Ask Cadence: Ep 34 - Smart Portfolio Management in Difficult Times
November 17, 2008
Executives have to manage the portfolio of projects across the organization in spite of staffing changes, potential layoffs, operations scaling and other complicated market conditions. The decisions they make about projects and programs inside the organization will have a ripple effect with broad reach. Join John Patton and Scott Lissit this week as they cover the issues that come with increased demands, and give you suggestions to make the right portfolio decisions and deliver results.
Ask Cadence: Ep 34 - Smart Portfolio Management in Difficult Times
Ask Cadence: Ep 32 - Election 2008: The Project of a Major Political Campaign
November 4, 2008
The election for the 44th president of the United States of America has reset the bar against which campaigns will be measured. From unprecedented volunteerism to savvy strategy, the 2008 campaign season offers telling lessons in progressive project management. On today’s show, join Cadence CEO John Patton and Scott Lissit as they draw their own project conclusions as the polls, and this season, draws to its close.
Ask Cadence: Ep 32 - Election 2008: The Project of a Major Political Campaign
Ask Cadence: Ep 31 - When Team Members Leave Your Project
October 20, 2008

If you run large projects, you have seen team members come and go. But what do you do to keep your project moving forward while you transition to a new team member who might not have all the project background? This week, John Patton and Wil Mercer give you key on-boarding strategies to get new team members performing quickly.
Ask Cadence: Ep 31 - When Team Members Leave Your Project
Ask Cadence: Ep 30 - When Team Members Won’t Commit
October 13, 2008

In spite of your best efforts, you have a team member who refuses to commit to their tasks. How do you get to the bottom of the problem diplomatically, while keeping your project moving forward on schedule? This week, John Patton and Wil Mercer sit down to give you proven strategies to keep communication flowing, and your project on schedule.
Ask Cadence: Ep 30 - When Team Members Won’t Commit
Ask Cadence: Ep 29 - Solving the Unsolvable Technical Problem
October 6, 2008

You are running into a mass production deadline on a significant project, but there’s a non-trivial technical problem that your team still hasn’t solved. What do you do with your project in this state of jeopardy? This week, John Patton and Wil Mercer sit down to tackle this very real problem on Ask Cadence, episode 29.
Ask Cadence: Ep 29 - Solving the Unsolvable Technical Problem


