Project Management for Humans w/ Brett Harned

In this episode o DrunkenPM Radio, Digital PM Summit co-founder, Brett Harned, talks about his new book “Project Management for Humans”, the upcoming (and 5th annual) Digital PM Summit and the new podcast he’s been working on. Show Notes 00:08 Interview Starts 00:37 Who is the book for? 02:44 What are the pieces that are missing we teach people how to be project managers? 04:25 The project manager is more than just a box checker. But how technical do they have to be? 08:04 What is Brett’s ideal version of the job of a project manager 11:18 What is the biggest misconception that new PMs have about the job when they first get started? 12:30 What is the thing about the job of being a PM that keeps Brett motivated even on the days that totally suck 15:19 What is the Digital PM Summit and why did they put it together in the first place? 17:52 Why the Bureau of Digital’s events are so focused on community 19:21 Sharing and debating… and why it is different in Digital PM than in traditional PM 21:20 Details on the Digital PM Summit and Brett’s workshop right after the conference 21:44 How to get tickets to the conference after registration closes on September 30th 22:17 Following the event online if you can’t make it 23:31 Brett’s new podcast Sprints and Milestones (URL to be posted later) 25:04 Getting in touch with Brett directly 25:24 Hacking Agile at the DPM Summit 25:32 Special events happening at the conference 26:30 Interview ends Brett’s book Project Management for Humans Publisher http://bit.ly/2fGmpAI Amazon: http://amzn.to/2yUlEMQ For more on the 2017 Digital Pm Summit Web: http://bureauofdigital.com/summits/digital-pm-2017/ Email: dpm@bureauofdigital.com Twitter Hashtag: #dpm2017 To contact Brett directly Web: http://brettharned.com Email: brett@brettharned.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/brettharned