Donna Gregorio is a corporate IT project management veteran, published author, college grad school instructor, and well-respected conference speaker. Donna’s own journey to excellence has been fueled by a passion for empowering students and experts. Today she manages the PM/BA department in IT and guides her teams through a high-stress, constant change, and fast-paced environment that is now commonplace. Donna shows each audience how to reconnect with tools in addressing challenges, and what matters most, so they can achieve positive results. Having presented in front of classrooms of 20-50 and conference presentations of 50-100+, Donna demonstrates style, grace, and comfort, and is able to explain complex technical issues in an exciting way.   She helps organizations disrupt “change as usual” through a practical and repeatable framework, transforming their culture from surviving change to growing through change. Donna has taken on a significant challenge in her current role - building IT roadmaps. In this episode, she takes us through her experience and shares 5 best practices for building IT roadmaps.   Enjoyed this conversation? Want to learn more about building IT roadmaps? Definitely reach out to Donna to chat more about her professional experiences. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!  ---  Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn:  Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | Vice President of Operations, One & All Program/Project management professional with 10 years of experience in product development, physical retail launches, health care, and tech industries.    Donna Gregorio | Author, IT Department Head, Professor, Project Manager, and Business Analyst A corporate IT project management veteran, published author, college grad school instructor, and well-respected conference speaker.

Brendon Baker established the Valuable Change Co. with one central mission in mind: to Help Change Leaders Drive Real Value, but on his way found his secondary mission: Fight Unnecessary Complexity. Where change isn’t about delivering on-time or on-budget, but rather actually getting what you’re looking for out of it.   Here's a preview of what we chat about in this week's episode of The Everyday PM Podcast:  - What is change leadership?  - What can project managers start doing today to increase the likelihood of success within their project?   Enjoyed this conversation with Brendon? Want to learn more about creating change leadership and implementing valuable change? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! Make sure to follow Brendon and me on LinkedIn for more.   Subscribe: youtube.com/anncampea   Listen: https://anchor.fm/theeverydaypm    Valuable LINKS:  www.valuablechange.com  www.brendonbaker.com.au  linkedin.com/in/brendon-baker-valuablechange/     Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn:   Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncampea/ | Vice President of Operations, One & All Agency  Program/Project management professional with over a decade of experience in product development, physical retail launches, health care, marketing, and tech industries. Helping grow and diversify the project management community, one podcast at a time.    Brendon Baker | linkedin.com/in/brendon-baker-valuablechange/ | Managing Director of Valuable Change Co. Brendon Baker is the author of the best-seller Valuable Change and has consulted on over $10 Billion in key transformation projects and programs across a range of industries and organizational sizes. This has included public infrastructure, business/cultural transformations, shared service implementations, organizational restructures, process overhauls, technology deployments, social policy & more.

In 2021, Jon and his team launched SmartSuite, the work management platform that manages any process, from any industry, on one platform. Now, SmartSuite unites essential elements used to get work done, regardless of company size or type.   Throughout his career, Jon has been dedicated to automating everyday, essential business tasks to create smarter, more efficient organizations, no matter what the industry. Prior to Archer Technologies, Jon held leadership positions at both EY and Price Waterhouse, honing his skills in understanding the need to automate and simplify work for the enterprise.   Enjoyed this conversation with Jon about business process optimization? Want to learn more about Jon's work management platform SmartSuite? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! Make sure to follow Jon and me on LinkedIn for more.   ***  Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn:   Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | Director of Project Management at One & All | Program/Project management professional with over a decade of experience in product development, physical retail launches, health care, marketing, and tech industries. Helping grow and diversify the project management community, one podcast at a time.   Jon Darbyshire | CEO & Co-Founder at SmartSuite | Entrepreneur, product designer, and investor with a passion for designing and creating software that enhances the productivity of people and teams - by aligning their work around common goals.

Andy Alsop is the President and CEO of The Receptionist, which is an app built with the intent to calm the chaos of managing visitors and getting your guests where they need to be faster. Andy shares his professional journey, what inspired The Receptionist, and how he promotes his company culture through employee empowerment to stay curious... but not break anything!   Enjoyed this conversation with Andy about company culture and how to encourage employees to stay curious? Want to learn more about Andy's work on The Receptionist? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! Make sure to follow Andy and me on LinkedIn for more.  Listen: https://anchor.fm/theeverydaypm ***  Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn:   Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | Director of Project Management at One & All Program/Project management professional with over a decade of experience in product development, physical retail launches, health care, marketing, and tech industries. Helping grow and diversify the project management community, one podcast at a time.    Andy Alsop | President and CEO at The Receptionist™ Proud CEO of The Receptionist and passionate about bringing Employee Supremacy to the world.

