EVMS Podcast - Episode 4 - Tom Polen

🚀 EVMS Podcast – Episode 4 is now live.

In this episode, Karlo F. Menoscal, EVP, PMP sits down with Tom Polen, PPM, Scheduling, and Risk Management SME at Deltek, for a practical conversation on what actually makes EVMS and Project Controls effective.

They talk about schedules and risk, but not in a theoretical way. This is a grounded discussion on why schedules lose value when they exist only to satisfy requirements, and how project controls fails when it turns into reporting instead of decision support.

Tom shares his perspective on what separates credible schedules from those that simply look good on paper, and why meaningful risk discussions need to happen early if leaders want real insight into where a program is headed and what could derail it.

They also touched on leadership communication and judgment, and why even good data falls flat when it isn’t clearly connected to decisions.

This is a conversation about discipline, clarity, and honest conversations about risk.

If you work in EVMS, project controls, scheduling, or risk management, this one will resonate.

▶️ Watch EVMS Podcast:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/V-jeLd00zXo

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rne1SpuSxBej3BgCsqzc1?si=bnt-DqDqRMCq8QRlHD7lWw

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EVMS Podcast - Episode 4 - Karlo F. Menoscal with Tom Polen