Projectified Folgen

Picking up our previous conversation on "pitching projects," Oren practices what he preaches — diving right into describing "a path to payoff" to follow when running team meetings or presenting a solution to stakeholders.   About our Guest: Oren Klaff is author of Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal and an investment banker who has raised more than $1 billion for entrepreneurs.   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: [02:46] Describe problems in ways that solutions are valued [10:57] Establish why meeting is important and worth the time [12:35] Build a narrative arc about what's new or changing [18:54] 'Unpack' the solution with facts then 'sell' benefits with emotion [21:30] Only present for as long as you can be compelling [23:13] Remember and believe that YOU are the value   Links: Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal,by Oren Klaff PitchAnything.com

Anand Swaminathan, a senior partner at McKinsey and Stephen W. Maye continue their conversation about what digital transformation means today, and why it’s important to almost every organization’s future. Real-world business examples of digital transformation enlighten part two of our conversation with Anand, as we dive more deeply into the role of cross-functional teams and discuss the culture challenges that must be addressed.  Anand Swaminathan is also one of the authors of Digital @ Scale: The Playbook You Need to Transform Your Company. Anand covers some of topics in the book such as the changes in strategy that happen as part of the digital transformation, changes in culture, the organization model and operating model, as well as the changes in fundamental capabilities.   For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, follow the podcast at: Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or pmi.org/podcast.   Key Takeaways: [04:35] Breaking down silos with cross-functional teams [07:05] Examples of digital transformation in healthcare [10:05] Culture change and reinvention are mandatory [12:15] Emerging roles to build bridges, drive transformation [14:08] 'Intentionally temporary' jobs, processes and models [17:00] Preparing for your digital work future   Links: McKinsey & Company Digital @ Scale: The Playbook You Need to Transform Your Company, by Anand Swaminathan and Jürgen Meffert  

Best-selling author of The Dance of the Possible, The Year Without Pants and other books, Scott is a former Microsoft project manager, a creative-thinking teacher, and a popular speaker. Episode Description: We return to the oft-neglected role of creativity in project management as Scott shares insights on bringing fresh-thinking and innovative problem-solving to your projects and teams, regardless of the work environment. For an easy way to stay up-to-date on Projectified with PMI, follow our podcast at: iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Pmi.org/podcast.   Episode Notes: @01:15 — overcoming 'creative block' by lowering the bar @04:26 — keeping a journal to spark ideas and solutions @09:21 — bringing creative thinking to traditional work cultures @12:29 — balancing quick solutions with deeper exploration @16:40 — an idea-generation technique using 'opposites'   Links: Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management, by Scott