Agile Ideas

Mar 02 2025 156 ep. 36 mins 27

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Agile Ideas. Agility in thought. Agility in action. Where amazing things happen. Helping you think outside the box.

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#155 | PMOs Leading Change: Change Management & Organisational Agility (Live Webinar)

Mar 02 2025 60 mins

In this episode, we delve deep into the evolving landscape of Project Management Offices (PMOs) and the increasingly vital role of change management as we approach 2025. Today’s PMOs face the challenge of delivering projects and ensuring those projects lead to meaningful, sustainable change within organizations. With insights from industry experts, we uncover how the intersection

#154 | Throw Back Episode - #071 Jeff Wood - Transforming outdated PMO practices with Agile ways of working

Feb 17 2025 50 mins

Throw back to one of our favorites, in case you missed it! Jeff Wood has over 20+ years of experience in leading transformational change including the implementation of PMOs within both the public and private sectors. Love making a difference to organisations and the people within priding myself on strong servant-leadership, efficient and effective service design, delivery of compl

#153 | Throw Back Episode - #069 Steve Pereira - Defining flow, value stream mapping, capability mapping to transform your business

Feb 03 2025 60 mins

Throw back to one of our favorites, in case you missed it! Steve is obsessed with making tech human and leveraging it to deliver continuous value. For the past 20 years, his focus has been on using mapping techniques to guide ambitious and struggling teams towards their true north. He's a former startup CTO, agency consultant, systems and release engineer, finance IT manager, tech

#152 | Throw Back Episode - #055 Steve Glaveski - Being Time Rich, Entrepreneurship Lessons, Innovating in a Pandemic & the Reverse Side Hustle

Jan 20 2025 53 mins

Throw back to one of our favorites, in case you missed it! In this episode, we sit down with Steve Glaveski—entrepreneur, author, and the dynamic founder of Collective Campus, one of Australia’s fastest-growing companies. Known for his work in corporate innovation and startup acceleration, Steve has helped over 100 startups raise more than $25M and driven innovation programs fo

#151 | Throw Back Episode - #056 Vladimir Pacheco Cueva (Professor, Researcher, Author) - Project Academia & Industry, International Governance, Economic Diversification & Living with COVID

Jan 06 2025 120 mins

Throw back to one of our favorites, in case you missed it! Vladimir Pacheco is currently an Associate Professor in Governance and coordinator of the International Studies programme at the Department of Global Studies in the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Denmark. His current research interests include analyzing the governance mechanisms, economic policy prescript

#150 | Bridging the Gap: Aligning Change Management and PMO for Optimal Performance

Dec 23 2024 14 mins

In this episode, we explore the dynamic relationship between change management and PMO alignment. Discover why synchronising these two functions is pivotal for successful organisational change and project outcomes. We discuss the benefits of alignment, common challenges, and proven strategies to achieve harmony between change management and the PMO. With insights from real-world ca

#149 | From Kid Coder to Tech Leader, Adventures in AI and Global Tech with Martin Cooperwaite

Dec 09 2024 58 mins

Martin Cooperwaite, co-founder of Kiandra, takes us from his early days of coding adventure games as a kid to leading one of Australia’s top software companies. Inspired by his dad’s source code books, Martin’s passion for tech evolved from childhood tinkering to co-founding Kiandra with a friend in 1995, starting with local projects and growing into a global digital transfor

#148 | PMO Trends 2025: Future-Proofing Your Project Office - BONUS EPISODE

Dec 02 2024 54 mins

What if Project Management Offices (PMOs) are the unsung heroes of organizational success in a post-pandemic world? This episode promises to unlock insights into how global events have reshaped PMOs, emphasizing their growing significance, and why your contribution to this field matters now more than ever. As we navigate through anticipated PMO trends for 2025, discover the transfo

#147 | Reasoning with Mark Burnett: The Journey to an Ambidextrous Project Manager

Nov 25 2024 56 mins

Mark Burnett, also known as "Reasoning with Mark," shares his fascinating journey from growing up in Kingston, Jamaica to becoming an influential project manager and consultant. Discover how a life-altering accident led him to create the concept of the ambidextrous project manager, blending creativity, emotional intelligence, and adaptability. Through engaging stories and poignant

#146 | Marketing Growth Strategies and Brand Building with CMO Alicia Kearns

Nov 11 2024 47 mins

Alicia Kearns, former Chief Marketing Officer at Rendera and CEO of The Growth CMO, brings over 20 years of experience in delivering enterprise and growth strategies for global tech giants like LinkedIn, SAP, and Samsung. In this episode, Alicia shares her expertise in brand building, demand generation, and content strategy, offering valuable insights for businesses at any stage of