Author Showcase
The authors showcased below have provided articles, case studies, professional papers, stories or viewpoints published in PM World Today during the last year. Some are or have been leaders in the PM profession. Many are true project management experts; most are highly experienced in selected areas of project management. We consider them all to be highly professional, and we thank them for their contributions to the world of PM.
Contributing Authors (S-Z)
 John Schlichter John Schlichter, founder and CEO of OPM Experts, is a recognized leader in the field of Organizational Project Management. "John Schlichter has contributed greatly to the Project Management Institute," said Greg Balestrero, CEO, PMI. John was the original Program Manager of the PMI OPM3 Program from the origination of the program in 1998 through delivery of the OPM3 prototype in 2002, and was subsequently contracted by PMI and DNV in the development of the OPM3 ProductSuite. "In John Schlichter's role as leader of the OPM3 program, he has immeasurably contributed to the growth of the (project management) profession," said Rebecca (Becky) Winston, J.D., Chair of the Board of Directors, PMI. John has implemented OPM3 in leading federal and commercial organizations in a variety of industries, and he is widely regarded as the world’s foremost expert in the content and application of PMI’s OPM3 Standard. John holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University and is a PMI Certified OPM3 ProductSuite Consultant. Visit http://opmexperts.com. For further discussion on the subject, please visit http://opmexperts.com/mb/viewtopic.php?t=61. Registration to join the discussion on the message board is free.
 Galina Sekletova Galina Sekletova PhD, is a Vice President of the Russian Project Management Association – SOVNET, Russian National Certification Organization SOVNET – SERT Chief. She has a PhD in Technical Science and is an assistant professor for project management on the Faculty of State Academy’s Program for Professional Retraining and Professional Skill Development for Executives and Specialists in Investment Fields. She has published more than 40 scientific research works including 3 monographs and 2 textbooks on the subjects of organization and planning of construction, management of information systems, and project management..
 Peter Simon Peter Simon, FAPM, APMP, is managing partner at Lucidus Consulting Limited in the UK. He has nearly 30 years of experience as a project management consultant and practitioner across a wide range of industries and business sectors. In his early career he worked for a variety of organizations in the Oil & Gas, Transportation and Utilities sectors and was responsible for all aspects of project planning, control and risk management on projects in Europe, the Middle East and the USA. In his later career, he was successful in building up the PM consulting businesses for PMProfessional Group and ESI International. Peter was an elected member of Council for the Association of Project Management (APM) during 1998-2000 and is a former member of APM’s Executive and Professional boards. He was Chairman of the APM’s Risk SIG for four years, and was Project Manager and Managing Editor of the APM’s PRAM Guide published in October 1997. Peter is a co-developer of the APM’s Introductory Certificate and Practitioner Qualifications for project management, and has been highly involved in other APM certification programs. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) and PRINCE2 Practitioner. He is widely published and provides PM consulting support to a wide range of organizations. More information about Lucidus can be found at www.lucidusconsulting.com. Peter can be contacted at Peter@LucidusConsulting.com.
Cheryl L. Strait is a principal consulting manager at Robbins-Gioia, LLC, in the United States. She has more than 20 years of experience in business management, including project management, process re-engineering, organizational change management, and records and information management. Her career includes serving as a global program manager for a records management implementation spanning 34 countries and involving more than 100,000 individuals. There, Cheryl helped the organization successfully manage its records in all phases—creation, storage, retrieval, and disposal. Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions to government agencies and Fortune 500 companies since 1985. Robbins-Gioia combines thought leadership, disciplined processes, industry-based knowledge, and integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business processes, accelerate change, and establish time, cost, and quality improvements to transform their businesses. For more information, please call Robbins-Gioia, LLC at 800-663-7138, or visit the Web site at www.robbinsgioia.com.
