We released seven episodes full of discussion and stories about our experiences leading projects. It was very much about us, but really it’s for you. In our final episode of the season, we respond to questions submitted by listeners. Several questions about project leadership came in, so we sat down to share our two (sometimes different) persp...
We Are Pathfinders
June 14, 2018 15:03 - 25 minutes - 23 MBWe’re not box-checkers or micromanagers. We give our teams the agency to create and build without the burden of nagging process overhead. We find new roads to delivery while sticking to principles rather than following the words in a book or training. We forge paths on every project by focusing on the strategic vision first, while having a keen sense of process, timeline, and budget. In episode seven of Sprints & Milestones, we talk about how project managers can move on from that rigid, bo...
We Are Honest, Always
June 07, 2018 18:37 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBEveryone who works with us, clients and partners included, trust us because they know that we’ve got their best in mind when guiding process and decisions. We don’t cover up mistakes; we illuminate them with the intent of not repeating it. We stay transparent when it comes to scope, budget, and timeline changes. We resolve conflict by remaining neutral and honest about causes and solutions. We truly believe that the truth always prevails, and we champion that in all interactions and communic...
We Are Laser-Focused
May 31, 2018 19:48 - 22 minutes - 2.74 MBThe role of a project manager is far more strategic than it’s perceived to be. In fact, a lot goes on behind the scenes to orchestrate the best possible project experience, and often stakeholders—and sometimes teams—don’t realize it. As project leads, we expect change on projects because we understand that business goals evolve and change. Processes fail. Stakeholders come and go, and new ideas arise. When asked to change, we use project goals as a basis for discussion on whether or not the...
We Are Consummate Learners and Teachers
May 24, 2018 16:14 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBWorking in an industry that moves so fast, we are inherently adaptable and open to new processes, ideas, practices, and deliverables. We follow what's happening in our industry from all angles, and do what we can to account for change to make our projects more successful. We're open to bettering ourselves, and our peers, by sharing our work and practices openly and freely with other DPMs as well as our team, clients and stakeholders. We recognize that learning and teaching builds trust in wh...
We Are Loveable Hardasses
May 17, 2018 21:51 - 23 minutes - 22 MBDigital project managers walk the line between servant and leader caring equally about numbers and people. It's a challenge that requires much thought and consideration in the way we behave. While we are not managers with direct reports we work hard to build relationships with our team members to serve as confidants, councilors, and friends who have their work and best interest in mind at all times. At the same time we challenge bullshit when we see it, stand up for our clients and our teams...
We Are Multilingual Communicators
May 10, 2018 16:15 - 23 minutes - 18.8 MBAs project leaders, we have to adapt and speak to a variety of people at many levels in organizations about a wide-range of topics. It's a tough gig. But when you work hard to digest information and communicate effectively with your team and multiple layers of stakeholders, you can find the path to building trust, great relationships, and eventually project success. In this episode, Brett and Greg share their experiences with pushing nerves aside to make projects and teams work well togethe...
We Are Chaos Junkies
May 03, 2018 11:55 - 21 minutes - 2.74 MBWork and projects can be chaotic, and that’s not always a bad thing. In kicking off a topic that can truly drag projects down, Brett shares a story about how a project was going really well…until it wasn’t. That sparks a conversation about not only how to manage through chaos, but to embrace it. Greg talks about his experience working with teams and finding what works best when you’ve got to wade through team chaos — because working as a team can be tough to figure out, and chaos doesn’t onl...
Hello world!
April 20, 2018 13:42 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBDigital project management: What is it, and who makes a good digital project manager? In this first episode of Sprints & Milestones, Brett Harned and Greg Storey introduce you to digital project management, the principles set forth in Brett’s book Project Management for Humans, and how they apply to anyone leading projects. This episode is just a taste of what’s to come in future episodes, so take a moment to get to know your hosts and the basis of this first season before we dig in. Show N...