Lisa was making daily to-do lists by age seven—not to be productive, but because it brought her peace. That instinct stayed with her and evolved into a leadership superpower. In this episode, Lisa shares how her natural drive to plan and prioritize led her into project management, how she grew into a PMO leadership role, and how Project Insight gave her team visibility across IT, marketing, and business portfolios.
⏱ Timestamps & Topics
00:00 – 03:00
Lisa’s earliest memory of planning: daily checklists at age 7
03:00 – 06:00
Why planning brought her peace—and how that ritual stuck
06:00 – 08:00
Her method for avoiding overwhelm with fast-win sub-lists
08:00 – 10:00
Project management felt like a natural extension of who she was
10:00 – 13:00
Her nonlinear journey: from project coordinator to PMO manager
13:00 – 16:00
On underselling herself and learning to step into leadership
16:00 – 18:00
Launching the PMO at Rimkus and supporting company-wide transformation
18:00 – 21:00
Implementing Project Insight to bring visibility and structure
21:00 – 23:00
Expanding the PMO to include marketing and business projects
23:00 – 25:00
Tailoring project approaches to fit different teams
25:00 – End
Advice to future PMO leaders: trust your instincts, and stay organized

• A link to Project Management Offices: A Practice Guide on the PMO website. PMI Members can download it for free now: https://www.pmi.org/standards/pmo

• A link to Project Management Offices: A Practice Guide on Amazon - available August 9: https://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-Offices-Practice-Guide/dp/1628258225/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NZBMBAQUMBUK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Gs5ULHn6bvKTvveZPnO071RE1PT8uqJvN9fVlqCyOCsrzlocwqMuaSoyN6pjOzf4pbI9Ndj9hGJAfjNhJFimmRbESuH6y56hKaiPnB_riv4.CCdfwOPiP7eJEtAmBgCbdjOb8UnW20pUepYv0hkXl3c&dib_tag=se&keywords=pmi+pmo+practice+guide&qid=1751440452&sprefix=PMI+PMO%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-1

Project Insight Website
Watch Video Podcast
Subscribe to Wear Your Cape to Work Podcast on:
YouTube
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
RSS