The Digital Project Manager

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How To Land A Project Management Job With No Experience Jan 16, 2024

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In the ever-evolving field of project management, professionals often find themselves considering the best path to success. Should they specialize in a specific area or gain a diverse range of experiences?
Galen Low is joined by Jean Kang—Sr. Program Manager at Figma & Founder of Path To PM—to talk about her journey of career pivots and how each pivot contributed to her current role.

How Soft Skills Can Land You A Job In Project Management Jan 10, 2024

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Have you ever looked back at the twists and turns of your career path and wondered how each step led you to where you are today?

Our guest, Ryan Gilbreath, joins us to share his journey to where he is today.

From the childhood dream of becoming an archaeologist to beat-making in college, Ryan's story is a great reminder of how our early passions often pave the way for future successes.

How To Get Promoted & The Truth About Life As A Senior PM Dec 21, 2023

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What’s the difference between managing projects and leading projects?

Galen Low is joined by Tracy Hennessey and Pam Butkowski—the VP and SVP of Delivery Management at Hero Digital—to talk about career paths for project managers, specifically what options lie beyond the Senior Project Manager role, what it takes to get there, and what people don’t tell you about how it changes your professional life when you do get there.

How A Toxic Workplace Made Me A Better Project Manager Dec 12, 2023

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Ever found yourself struggling in a toxic corporate culture? You're not alone.
Join us as we share our experiences navigating the choppy waters of project management and how to adapt, survive, and thrive.
Our guest, Karen Chong, is a seasoned digital project manager and a respected DPM community member. With her background in psychology, she brings a unique perspective to our conversation—sharing her journey from understanding human behavior in a clinical setting to implementing it in project management.
Karen offers insightful advice on the art of dealing with cross-cultural teams and the hiccups that language barriers can create, along with the importance of adapting project management to fit the team and project at hand.

How To Embrace AI While Keeping Your Projects Human Nov 28, 2023

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Ever imagined a world where AI liberates us from mundane tasks, freeing us to channel our unique skills and creativity?

Galen Low is joined by Kelli Korducki—Independent Journalist (wrote for The Atlantic, The New York Times and NYT Magazine, Insider, The Guardian, and more)—to talk about the use of AI tools and large language models in digital industries.

What Makes a Good PM & How Much Technical Knowledge You'll Need Nov 21, 2023

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Ever wondered what it takes to lead a team and grow a department into a $1.7 million powerhouse?
Tune in as we glean insights from the inspiring journey of Christina Avino—an associate director of project management at Seer Interactive—whose strategies and experiences have helped her shape her PM department into a lucrative business arm. From her humble beginnings as a co-op student at a marketing agency, she’s honed key project management skills and attributes. She shares with us what makes a great project manager, the importance of technical know-how, and the number one skill that all PMs must master.

How To Be A Political Strategist & Gain Popularity As A PM Nov 08, 2023

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What does it really mean to be the "popular" PM?
Galen Low is joined by Thako Harris—a seasoned agency leader and VP of Operations at Skully Rebels—to talk about what it means to be the project manager that everyone wants to work with, and how it's got way more to do with organizational politics than it does just minding the triple constraint.

How To Nail Agency Growth in the Fast-Paced Digital Era Oct 26, 2023

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In the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of digital marketing, staying ahead of the curve is both a challenge and a necessity.

Galen Low is joined by Tammy Valentine—President of LuckyTamm Digital Marketing—to talk about what it takes for boutique agencies to keep pace with the breakneck speed of digital marketing.

How To Become A Better PM Through Peer Mentorship Oct 19, 2023

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Imagine landing in the challenging world of project management and finding a community that not only supports but fuels your professional growth.

Keegan McCready, has harnessed the power of communities like the DPM and the local PMI chapter to transform his career journey. Keegan's story is the living proof of the impact of a supportive community network that helped him not just survive a layoff but thrive in unexpected ways.

Listen in to hear Keegan's experiences of building relationships, solving complex problems, and scaling Asana across an organization with the collective wisdom of his peers.

How To Harness The Power Of Your Org's PMO In Digital Transformation Oct 11, 2023

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What if we told you that purpose-driven Project Management Offices (PMOs) could dramatically transform your company's productivity and bottom line?
That's exactly what we're unpacking today with Joe Pusz—Founder and President of The PMO Squad. With years of experience and a passion for project management, Joe shares his journey from corporate project manager to PMO guru, explaining why he is on a mission to help companies identify and harness the power of their PMOs.
Tune in to explore the challenges and solutions for PMOs in leadership development programs, and the potential of training budgets to fund professional coaching.

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