SSS #012: Responsibilities and recommendations with Jill Plunga

In this interview, Jill Plunga warns against the perils of forgetting what the role of the project manager truly is, and reminds how important it is to make full use of subject matter experts.This interview is part of Pragmatic PMO’s “Scary Scars Shared” series, in which Ken BurrelI asks Real Project Managers to share in around ten minutes the lessons they have learned from managing projects, so that the whole project management community can learn from their experiences. You can find the entire series at http://bit.ly/ScaryScars (video) and http://bit.ly/PragmaticPMOCast (audio, or search for “PragmaticPMOCast” wherever you get your podcasts)Sharing short, sharp, project lessons interviews like this is just one of the pragmatic pointers recommended in Ken's book “Learning lessons from Projects: How it works, why it goes wrong, and how it you can do it better”, available from http://bit.ly/KensLLBook The Pragmatic PMO Channel is here to support project managers and PMO people. Here's where to find Pragmatic PMO: • https://www.PragmaticPMO.com• https://twitter.com/PragmaticPMO• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pragmaticpmo• https://www.facebook.com/PragmaticPMOSign up to the (approximately!) monthly newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/844d51587a6c/pragmatic-pmo-mailing-list-sign-up#PragmaticPMO #PMO #ProjectManagement #LessonsLearned #SuccessesAndScarsShared #ScaryScarsShared

Om Podcasten

This is the reincarnation of Ken Burrell's Pragmatic PMOCast, perfect for listening on your commute. To start with, this will be the home to soundtracks from an existing video series (so please don't be surprised by the use of the word "video" on an audio-only podcast!). In due course and if people want it, it may also include podcast-specific content.