E19 Dr Harold Kerzner from the International Institute for Learning and Belinda Goodrich from PM Learning Solutions
In this special episode of Project Management Office Hours Joe Pusz, PMO Joe, has a thought provoking discussion with Project Management Industry leaders Dr. Harold Kerzner from the International Institute for Learning and Belinda Goodrich from PM Learning Solutions.
Much of our hour-long conversation was focused on the future of project management and learning from our collective experiences. Dr. Kerzner and Belinda both highlighted how Project Managers and the role they perform are evolving. We no longer focus our metrics on just the Triple Constraint. We utilize Frameworks rather than Methodology. We have re-defined project success. Our training techniques and tools are changing to meet these new expectations. We discuss differences in project management in the US compared to abroad and challenges with teaching project management at higher educational institutions.
Belinda speaks in detail about the A.C.I.D. Approach; Agility, Change, Innovation, and Disruption. Using this Approach, project managers are more prepared and skilled to lead organizations through growth by running programs and projects critical to overall organizational success. She also shares how Project Management Training has become more behavioral and less technical which provides project managers with essential tools to become successful. Belinda also shares her own story as a young woman starting in a male dominated field, how that has changed and the role that has played in her life with her daughters.
Innovation and Project Management are two terms not often associated. As a leader in our field, Dr. Kerzner is examining innovation in project management through understanding our past as well as understanding the future needs of our organizations and customers. He shares stories of working at the beginning of modern project management and the impetus and limitations of Earned Value, also his personal experiences with his daughter as a project manager facing challenges leading 
international projects. We hear how measuring success on projects has changed from on time, on budget to now over hundreds of available metrics. He shares how and why project success is now defined as “did you create business value.”
Listen in to the full episode to hear the details from both of these industry leaders. We covered much in our hour and I wish we had more time to dig even deeper.
Tune in for upcoming shows with Project Management leaders discussing a wide range of current topics and events! Our next show will be December 6th with Naomi Caietti and Raoul Encinas.
IIL is a global leader in training, consulting, coaching and customized course development, and is proud to be the educational provider of choice for many top global companies. IIL’s core competencies include Project, Program and Portfolio Management, Business Analysis, Microsoft® Project and Project Server, Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2®, ITIL®, Agile, Leadership and Interpersonal Skills, Corporate Consciousness and Sustainability.
Harold Kerzner is Senior Executive Director for Project Management for the International Institute for Learning (IIL). He has an MS and Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Utah State University. He is a prior Air Force Officer and spent several years at Morton-Thiokol in project management. He taught engineering at the University of Illinois and business administration at Utah State University, and for 38 years taught project management at Baldwin-Wallace University. He has published or presented numerous engineering and business papers and has published more than 50 college textbooks on project management, including later editions. His five latest books are (1) Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling; (2) Project Management Metrics, KPIs and Dashboards, (3) Project Management Case Studies, (4) Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence, and (5) PM 2.0: The Future of Project Management
He travels around the world each year conducting project management lectures in Japan, China, Russia, Brazil, Singapore, South Africa, Germany, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Venezuela, Columbia, United Arab Emirates, France, Italy, England and Switzerland.
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Established in 2008, PM Learning Solutions, LLC is a Phoenix-based project and change management training and consulting firm with a global reach. As a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), PM Learning Solutions offers training programs on the PMI family of credentials, change management, emotional intelligence, and multiple project management topics. The leadership team of PM Learning Solutions offers consultation to organizations across multiple industries on driving business growth through project and change management agility and innovation.
Globally recognized as a project management expert, Belinda Goodrich is the President of PM Learning Solutions, a training and consulting firm focused on delivering world-class project management and exam preparation programs. Belinda serves as a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies with a focus on agility, change, innovation, and disruption in order to drive business growth. After over 20 years of corporate project management and executive leadership experience, Belinda “retired” to serve the project management community. The first woman in the world to achieve five of the PMI credentials, Belinda now holds the following: PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-SP®, PMI-ACP®, PMI- RMP®, PgMP®. In addition, Belinda is a Certified Scrum Master.
The author of multiple books and courseware on project management and PMI exam topics, Belinda is an in-demand facilitator, speaker, and consultant. As an instructor, Belinda has helped thousands of project managers achieve their project management credentials. Her passion is creating a connection between theoretical project management concepts and real-world business needs through energetic and engaging sessions. In September 2018, Belinda was honored with a Quilly Award in Hollywood for her contribution to the best-selling, co-authored book The Will to Win with famed leadership experts Jim Cathcart and Brian Tracy. Belinda is also the author of Kick Ass Project Manager and co- author of You@Work. In addition, her soon-to-be-released book SHIFT: Business Growth through Exceptional Project Management is already garnering positive attention from industry leaders. Belinda holds a MS of Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
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