In this episode, AXELOS’ Akshay Anand and his guests Ameet Bagwe (Architect at Texas Instruments, Founder of LeanScience), Simon Kent (Founder and CEO, Quantum Twenty One) and Fitness Coach Samantha Springer discuss physical wellbeing, a balanced lifestyle and the important role of nutrition, exercise, stress and emotions. This week’s “shout out” goes to Shane Carlson, executive consultant with Service Now. Shane has been in the industry for 25 years and has worked with a number of...

Join your host, Akshay Anand as he talks to Laura Rigden (Head Trainer, It’s a Playground), James Finister (Practice Partner, Tata Consulting Services), and John Kendrick (Principal, DMW Group) to explore the increasingly important topic of mental wellbeing for IT professionals.

In this episode AXELOS’ Allan Thomson talks to podcast producer Harri Freeman about P3M3, which has become a key standard amongst maturity models, providing a framework for organizations to assess their current performance and put in place improvement plans. They discuss the features and benefits of P3M3 and how organizations should use it.

In this episode, Akshay Anand talks to AXELOS’ Margo Leach (Chief Product Officer) and Roman Jouravlev (Product Development Manager, ITIL) to look back at the ITIL 4 journey, before talking about what’s in store for 2021. We also give a “shout out” to Dr. Mauricio Corona (Chairman of BP Gurus) who advises companies across Latin America on diverse topics such as ITSM, robotics, and artificial intelligence. He is also an ITIL 4 lead architect and an author and reviewer of many ITIL 4...

In this episode, AXELOS’ Allan Thomson and John Edmonds talk to Dr Ruth Murray Webster, Lead Editor of the MSP 5th edition, about the definition of programmes, the challenges they pose and how the new MSP 5th edition tackles these.

In this episode, Akshay Anand continues with the Digital and IT Strategy publication. Together with Antonina Klentsova (Cyril Action Company), Robin Hysick (Pink Elephant), and Avinash Singh (Fox IT) he discusses their approach to designing this module’s in-class assessment methods. This episode’s “shout out” goes to Mallika Galagali, Cloud & MSP Sales leader at VMWare India.

In this episode, AXELOS’ Allan Thomson and Erin Smith talk to Deep Creek Center’s Patrick von Schlag about “Effective Project Management: The PRINCE2 method” – the recently published PRINCE2 guidance for the American market. They explain what the method is about and discuss how it can help organizations and project managers in the US.

In this episode, Akshay Anand talks to AXELOS’ Tom Young, James Lord, and Rachida Chekaf about their involvement in creating products (such as ITIL 4, PRINCE2 and others), the approach to completing their work, and the challenges they face. We also hear from Chikako Mogami (Country Manager of Quint Wellington Redwood – Japan) in our regular shout-out segment.

In this episode, AXELOS’ Allan Thomson talks to Duncan Wade about the advantages and disadvantages of agile delivery, the role of a project sponsor and what they need to understand as they progress with agile adoption in their organization.

In this episode, Akshay Anand and Roman Jouravlev talk about the latest publication, ITIL 4 Leader: Digital and IT Strategy, with Lead Editors David Cannon and Erika Flora. They discuss the thinking that shaped the development of the book and the changes students can expect when taking a training course. This episode also includes a new feature where we highlight members of our global ITSM community. This time, you’ll hear from Aprill Allen (a.k.a. Knowledgebird), who tells us about her...

In this episode, AXELOS’ Allan Thompson talks to Richard Rose, author of a recent AXELOS white paper focusing on sponsoring PRINCE2 in your organization. Allan and Stuart unpack the topic of sponsoring a PRINCE2 project and expand upon themes mentioned in the white paper.

In this episode, Akshay Anand and Roman Jouravlev talk to Mark Smalley (one of ITIL 4’s lead editors) and Stuart Rance (lead architect of ITIL 4) about the vision for the ITIL 4 Managing Professional module, ITIL 4 Specialist: High-velocity IT.

In this episode, Allan Thomson and Henny Portman are talking about how to direct PRINCE2 in your organization.

In this episode, Roman Jouravlev and a slightly ill Akshay Anand meet Christian Nissen (one of ITIL 4’s lead editors) and Stuart Rance (lead architect of ITIL 4) to talk about the vision for the ITIL 4 Managing Professional module, ITIL 4 Specialist: Drive Stakeholder Value. 

In this episode Allan Thomson and AXELOS’ Veronika Kiesswetter speak to their colleague Mark Hudson about their Academia programme and how it supports educational institutions to include product syllabi and certifications as part of their courses.

In this episode, Akshay Anand and Roman Jouravlev meet Lou Hunnebeck, member of the AXELOS ITIL Lead Author team, to discuss the vision for ITIL 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan and Improve.

In this episode Allan Thomson meets Michelle Rowland, chief examiner for PRINCE2, to discuss everything exam related.

In this episode, Akshay Anand talks to Barclay Rae, member of the AXELOS ITIL Lead Author team, about the ITIL 4 Specialist guidance ‘Create, Deliver and Support’, which is part of the ITIL 4 Managing Professional stream.

In this episode Allan Thomson sits down with his colleague Adrian Crago-Graham, AXELOS’ Head of PMO, to find out about the importance of lessons learned in projects.

In this episode, Akshay Anand and Roman Jouravlev discuss the ITIL 4 Practices with Dinara Adyrbai, the lead editor of the ITIL 4 Practices.