 Alan Stretton, PhD Alan Stretton, PhD, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and former chair of the PMI Standards Committee, is one of the world’s most widely respected figures in the project management profession. Alan retired from his second project management-related career in 2006, as Adjunct Professor of Project Management in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia, which he joined in 1988 to develop and deliver a Master of Project Management program. Alan has a BE Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tasmania and a Masters Degree in Mathematics from the University of Oxford (UK). He was Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar for 1948. He was awarded an honorary PhD in Strategy, Programme & Project Management by Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Lille, France in 2005. Prior to joining UTS, Mr Stretton worked in the building and construction industries in Australia, New Zealand and the USA for 38 years, which included the management of construction, R&D, information and control systems, internal management education programs, and organisational change projects. At the end of 1987, Alan retired from his first career after 26 years at Lend Lease Corporation, now one of the world’s largest construction and property development companies. Since 1982, Alan has been involved in the development of PM-related courses and curricula at major universities in the Sydney area, and in the development of professional standards for both the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the USA and the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). Alan Stretton was elected a Life Fellow of AIPM in 1996. Since 1977, Alan Stretton has published over 70 professional articles and papers related to project management, including 34 presentations at various project management conferences around the world. Alan was named a global advisor to PMForum in August 2007. Additional information about Alan Stretton can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/advisors.htm#3.
 Myroslava Symonenko Myroslava Symonenko, Brand Manager at Program-Ace LLC, is an experienced business analytics and marketing specialist, focused on international campaigns and cooperation projects. As brand-manager of AceRemoteProject she is responsible for development and promotion of new IT-tools targeted at PM professionals worldwide. You can send an e-mail for Myroslava to M.Symonenko [at] program-ace.com.
 Hiroshi (Hiro) Tanaka Hiroshi (Hiro) Tanaka is the PMFORUM Correspondent for Japan and is the founder and the National President of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF), fellow and special project management delegate of ENAA, Japan and is one of the distinguished leaders of the global PM community. He was an invited speaker at PM conferences in 15 countries. Hiro is also a member of PMI, IPMA-PMA (India; fellow), IPMA-SOVNET (Russia), AIPM, PMCC (Japan) and SPM (Japan).
 Tom Taylor Tom Taylor is a founding partner of Buro Four - an eminent project management outfit based in UK - see www.burofour.co.uk. He is a Certificated Project Manager, a former chairman and current vice President of Association for Project Management (APM). He was awarded the inaugural President's Medal by APM in 2007. - see www.apm.org.uk for information about APM. Tom has over thirty years experience in front line project and programme management including the Centenary Project for Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the Cable and Wireless College, National Tennis Centre for Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and with many other types of projects, contract forms and teams. He is an active manager, advisor, consultant, lecturer, speaker, author and occasional broadcaster - with an enthusiastic, knowledgeable approach. His recent publications for project management practitioners, through dashdot, include "Characteristics of Effective Project Managers", "GMPM and other modern afflictions affecting project managers", "Management in Practice" and "How to Select the Right Project Manager" - which have touches of good sense and good humour. He is continuing to research and promote further pragmatic topics including PM's contributions to Sustainability, the Environment and Green Issues. Tom is a principle of dashdot - see www.dashdot.co.uk and can be contacted at ttaylor@dashdot.co.uk.
 Michel Thiry Michel Thiry, MSc, FAPM, PMI Fellow, is Managing Partner of Valense Ltd. He has over 30 years worldwide professional experience and has worked in many cultural environments. He is recognized as a worldwide authority in strategic applications of project, program and value and has supported the development and implementation of a number of strategic programs and organisational change for large multinational organizations. Michel is a regular Keynote Speaker for major International events and has been a Seminar Leader for PMI® SeminarsWorld since 2001. He is a visiting professor at Henley Management College (UK), UTS in Sydney (Australia) and Polyfinance Business School in Casablanca (Morocco). He has written and lectured widely in International forums, both at the Academic and Practice levels, and written many book chapters and a book. In 2006 he was awarded PMI Fellowship for his continued contribution to project management and in 2007 he was nominated Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK. Michel is also a PM Ambassador™ and is available for speaking engagements worldwide; see his profile at http://www.pmforum.org/ambassadors/ambassadors.htm
 John Tiso is a senior engineer in the Cisco Technical Assistance center (TAC). He is currently the speaker for the Cisco Networkers troubleshooting IPCC Express seminar and the Contact Center troubleshooting seminar at the CIPTUG conference. He has served as an Expert on the “Ask the Experts” for Cisco’s Netpro Forum. Mr. Tiso is a published author and serves as a technical editor for Cisco Press. He is also CCIE certified #5162. Prior to Cisco, he architected and managed large scale technology deployments. He is currently enrolled part-time in graduate studies at Harvard University.
