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#38 - Sheila Chu: Project schedules, estimate & resource challenges

33m · Understanding Projects · 30 Sep 17:39

My discussion today is with Sheila Chu. Sheila is an accomplished  project manager specializing in the full integration of new acquisitions  and amalgamations into her company’s infrastructure, applications  systems, and business processes. She also holds a number of project  management certifications including the PMP and Agile Scrum Master  designations. She is also an active member of the PMI Lakeshore Ontario  chapter where she has held a number of leadership positions and won a  number of chapter awards.  For more information about Sheila:  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-b-chu/   During our discussion, we talked about her approach to creating project  schedules, software tools she has used, the scheduling challenges she  has encountered and approaches she has taken to solve these challenges.    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.

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