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During this conversation, recorded at PMI’s EMEA Congress 2018 in Berlin, John Daly and Henk van Huyssteen discuss how digitization is changing the way projects are run, the benefits project teams can expect to see in the near future— and what skills project and program managers need to develop to stay relevant.    About our Guests — John Daly and Henk van Huyssteen: John Daly, PfMP, PgMP, PMP, is a Director in Cisco Advanced Service Global PMO, managing a global team of project and program managers from Jacksonville, Florida, USA. John began his career as an engineer and quickly moved into project and program management, and has been working in that field for over 12 years.   Henk van Huyssteen, PMP, delivers complex business technology programs for large organizations and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. He specializes in defining delivery strategies and models to achieve aggressive timelines or to turn around projects in trouble. Over the past three years, he has led a variety of large-scale, digital transformation programs.   We hope you’ve enjoyed our podcast series, Projectified with PMI. To join the conversation online, we ask you to use #Projectified and @PMInstitute. We also encourage you to subscribe and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Google Play Music by clicking on the links below. Thank you very much, and stay tuned as we release more episodes of Projectified with PMI.   For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, subscribe to our podcast at: Apple Podcast, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or PMI.org/podcast.   Key Takeaways: [1:25] The impact of digitization on project work [3:25] Facilitating faster decision-making [5:50] Innovative problem solving [7:15] Project management skills for a digital world [8:50] How to begin the transformation [12:30] Congress attendees weigh in on the evolving role of project management

Jim shares insights on the past, present and future of IBM's PMCoE, including its focus on attracting and developing tomorrow's project leaders, the challenge of balancing traditional methods with agile approaches, and the keys to remaining relevant over two decades.   About our Guest: Jim Boland is the leader of IBM's Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE), which is celebrating its 21st anniversary as it serves over 350,000 "IBMers" —including dozens of PMOs and 40,000 certified project managers.   For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, follow the podcast at: iTunes, Stitcher,  Google Play, or Pmi.org/podcast.   Key Takeaways: [01:30] The broad mission of IBM's PMCoE [03:10] Everybody is a project manager [06:15] The difference between a CoE and PMO [09:00] Meeting the pace of change with agility [14:45] Frequent 'sense-checking' to identify red flags [17:00] Internal and external certification programs [20:15] Attracting talent to the PM workforce [22:45] New skills needed for project managers [25:45] Defining/reinforcing culture values/practices [28:40] What's next for the PMCoE [31:45] Get comfortable with change    

In part two with transformation expert Kevin Murphy, Kevin discusses how project managers serve as big-picture change agents, developing a future mindset, how to instill new behaviors for creating a change-ready culture, and dealing with resistance.   About our Guest: Kevin Murphy is a partner in Bain & Company's Washington, D.C. office, and head of its Center of Expertise for Co-Creation. He has more than 30 years of experience across multiple industries in leading large turnarounds and transformations.   For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, follow the podcast at: iTunes, Stitcher,  Google Play, or Pmi.org/podcast.   Key Takeaways: [01:00] Building and maintaining transformation momentum [05:30] The relationship between transformation and culture [07:30] Defining culture and the three levels of change [11:00] Creating a mindset for the future state [14:30] The importance of feedback from peers and teams [18:40] Project managers as change agents [20:15] A results delivery office: value, execution and people [23:45] Understanding and dealing with resistance [29:20] Less screens and meeting, more time with people