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Project Insights

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18 episodes

5 days ago

In this episode of Project Insights, host Amanda Donovan is joined by PMA Executive Director Angel Ripepi and Managing Director of Marketing Bryan Ritch to explore the balance between collaboration and competition in construction project delivery. Angel and Bryan share insights on why strategic teaming is essential in today’s market, how early positioning and trust influence project success, and the role of cultural alignment in building lasting partnerships. Moving on to the "how," they also...

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In this episode of Project Insights, host Amanda Donovan is joined by PMA Executive Director Angel Ripepi and Managing Director of Marketing Bryan Ritch to explore the balance between collaboration and competition in construction project delivery. Angel and Bryan share insights on why strategic teaming is essential in today’s market, how early positioning and trust influence project success, and the role of cultural alignment in building lasting partnerships. Moving on to the "how," they also...

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Episodes (18/18)

Project Insights

Navigating Partnerships in Construction Delivery

In this episode of Project Insights, host Amanda Donovan is joined by PMA Executive Director Angel Ripepi and Managing Director of Marketing Bryan Ritch to explore the balance between collaboration and competition in construction project delivery. Angel and Bryan share insights on why strategic teaming is essential in today’s market, how early positioning and trust influence project success, and the role of cultural alignment in building lasting partnerships. Moving on to the "how," they also...

1 week ago

40 minutes

Project Insights

A Legacy of Leadership and Innovation with Chris Carroll

In this episode of Project Insights, host Zoe Moschella sits down with Executive Director Chris Carroll as he reflects on his remarkable 33-year career at PMA and his upcoming retirement. Chris shares stories from his early work on Boston’s Big Dig and the Ted Williams Tunnel, as well as his more recent assignments leading transformative school and municipal projects. Through these stories, he highlights lessons learned in project controls, the evolution of PMA’s owner’s project management pr...

2 months ago

27 minutes

Project Insights

Selecting Top-Tier Talent

Learn about PMA's hiring and recruiting process from our Director of Talent Acquisition, Dave DePina, and our Michigan Managing Director, John Zann. Host Amanda Donovan asks our guests how they approach finding the right employees for a people-first company, considering both technical and soft skills. If you are looking to bolster your interview questions to find the perfect candidate for your company's position or if you are job-seeking yourself, this episode provides crucial insights into t...

3 months ago

25 minutes

Project Insights

Real-World Challenges and Opportunities in Construction Scheduling

After a meeting, it's a straightforward process to incorporate project members' feedback into a schedule - what's more difficult, but just as essential, is incorporating what wasn't said at all. In this episode of Project Insights, Shane Wilhelmsen and Graham Briggs, two of PMA's Braintree Directors, explore what it takes to be an effective scheduler in the construction industry. Using their real-life experiences as a basis for conversation, our guests share the power of having a critical and...

4 months ago

28 minutes

Project Insights

Solving Delays with Forensic Scheduling Innovation

In this episode of Project Insights, host Zoe Mervine welcomes PMA Consultants Founder Dr. Gui Ponce de Leon and Dr. Vivek Puri, Managing Director in PMA’s Innovation Group, for a deep dive into delay analysis and schedule compression. As leading innovators in forensic scheduling and the Graphical Path Method (GPM), Dr. Ponce de Leon and Dr. Puri share the origins of GPM, how it transformed the field, and how PMA integrates it into powerful, user-friendly software. This episode contains stori...

6 months ago

28 minutes

Project Insights

Building Trust in Leadership and Client Relationships

In this episode of Project Insights, PMA's Sal Augusto and Trusted Advisor Associate's Noelle Mykolenko discuss what it means to be a trusted advisor with host Amanda Donovan. Both guests have extensive experience in this role, which involves building trust and fostering collaboration to elevate professional relationships. After years of working with clients and training hundreds of professionals, Sal and Noelle have a lot to share about the crucial elements of building trust with a client an...

8 months ago

48 minutes

Project Insights

The Impact of AI on Risk Management and Project Controls

In this Project Insights episode, PMA’s experts Dan Patterson, a global innovator in schedule and risk analytics, and Francisco Cruz, a seasoned project controls and risk management, join Zoe Mervine in an engaging and thought-provoking discussion that dives into how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing risk management in project controls. They explore how AI tools can identify hidden risks that human experts might overlook. The discussion highlights how AI enhances decision-making...

9 months ago

32 minutes

Project Insights

Managing Changes and Claims in Construction Projects

Co-hosts Zoe Mervine and Brian Sullivan take on the complexities of managing changes and claims in construction projects through talking with PMA's Clark McCormick. With over 28 years of experience in contracts administration, claims management, and owner's project manager (OPM) work across major transportation and education projects, Clark brings a wealth of knowledge to the discussion from both a claims consulting and OPM angle. Listen to this episode of Project Insights to hear his advice ...

