The Project Chatter Podcast
Dale Foong and Val Matthews
Welcome to Project Chatter, the podcast where project professionals, specialists and experts from various sectors talk about the latest trends in project management and PMO. Listen to Val and Dale as they talk about tried and tested best practices and share their unfiltered thoughts about the industry. Whether you're here to learn how to progress your career, improve your project controls skills, or just want to hear an Aussie and South African rant about projects, then you've come to the right place. Welcome to the Project Chatter Podcast, with your hosts Dale Foong and Val Matthews.
Episodes
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Nov 15, 2020 • 1h 9min
S2E45: Project Controls Survey & BIM with Bryn Lockett
In this episode Dale and Val talk with the CEO of Logikal, Bryn Locket, about their successful survey series that looks across industry and gauges the maturity of controls, technology and new tools such as 4D planning and BIM. This episode is full...
Nov 8, 2020 • 1h 26min
S2E44: Systems Engineering vs. Project Management with Tim Acland
In this episode, Val and Dale talk to Tim Acland about the value of systems engineering as well as the challenges it faces when integrating various technical components with clashing methodologies at scale. Tim grew up in Dorset, Scotland, Cornwall,...
Oct 31, 2020 • 55min
S2E43: The Digital Project Manager with Ben Aston
In this episode, Val and Dale talk with Ben Aston about Digital Project Management & Agile Project Management. We dive into Scrum, Kanban and a few other methodologies! Ben Aston is a digital project manager and online entrepreneur – the founder of Black + White Zebra, an indie media company on a mission to help people and organizations succeed.
Oct 25, 2020 • 1h 15min
S2E42: A Career in Projects with Justin Rice
In this episode, Val and Dale talk with project planner and controls specialist Justin Rice. In this episode, we focus on the career of a project professional talking about Justin's earlier experience in aviation and technical roles followed by later...
Oct 16, 2020 • 47min
S2E41: Leadership in Project Management hosted by Siiry Pingali
In this episode, we hand the reigns to our Marketing guru Siiry Pingali who puts Val and Dale in the hot seats to pick their brains and get some insight into their experiences about Leadership in Project Management.
Oct 12, 2020 • 1h 12min
S2E40: Model-based Planning (aka 4D Modelling) with James Bowles, Chris Needham & DJ Gibbs
In this episode, we talk to James, and Chris, DJ about 4D construction and their podcast by the same name. What is 4D Modelling, what tools are recommended, and what advantages does it bring to projects? Find out all this and more!
Oct 4, 2020 • 1h 15min
S2E39: The Good and the Bad of PMO's with Professor Marco Frisenda
In this episode, we talk to Professor Marco Frisenda who returns from Season 1 to talk in more detail about the good, the bad and the ugly of PMO's (Project Management Office's). Marco studied Engineering at University in Italy, is PMP certified and...
Sep 26, 2020 • 1h 10min
S2E38: Machine Learning on Project Plans with Dev Amratia & Toby Buchanan
In this episode Dale and Val talk with Dev Amratia & Toby Buchanan to discuss Machine Learning and how it improves project decision making!
Sep 20, 2020 • 1h 12min
S2E37: Project Controls Expo with Founder Anil Godhawale
In this episode Dale and Val talk with ProjCon Group founder and director Anil Godhawale. We talk about the upcoming Projet Controls Expo's and how project controls will fair in the new world post-COVID. Anil has over two decades of experience in...
Sep 13, 2020 • 1h 28min
S2E36: Why Schedules Always Fail & the Value of Time with Simon White
Simon White is originally from New Zealand. He went to university at age 10, specially selected to attend the Creative Writing school. As an adult, to pay his way through university, he worked as a Santa Claus, a seahorse, a cocktail flair barman, and a...
