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Latest podcast episodes about carl pritchard

The Sunday Lunch Project Manager
#131 Carl Pritchard, The Risk Guy (Rerun)

The Sunday Lunch Project Manager

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 51:34


This week is a rerun of my chat with Carl Pritchard, The Risk Guy. Support the Show British Podcast Awards On the 5th September ( my 25th wedding anniversary) the voting for British Podcast Awards will end and they have a peoples choice award, now I am under no delusions that I will win or get a notable mention, in fact in my opinion the Socially Distant Sports Bar should, and I have voted for them myself. However, there is a chance that it will help with the visibility of the show and potentially more listeners. I would be delighted if you could vote for the show and share on socials to get your colleagues and friends to vote. Pop along to ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/britishpods2023⁠ to cast your votes. Shop In the shop we have a chance to buy mine and my guests' books, I get a bit of cash for all of them. ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/shop⁠ Sponsors I have some great affiliates that I am working with Online PM Courses: Dr Mike Clayton offers a variety of project management courses for the beginner just starting out to a seasoned professional wanting to hone their skill. Check it out here ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/onlinepmcourses⁠ AirManual: This software provides an excellent solution to documenting processes, but does much more than just documenting it creates an easily maintainable and useable set of process documentation, including interactive checklists. Rather than an out-of-data Visio diagram and a pile of difficult to navigate and maintain Word documents you get a one-stop tool. Check it out here ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/airmanual⁠ Riverside: To create a podcast you need good tools and I would, and have recommended Riverside to anyone wanting to create a podcast. It allows you to record, edit, interview and manage all of your podcasts. Even the free layer gives enough features and functionality for me to run my whole show, so if you are planning to start a podcast or know someone who is go to ⁠www.nigelcreaser.com/riverside⁠ Patreon If you just fancy buying me a coffee or similar why not pop to ⁠www.patreon.com/sundaylunchpm⁠ Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates and is described as "A true Project Management Hero, with a degree in comedy psychology" He is lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. He is considered a leading authority on risk and communications management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an author and researcher, he has published articles on project management language, advances in risk management, and on the challenges of training on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today. Carl has recorded presentations for international conferences on DVD and developed on-line training for the Project Management Institute. He was also the architect of ESI International's landmark programs in distance learning. He serves on the Board of Directors for ProjectConnections.Com and recently recorded an extensive audio training program, The Portable PMP® Prep with Bruce Falk. Carl regularly consults and coaches on project management, presentation skills, risk, e-learning, and course development with a variety of organizations. He serves on the board of directors and presents podcasts for ProjectConnections.com. He holds a B.A. from the Ohio State University, and is a Project Management Professional® as certified by the Project Management Institute. Carl has authored seven texts, including: Risk Management: Concepts & Guidance, 5th Edition The Project Management Communications Tool Kit, 2nd Edition The Risk Management Memory Jogger Project Management: Lessons from the Field Website: https://carlpritchard.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundaylunchpm/message

The Credibility Nation Show
Increasing Project and Risk Management Success with Carl Pritchard (CNS 294)

The Credibility Nation Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 6:06


In this episode, Carl Pritchard talks about increasing project and risk management success through fun and memorable training. He is the fun guy of project and risk management training and the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates.Carl was labeled best of the best by The Project Management Institute. He is the author of seven texts in project management, co-producer of a 9-CD audio set, pioneer and visionary in risk management and e-learning. Carl is recognized as a dynamic, entertaining, and fun keynote presenter, speaker, and trainer. He is passionate about bringing fun to project and risk management training. If you are looking for fun and memorable project and risk management training, you should reach out to Carl Pritchard by visiting his website https://carlpritchard.com and going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlpritchard.Mitchell Levy is the Global Credibility Expert at AHAthat, the first AHA leadership (Thought Leadership) platform on the market for thought leaders, experts and companies to unleash their genius to the world. His passion is helping entrepreneurs, business owners and C-Suite Executives get known as thought leaders & become best-selling authors with the AHA platform. He is an accomplished entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is an international best-selling author with 60 business books, has provided strategic consulting to over 100 companies, has advised over 500 CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company.Visit https://www.credibilitynation.com to learn more about the Credibility Nation community.Visit https://www.ahathat.com/author to learn how you can become an Amazon best-selling author in 4 months.

