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Today we feature a Project Management Conversation with Thomas Cutting, PMP from The Cutting's Edge [Update: The web page is no longer available so we removed the link]. Thomas has been a guest on our program twice before. The topics that we discussed with him then were "Authority" and "How to become a Project Manager?" In this episode we take a peek into his life as a project manager, consultant and speaker on project management. We are also launching a new show segment called Gizmos in which we introduce you to a variety of tools that help make your everyday life as a project manager easier. Our featured Gizmo is a free Microsoft project viewer called Live Project from Kadonk at http://www.kadonk.com.

We have finished our Book Giveaway of one copy every week of Gerard Hill's The Complete PMO Handbook second edition. The winners are:
Book 1: Patrick Richard, Laval, Canada
Book 2: Arnošt Katolický, Czechoslovakia
Book 3: Özgen Güngör, Berlin, Germany
Book 4: Donald Damore, Cumberland, RI, USA

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Wait... what's that on your back? Could that be a Monkey? In the course of our working days all of us acquire duties, chores and tasks. Some of them are important and they need to be addressed so that we can finish our deliverables. Others must be considered as "Monkeys" - tasks that we got stuck with and now don't seem to be able to get rid of even though we might not be the right person to take care of them. And we all wonder - how did I get stuck with this? Mike Graupner, PMP describes to us today the techniques he uses to address the Monkeys in his life. We talk about Monkey Management in general and we also look at how this translates into managing the Monkeys on your projects.

Click here to download the presentation that we refer to during the interview.

We also continue our book giveaway. Gerard Hill is offering four free copies of his book "The Complete Project Management Office Handbook (Second Edition)" to the listeners of The Project Management Podcast. Listen to the announcements to hear how to participate.

The winners of the books so far are:
Book 1: Patrick Richard, Laval, Canada
Book 2: Arnošt Katolický, Czechoslovakia
Book 3: Özgen Güngör, Berlin, Germany
Book 4: Drawing will be on Sunday, December 16th

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When you ask 10 Project Management Office (PMO) Managers about the functions that their PMO offers internally then you will very likely receive 10 answers. That is nothing unusual or unexpected because a PMO has to be built to fit the requirements of each company. The PMO does what the company needs it to do. Some PMOs are small, some are large. Some offer limited project support some are all encompassing. But now ask: What is truly the primary function of a PMO? In his book “The Complete Project Management Office Handbook” (Second Edition) Gerard Hill of The Hill Consulting Group proposes that the PMO is really a Business Solution. So in our interview with Gerard we not only discuss the PMO Model from his book which consists of the 5 PMO Capabilities and 20 PMO Functions but we also look at how to set the focus of your PMO, so that it truly becomes a business solution.

Gerard Hill is offering four free copies of his book "The Complete Project Management Office Handbook (Second Edition)" to the listeners of The Project Management Podcast. Listen to the episode to learn how to participate.

The winners of the books so far are:
Book 1: Patrick Richard, Laval, Canada

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Are you currently studying for the PMP Exam? Wouldn’t it be great if you could listen to someone who just recently passed their PMP Exam talk about it? You can! Today’s episode of The Project Management Podcast™ features an Interview with Ron Holohan who just recently passed his exam. In today’s episode we learn how he studied, what he would do differently if he had to do it again, his recommendations for all those among you who are currently studying for the exam and many other golden nuggets of information from and about the PMP Exam. We also have 3 helpful resources to support you in your PMP Studies.