 Ishkhan Topalian Ishkhan Topalian is the Compliance Project Manager for an auto insurance company and manages all projects that result because of changes in laws resulting from legislative, judicial, or regulatory actions. He has been handling projects for the past 4 years in this same capacity. Mr. Topalian is enrolled in the Project Management EMBA program at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and just completed the PM Certificate phase (year 1) of the program.
 Robert Van De Velde Robert Van De Velde, PhD, PMP is an experienced project manager with a significant track record completing projects on time and on budget. He has delivered award-winning projects in financial services, natural resources, and telecommunications. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Systems Management and People and Information. Rob holds a Ph.D. and has earned certifications in project management and MS Project. His current research interests include techniques for managing time-driven projects, automation of project status analysis and reporting, and the use of advanced features in MS Project. Rob received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba. He resides in Toronto, Canada. Rob operates a commercial Web Site that features plug-ins for MS Project. See www.projectflightdeck.com for more information. You can reach Rob via e-mail at info@projectflightdeck.com.
 Hubert Vaughan Professor Hubert Vaughan is a graduate of Melbourne University in Australia, with an MBA from York University in Canada. Professor Vaughan commenced his career with National Mutual Insurance in the field of Information Technology in 1972. During the last 30+ years, he has lived on all five continents and held senior technical and management positions with such international organizations as IBM, DEC, Unisys, Tandem, Cable & Wireless, Bell Canada, ANZ Banking Group and Bank of Montreal. His career has covered software development, professional services, technology consulting, project/program management, strategic planning as well as business development. Mr. Vaughan is a Professor at the Institute of International Engineering Project Management of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He also teaches PM at the Graduate School of the China Academy of Science; Software College of Beijing University of Astronautics and Aeronautics; Software College of Nankai University, and the School of Software Engineering of the Harbin Institute of Technology. Apart from his teaching engagements, Hubert also acts as consultant for several State owned organizations in China. Professor Hubert Vaughan is an International Editorial Advisor for PMForum and PM World Today; he can be contacted at hubertvaughan@pm.tsinghua.edu.cn. Additional information can be found at http://www.pmworldtoday.net/team/editorial_advisors.htm.
 Kunal Verma Kunal Verma, PMP, is presently a Project Manager in the Enterprise Solutions Practice of INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. He has over 7 years of experience in the IT industry and has focused on packaged applications for the last 4 years. During this time Kunal and his team have been involved in several consulting, roadmap definition for the enterprise, pre-sales, project management and project implementations, mainly on SAP products. Kunal has worked extensively in SAP CRM product development and SAP implementations for Automotive, Hospitality, High Tech and CPG Industries. Kunal has received awards for delivering projects and programs on-time, within-budget and with high customer satisfaction. Kunal started his journey in the packaged space from SAP Labs India where he worked on SAP CRM product development. Prior to working in packaged applications, he was involved in custom application development in the Financial Domain. Kunal holds a Bachelors Degree in Technology from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Kanpur. Kunal can be contacted at +1(469)279-1559 or e-mail: kunal_verma@infosys.com.
 Lev Virine, PhD Rainer Volz has been an IT architect and manager for over 10 years, mainly in the airline and financial services industries. He specializes in technology and management consulting for virtual organizations, and edits the "Virtual Projects" website (www.vrtprj.com / www.vrtprj.de) to provide more information about collaboration and distributed project management.
 Rainer Volz Rainer Volz has been an IT architect and manager for over 10 years, mainly in the airline and financial services industries. He specializes in technology and management consulting for virtual organizations, and edits the "Virtual Projects" website (www.vrtprj.com / www.vrtprj.de) to provide more information about collaboration and distributed project management.
 Maria Voropajev-Cates Maria (Masha) Voropaeva – Cates is a head of projects for Lenovo web design company. Ms. Cates was born, raised and studied fine arts in Moscow before moving to North Carolina in 1993. Since that time, she has been a fine artist, graphic artist, web designer, web-based training developer, interactive media developer, and director or member of various web design projects for customers and organizations worldwide. Masha has a Fine Arts Degree from V.I. Surikov Art School (1978-1984) and a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts & Graphic Arts from the Academy of Arts, Moscow State Arts Institute (1985-1991). She has Certificates in Computer Art and 3D Computer Animation from the School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (1997-99). Ms. Cates is currently completing an Masters Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management at Strayer University in Raleigh. Masha Cates can be contacted at mcates@us.lenovo.com.