Mitchell Levy Presents AHA Moments
Gordon Tredgold, Carl Pritchard & Eric Kaufmann on Thought Leader Life Credibility Specials (MLP 168)

Mitchell Levy Presents AHA Moments

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 24:50


Get to know these successful thought leaders and find out how they present themselves and their crafts as experts in their fields. Gordon Tredgold is a business and IT transformation expert. He works with organizations that want to equip their leaders with the tools to drive engagement, performance, and profits. If you are self-aware and recognize that you're not giving either to your family, yourself, your job, or the org and want to figure that out, reach out to Gordon Tredgold at https://www.linkedin.com/in/GordonTredgold/. Carl Pritchard who is the fun guy of project and risk management training and the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates. Carl was labeled best of the best by The Project Management Institute. He is the author of seven texts in project management, co-producer of a 9-CD audio set, and pioneer and visionary in risk management and e-learning. Carl is recognized as a dynamic, entertaining, and fun keynote presenter, speaker, and trainer. He is passionate about bringing fun to project and risk management training. If you are looking for fun and memorable project and risk management training, you should reach out to Carl Pritchard by visiting his website https://carlpritchard.com and going to https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlpritchard. Eric Kaufmann is an executive guide, speaker, author, and thought leader at McLean and Harvard Institute of Coaching. He is passionate about guiding execs and their teams to move past their comfort zone and bring more wisdom, love, and courage to their business. His specialties are leadership and executive developments, coaching, keynote speaking, exec team facilitation, strategic visioning and execution. He has been coaching and training leaders and executives since 2000. Eric left his corporate role as a marketing Director at Corning Clinical Labs for 20 years to establish an executive development consultancy, and work with leaders to think more creatively, decide more effectively, and relate more wholeheartedly. If you're the CEO with the C-suite, but your team isn't there and it can't maximize its potential, you may want to reach out to Eric Kaufmann by going to his profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickaufmann7/ or by visiting his website at https://sagatica.com/. Global Credibility Expert, Mitchell Levy is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat (https://ahathat.com), he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less. He is an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. He's provided strategic consulting to over one hundred companies and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been happily married for thirty years and regularly spends four weeks in Europe with family and friends. Visit https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ for an archive of all the podcast episodes. Connect to Mitchell Levy on: Credibility Nation YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3kGA1LI Credibility Nation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credibilitynation/ Mitchell Levy Present AHA Moments: https://mitchelllevy.com/mitchelllevypresents/ Thought Leader Life: https://thoughtleaderlife.com Twitter: @Credtabulous Instagram: @credibilitynation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strategic Multifamily Investing Podcast
Interview w/Carl Pritchard on Risk Management

Strategic Multifamily Investing Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 37:45


Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates. And such an offer he has for you and your organization. As one of the world's premier project management trainers, he's offering a free one-hour webinar, exclusively for your organization, just for getting in touch and learning about the training programs Pritchard Management can put at your disposal. This isn't a canned speech. It's quality training for those willing to consider PMA. === Podcast: http://anchor.fm/smip Website: http://www.RedBootLLC.com. Email: marketing@redbootllc.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-boot-llc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI40rTH_UAlaX9qPClfXzTQ Strategic Multifamily Investing Podcast (SMIP) is the journey of Red Boot LLC in building a team to strategically acquire, manage and sell exclusive real estate to increase it's client's personal wealth with competitive returns. With the focus on casual interviews and educational lessons, Jonathan Mickles seeks to help the listener build confidence that they can do the same thing. multifamily, apartment, investing, how-to, red, boot, residential, commercial, north carolina, nc, multifamily real estate investing 2020, real estate investing for beginners podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/smip/message

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Thought Leader Life
#574-577: Beal, Pritchard, Nicolosi, Phonpadith w/ Mitchell Levy on Thought Leader Life Credibility

Thought Leader Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 26:47


This episode features #ThoughtLeaders and #Experts Tom Beal, Carl Pritchard, RJ Nicolosi, and Mali Phonpadith.Continue Reading → The post #574-577: Beal, Pritchard, Nicolosi, Phonpadith w/ Mitchell Levy on Thought Leader Life Credibility appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

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#574-577: Beal, Pritchard, Nicolosi, Phonpadith w/ Mitchell Levy on Thought Leader Life Credibility

The FIR Podcast Network Everything Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 26:47


This episode features #ThoughtLeaders and #Experts Tom Beal, Carl Pritchard, RJ Nicolosi, and Mali Phonpadith.Continue Reading → The post #574-577: Beal, Pritchard, Nicolosi, Phonpadith w/ Mitchell Levy on Thought Leader Life Credibility appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

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The Sunday Lunch Project Manager
#5 Carl Pritchard, The Risk Guy

