Welcome to My Project Management Portfolio

As a business analyst and technical writer specializing in testing and validation, I have had the privilege to support some of the best ... and worst ... Project Managers in different industries.  I always wondered how those good PMs managed to run everything well.  When this Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM, throughout this portfolio) from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University became available, I knew I had found the program for me.  My degree is:

• Based on the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide (PMBOK)
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• Designed by
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• • Investigating similar programs in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada
  • Asking business leaders, "What training should we add?  What skills do you find new PMs lack?"
  • Performing a "gap analysis" between other programs' curricula and business leaders' needs

My portfolio contains many writing samples from my career and from these two years of traveling the road to better understanding project management. You will find everything from my "take" on ethics in projects to spreadsheets that may help you with project budgeting.  I hope you will find at least one file interesting to read and perhaps even an example or two to help in your career. 

Onward and upward!

 My Plan for Continuing Professional Development

The battle for knowledge is only half won when the degree is earned.  As professionals, we must continually hone and update our skills or they become stale. Here is my current plan for continuing my professional development in the project management area.

Planning for Continued Professional Development