Elise Stevens

About This Podcast: Are you in project estimating vortex? One where you never seem to hit the mark from a project cost, schedule and resourcing perspective? In this Podcast, Dan Galorath from Galorath shares his expertise on how to become a project estimating guru.   Points Raised in the Podcast: Most Project Managers are optimistic […]

How to supercharge your project estimating In this podcast, Elise Stevens speaks with Chris O’Halloran from the Striking group about how to supercharge your project estimating. Striking Project Management, founded by Chris, is a project management services and consulting company based in Brisbane and Shanghai, assisting small to medium sized businesses with advice, workshops and […]

About This Podcast: Do you walk the walk or just talk the talk regarding organisational change management on your project? Organisational change management is a critical element to achieving project success. Yet why do some Project Managers still focus on the process side of project management rather than the people side? In this Podcast Vicki […]

About This Podcast: How are you feeling today? Are you feeling that you are only 20% human and the rest of you is just one big bundle of stress? If you relate to being 20% human and 80% stress, then this Podcast is for you. Let Judy Hinwood from the Stress Management Institute guide you […]

About This Podcast: Have you ever wanted to work as Project Manager in Australia? It is a long way from Canada, USA and Europe from a geographical perspective but do Australian organisations have similar project management frameworks to Europe or is it a kangaroo court? What is the difference in how project management is practiced here in […]

How to sharpen your focus Staying focused when you are being bombarded by emails, telephone calls and co-workers can be challenging. In this podcast, Elise Stevens speaks with Barbara Clifford, about how to sharpen your focus and improve delivery of your projects. Barbara has spent more than 20 years in time-precious industries such as film, […]

Welcome to Podcast 50. It is very exciting to be publishing my 50th Podcast and I hope that you enjoy The Secret to Thinking Like a Project Sponsor. About This Podcast: As Project Managers we can sometimes be focused on the inner workings of the project and be less concerned with the wider environment eg […]

About This Podcast: Information is valuable – the core of any organisation. Everyone knows it yet how do you calculate the actual dollar value?? Neil Glentworth from Glentworth Consulting, shares his expertise on how to calculate the value of your information assets. In the past I have been asked to quantify how much information is […]

Keep your project on track In this podcast, Elise Stevens speaks with Millie Swann, and Executive Business Change Strategist and Heart-Based Leadership Mentor about the 6 simple questions that will keep your project on track. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or exhausted in your work, or your project is not quite on track, this podcast can […]

About This Podcast Let’s face it, projects can be stressful  environments. There is always the constant pressure to deliver and if you are working in a “challenging” environment then your stress levels could be off the charts. Stress can be good for you – helping you grow and increase your skills. However when stress starts to […]

About This Podcast Knowledge learnt on a project is so much more than what is available through lessons learnt or post implementation reviews.   Yet it seems that knowledge nuggets that we discover during the execution of a project, typically stay with individuals and are rarely shared with the PMO, the operational staff or other […]

About this Podcast: Getting to the heart of it, is a Podcast about why in any successful change program you need to engage people’s hearts and minds. When people are emotionally engaged with change, that is when a change program will deliver the required results. In this Podcast Leo Wilson from Willow Consulting shares his […]

About This Podcast Project management careers just don’t happen overnight. Like any successful project, it takes effective planning, managing the risks and issues, managing your stakeholders and executing the plan. In this Podcast, Bridget Young from Synergy Placements explores why mentoring is an important component of any career and how treating your project management career […]

About This Podcast The Project Sponsor role is very important to ensuring that your project is success. What if your relationship with your sponsor is not great? What can you do to breathe new life into this important relationship? One of the key roles on any project is the Project Sponsor. The Project Sponsor is […]

About This Podcast Being a Project Manager can be an exciting and challenging role that enables you to add significant value to your customers. How do you launch your project management career? Getting your first start in this field can be tricky and it may take longer than you hope. David Crutcher from Montare Recruitment and I […]

About This Podcast In a perfect world, Project Managers would have the luxury of time to assess all the available options, consult with all the relevant stakeholders and then make an informed decision.  In our complex, fast paced world, this doesn’t always happen. So how do you make better decisions? In this Podcast Michel Dion […]

About This Podcast How well do you collaborate with your project team? How about your project stakeholders? Do you think project collaboration is just another set of words that have no tangible meaning to your project delivery world? Karen Munro and I are here to dispel any negative thoughts about the importance of  simply amazing […]

Stuck in a management rut? Feel like your project just isn’t working? Although you might be great at understanding the processes involved in project management, how well do you engage with the other people behind the project? In this podcast, project management mentor Susanne Masden clarifies the difference between management and leadership, and what you […]

Out with the old, in with the new. It’s time to shake up information findability, records management and business processes with the eDRMs system. In this project management podcast, industry influencer Karen Munro gives practical advice on how to love the eDRMS implementation in your organisation, and not see it as a threat. Key points […]

How can organisations do more with less? Case management is a valuable tool for organisations in today’s outsourcing environment. In this podcast David Eade, Thought Leader at Objective Corporation, explains the reasons why connected case management is a more organic approach that produces better outcomes for public sector organisations. Key points raised in this podcast: […]