Lauri Bingham, director of Technology PMO at T-Mobile. Responsible for managing over $100M across a diverse, high-profile portfolio of national programs and projects.
Episode Description:
Stephen W. Maye is your host for Projectified with PMI. In this episode, Stephen sits down with Lauri Bingham who shares insights and lessons learned on adopting and integrating agile principles and practices into a variety of work environments. Lauri also covers the PMO’s role in supporting teams, hybrid approaches, and dealing with complexity.
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Key Takeaways:
2:44 — the importance of 'soft' and 'big-picture' skills
@06:15 — moving from waterfall to agile/hybrid methods
@08:44 — finding the right fit for right team for right project
@11:01 — communicating successes, benefits and lessons
@12:20 — the challenges of going first and changing habits
@14:40 — a culture shift throughout organization
@19:57 — balancing waterfall and agile principles
@22:25 — letting the data lead you to the answers
@25:43 — listen to your customers, build a relationships
@30:30 — the learn-trial-learn process
@33:57 — career advice to women and young project managers
Links:
Lauri Bingham LinkedIn
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Career Development—Professional Networking Pro-Tips
Job Skills—Fast-Paced Problem Solving
Transformation—The Future of Manufacturing
Career Development—Moving to a New Market Sector
Leadership—Managing Multigenerational Teams
Social Responsibility—Promoting Gender Equality
Transformation—Artificial Intelligence
Career Development—In-Demand Skills and Sectors
Job Skills—Cultivating Creativity
Transformation—Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions
Lessons Learned—The Value of Knowledge Transfer
Talent Management—How to Fill the Project Talent Gap
Transformation—How to Manage Complexity
Leadership—New Skills for an Age of Flux
A Radical Mindshift—Managing Bleeding Edge Projects
Crisis Mode—Emergency Management and Response
The Greater Good—Lessons from Governments and NGOs
The Need for Speed—Delivering Rapid Response Projects
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