Mark Woeppel is a management consultant working to improve operations performance in project management and processes. He frequently writes on the subject of execution performance, having written four books and many other publications. With extensive experience in oil & gas, consumer products, IT, many manufacturing industries, Mark is a highly sought after subject matter expert in eCommerce Branding, project management, operations management, performance management, and continuous improvement.    According to Team Stage who ran statistics on project failure, it's about 70% of projects that fail; of which 42% of companies don't understand the need or importance of project management and 55% of PMs cite budget overrun as a reason for project failure. Mark is the author of several books and e-books, including one titled "Why Do Projects Succeed or Fail? 12 Factors That Really Make a Difference." In this conversation, we talk about project failure, why it happens, and what we can do to avoid it.    Here's a sneak peek at the topics we cover:  - Why do projects fail?   - How do you define project failure?  - Early warning signs of troubled projects and how to stop them  - Why does "good enough" work well in the project execution maturity model approach?   Enjoyed this conversation with Mark and Greg about why projects fail? Want to learn more about Mark's work on the project execution maturity model? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! Make sure to follow Mark, Greg, and me on LinkedIn for more.   Subscribe: youtube.com/anncampea   Download Mark's e-Book! http://projectsinlesstime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WhyProjectsareSuceedorFail-PEMM.pdf  ___  Follow our hosts on LinkedIn! Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | Director of Project Management at One & All: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncampea/   Mark Woeppel | President of Pinnacle Brands: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwoeppel/   Greg Christensen | Vice President of ProjectHub.com: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-christensen-7b97648/

In celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I talk about what it means to be a Filipina project manager. From cultural norms to the meaning of hospitality, I believe so much of my culture is intertwined with my success as a PM.  If there is one word to describe Filipinos, it’s hospitable. Filipinos are renowned for their hospitality. Whether you are a tourist visiting one of our many islands or a family friend looking for a warm meal, Filipinos will go out of their way to roll out the red carpet to ensure you feel welcome. Hospitality is embedded in the hearts of every Filipino. It’s this natural ability to make guests feel welcome that makes Filipino culture outstandingly distinct. It is also why this trait lends well to being an effective project manager.    The role of a project manager goes beyond planning, organizing, and directing the completion of projects. There is another layer that deals directly with people. According to ProofHub, project managers are generally responsible for the completion of a company’s most important projects, and as such, they need to have excellent leadership skills, coordination abilities, and motivational skills. This includes leading a team and influencing them to achieve a common goal, often without direct reporting authority.    When you consider the common traits of an influential project manager, two words come to mind: empathy and leader. In order to lead, you must know what motivates your team to march toward a common goal. Filipinos are hospitable because we care about people. So much so that we will sacrifice our own comfort and well-being on behalf of the feelings of others. I can’t think of anything more altruistic than this notion. When you couple this practice with the role of a project manager, you get a combination for success.    So why is it that we don’t see more Filipinos in project management-type roles? According to Zippier, Asians are the third most common ethnicity among project managers at 8.1% compared to 70% white and 12% Hispanic or Latino. Even more interesting is the fact that only one-third of project managers are female. Perhaps it’s because Filipinos are driven to take up actual hospitality roles. Or cultural norms play into Filipinos’ belief that the best way to help others is to take up roles that specifically fill this need, like nurses or doctors. Whatever the case may be, I hope that even though I find myself, once again, in the minority, that there are Filipinas out there listening to this podcast who are making the same connection that I have.   I never considered how my culture and beliefs would have a direct impact on my ability to lead as a project manager until I started to recount my greatest achievements. Most involve putting the needs of others or the project over my own, like the many countless hours I have spent problem-solving other people’s problems because if it impacts the team or the project, then it is my problem, too. Or my passion to find more efficient ways for teams to execute their work because in doing so, it alleviates any burden or pressure from the team that plays an important role in completing a project. It’s this type of thinking and doing that weighs into my strengths as a project manager. And I can’t help but be proud knowing that my culture has a lot to do with it.    Project manager or not, I hope you enjoyed this special edition of The Everyday PM Podcast celebrating AAPI Heritage month. Until next time... Mabuhay!   Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncampea/

Donna Gregorio is a veteran of corporate IT project management, published author, college grad school instructor, and well-respected conference speaker. Donna’s own journey to excellence has been fueled by a passion for empowering students and experts. Today she manages the PM/BA department in IT and guides her teams through a high-stress, constant change, and fast-paced environment that is now commonplace. Donna shows each audience how to reconnect with tools in addressing challenges, and what matters most, so they can achieve positive results. Having presented in front of classrooms of 20-50 and conference presentations of 50-100+, Donna demonstrates style, grace, and comfort, and is able to explain complex technical issues in an interesting way.    She helps organizations disrupt “change as usual” through a practical and repeatable framework, transforming their culture from surviving change to growing through change. In her current role, Donna has taken on a new challenge - prioritizing enterprise work. In this episode, she takes us through her experience and shares 5 best practices for enterprise work prioritization.   Enjoyed this conversation? Want to learn more about enterprise work prioritization? Definitely reach out to Donna to chat more about her professional experiences. Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!  --- Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn:  Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncampea/Director of Project Management, One & All Program/Project management professional with 10 years of experience in product development, physical retail launches, health care, and tech industries.    Donna Gregorio | linkedin.com/in/donna-gregorio Author, IT Department Head, Professor, Project Manager, and Business Analyst A veteran of corporate IT project management, published author, college grad school instructor, and well-respected conference speaker.

