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Project Management Happy Hour

PM Happy Hour is the place for frank and honest discussion about real world issues in project management. We do it in a way that’s not too dry, though it may get a bit salty from time to time.

Each episode, your hosts Kim Essendrup and Kate Anderson we will cover a problem faced in project management today, and share practical advice, real-life examples and the occasional project horror story.

Not only that, but every podcast is also an online class! Our host is a PMI Registered Education Provider, who has structured each podcast as an easy-to-listen-to lesson. To get credit, go to our web site at PMHappyHour.com, purchase your class, take the test (based on the content from our podcast) and you get your PDU certificate instantly!

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105 - Top Shelf Replay: How to Deal with Stupid Executive Asks

Jul 22, 2025

Ah, executives. They fund your project, cheer you on, and sometimes… ask for things that make you want to slam your head into your Gantt chart.

Like:

  • “The project’s almost done—let’s change everything!”

  • “I read about [X] in CIO Magazine—can we bolt that on?”

  • “Why are we doing it this...

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104 - The one meeting that will make or break your project

Jul 2, 2025

“Well begun is half done” 

— Aristotle (or Mary Poppins, depending who you ask)

The beginning of a project is a time when all stakeholders THINK they know what they want, and maybe the team thinks they know what they are supposed to do. Or maybe they are just wondering, “what the heck is this new madness that...

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