Use Chaos Theory to manage projects? I have to admit, I’ve been on projects that are pure chaos, but never considered it as a project management methodology. Late in 2019, I was invited to review a new book, “Thriving at the Edge of Chaos: Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems.” The title sounded intriguing to me, so I agree and Jonathan Sapir, the author, sent […]
Thanks to Patti McLaughlin, PMP, PgMP for authoring this post and telling her story! Have you met a Program Management Professional (PgMP)? I am the 862nd person to obtain the Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification out of 2770 people in the world as of February 2019. I have a passion for my profession and truly love what I do. I’ve worked hard to achieve success, […]
Welcome to Mary Rownd! Mary’s story is the latest in our series “How Did I Get Here?” Mary has a background in Marketing and enjoys working in the Digital Project Management space. Here’s her story. When did you first decide to become a project manager? Starting out, I was a Marketer and used my PM skills to manage million dollar marketing campaigns, manage cooperatives and […]
Welcome to Lee Lepkowski! Lee is the latest in our series “How Did I Get Here?” Lee is relatively new to the Denver area and hoping to get more involved in the Project Management community here. Here’s his story. When did you first decide to become a project manager? It was an evolution. When working for small software consulting firms, with virtually no budget or […]
Here’s the latest in my series How Did I Get Here. These are interviews of current project management professionals intended to help folks see how others made project management a career. Welcome, David Lewis! When did you first decide to become a project manager? I was managing a Manufacturing Engineering department at Boeing and had just finished my MBA at Cal Poly, Pomona. I was […]
Here’s the latest in my series How Did I Get Here. These are interviews of current project management professionals intended to help folks see how others made project management a career. Welcome, Michael Bovilsky! When did you first decide to become a project manager? Michael decided to switch to Project Management in 2001 after 6 years in IT Consulting for State and Local governments. He […]
Cynthia Smith lives in the Denver area and enjoys running, hiking, and singing. She has worked in IT for 15+ years and most recently worked as a Senior Project Manager at Oildex, which provides cloud-based accounting software for the oil and gas industry. When did you first decide to become a project manager? I was working as a programmer and developer for quite a few […]
Here’s the next installment of my project manager profile series, “How did I get here?” I met Alex at the local Denver PMI meeting and he agreed to be the subject of this post. Thank you, Alex! When did you first decide to become a project manager? In 2013. What was your academic and/or corporate background before you became a project manager? I have a […]
Here’s the next profile in my series “How Did I Get Here?” focusing on how and why someone became a project manager. McDowell Graham has 20 years’ project planning and business process engineering experience; 11 years’ experience with supporting Federal agencies; and 5 years in SharePoint site collection administration and content design/development/delivery. A Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt, and ISO […]
Everyone is always interested in “How did you get here?” and what led me to a career in project management. To that end, I’m starting a new series on ProProjectManager.com. The “How did you get here?” interview. I’ve got lots of friends (at least now) that are project managers and got to that place in many different ways. Let’s get started! My first interview […]
