The 4PM Podcast

About The 4PM Podcast

Transforming 4PM through: Integration to Deliver Value! The 4PM Podcast is the newest platform in the UrukPM Outreach Trio. The outreach trio includes the Applied Project Management YouTube Channel, the Applied Project Management Blog Site, and the 4PM Podcast. We will use these three platforms in an integrated way to provide maximum flexibility and benefits to our community. In these podcast episodes, we will discuss various topics related to 4PM. In this context, 4PM refers to project, program, product, and portfolio management. Our topics include various educational content such as case studies, books, practical tips, the latest trends, the pioneering Uruk Platform, and future interviews with respected project management experts and thought leaders. Do you have topics or questions that you would like us to discuss? Please share!

Publisher

Mounir Ajam

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Dec 2023

Latest episode

22 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2025

   Breaking organizational barriers, integrated teams for success!

   In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam takes us back to one of his early professional experiences in the oil and gas industry, where a $100 million project portfolio mired in conflict, resistance, and mistrust was transformed into a model of collaboration and teamwork. Through four key parts, Mounir shares how strategic integration between the owner and contractor teams — once divided by competing interests — led to open communication, mutual accountability, and measurable resul...

2. 

   15 Oct 2025

   Why should organizational leadership include a Chief Project Officer (CPO)?

   In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam explores the evolving role of the Chief Project Officer (CPO) and why organizations should consider adding this position to the C-suite. Drawing from insights in his upcoming book Successful Transformation, Mounir unpacks the responsibilities of a CPO, how this role aligns strategy with execution, and why it is still rare in today’s corporate world. You’ll learn: The criteria for when an organization needs a CPO.The key responsibilities and...

3. 

   8 Oct 2025

   Organizational project management, practice continuum!

   In this episode of the 4PM Podcast, host Mounir Ajam unpacks the Organizational Project Management Practice Continuum—a roadmap showing how organizations mature in managing projects, programs, and portfolios. You’ll hear insights on the PMO debate, the different forms PMOs can take, and why some organizations succeed (or struggle) without structured project management practices. Mounir also introduces the concept of a Project Management Division (PMD) as a step toward institutionalizing proje...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

322,101

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

27

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