 Professor Vladimir Voropajev, Ph.D. Professor Vladimir Voropajev, PhD. is President and Chairman of the Board of the Russian Association of Project Management, SOVNET. Dr. Voropajev is professor of Project Management at the State University of Management, Moscow, Russia. He is also Head of the Program and Project Management Faculty for the Russian State Academy’s Program for Professional Retraining and Professional Skill Development for Executives and Specialists in Investment Fields. He is a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences on Information Science and Cybernetics, and of the International Academy of Investments and Economy in Construction. From 1991 to 2001, he was Vice-president and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the global federation of national PM associations based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is an honorary Fellow of the Indian Project Management Association and a past member of the Global Project Management Forum Steering Committee. During his 40 years of engineering, scientific, teaching and consulting activities, he has published over 250 scientific research works including 7 monographs and 5 textbooks about the organization and planning of construction, information systems, and project management. Vladimir serves on the editorial boards of several international project management journals, is a frequent participant in PM conferences worldwide, and provides ongoing counsel and support to PM professional leaders in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia and other countries. Professor Voropajev can be reached at voropaev@sovnet.ru
 Jim Waddell Jim Waddell is an independent consultant specializing in program management and mergers and acquisitions. He is the former Director of Program Management for Tektronix Inc. where he established and led Tektronix’s first worldwide Program Management Office. Additionally, Jim is an adjunct professor at the Oregon Graduate Institute, a founding member of the Program Management Forum in Portland, and the co-founder of the Program Management Academy. Jim has held a wide range of managerial and operational roles ranging across engineering, marketing, systems and manufacturing in the high tech and energy industries. Contact Jim at: mailto:jim.waddell@programmanagement-academy.com
 Patrick Weaver Patrick Weaver, PMP, FAICD, FCIOB, is the Managing Director of Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd, an Australian project management consultancy specialising in project control systems and a PMI Registered Education Provider. Patrick is also the business manager of Stakeholder Management Pty Ltd. He is a Fellow and Regional President of the Chartered Institute of Building, Australasia (FCIOB) and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD). He is a member of the PMI College of Scheduling, College of Performance Management and the PMI Melbourne Chapter (Australia), as well a full member of AIPM and the APM (UK). Patrick has over 35 years experience in Project Management. His career was initially focused on the planning and managing of construction, engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK and Australia. The last 25 years has seen his businesses and experience expand to include the successful delivery of project scheduling services and PMOs in a range of government, ICT and business environments; with a strong focus on project management training. His consultancy work encompasses: developing and advising on project schedules, developing and presenting PM training courses, managing the development of internal project control systems for client organisations, and assisting with dispute resolution and claims management. He is a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator. In the last few years, Patrick has sought to ‘give back’ to the industry he has participated in since leaving college and has sought to contribute to the development of the project management profession. In addition to his committee roles he has presented papers at a wide range of project management conferences in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia, has been part of the organising committee for two PMI Congresses in the Asia-Pacific region, and has an on-going role with the PMOZ conference in Australia and World Project Management Week. Patrick can be contacted at patw@mosaicprojects.com.au or at www.mosaicprojects.com.au.
 Francis D. Wega Francis D. Wega, MPM, PMP is a Senior Project Management Consultant and Engagement Manager with Project Assistants, Inc. a project management consulting firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. For more than ten years, he has provided project management solutions for dozens of companies in multiple industries (Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical, IT, Manufacturing, State and Federal Government, Financial, Construction, Non-profit). Francis has led numerous project management maturity assessments and health-checks, and has developed strategic and tactical plans for capacity improvement. He also led the development and institutionalization of Project Management Offices (PMO) for multiple organizations, and helped develop and deploy project management processes and methodologies. He led multiple Enterprise Project Management (EPM) systems planning, implementation and training, and provided Project Management training, mentorship and coaching to project practitioners. Francis is also specialized in issues concerning project management for developing countries in Africa. Francis Wega has been a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2001 and holds a Masters degree in Project Management with honor from Devry University, Keller Graduate School of Management in the USA. As the sponsor of the PMI Grand Centre Cameroon potential chapter, Francis has been a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) since 1998, a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Project management (ASAPM), and member of the Microsoft Project Association (MPA – since 1998). Francis can be reached at francisdw@msn.com.