Strategic alignment within an organization is known as lining up a business' strategy with culture, but have you ever thought about how it applies to you? Christina Heath, PMP is in the business of helping project managers find that alignment within their professional and personal lives because why can't these be aligned, too? After earning her stripes as a project manager, spearheading projects in everything from AppDev to digital marketing and communications, Christina made the difficult decision to move out of corporate America and into her own business, doing what she loves - helping people find their purpose.   If you're ready to find your balance, Christina offers consultation on how to approach work and life holistically, building authority and being a happier, healthier, and more strategic leader through a 12-week program. After completion of the program, you can expect to gain clarity around your unique PM style and how to use it to further your company and personal goals.   Here's a preview of what we cover in this week's episode of The Everyday PM Podcast:  - What does it mean to be a strategic alignment coach?  - What's behind the name Mango Flow Consulting?   - If people want to level up with you, how do they get started?   Enjoyed this new-themed episode with Christina? Want to learn more about how she is helping project managers approach work and life holistically? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! Make sure to follow Christina and me on LinkedIn for more.  Subscribe: youtube.com/anncampea  Listen: https://anchor.fm/theeverydaypm  Learn more about MangoFlow Consulting: www.mangoflowconsulting.com   *** Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn:   Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncampea/  Christina Heath, PMP - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-heath/

Mark Woeppel is a management consultant working to improve operations performance in project management and processes. He frequently writes on the subject of execution performance, having written four books and many other publications. With extensive experience in oil & gas, consumer products, IT, many manufacturing industries, Mark is a highly sought after subject matter expert in eCommerce Branding, project management, operations management, performance management, and continuous improvement.    Visual Project Management: Simplifying Project Execution to Deliver On Time and On Budget is a groundbreaking addition to the project management body of knowledge. This work, based on extensive research and testing, is a practical project delivery practice guide, providing the principles and practices you need to deliver your projects on time within budget. Combining elements from the PMBOK®, Agile, Lean, and the Theory of Constraints, Woeppel lays out a framework to speed the completion of any project while reducing risk and holding the line on budgets.    Along with explaining the ViewPoint project execution methodology, the book showcases many different case studies illustrating the application of visual project management principles. Written in a no-nonsense, straightforward way, this book is certain to be one of your most valued leadership development books.  Here's a sneak peek at the topics we cover:  - What is visual project management?  - What is your philosophical and methodological approach to project execution maturity?  - "The Goldratt Institute and The Goal" story and how it relates to bottlenecks in projects   Enjoyed this conversation with Mark and Greg about simplifying project execution? Want to learn more about Mark's work to improve operations performance in project management and processes? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! Make sure to follow Mark, Greg, and me on LinkedIn for more.   *** Follow our hosts on LinkedIn!  Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP | Director of Project Management at One & All: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncampea/   Mark Woeppel | President of Pinnacle Brands: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwoeppel/   Greg Christensen | Vice President of ProjectHub.com: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-christensen-7b97648/

One aspect I love about being a project manager is that there is a plethora of certifications available to us. As a life-long learner, I am a proponent of using education to elevate our understanding of project management fundamentals. Of the certifications and degrees available, there is a long-standing debate between the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) and Project Management Professional (PMP®). Which is better? Which will help me advance my career? To answer these questions and provide insight into each certification, I am excited to welcome to The Everyday PM Podcast, Christina Olivarria and Kelly Hickler. Christina has previously joined me to talk about topics such as goal setting and lessons learned AND carries both LSSBB and PMP® certifications. We also have Kelly joining us, who has a serious interest in pursuing certification to enhance her career in urban planning but has questions about which one she should invest in. What better way to learn about both certifications than to hear from someone who has both. Kelly will be taking the hosting duties from me as we cover the following topics: What is LSSBB? What is the PMP®? How does each certification complement project management? How does having one or both certifications help you stand out and be an effective leader? What you need to know about preparing for the exam Enjoyed this new-themed episode about certifications? Want to learn more about LSSBB and/or the PMP®? Leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments section below! Make sure to follow Christina, Kelly, and me on LinkedIn for more. Subscribe: youtube.com/anncampea Listen: https://anchor.fm/theeverydaypm Learn more about LSSBB Learn more about PMP® *** Follow Our Hosts on LinkedIn: Ann Campea, MSPM, MPH, PMP| Director of Project Management at One & All Christina Olivarria, MSPM, PMP, HACP, LBBP| Director of Business Operations and Communications at Yellow Brick Consulting, Inc. Kelly Hickler, AICP, IAP2| Senior Planner at De Novo Planning Group