The Sunday Lunch Project Manager

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 44:19


In this episode I have a chat with Carl Pritchard, The Risk Guy . For more information about Carl take a look at the following links: Website: www.carlpritchard.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlpritchard/ Email: carl@carlpritchard.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/PMPPrep Facebook: www.facebook.com/PMPPrep/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCnIwnErfKJXAiTNebREAepA To get your copy of Project Management: The Sketches click here. To get a free copy of When I Were a Project Manager click here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sundaylunchpm/message

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PM Point of View
58. VOE I: Working at the Macro Level

PM Point of View

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 59:45


Three seasoned Project Management practitioners, teachers, and authors share their insights, observations and what they consider the important issues of the day. Dr. Kenneth Smith talks about techniques and tools and why it's important for PMs to understand the underlying principles of the tools they use. John Stenbeck explains how Agile can be scaled up to the portfolio or organizational level. And Carl Pritchard shares techniques that PMs can use when they need to communicate with their managers or executives of the organization. Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! PDU Information Earn education PDUs in the PMI Talent Triangle for each podcast. Use the following information in PMI’s CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media   Provider Number: 4634   PDU Claim Code:  4634NXANUE   Activity Number: PMPOV0058   PDUs for this episode: 1 About the Speakers Ken Smith is a long-time member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and IPMA-USA; a project management practitioner, researcher-evaluator, manager, advisor, consultant & instructor/facilitator. Initially a management intern, analyst/systems specialist with the US Department of Defense; he later was a Senior Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development and gained world-wide experience – at HQ and field levels -- as a management systems advisor, evaluator, project, program & portfolio manager of various sector projects, as well as an in-house trainer/facilitator. Now retired from USAID, Dr. Smith conducts workshop-seminars in various aspects of project management, monitoring and evaluation for PMI, as well as other organizations. John G. Stenbeck, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, is the Founder of GR8PM, Inc. (pronounced “Great PM”). He is a three-time Amazon #1 Best Selling author. His industry-leading project management books have sold almost $3 million. John has been a guest on VoiceAmerica talk radio, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Fox News and the Oprah Winfrey Show. He is a sought-after Keynote speaker because he enables executives and professionals to become powerfully productive leaders. Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates, and is a recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. He has published articles on project management maturity, the international trends in PM, advances in risk management, and served as the lead chapter author for the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Risk Management Chapter (4th Edition). His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today.      

The BossBuilder Podcast
#23 - What The Boss Needs to Know About Managing Risk: with Carl Pritchard

The BossBuilder Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 28:58


Risky Business.  Risky Investing.  Risky Behavior.  The Game of Risk.  And then there is the risk that every Boss should know about.  Our guest on this episode is Carl Pritchard, Principal and Founder of Pritchard Management Associates.  He's known as "The Risk Guy" and is the author of Risk Management:  Concepts and Guidelines.  Carl will talk about what The Boss needs to know about managing risk and also share information about the benefits of project management knowledge and certification.  Finally, he'll share his thoughts on motivation and the ONE THING The Boss should do on a regular basis that will contribute to positive motivation.

Project Management Paradise
Risk Management with Carl Pritchard

Project Management Paradise

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 39:18


Carl Pritchard is the founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is a recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. He’s considered a leading authority on risk and communications management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation.

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PM Point of View
52. PMBOK® Guide 6th Edition: Risk

PM Point of View

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 60:38


What do you get when you put a Systems Engineer, a Value Master, a Portfolio Manager, and a Risk Guy at a table together? Answer: an enlightening discussion on Risk in the PMBOK® Guide, seen through four very different lenses. This is the fourth in a series of roundtable discussions focusing on the most recent PMBOK® Guide – what’s new, what’s good, what are the must-haves, and interesting thoughts and perspectives. Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! An educational podcast with PM Guests discussing key technical project management techniques in new ways. PDU Information Earn education PDUs in the PMI Talent Triangle for each podcast. Use the following information in PMI’s CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media Provider Number: 4634 PDU Claim Code:   4634VMYSGN Activity Number: PMPOV0052 PDUs for this episode: 1 About the Speakers Stephen Devaux is President of Analytic Project Management, in Boston, a PMI Global R.E.P. founded in 1992. He is the author of several books, such as Managing Projects as Investments: Earned Value to Business Value and Total Project Control. He contributed chapters on his new CPM metric, critical path drag, in two 2013 books: Project Management in the Oil and Gas Industries and Handbook of Emergency Response. He is the author of numerous articles and PMI webinars, and a frequent speaker at PMI Chapter meetings throughout the US. He also authors a blog on advanced practices in project management several times a week at www.TotalProjectControl.com.   Michael Hannan is Founder and Principal Consultant for Fortezza Consulting, LLC, which helps CIOs, IT PMO Directors, and project teams improve the speed and reliability of their Project Portfolios. With over 20 years as a Consulting Executive, IT Project Portfolio and Program Manager, Process Engineer, and Software Architect/Engineer/Designer/Tester, Mike started out as Project Portfolio Management at NASA in the early 1990s, supporting programs such as the International Space Station and High-Performance Computing & Communications (HPCC). He has managed and consulted on $500M+ project portfolios, and trained CIOs and other senior executives in Federal Civilian, Military, and Commercial environments. Mike has been a speaker at industry events, including local PMI chapter and community meetings, webinars, PM Symposia, and in the Agile community. He is a leading innovator of disciplined ways to integrate Agile, Lean, Critical Chain, and other techniques to drive dramatic breakthroughs in the performance of IT Project Portfolios.    Randall Iliff has over 35 years’ experience leading developmental effort, and has participated in all phases of project execution from proposal to close out. He is a seasoned large-project PM as well as a recognized expert in Systems Engineering. With a background in Engineering / Industrial Design, and R&D, Mr. Iliff is a charter member of the International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE), and currently serves as the INCOSE representative on an alliance between INCOSE, PMI, and the MIT Center for Program Excellence. Until early 2016 Mr. Iliff was VP at the award-winning design firm bb7, where he was also Director of Strategy, Methods and Learning. In 2016, he left bb7 and founded Eclectic Intellect.   Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an author and researcher, he has published articles on project management maturity, the international trends in PM, advances in risk management, and served as the lead chapter author for the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Risk Management Chapter (4th Edition). His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today.  

