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This week I am meeting with Craig D. Wilson . Craig is an experienced and very senior project manager who has been involved in the management of many large, enterprise wide programs that also included agile project management with scrum teams.

Because of this background I asked him to meet me in a coffee shop for an interview and answer the following “simple question”, which is: How do you scale Agile to the enterprise?

While Craig does not have a silver bullet for us that solves all our problems in scaling agile to the enterprise, he does have a lot of insight that comes directly from the enterprise front. This is hands on, practical, experience-led scrum agile project management training!

Before we get started with this interview here is a warning: If you are an Agile purist - that is to say someone who feels extremely strongly about implementing Agile or Scrum “by the book” and will be easily offended if someone suggests a different approach - then please press stop now. If that sounds like you, Scrum project management might sound like a strange turn of phrase! This is not the episode for you because Craig will give us his definition of Agile, will discuss the Agile approaches that he has applied on the programs that he managed, and present ways in which he scales Agile for an enterprise initiative. And he doesn’t do it 100% by the book. Instead he mixes and matches those approaches that makes sense for his environment.

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In our last interview Bill Dow outlined some of the 12 steps that he recommends we need to go through in order to build a new PMO. These steps are based on his book The Tactical Guide for Building a PMOwhich provides PMO Managers with the knowledge and skills to develop, refine, and enhance their Project Management Office.

But what’s next. What do you actually have to think of as you are trying to implement and grow it?

To determine what you have to do we are going to talk about the PMO decision chart, metrics and measurements, PMO audit, performance tracking and more.

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Building a PMO is a daunting task. Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a “simple” 12 step approach that would guide you through the process from start to finish? We can help you there. My guest today is Bill Dow who wrote The Tactical Guide for Building a PMO. The book will provide PMO Managers with the knowledge and skills to develop, refine, and enhance their Project Management Office.

In todays interview Bill and I will will discuss the 12 steps he recommends you must go through in order to build your PMO and then next week we’ll look at aspects of implementing and growing it

If you want to learn the tactical for building a PMO then today’s episode is for you

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Today’s discussion with Andy Makar (www.tacticalprojectmanagement.com) is about his book “Project Management Interview Questions Made Easy” that will help you get ready for your next job interview. If your finger is now already hovering over the Stop button because you are currently employed and you don’t have to take a job interview anytime soon and you think that you don’t need to listen to this, then give me just a moment longer to tell you why you should still listen to what Andy has to say anyway.

Well... in fact, let me read a review written by Tim Cermak on Amazon about the book. He says.

"Dr. Makar delivers easy to read information; valuable whether you're new to the PM industry or a seasoned professional. Often PM's find themselves interviewing for positions even when they are fully employed; as companies worldwide hire professional PM's to consult. This is not a one-time read. This book should be a reference source in the desks and bags of every PM out there."

Well then.... have we changed your mind and you’re not going to press stop? Good.