11 months ago

33 minutes

Project Insights

Navigating the Complexities of Pharmaceutical Construction and Production Project Management

In this episode of Project Insights, hosts Zoe Mervine and Bryan Ritch are joined Eduardo Nazario, PMA Orlando’s Managing Director, to discuss navigating the complexities of pharmaceutical construction and production project management. As someone who has been in the industry for 30 years, Eduardo is able to convey the intricate nature of the pharmaceutical industry, namely efficient planning within the requirements of the FDA and providing experienced staff to carry this out. He also explain...

1 year ago

35 minutes

Project Insights

Agile Management

Explore Agile's impact on construction project management with hosts Hatim Elnueri and Zoe Mervine joined by PMA’s Alex Neary. As a senior associate and product manager, Alex is an accomplished project manager in technology and Agile methodology. Agile, unlike the traditional waterfall approach, is an iterative process that enables more frequent adjustments and closer collaboration, making it particularly valuable for complex construction projects. Tune in to hear Alex’s insights on the futur...

1 year ago

18 minutes

Project Insights

Earned Value Management

Join the Projects Insights team while they discuss Earned Value Management (EVM) with guests Jerry Klanac and Reniz Moosa! Jerry, a consultant at PMA and university faculty member in construction engineering and management, and Reniz, PMA Chicago Senior Director, both bring significant experience in this performance management method. Throughout the episode, our guests share the background and fundamentals of EVM, tips for checking schedule accuracy, determining quality results while using th...

1 year ago

31 minutes

Project Insights

Building Safer Construction Sites: Insights from the Field

In this episode of Project Insights, hosts Zoe Mervine and Alex Worth kick off Construction Safety Week (May 6 – 10, 2024) by interviewing PMA Detroit’s Reed Johnson. Reed has been involved in construction almost his entire life, now serving as an inspector and project manager on multiple construction projects, giving him a deep understanding of the risks involved for workers. Throughout his discussion, Reed shares stories from the worksite, covering what he views as the biggest risks, mitiga...

1 year ago

25 minutes

Project Insights

Women in Construction Project Management

To celebrate Women in Construction Week (March 3 – 9, 2024), hosts Zoe Mervine and Bryan Ritch are joined by PMA Northeast director Kathy Gorman, who specializes in scheduling and delay analysis. Over her 35-year career, Kathy has gone from being one in a handful of women on a construction project to being one amongst many – something that she believes makes the industry stronger. Tune in to hear stories about Kathy’s impressive career, from the people and characteristics she contributes to h...

1 year ago

23 minutes

Project Insights

Strategic Perspectives on Long-Term Projects and Planning

Hosts Hatim Elnueri and Zoe Mervine are joined by Wee Orwatthana, PMA senior associate, to discuss long-term projects and planning. As a project controls specialist for pharmaceutical, transportation, and public infrastructure industries, Wee delves into what she sees as pivotal to planning long-term projects, including the greatest uncertainties and crucial aspects to outline and discuss with stakeholders. Wee also leaves listeners with a nod to the software she uses in the process, includin...

1 year ago

23 minutes

Project Insights

Navigating Change in Project Management

Join us in our discussion with PMA Director John Hill as he reflects on his 42-year project management career. While he is currently a project manager, mainly supporting large-scale electric utilities projects, John began his path thinking he would be a structural engineer. Even after finding his strengths in scheduling, his career still required no shortage of adaptations from him, including new technologies, differing state requirements, industry intricacies, and evolving role expectations....

1 year ago

22 minutes

Project Insights

Decision and Risk Management

Hosts Zoe Mervine and Hatim Elnueri interview Francisco Cruz, PMA’s Chief Knowledge Officer and Maimi Senior Director, about decision and risk management for this episode of Project Insights. During their discussion, Francisco delved into the intricacies of topics such as the most effective approaches for risk management in capital projects, calibration assessments to avoid bias, and the importance of decision analysis in the early stages of a project. Listen to “Decision and Risk Management”...

2 years ago

29 minutes

Project Insights

AI in Project Management and Project Controls

To kick off the Project Insights series, hosts Zoe Mervine and Hatim Elnueri interview their guest, Ernesto Toxqui, about the future of AI technology. While covering a variety of topics such as the science of AI, its past and present stages, and its place in project management, possibly the most important question they weigh in on (and the one that listeners are probably wondering themselves) is “Will AI take over our jobs?”. Find out the answer to this and more in the very first episode of P...

2 years ago

32 minutes

Project Insights

Insights Into Rhode Island Market

In the second episode of Project Insights, Brian Sullivan, PMA Director and Rhode Island Operations Lead, gives listeners a look into the current market in Rhode Island and how it has changed over the recent years. Having worked in Rhode Island for the majority of his career, Brian has observed its market go from being based in small, local firms to working primarily with out-of-state and buyout firms. Tune into Project Insights to discover the reasons behind this shift, as well as Brian’s ti...

2 years ago

27 minutes