The Digital Project Manager
The Digital Project Manager is the home of digital project management inspiration, how-to guides, tips, tricks, tools, funnies, and jobs. We provide project management guidance for the digital wild west where demanding stakeholders, tiny budgets and stupid deadlines reign supreme.
Episodes
195 episodes
The Retro: How to Negotiate for The Salary You Deserve as a PM
Landing a new project manager role is a huge achievement, but before you accept the offer, don’t skip the crucial step of negotiating your salary. Failing to negotiate can cost you millions over your career, yet many find the process intimidati...
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How a Shared AI Mindset Can Drive Real Organizational Transformation
AI projects aren’t just another trend—they’re already reshaping workplaces in ways big and small. From HR to finance, employees are integrating AI into daily tasks, often without formal initiatives. Yet many organizations are still struggling t...
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The Retro: How to Get Promoted and Become a Senior PM
Looking to land a senior project manager role but feeling stuck? You’re not alone. The path to senior PM isn’t always clear, and setbacks can be frustrating. In this episode, we break down what might be holding you back and how to position your...
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How to Pivot into Project Management from Any Career Background
Thinking about pivoting into project management but feeling lost in a sea of acronyms and conflicting advice? You’re not alone. The path to becoming a PM can seem unclear, with vague skill requirements and misleading job descriptions making it ...
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The Retro: How to Transition into a Project Management Role
Breaking into project management can feel overwhelming, but the biggest challenge isn’t lack of experience—it’s learning to translate your skills effectively.In this episode, host Kelsey Alpaio speaks with Ogaga Johnson, founder and CEO ...
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How to Master the Delicate Art of Not Knowing Everything as a Technical PM
How technical do you really need to be as a technical project manager in 2025? Host Galen Low sits down with Kayla Keizer, Team Lead and Senior Technical PM at Plank, to explore the balance between technical know-how and leadership skills.<...
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What’s Coming Up for The Digital Project Manager and The DPM Podcast
Can playing The Sims help people build career skills? For Kelsey Alpaio, Executive Editor of The Digital Project Manager and new co-host of the DPM Podcast, the answer is yes. In this episode, we introduce Kelsey and discuss how she’s bringing ...
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How to Create a Policy and Process for Ending Toxic Client Relationships
Dealing with a toxic client can drain your team, hurt your business, and feel impossible to escape. But what if the problem isn’t you—it’s them? If you’re stuck in a difficult client relationship and unsure what to do next, this episode is for ...
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Beyond Prompts: How to Use AI for Smarter Project Management
Generative AI is everywhere—transforming industries, dominating conversations, and yet, for many, it’s still just a tool for note-taking and meal planning. If you’re a project professional feeling stuck in a GenAI rut, this episode is for you.<...
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How to Build Impactful Rapport With Your Clients
Trust isn’t free—especially when you inherit a project that's completely off the rails. But instead of going in guns blazing, what if you could build trust with authenticity and strategic partnership?Galen Low sits down with Melissa Morr...
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How To Help Project Teams Embrace And Ace Project Presentations
Presentation day is here, and it’s not going smoothly—slides are being read off, demos are falling flat, and you’re winging it after forgetting your notes. Stakeholders are disengaged, but the project continues, and more presentations are ahead...
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The New Purpose of the PMO & Why Your Org Still Needs One
To some folks, a Project Management Office sounds like a stale concept more than a hotbed of innovation. But in a world where non-PM roles are increasingly expected to deliver projects and emerging tech is aggressively forcing us to change the ...
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Top Traits of High-Performing Project Managers & How to Cultivate Them
What sets top-tier project managers apart from everyone else? High-performance project management goes beyond mastering processes and tools; it involves cultivating a blend of adaptability, communication, leadership, and mindset.Galen Lo...
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How To Transition From Project Management To Consulting (And Alternatives)
What do you do when you top out as a project manager? More and more Senior PMs are turning to coaching and consulting. But what's really driving that trend, and do PMs have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?Galen Low is joined by Steph...
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How to Win at Your First 90 Days in a New PM Role
Starting a new role as a project manager can be both exhilarating and daunting, especially in today's unpredictable job market.Galen Low is joined by Mukhtar Kadiri—Program Director, Career Coach, and PM Recruiter at WorkTipsPro—to share...
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How to Get Your Team Out Of Process Documentation Hell Using AI & Automation
Your process documentation sucks. Don't worry — so do most people's. It's because it's tedious and manual to create and takes away from the fun parts of work. But wait — couldn't AI help?Galen Low sat down with Alyson Caffrey (Co-founder...
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How To Maintain The Strategic Vision At The Project Level
Getting teams to understand the vision for your project can feel like a game of telephone. Which could be fine... if that didn't lead to organizational chaos, project failure, and team frustration. So what's the solution?Galen Low chats ...
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How To Identify & Fix Project Team Dysfuntion Using Teamangle
Could your teams be dysfunctional without you even knowing it? And if so, is there anything you can do about it as a project or people leader without throwing the baby out with the bathwater and starting from scratch?Galen Low is joined ...
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How to Reduce Project Stress Through Better Prioritization and Stakeholder Honesty
Asking stakeholders to prioritize project scope can lead to fistfights, bruised egos, and a daunting array of multiple "top priorities". But can it also be a way to foster a culture of collaboration and transparency?Galen Low is joined b...
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How to Unlock Predictable Growth with Data-Driven, GenAI-Enabled Resource Management
Let’s face it: we’d all have a little more hair on our heads if resourcing our projects wasn’t a weekly ritual fraught with chaos, conflict, and overwhelm. But could a blend of good data, machine learning, and GenAI make resourcing a walk in th...
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How to Foster Collaboration Across Cultures in Distributed Project Teams
When your project teams span multiple work cultures and continents, things can get a little more complicated. But with with so many moving parts and sources of pressure, what's the best way to get your internationally-distributed teams working ...
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How To Set Boundaries & Establish Balance For Success As A Project Manager
In the fast-paced world of project management, finding balance between professional ambitions and personal well-being is essential.Galen Low is joined by Ken Stewart—Change & Delivery Guide and the Author of “Burn That Project Down”...
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How to Measure the True Impact of Your Projects
Sorry to say this, but as a project manager you can deliver your project on-time, on-budget, and within scope... and still fail. So is the iron triangle still important? And can PMs influence the impact of their projects beyond it?Galen...
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How to Choose the Right Volunteer Opportunity to Grow in Your PM Career
Volunteering has long been an avenue for individuals to give back to their communities, but its impact on professional development, particularly in project management, is a lesser-known benefit.Galen Low is joined by Yasmina Khelifi (Se...
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How To Reframe Job Security As An Agency Professional
If your plan is to get the proverbial "gold pen" and retire after putting in 45 years at the same agency, you might find yourself working against the odds. But if that's the case, what does it mean to have job security in the agency world?<...
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