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alexsbrown.com podcast (MP3) http://www.alexsbrown.com The Strategic Project Manager speaks on projects and strategy Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:32:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The speeches of Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C on strategy and project management. The audio and video companion to the alexsbrown.com web site. The Strategic Project Manager speaks on projects and strategy Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/asb-face-blk-bkgrnd-174x174.jpgalexsbrown.com podcasthttp://www.alexsbrown.com strategy,strategic,project management,pmp,projects no Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C alex@rlprj.com Project Communication and Your Emotions http://www.alexsbrown.com/project-communication-emotions.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/project-communication-emotions.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:01:57 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=478 http://www.alexsbrown.com/project-communication-emotions.html/feed 1 <ul class="callout" style="width: 340px"> <li> <h2>Audio/Video Version of This Article</h2> <p><object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/index.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/comm-emotion/communicate-emotion-2010-03.ogv&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:340px;height:280px"><br /> <br /> </object> </li> <li> <h2>Available for Download</h2> </li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/comm-emotion/communicate-emotion-2010-03.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/comm-emotion/communicate-emotion-2010-03.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/comm-emotion/communicate-emotion-2010-03.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/comm-emotion/communicate-emotion-2010-03.avi">AVI Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/podcast">Podcast Feed</a></li> </ul> <p>Communication is widely recognized as a critical skill for project managers. Our work depends on accurate, clear communication.</p> <p>Project managers tend to be practical, fact-oriented people. When we speak, write, read, and listen, we focus on facts.</p> <p>Every communication has an emotional context, though. Are you aware of that context? Are you intentionally using that context to create an emotional response in your audience?</p> <p>Emotion changes people’s outlook on an facts. Changing our emotional state can have huge impact on our work and our lives. A person who is sad tends to see the problems and risks in the world. A person who is happy sees opportunities.</p> <p>Often we see our emotions in terms of “good” or “bad” emotions. “The power of positive thinking” is an often-used phrase, and it implies that thinking positively will help you achieve results in your life. Thinking in a “negative” way will somehow hurt you or eliminate options.</p> <h2>What if we look at our emotions not as “good” or “bad”, but as another communication channel?</h2> <p>The factual channel is very important to project work. We make sure that our thoughts, ideas, and ideals are understood accurately, and that we understand the thoughts, ideas, and ideals of the people on our team.</p> <p>Communication has an emotional channel, too. Look at movies, television, books, stories, and almost any form of fiction. Why do people consume media that they know is untrue? If people only wanted facts, there would be no place for fiction in our society. Instead, fiction is a huge industry in every nation of the world. We create stories in a dizzying array of formats, and we spend significant parts of our lives consuming those stories.</p> <p>We enjoy those stories because of the emotional impact they have on us. These stories have a logical meaning as well, and they can help us learn or gain insight into a fact or idea. Often the best works of fiction will not only communicate an idea or fact, but they also make us feel a certain way about it.</p> <h2>Becoming Aware of the Emotional Channel</h2> <p>Our project communications also have an emotional impact. [...] Communication is widely recognized as a critical skill for project managers. Our work depends on accurate, clear communication. Project managers tend to be practical, fact-oriented people. When we speak, write, read, and listen, we focus on [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 8:53 Communication, Emotion, Project Management no New, Unique Feature at alexsbrown.com – Audio, Video, and Text for All http://www.alexsbrown.com/new-unique-av-for-all.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/new-unique-av-for-all.html#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:49:32 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=414 http://www.alexsbrown.com/new-unique-av-for-all.html/feed 0 <p>The latest articles on this site will now be offered in three formats: audio, video, and text. I discovered that doing this is almost unheard of on the Internet. Other sites provide video and audio, but they do not provide the full content of their articles in these formats.<br /> <span id="more-414"></span></p> <ul class="callout" style="width: 340px"> <li> <h2>Audio/Video Version of This Article</h2> <p><object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/index.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/news/new-unique-av-for-all.ogv&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:340px;height:280px"><br /> <br /> </object> </li> <li> <h2>Available for Download</h2> </li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/news/new-unique-av-for-all.