The Project Management Podcast OSP International LLC

As a newly certified PMP I find this podcast very informative! And I love that I can claim it for my PDUs.

This is the first podcast I ever listened. My husband introduced it to me when I wanted to find productive activity to multitask (entertain my brain) during mundane tasks. At first I was not hopeful as I’m not a “listener” and more of a visual person. But I’m pleasantly surprised about this podcast and below are why:
- Intro music: Makes me happy. It’s mildly upbeat, just enough to set a lighthearted tone, which relaxes my mind automatically for incoming information.
- Speaker’s tone: Borderline playful which makes sound less like a news reporting, or political radio debate or any that serious stuff.
- Interesting/fairly wide industry coverage: although mostly are around technology, which I love, it’s more of technology in various industry.
- Time sensitive: Covers industry newest trend, attitude, suggestion for further education.
- Hosting: Very good at always summarizing at the end, giving a straight to the point big picture summary. Also he asks very intelligent question. Some of the guests aren’t very engaging and their answer is a little blah, but the host’s questions itself almost always fixes that.

I originally got started with Cornelius’s podcasts as a PM PrepCast student (an awesome value for PMPs-to-be, by the way - excellent content at a fraction of the cost of week-long cram sessions). As my PMP recertification deadline started to poke its head over the horizon I rediscovered the PM Podcast, and it has been a great way to spend my daily commute. I’ve been able to quickly knock out my PDUs while listening to interesting, relevant interviews with folks who clearly know their stuff.

I sprang did the premium membership (definitely worth it!) and had the opportunity to go back and listen to the original episodes, when the format was still evolving, with various segments coming and going over time. Where he’s landed - shows focusing primarily on interviews at or around half an hour each - is right on the money, with just enough content to be useful without getting bogged down in the weeds.

The thing I like most about this podcast is that it isn’t overly role-specific despite its title. While I have managed projects many times in my career I do most of my work as a project team _member_ working in training and/or change management roles. That said, I still get a ton out of these episodes that I find applicable as a professional in general, not just for PMs (though obviously that’s the lens through which the content is usually presented).

I’d definitely recommend this podcast to anyone who works on or with project teams as a great way to get relevant, right-sized content and to start building a foundation for personal and professional growth.