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Ben Aston:
What’s your process? Does it work efficiently? Is it compatible with your project management tools and efficient? If you aren’t sure what’s happening with your PM toolkit, don’t worry. We’ll be discussing how to make it more efficient, how to choose the right tools for each project, and how to roll them out across organizations.
Thank you for tuning in. Ben Aston is the founder of Digital Project Manager. Welcome to the DPM Podcast. We are on a mission help project managers succeed and help project managers deliver better results. We are here to help you elevate your project management skills. Check out thedigitalprojectmanager.com to learn about the training and resources we offer through membership. Clarizen, a leader in enterprise portfolio and project management software, brought this podcast to you. Clarizen.com is a great place to start your search.
Today I am joined by Sally Woolston, who is the digital project manager at Nzime. Did I pronounce that correctly?
Sally Woolston
No.
Ben Aston:
Oh no.
Sally Woolston
It’s okay. It’s all right.
Ben Aston:
How do you pronounce it?
Sally Woolston
It’s Enzyme.
Ben Aston:
Enzyme. That makes more sense. This is the problem with a tricky title, isn’t that?
Sally Woolston
Our director is creative so he can’t spell correctly. It’s Enzyme.
Ben Aston:
It’s a great idea. Enzyme makes sense. It could also be called Enzeem. Sally is Enzyme, a behavioral insights agency. She’s managed many projects. Fintech, eComm and recruitment. Sally, welcome!
Sally Woolston
Hello, Ben.
Ben Aston:
Sorry, I had to correct you on your Enzyme Enzeem.
Sally Woolston
It’s all okay. It’s all okay. It’s all right.
Ben Aston:
Yes, it is very good. Thank you. So you’ve walked… And you’ve also worked… Tell me how did you get into project management.
Sally Woolston
Similar to many digital project managers, I was almost haphazardly stumbled upon it. I was working as a business developer for an insurance company in a group. It was the property market. As a business development manager, I dealt with the company’s internal development team quite often. It just got to me that there wasn’t a process. There was no structure. It was a bit of a first-come, first-served system. It was because I was almost a client of the intern team that I said, “Look, guys. We really need to put some structuring to this.” My manager at the time said, “Okay. I was like, “Okay. You’re now the project manager.” This is how I got into it.
Ben Aston:
Nice. Was that a promotion or a punishment?
Sally Woolston
A little bit of each. It was definitely difficult. It was complex and I had no idea how it worked. I didn’t know much about software development or creative processes. We did scrum at that time, and it was quite successful retrospectively. I now know this. But I had no ide