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/news/new-unique-av-for-all.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/news/new-unique-av-for-all.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/news/new-unique-av-for-all.avi">AVI Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/the-podcast">Podcast Feed</a></li> </ul> <p>I started to record my latest articles, thinking that I was just following common practices for modern speakers. After all, I have heard time and time again how popular podcasts and audio books are. Some people do not have time to read, but they can listen to your content. It is important to make your material available in many formats.</p> <p>I made my recording, and then went to insert the audio and video into the article. I was not sure where to best place it, so I went out looking for other sites as examples and inspiration.</p> <p>I was surprised to find out that <strong>none of my role models</strong> have audio and video versions of their articles or blogs.</p> <p>They publish <strong>every one of their books</strong> as an audio book. They <strong>ALWAYS</strong> read the complete and unabridged version of their book.</p> <p>They publish <strong>video and audio blogs or podcasts</strong>. They <strong>NEVER</strong> use their articles or blog entries as the script for the audio or video.</p> <p>They treat their audio or video entries as new, separate articles. Their print articles are more frequent. Their video and audio articles are less frequent. They are on a different topic than any of their print articles. Some people keep the material on separate sites, and many embed the audio or video in their blog.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nametagguy.com">Scott Ginsberg, the Nametag Guy</a> and his <a href="http://www.nametagtv.com">Nametag TV site</a> are good examples of this approach. Notice that his articles are great and his video segments are great, but they never cover the exact same topic.</p> <p>I am not sure why experts do that. After creating a great message and putting it in print, I want to use that same message in an audio or a video segment. I know that some people prefer print, while others prefer [...] The latest articles on this site will now be offered in three formats: audio, video, and text. I discovered that doing this is almost unheard of on the Internet. Other sites provide video and audio, but they do not provide the full content of their [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 3:46 audio,video,project management no A Sad, Sad Day for Project Managers – PM SPAM http://www.alexsbrown.com/sad-day-for-pm.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/sad-day-for-pm.html#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:27:49 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=367 http://www.alexsbrown.com/sad-day-for-pm.html/feed 0 <ul class="callout" style="width: 340px"> <li> <h2>Audio/Video Version of This Article</h2> <p><object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/index.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/sad-sad-day/sad-sad-day.ogv&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:340px;height: 280px"><br />  </li> <li> <h2>Available for Download</h2> </li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/sad-sad-day/sad-sad-day.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/sad-sad-day/sad-sad-day.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/sad-sad-day/sad-sad-day.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/sad-sad-day/sad-sad-day.avi">AVI Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/the-podcast">Podcast Feed</a></li> </ul> <p>Some people will remember 2008 for the US Presidential election. Others will remember the 2008 economy. I will remember 2008 for a different reason.</p> <p>For me, 2008 will be the year of project management spam.</p> <p>Unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (spam) is a huge annoyance and economic force. Its impact has been growing for years. Men, women, and businesses get constant offers in their in-box:</p> <ul> <li>Physical enhancements</li> <li>Get-rich-quick schemes</li> <li>Appeals from “lonely strangers”</li> <li>Commercial services of all kinds</li> </ul> <p>Ironically, one of the most common types of spam are offers to sell you e-mail lists and services, so that you too can promote your product or service using spam.</p> <p>Until 2008, though, I had not seen any project-management based spam. I had gotten an occasional unsolicited promotional e-mail, but never a repeated, relentless campaign. I had never seen any company using spam as a regular tactic in their business.</p> <p>I had hoped that project managers had more respect and integrity.</p> <p>I had hoped that project management businesses understood that the use of spam would hurt their good name.</p> <p>I had hoped that project managers would understand that nothing is more important than their good name in a high-trust business like project management.</p> <p>I had hoped to never see an instance of project management spam.</p> <p>Fortunately, most businesses seem to understand respect and integrity. Unfortunately, at least one does not.</p> <h2>It Does Not Matter Who Did It</h2> <p>I am not trying to single out a particular company here. If you want to see who is doing this, look at the sample images I have attached. I am not linking to the company here or mentioning their name, because their name is not important.