#44 - Overcoming resistance to project management in organizations with Catherine Fox

My discussion today is with Catherine Fox. Catherine's background is diverse, with her experience including managing project managers, managing projects including those using Agile methodologies, business systems analysis, data warehousing projects, and most recently in the area of organizational development and employee success. For more information about Catherine: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-fox-7041511/ Our discussion focused on the introduction of project management to organizations and now to overcome some of the potentially negative stereotypes in these organizations. Catherine also shared the type of role she sees for project managers and how they may best provide value for organizations. This is an episode of the Understanding Projects podcast which consists of a series of discussions with PM academics and practitioners about the real world aspects of projects and project management. The podcast is based on the text Understanding Project Management - A Practical Guide by Dave C. Barrett.