Age Defying Careers with Elise Stevens
Podcast 77 – Great Risk Management with Carl Pritchard

Age Defying Careers with Elise Stevens

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016


Great risk management with Carl Pritchard In this podcast US risk management expert Carl Pritchard speaks with Elise about great risk management. Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk and communications management […]

Elise Stevens
Podcast 77 – Great Risk Management with Carl Pritchard

Elise Stevens

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016


Great risk management with Carl Pritchard In this podcast US risk management expert Carl Pritchard speaks with Elise about great risk management. Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk and communications management […]

The Civil Engineering Podcast
TCEP 018: Risk Management And Your Civil Engineering Career

The Civil Engineering Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2015 32:54


In episode 018 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, Chris Knutson interviews Carl Pritchard, who is considered the “fun guy” of risk management and an author of two books on the subject. Pritchard also lectures around the world on the topic. He teaches project and risk management, consults on risk management practice and works to ensure that […] The post TCEP 018: Risk Management And Your Civil Engineering Career appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast
PPP 126 | The Most Important Lesson You Learned Last Year

People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2014 31:54


Total Duration 31:53 Download episode 126 What Did You Learn Last Year? What's something specific you've learned in the last 12 months that you either didn't know before then or you had to re-learn it? That's a question I asked some of my favorite continual learners--friends and colleagues who are committed to developing their abilities. In this episode you'll hear from: Sarah Green, editor at Harvard Business Review Elizabeth Harrin, from A Girl's Guide to Project Management Peter Taylor, The Lazy Project Manager Ginger Levin, program management author and guru Carl Pritchard, principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates Susanne Madsen, project manager coach and author Nick Morgan, author and speaker coach Share Your Lesson! Please e-mail me (show [AT] PeopleAndProjectsPodcast [DOT] com) or leave a message on our Listener Feedback Line (847-550-3747). What did you learn last year? I look forward to hearing from you!   Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Here's to a great start to the year! WONDER CYCLE, CGI SNAKE, I AM RUNNING DOWN THE LONG HALLWAY OF VIEWMONT ELEMENTARY, CANDLEPOWER, I AM RUNNING WITH TEMPORARY SUCCESS FROM A MONSTROUS VACUUM IN PURSUIT, and DIVIDER by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Attribution License.

Project Management for You
Project Management for You: Carl Pritchard

Project Management for You

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2014 47:21


Risk Management expert and Project Management authority Carl Pritchard chats with me on the meaning of Project Management and the best ways to get started.

Project Management Podcast: Project Management for the Masses with Cesar Abeid, PMP

Risk Management expert and Project Management authority Carl Pritchard chats with me on the meaning of Project Management and the best ways to get started.

