

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.
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Jun 30, 2020 • 53min
S1E25: Season 1 Wrap Up!
We look back on our debut season and talk about the journey on Project Chatter Podcast. We remind ourselves and listeners about our "why" and give a best bits "highlights reel" of the season before offering a sneak peak into what lies ahead for season...

Jun 27, 2020 • 1h 13min
S1E24: Recruitment, Current Job Markets, Interview Preparation & Future of Project Controls with Chirag Shah
In this episode Dale and Val talk to Chirag Shah about the current and future job market post-COVID-19 plus good advice on how to prepare your resume and for interviews. There's a lot packed into this pod, talking about how organisations and projects...

Jun 19, 2020 • 1h 23min
S1E23: Work in Projects Abroad & Project Success with AACE NSW Chair Alberto Sanchez
In this episode we get up close and personal with Alberto Sanchez. We talk not only about his hugely successful international career in projects, but why projects fail, how you get project alignment and why project controls education is so important....

Jun 13, 2020 • 1h 11min
S1E22: Rail Projects, Pressure & Beers with Martin Curristan and Craig Paterson
Rail Projects, Pressure & Beers with Martin Curristan and Craig Paterson

Jun 5, 2020 • 1h 12min
S1E21: P3M, Adaptive Leadership and Delivery Techniques with Paul Goodge
Episode #21 P3M, Adaptive Leadership and Delivering Techniques with Paul Goodge

May 30, 2020 • 1h 35min
S1E20: Primavera & Online Learning with Plan Academy Founder Michael Lepage
We meet with Plan Academy founder Michael LePage and talk about Primavera P6, Online learning and much more.

May 22, 2020 • 1h 5min
S1E19: Women in Leadership Roles & Work Life Balance with Caroline Paterson
In this episode we're joined by the creative leader Caroline Paterson. We talk about all sorts in this pod! How does one pursue a career and manage a marriage and child. It's hard enough, but when you have ambitions you must have resilience as Caroline...

May 17, 2020 • 1h 14min
S1E18: Project Planning and Global PMO's with Professor Marco Frisenda
In this episode we talk to Prof. Marco Frisenda the Head of Planning for Transport for London on what a planner is, what makes a good and great planner and how PMO's stack up across the globe.Marco received his education in the field of Engineering at...

May 12, 2020 • 25min
S1E17: AIPM Presentation 'Disrupting PMO' presented by Val Matthews (bonus episode)
In this episode Val Matthews had the pleasure of presenting his views on disruptions to PMO and technology advances to the members of AIPM. (Technology), what could it mean to PMO's? A new role for PMO in projects? The Australian Institute of Project...

May 8, 2020 • 57min
S1E16: Women in Engineering with Holly Pattison
In this episode Dale and Val talk about women in Engineering, promoting diversity in the workplace, and what it takes to be a technical leader, encouraging women in STEM and much more! Our guest is Holly Pattison. Holly is a Systems Engineering Manager,...


