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Rachel Gertz on How to Train Effective Project Managers

October 26, 2022 • Sales Schema • Episode 153

Project management ties into many different parts of running a business, such as sales, operations, pricing, capacity, and more. If a project is not clearly outlined or systematized, it can be problematic for everyone involved. It ends up taking more time than anticipated and costing revenue. This week, episode 153 of The Digital Agency Growth Podcast is about how to train effective project managers!

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In this episode of The Digital Agency Growth Podcast, Dan Englander and Rachel Gertz share the importance of project management in managing expectations for different teams. They also discuss actionable steps you can take right now toward democratic project management.

Rachel Gertz is CEO and Digital PM Trainer at Louder Than Ten. She trains tech workers how to transform their companies through democratic project management. Rachel helps companies track project numbers that really matter and how to turn blocks into opportunities to build strong relationships with their teams, customers, and clients. Her mission at Louder Than Ten is to give back power to the people leading their projects so they can end hustle culture.

In this episode, Dan and Rachel discuss the following:

The human element of project management that tends to be overlooked.
How to incentivize the best performance and retain employees longer.
The evolution of digital project management and what the future will hold.
Over-optimizing for one metric at the expense of another and how that can hurt us.
Bridging the gap to understanding the necessity of a project manager.

Don’t forget to listen in for Rachel’s live reactions and strategies for current project management issues Dan’s seeing right now.

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