The Sensible Project Manager Podcast
SensiblePM 013 | Risk Management with Carl Pritchard

The Sensible Project Manager Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2014 62:27


“The Risk Guy”, Carl Pritchard, takes us on a fun journey in a very practical discussion about Risk Management. He talks about the importance of having a good risk plan for your projects. We also learn both about the governance aspect of risk management as well as how to manage the risks themselves. Mark held […]

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Project Management Podcast: Project Management for the Masses with Cesar Abeid, PMP
006 Risk Management and the Secret Sauce of Carl Pritchard

Project Management Podcast: Project Management for the Masses with Cesar Abeid, PMP

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2013 45:52


Hello everyone and welcome to episode 6 of the Project Management for the Masses Podcast! Today we will talk about risk management and the man who wrote the book on it, Mr. Carl Pritchard. On today’s episode we will talk about: What’s the PMBOK Guide? What is risk and risk management? Why take a methodological […]

Software Process and Measurement Cast
SPaMCAST 136 - Ginger Levin and LeRoy Ward, Program Management Complexity

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2011 47:16


Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 136! SPaMCAST 136 features my interview with Dr Ginger Levin and J. LeRoy Ward discussing their new book, Program Management Complexity: A Competency Model (ESI International Project Management Series).  We discussed program management, the impact of agile techniques and why competency is critical.  A wonderful information packed interview! Dr. Ginger Levin is a senior consultant and educator in project management. Her specialty areas are portfolio management, program management, the Project Management Office, knowledge management, metrics, and maturity assessments. She is certified as a PMP®, PgMP®, and as an OPM3 Assessor and Consultant. She was the second person in the world to receive the PgMP. In addition, Dr. Levin is an Adjunct Professor for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where she teaches in its M.S. in Project Management Program and for SKEMA (Esc Lille) University, France, in its project management program at the master’s and doctoral level. Also, she is a Visiting Professor for RMIT in Melbourne, Australia. In consulting, she has served as Project Manager in numerous efforts for Fortune 500 and public-sector clients, including UPS, Citibank, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, General Electric, SAP, EADS, John Deere, Schreiber Foods, TRW, the New York City Transit Authority, the U.S. Joint Forces Command, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prior to her work in consulting, she held positions of increasing responsibility with the U.S. Government, including the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Personnel Management, and the General Accounting Office. She is the co-author of Implementing Program Management: Forms and Templates Aligned with the Standard for Program Management, Second Edition (2008); Project Portfolio Management: Tools & Techniques; Metrics for Project Management; Achieving Project Management Success Using Virtual Teams; The Advanced Project Management Office: A Comprehensive Look at Function and Implementation; People Skills for Project Managers; Essential People Skills for Project Managers; The Business Development Capability Maturity Model; and ESI’s PMP Challenge! PMP Study Guide and the PgMP Study Guide (along with J. LeRoy Ward). Her book entitled Interpersonal Skills for Portfolio, Program, and Project Managers also was published in 2010.  Dr. Levin received her doctorate in Information Systems Technology and Public Administration from The George Washington University, and received the Outstanding Dissertation Award for her research on large organizations. She also was inducted into Phi Alpha Alpha, the National Honorary Society for Public Affairs and Administration. J. LeRoy Ward, Executive Vice President, is responsible for ESI’s worldwide product offerings and international partnerships. Complementing a 17-year career with four U.S. federal agencies, Ward has delivered project management programs to clients around the world.A noted author and speaker, Ward has served on the adjunct faculties of The George Washington University and The American University, presenting courses in remote sensing, cartography, computer systems management, and information systems. He has authored numerous articles and publications, including the Dictionary of Project Management Terms (3rd ed.); the PMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, PMP® Challenge!, and the PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide (with Ginger Levin); a set of audio CDs entitled Conversations on Passing the PMP® Exam (with Carl Pritchard); and, ProjectFRAMEWORK, a Project Management Maturity Model (with multiple authors).  His articles have appeared in PMNetwork, Chief Learning Officer, and Project Manager Today (U.K.). A popular and dynamic presenter, he speaks frequently on project management and related topics at professional association meetings and conferences around the world. Ward holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Southern Connecticut State University in geography and an MSTM degree, with distinction, in Computer Systems Management from The American University, where he was inducted into Phi Alpha Alpha, the National Honorary Society for Public Affairs and Administration. He is an alumnus of the General Services Administration’s Trail Boss Program (for major systems acquisitions) and the Federal Executive Institute. Ward is a member of several technical societies, including the American Society of Training and Development, the International Project Management Association, and the Project Management Institute where he is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP - Number 431) and a Program Management Professional (PgMP), one of the first to earn the credential. Contact Information:Leroy's email:  LWard@esi-intl.comGinger's emai:  GINLEVIN@AOL.COM  (Listen to Ginger's comments on the topic on the podcast!) Both Ginger and Leroy can found on LinkedIn also! Shameless Ad for my book!  Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received great unsolicited reviews and the book has been picked up as a text book for university level work.  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV Next! In the SPaMCAST 137 I will tackle the topic of the "One" Number or as I call it fear of uncertainty.