 Colin Wheeler Colin Wheeler has over two decades of experience in the field of Risk Management and is now Technical Director with Istria Risk Management Solutions. He is a leading member of the UK Risk Management community, acting as the UK Risk representative of the Programme Management Institute and a Subject Matter Expert for the rewrite of the OGC’s Management of Risk Module. Colin has extensive experience of conducting risk management consultancy and training in both the public and private sector. Previous clients include the Ministry of Defence, the UK Passport Office, the National Health Service, British Telecom, DHL and Transport for London. Mr. Wheeler played a major role in creating the leading edge risk management software, IRIS, a user friendly tool that uniquely combines qualitative and quantitative techniques into a single application that facilitates decision making, automates processes and provides a secure audit trail of risk management activity. Email colin.wheeler@istria-ltd.com or visit www.istria-ltd.com.
 Scott Whitney Scott Whitney is IT Manager for Journyx. Scott has worked professionally in IT in some capacity for 20 years, most recently specializing in helping small businesses make technology work for them, not vice versa. He can be reached at swhitney@journyx.com.
 Max Wideman Max Wideman is an engineer and professional project manager with experience in systems, social and environmental projects, as well as design and engineering projects. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute, of which he is past president and chairman, and for whom he developed the 1987 version of the Project Management Body of Knowledge. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. His web site is at http://www.maxwideman.com
 Rebecca Winston Rebecca Winston, Esq. Active in PMI since 1993, Rebecca Winston helped pioneer PMI's Specific Interest Groups (SIGs), including the Project Earth and Government SIGs, the latter of which she was a founding member. She also initiated the SIGs involvement with the PMI Board of Directors, and was founder and first co-chair of Women in Project Management. Winston currently serves as a consultant to organizations such as the National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security on topics ranging from Program and Project Management to project reviews and assistance in risk management and vulnerability assessments. Rebecca served on the PMI board of directors during 1998-2002, served as Chair of the PMI board in 2002, and was elected a Fellow of PMI in 2005.”
 Robert Youker Robert Youker is an independent trainer and consultant in Project Management with more than thirty-five years of experience in the field. Mr. Youker is a graduate of Colgate University and the Harvard Business School, and has studied for a doctorate in behavioral science at George Washington University. His project management experience includes new product development at Xerox Corporation and project management consulting for many companies as President of Planalog Management Systems from 1968 to 1975. He is retired from the World Bank where he developed and presented Project Management courses in Washington DC as well as in Africa, China, Pakistan, The Philippines, Turkey and Iraq. Most recently he was the author of the Instructor’s Resource Kit on The Implementation of Development Projects on CD ROM, released by the World Bank in 2006.
 Michael Young Michael Young has worked as a professional project manager for eight years. He is currently working in the ICT Industry as a consulting project manager, providing advice and services to a range of Government departments, including Department of Defence, where he is managing the implementation of IT systems. He holds the AIPM professional award of Master Project Director (Level 6 of the ANCSPM) and is an AIPM endorsed assessor and a qualified Australian Workplace Assessor. Michael is an active member of the AIPM, and member of the ACT Chapter Council, fulfilling the role of Councillor - Education and Certification for the past six years. Michael has managed a range of logistics and IT projects across many industry groups, including banking/finance, IT, telecommunications, Government, facilities, defence, aviation, consulting and manufacturing in both Australia and Asia.
 Robert J. Zanfardino Robert J. Zanfardino, Senior Project / Program Manager, has worked with multi billion dollar corporations such as IBM, Gentiva Health Services, CompuCom, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, as well as smaller midsize companies while managing his own consulting company. This deep range of experiences over the years developed Rob into a Senior Advisor playing pivotal roles by identifying new strategies and methodologies within corporations as they effect the project life cycle. His ability to envision long term solutions combined with structuring sensible implementation plans have made Rob a valued asset and "Go To" resource. As an Adjunct Professor focusing on Business Process Management methodologies, Rob has devised quality strategies used to streamline processes that focus on the customer's needs. Rob is currently consulting with corporations enhancing their IT/IS projects, project management offices, and business process methodologies. Rob can be contacted at: 845-226-6074 or email: zanfardino4@earthlink.net.
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