Discussions on when it all goes wrong.

I think its important to reflect on when things don't go to plan. No ones perfect, especially not me. So when recently one of my projects went wrong (thankfully a rare occasion nowadays) I wanted to reflect. As always get me on Twitter @mariodc or @dm_daily or check out the blog <a href="mariosblog.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mariosblog.co.uk</a>

Ep21 - when you **** up, yeah even I'm not perfect.

Wanting to be a DM?  - routes to follow, things to do

If you're in a neighbouring discipline such as Business Analysis, you'll probably thought about becoming a DM to take your role to the next level. Maybe you're interviewing to be a DM or maybe you dont even know what a DM is. In this episode I talk about a few of these things, how to get into the space, what I see in interviews &amp; what you can to do increase your chances of successful applications, but also the types of skills you'll need.

Becoming a Delivery Manager

Doing a disco right, what I learned from a recent one

In this podcast, I talk about my recent experience on the discovery I did, which was predominantly remote. The disco phase is an important aspect of any project, allowing you to often validate your thinking to ensure the thing you're doing is the right thing. Read more on the blog, and get involved @dm_daily on Twitter, @mariodc

Ep 27 - Doing the Disco

When you have to create a 100 day plan, here's what to consider

You will often as you progress your career in delivery, be asked for a 3 month plan. Usually for a client, sometimes for a job interview, sometimes for the C-level exec. But that 100 day plan is your commitment to the next 90 days or so. Whenever I get stuck into anything, be it a project, a proposal or 'here's how shit is going to go down' there's a few things to think about. Read more at<a href="https://www.mariosblog.co.uk/creating-a-100-day-plan/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> mariosblog</a>

Ep26 - your 100 day plan

The things I do repeatable again & again

in this episode I'll be talking about what I do again &amp; again when I deliver projects. These are things I've weaponised which get me results and I want to start drilling down into them a bit more.

What I do when I deliver

a bit of a honest conversation about projects in disarray & getting to the bottom of it.

I've reflected over the last three years to determine that no matter the framework, methodology or approach, it's always to try &amp; tackle the real issues which are often left to just be...well...issues. There are often far too many people involved in a project, causing any mechanism you use for scale or communication to groan at the seams. Hybrid working just compounds this further. Let's tackle the problems, rather than adding something over the top to superficially 'improve' things. You can read my thoughts here <a href="https://www.mariosblog.co.uk/agile-sucks-balls-hybrid-aint-working-youve-way-too-many-people-on-your-project/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mariosblog.co.uk/agile-sucks-balls-hybrid-aint-working-youve-way-too-many-people-on-your-project/ </a>

Agile doesn't work, there's too many people on your project & hybrid work sucks

Kotters eight step model & applying that to your project

In this episode, I talk about change. Most projects are complex, and often in need of occasional re-alignment. I find myself using <a href="https://www.kotterinc.com/8-step-process-for-leading-change/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kotters 8 step model </a>of change as a foundational pillar for all my project structures, and I talk about how I've implemented some of this, whether software or transformation, take a listen and tell me what you think. Join me on Twitter @dm_daily

Eight Steps to change your project

Underst

In this episode I talk about the Scrumble. If you use Nexus, buried deep within the Scrum user guide &amp; in Ken Schwabers <a href="https://kenschwaber.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/scaling-the-nexus-and-scrumbling/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blog post form 2015 </a>which is an interesting read in it's own right, the Scrumble is a way of pausing delivery in your project, when things are going wrong. Is it just a retro? Does it truly handle problems in projects or is it just a holiday for the Scrum teams? Let's find out. As always, thanks for listening, join in the conversation on Twitter @dm_daily - thanks for listening

Lets get ready to Scrumble

All about my job, what I do or try & do at least!

In this episode, you'll learn about my life as a DM, as many people ask what I do &amp; do you know what? I don't always know how to answer. Having recently spoken at Keele University about practical things to thing about around Agile, &amp; realising how much Agile is at the heart of everything I do, I wanted to talk about it here. Get involved, @dm_daily on Twitter or visit <a href="mariosblog.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mariosblog.co.uk</a>

Ep20 - Being a DM and what the hell is even that?

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