The People, Process, & Progress Podcast - All-Hazards Project Management Series Introduction

Episode Date: May 16, 2025

Welcome to the 20-episode run of the All-Hazards Project Management series of the  People, Process, Progress podcast.Since I was seventeen, I’ve been involved in public safety, emergency medicine, and planning events or incident responses. Across all these roles, one truth has stood out: effective planning connects them all. In public safety, it’s about saving lives and protecting property—but that only works when teams share a process and operate efficiently. In emergency medicine, triage and crisis standards guide us to do the greatest good for the greatest number. And in project management, it’s about turning an idea into reality.In every one of these fields, people are the constant. To stay safe, deliver care, and get results, those people must work a shared process. The progress we make depends on both.That’s where this All-Hazards Project Management series comes in.This series is built from the field and the front lines. I've used elements of what you’ll hear in these episodes to train fire department leaders in project management and to share public safety insights with members of the Project Management Institute (PMI). These are the practical lessons that bridge emergency response and organizational execution.Each episode blends:People – who we lead and how we support them,Process – the systems and structures that keep us aligned,Progress – the measurable outcomes that prove we’re moving forward.We’ll connect project management frameworks to the Incident Command System (ICS), highlight real-world parallels, and provide tools you can apply immediately. You'll also get a clear call to action in every episode to drive results, not just reflection.If you’re ready to lead in uncertainty, plan with precision, and deliver under pressure—this series is for you.Let’s lead with clarity, operate with purpose, and progress together. I’ll see you next week.

Welcome to the 20 episode run of the All Hazards Project Management series of the People Process Progress podcast. Since I was 17, I've been involved in public safety, emergency medicine, and planning events or incident responses. Across all these roles, one truth has stood out. Effective planning connects them all. In public safety, it's about saving lives and protecting property, but that only works when teams share a process and operate efficiently. In emergency medicine, triage and crisis standards

guide us to do the greatest good for the greatest number. And in project management, it's about turning an idea into reality. In every one of these fields, people are the constant. To stay safe, deliver care and get results, those people must work a shared process. The progress we make depends on both. That's where this All Hazards Project Management series comes in. The series is built from the field and the front lines. I've used these elements on what you'll hear about

in these episodes to train fire department leaders and project management, to share public safety insights with members of the Project Management Institute. And and practically when I showed up to help other people that needed help from myself, my incident management team members, maybe the state organization I worked for. These are the practical lessons that bridge emergency response and organizational execution. Here's what each episode will bring you. People, who we lead and how we support them. Process the systems and structures that keep us aligned and progress the measurable outcomes

that prove we're moving forward. So we'll connect the project management frameworks to the incident command system, we'll highlight real world parallels, provide tools you can apply immediately, and you'll also get clear call to action for every episode to drive results, not just to reflect on what I said.

So if you're ready to lead in uncertainty, plan with more precision, and keep delivering under pressure like you do every day on the streets, this series is for you. So let's lead with clarity, operate with purpose, and make progress together. And I'll see you next week.