All things Project Management

Our M|Power Apprentice Programme has several programmes however our most popular is the Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship in Project Management. Charles Willman talks to HR Manager Julia Bellak and some of our MI-GSO | PCUBED apprentices Jamie May, Harry Seear, and Charles Rahbani, about their experiences on the programme. This episode was originally recorded during and in support of National Apprenticeship Week 2022. Or read the full transcript on our website: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/corporate-social-responsability/podcast-apprenticeship-programme/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media:
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Global environmental challenges are a significant concern right now. MI-GSO | PCUBED's Sustainability Community of Practice is committed to protecting the environment and helping clients and employees become more environmentally friendly.   Join Charles Wilman, William Soper, Valeria Devaux, and David Whitmore as they talk about the community of practice, Deliver Green Together. Read the full transcript here: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/podcast-sustainability/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ 
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts are making an impact across the board, namely in Gender and Race inclusion. However, two areas that are not seeing as much focus or attention are age and disability. Kelsey Roggenbuch and Andrea Malik, both consultants at MI-GSO | PCUBED, discuss how mobility and access, in general, are just the first barriers of many to getting in the door. Listen in to learn how to be a better advocate. This episode was originally recorded during and in support of Disability Employment Awareness Month. MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

While Agile Sprint Planning is a basic to good agile discipline, what constitutes good when it comes to Agile Planning is key to a sprint's success. Join Charles Wilman, James Walker, and Stella Trabucco as they define the what, the who, the when, better yet the good, the bad, and the ugly of Agile Sprint Planning. Read the full transcript here: www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/podcast-leadership-by-design-agile/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

Lean-Agile environments require a different leadership approach to traditional more hierarchical organizations to enable increased innovation and speed to market. Join Charles Wilman, Sarafine Baz, and Matthew Powell as they discuss how to utilize leadership by design techniques to design a future that has the right culture to drive agility and transformational change. Read the full transcript here: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/podcast-leadership-by-design-agile Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

Over the past year, our clients have benefited immensely from the insights that digital dashboards provide. After you realize you want one, though, the next steps can seem daunting. However, with the right guides, they don't need to be. Following up on MI-GSO | PCUBED's Introduction to Project Management Dashboards podcast, Jami Anderson, Tom Burrell, and Brent Wagner return with newcomers Emily Grindstaff and Brianne Goodwin to discuss why you could benefit from a digital dashboard of your own. Read the full transcript here: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/i-want-a-dashboard-now-what/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

Developing electric vehicles (EV) from scratch is a stressful endeavor, even for experienced engineers in an ideal environment. For the Formula Student team at the University of Hertfordshire, the pandemic threw a unique spanner in the works. Charles Wilman and Will Ashford interview Ricky Poole and Alex Wood, undergraduate team leaders, and Howard Ash, their faculty advisor, about how their team adjust to engineering remotely and how MI-GSO | PCUBED provided project management guidance to get their car on the track. Read the full transcript here: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/formula-student-during-pandemic/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

The key to success comes through taking care of yourself. Looking after one's physical and mental wellbeing is something that MI-GSO | PCUBED takes seriously. Becky Gaitch and Charles Wilman, consultants for MI-GSO | PCUBED UK, chat with Jennifer Kehoe, Paralympics Gold Medalist, about how to tend to your wellbeing when it matters most. Read the full transcript here: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/podcast-managing-wellbeing/ Learn more at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

In these times of stress and isolation, we can help everyone out by being kinder to each other. James Lewis, Head of Change Management at MI-GSO | PCUBED, talks with Jeff Crofts, Principal Consultant at MP UK, about how we can all support each other. Note: This episode was originally recorded during and in support of Mental Health Awareness Week. Subjects covered include: Why kindness is important today [01:11] How kindness benefits people [03:32] Principles of displaying kindness [04:28] Tips to be kinder [06:04] Full transcript available at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/life/company-life/podcast-kindness/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

The link between physical health impacting mental health is nothing new, and committing just to your physical well-being won't automatically fix your mental state. However, taking care of your body is an important factor to seeking the help you need to achieve a positive state of mind. Rebecca Gaitch, a consultant at MI-GSO | PCUBED UK, interviews Crista Cullen, an Olympic hockey player and gold medalist who competed in Rio 2016 and London 2012, to discuss the areas where looking after your physical health can have a fantastic effect on your mental health. Note: This episode was originally recorded during and in support of Mental Health Awareness Week. Subjects covered include: Link between physical activity and mental health [01:12] Advice to get started with exercise [3:30] Adding fitness to your routine [05:59] Maintaining control in an unstable time [10:26] Coping with setbacks [12:00] Tips on remaining positive [14:45] Full transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/life/company-life/podcast-sports-and-mental-health/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