</p> <p>The important issue is stopping other project management spam.</p> <p>I went back to my e-mail archives and found the earliest evidence of a continuous, determined spam campaign starting in February 2008. If anyone is aware of an earlier spam campaign in the project management area, please let me know. I would be happy to post additional samples here.</p> <h2>What Is Spam? Why Is [...] The story of the first project management spam campaign. Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 7:14 project management,spam no “So You Want to Be an Independent Consultant” Speech Recording http://www.alexsbrown.com/consultant-recording.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/consultant-recording.html#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:57:24 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=330 http://www.alexsbrown.com/consultant-recording.html/feed 0 <p>It is hard to get an independent consultant to be frank and forthcoming about their business. During this one-hour recording, you will get an insider’s view of what it is like to go from being an employee to an independent consultant. The audience had hard-hitting, personal questions, and they got full, open answers.<br /> <span id="more-330"></span><br /> </p> <ul class="promo"> <li> <h3>Thinking of Becoming a Consultant?</h3> <p>If you want to know more about becoming a consultant and the techniques I talked about in the speech, take a look at:</p> <p><a href="http://secure.rlprj.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=6">The Project Charters LIVE! DVD</a></p> <p>How to get well known by becoming <a href="http://secure.rlprj.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=10">a speaker</a> or <a href="http://secure.rlprj.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=11">a writer</a></p> <p><a href="http://secure.rlprj.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=8">Personal advice for you about becoming an independent consultant</a> </li> </ul> <p><object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/lib/scroll/splayer.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/consultant/consultant-pmi-nyc-2009-c2.ogv&url=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/consultant/consultant-pmi-nyc-2009-c.xspf&w=640&h=480&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:660px;height: 640px"><br /> <br /> </object><br /> Press âplayâ to begin. The speech will start after the introduction. If you want to hear the introduction, click on the first chapter, on the far left.</p> <p>Having trouble using the built-in player? Download the full speech in any of these formats:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/consultant/consultant-pmi-nyc-2009.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/consultant/consultant-pmi-nyc-2009.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/consultant/consultant-pmi-nyc-2009.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/consultant/consultant-pmi-nyc-2009.avi">AVI Video</a></li> </ul> <h2>About the Speech</h2> <p>The speech was given before the <a href="http://www.pminyc.org">PMI New York City Chapter</a> on 5 January 2009. Over 100 people gathered for business networking and to hear the speech in Manhattan.</p> <p>I came prepared with <a href="/wp-content/uploads/consultant-pmi-nyc-2009.pdf">slides and talking points</a>. Each attendee got a copy of <a href="/wp-content/uploads/consultant-handout-pminyc-2009.pdf">a handout to help guide the discussion</a>.</p> <p>As expected, I did not get to use any of my prepared material.</p> <p>After a loosely-prepared introduction [...] It is hard to get an independent consultant to be frank and forthcoming about their business. During this one-hour recording, you will get an insider’s view of what it is like to go from being an employee to an independent consultant. The [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 59:24 project management, consulting no “Introducing Project Management In Your Organization” Recorded Speech http://www.alexsbrown.com/intro-pm.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/intro-pm.html#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:12:06 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=298 http://www.alexsbrown.com/intro-pm.html/feed 0 <p>Introducing project management to an organization is hard work. By appealing to the strategists and the senior executives in your organization, it is possible to make project management grow and flourish.<br /> <span id="more-298"></span><br /> The main speech:<br /> </p> <p>Follow-up discussion the following day:<br /> </p> <p>Video of the whole speech, including discussion the following day:<br /> <object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/lib/scroll/splayer.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-17-c2.ogv&url=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-17-18-c.xspf&w=640&h=480&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:660px;height: 640px"><br /> <br /> </object><br /> Press âplayâ to begin. The speech will start after the introduction. If you want to hear the introduction, click on the first chapter, on the far left.</p> <p>Having trouble using the built-in player? Download the full speech from 17 November in any of these formats:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-17.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-17.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-17.