Matthew Powell, Consultant for MI-GSO | PCUBED UK and Mark Sorrell, Head of MI-GSO | PCUBED UK Public Sector practice, join James Lewis to discuss the HM Forces transition process and share tips and experiences that may ease the process for individuals exploring a future career in P3M. Full episode transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/life/podcast-engaging-with-ex-military-community Learn more at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

The gains in productivity that come from implementing Agile in your organization are monumental, but so can be the headaches when you're getting everybody on board. Ben Beavers, principal consultant for MI-GSO | PCUBED UK, joins James Lewis to talk about how to ease tensions and make your teams run smoothly with Agile. Full transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/services/agility/podcast-implementing-agile/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

When you're in the middle of a crisis, nothing sounds better than the ability to see into the future. While that's normally considered impossible, you do have access to the next best thing - Risk Management. David Appleyard, principal consultant with MI-GSO | PCUBED UK explainx why risk management is an essential activity to inform more proactive decision making. This podcast is part of our series on All Things Project Management. Subjects covered include: Why is risk management essential? [01:22] How should a project manager approach risk management? [02:17] Risk management during COVID-19 [05:52] Mitigation plans vs. contingency plans [06:42] Communicating risks to stakeholders [07:39] Use risk management to accelerate projects [08:48] Full episode transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/podcast-06-risk-management/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

This podcast is part of a series in support of Mental Health Awareness week. In this podcast we are joined by Danny Kearney, from PROSAFE Solutions, a safety consulting company that delivered mental health first aider training to a number of us. Danny is focused on raising awareness around mental health and mental health first aiders. Thank you for joining us Danny! Learn more at: https://prosafesolutions.com/ Full transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/life/company-life/podcast-mental-health-awareness-week-first-aiders/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

In consulting, having a good relationship with your clients is not just important - it's vital. Join James Lewis and Dominic Young, Senior Change Management Professionals with MI-GSO | PCUBED London on their second podcast together, as they share key tips on Building Successful Relationships. This podcast is part of our series on All Things Project Management. Subjects covered include: Why are relationships important? [1:03] What happens if we don't have good relationships? [2:45] How do we make our relationships stronger? [3:34] Techniques for building rapport [5:26] Building rapport virtually [7:21] Nurturing relationships [8:47] Full episode transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/blog/podcast/podcast-relationship-building Learn more at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

There has been a growing demand for Project Management dashboards with an exponential increase in new projects for us in the past year. Join us as we highlight the value of Project Management dashboards, the roles required on the team, experience required, key questions to ask and lessons we have learned along the way in this quick introduction. This podcast is part of our series on All Things Project Management. Subjects covered include: Why Dashboards [1:48] Types of Dashboards [3:10] Roles Required for Dashboard Projects [4:55] Experience Required [7:02] Key Questions to Ask [11:00] Lessons Learned [15:15] Full episode transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/services/pmo-project-delivery/podcast-introduction-to-project-dashboards/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

While some might say the lack of variety of bread in the aisles makes for easier decisions it really depends on the type of decision that you have to make and whether or not to deploy a decision analysis framework. In this podcast, our guests, David Appleyard and Ian Mulder, project management professionals with MI-GSO | PCUBED London, discuss what Decision Analysis is, introduce the Decision Making Framework and highlight the 5 steps they took on a recent engagement to support the client in making better decisions. This podcast is part of our series on All Things Project Management. Full episode transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/services/pmo-project-delivery/decision-analysis-framework/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

Discussion with Kerry Davies and James Lewis around the benefits of raising awareness around diversity and inclusion within an organization; as well as the steps that we can take as change managers to become better allies of diversity. This podcast is part of our series on All Things related to Project Management. Full episode transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/services/change-management/diversity-and-inclusion/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/

Introducing the topic of fast and slow thinkers, and how we need to modify our approach to better accommodate their needs. By doing that, you are much more likely to engage these people, to make them advocates of what you're wanting to do, to create a coalition for the change you want to push through and to therefore make your projects and programs more successful. Join us on our podcast! This podcast is part of our series on All Things related to Project Management. Full episode transcript at: https://www.migso-pcubed.com/services/change-management/managing-change-with-fast-and-slow-thinkers/ Learn more at: www.migso-pcubed.com/ MI-GSO | PCUBED on social media: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/company/mi-gso-pcubed/ Twitter | twitter.com/MIGSOPCUBED_off Instagram | www.instagram.com/migso_pcubed_official/ Facebook | www.facebook.com/MIGSOPCUBED/