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-17.avi">AVI Video</a></li> </ul> <p>Download the follow-up discussion from 18 November in these formats:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-18.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-18.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-18.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/intro-pm/intro-pm-in-your-org-2008-11-18.avi">AVI Video</a></li> </ul> <h2>About the Speech</h2> <p>This speech was delivered before the <a href="http://www.pmi-tampabay.org/">PMI Tampa Bay Chapter</a> on 17 and 18 November 2008. The speech was featured in the dinner meeting event, and then was repeated the following day for a lunchtime speech for a smaller group.</p> <p>Thanks so much to the volunteers and chapter officers for the event. They were wonderful hosts. I brought all my recording equipment to demonstrate how to create a speech recording and podcast. Perhaps the chapter will be producing recordings soon!</p> Introducing project management to an organization is hard work. By appealing to the strategists and the senior executives in your organization, it is possible to make project management grow and flourish. The main speech: Follow-up discussion the [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 58:25 project management, strategic planning, organizational change no “Strategic Project Management” Speech Recording http://www.alexsbrown.com/strat-pm-recording.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/strat-pm-recording.html#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:26:03 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=279 http://www.alexsbrown.com/strat-pm-recording.html/feed 0 <p>Hear one of my first speeches to put together strategic planning and project management. Hear the story of how a real company was able to implement its strategy through projects, and the unexpected benefits the company gained.<br /> <span id="more-279"></span><br /> <br /> <object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/lib/scroll/splayer.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/strat-pm/strat-pm-c2.ogv&url=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/strat-pm/strat-pm-c.xspf&w=640&h=480&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:660px;height: 640px"><br /> <br /> </object><br /> Press âplayâ to begin. The speech will start after the introduction. If you want to hear the introduction, click on the first chapter, on the far left.</p> <p>Having trouble using the built-in player? Download the full speech in any of these formats:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/strat-pm/strat-pm.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/strat-pm/strat-pm.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/strat-pm/strat-pm.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/strat-pm/strat-pm.avi">AVI Video</a></li> </ul> <p>âStrategic Project Managementâ was presented to a packed lecture hall on October 24, 2006 at the PMI North America Congress. The presentation was selected as one of the top presentations of the Congress, and an encore presentation was made the following day.</p> Hear one of my first speeches to put together strategic planning and project management. Hear the story of how a real company was able to implement its strategy through projects, and the unexpected benefits the company gained. Press [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 1:15:04 project management, strategic planning, strategy no “A Kinder, Gentler, Project Manager Joke” Recording http://www.alexsbrown.com/genie-joke-video.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/genie-joke-video.html#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:43:50 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=266 http://www.alexsbrown.com/genie-joke-video.html/feed 0 <p>A two-minute joke about a project manager and his team. The classic joke is not very nice to project managers, so this joke has a different ending.<br /> <span id="more-266"></span><br /> <br /> <object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/index.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/genie-joke/genie-joke.ogv&w=640&h=480&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:660px;height: 500px"><br /> <br /> </object></p> <p>Having trouble using the built-in player? Download the full speech in any of these formats:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/genie-joke/genie-joke.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/genie-joke/genie-joke.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/genie-joke/genie-joke.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/genie-joke/genie-joke.avi">AVI Video</a></li> </ul> A two-minute joke about a project manager and his team. The classic joke is not very nice to project managers, so this joke has a different ending. Having trouble using the built-in player? Download the full speech in any of these formats: MP3 [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 2:27 joke,project manager,genie no “The Charter: Selling Your Project” Speech Recording http://www.alexsbrown.com/the-charter-selling-speech.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/the-charter-selling-speech.html#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:23:07 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=244 http://www.alexsbrown.com/the-charter-selling-speech.html/feed 0 <p>This speech was delivered and recorded live for the PMI North America Congress on September 12, 2005. The entire 54-minute speech will play below, with slides synchronized to the audio, and it is also available as an audio or video podcast from this site.</p> <ul class="promo"> <li> Available as a four-contact hour, four PDU on-line class through <a href="http://www.rlprj.com/onlinetraining.html">Real-Life Projects, Inc.</a>.</li> </ul> <p><span id="more-244"></span><br /> <br /> <object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/lib/scroll/splayer.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/the-charter/the-charter-selling-c2.ogv&url=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/the-charter/the-charter-selling-c.xspf&w=640&h=480&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:660px;height: 640px"><br /> <br /> </object><br /> Press âplayâ to begin. The speech will start after the introduction. If you want to hear the introduction, click on the first chapter, on the far left.</p> <p>Having trouble using the built-in player? Download the full speech in any of these formats:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/the-charter/the-charter-selling.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/the-charter/the-charter-selling.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/the-charter/the-charter-selling.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/the-charter/the-charter-selling.avi">AVI Video</a></li> </ul> <h2>Related Materials</h2> <p>The presentation included a paper that was provided to everyone attending the Congress. This <a href="/the-charter-pmi-na-cong-2005.html">paper is available this site.</a> Project charters are an important topic, and I continued writing about them after the speech. There is now <a href="/charter-template.html">a charter template</a> available for your use, and some <a href="/charter-examples.html">sample charters.</a></p> This speech was delivered and recorded live for the PMI North America Congress on September 12, 2005. The entire 54-minute speech will play below, with slides synchronized to the audio, and it is also available as an audio or video podcast from [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 54:11 project management,charter,selling no “Project Charters Bridge Cultures” Speech Recording http://www.alexsbrown.com/project-charters-speech.html http://www.alexsbrown.com/project-charters-speech.html#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:57:33 +0000 Alex Brown http://www.alexsbrown.com/?p=179 http://www.alexsbrown.com/project-charters-speech.html/feed 0 <p>Learn how project charters successfully bridged cultural gaps when making decisions among a community of Japanese and U.S. executives. Establishing a clear chartering process was the key to project management’s success at the company. The presentation will include templates and overviews of the processes established.</p> <p>This speech was delivered and recorded live for the PMI New Jersey chapter on International Project Management Day, November 2, 2006. You can hear the speech and see the slides using the player below, or download the speech in various formats.</p> <p><span id="more-179"></span></p> <h2>Bio from the Event</h2> <p>Alex S. Brown, PMP, is the Manager of the Strategic Planning Office at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, USA. He also helps other firms solve their real-life project problems as President of his own company, Real-Life Projects, Inc. He has spoken at the last three PMI North America Congresses and the 2002 PMI Symposium, in addition to several regional and specific-interest project management events. This year will be his third presentation at a PMI NJ event. His articles have appeared in several newsletters, and he provides advice to peers internationally through his web site, <a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com">http://www.alexsbrown.com</a>. He has been a project manager for software development and financial services projects since 1993.</p> <ul class="promo"> <li> Available as a four-contact hour, four PDU on-line class through <a href="http://www.rlprj.com/onlinetraining.html">Real-Life Projects, Inc.</a>.</li> </ul> <p> <object data="http://www.alexsbrown.com/cgi-bin/itheora/lib/scroll/splayer.php?v=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/charter-culture/charter-culture-c2.ogg&url=http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/charter-culture/charter-culture-c.xspf&w=640&h=480&s=nuvola" type="application/xhtml+xml" style="width:660px;height: 640px"><br /> <br /> </object></p> <p>Press âplayâ to begin. The speech will start after the introduction. If you want to hear the introduction, click on the first chapter, on the far left.</p> <p>Having trouble using the built-in player? Download the full speech in any of these formats:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/charter-culture/charter-culture.mp3">MP3 Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/charter-culture/charter-culture.spx">Ogg Speex Audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/charter-culture/charter-culture.mp4">iPod Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alexsbrown.com/wp-content/uploads/charter-culture/charter-culture.avi">AVI Video</a></li> </ul> Learn how project charters successfully bridged cultural gaps when making decisions among a community of Japanese and U.S. executives. Establishing a clear chartering process was the key to project management’s success at the company. The [...] Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C 50:54 charter,culture,projects no