While industry specific expertise is important, it doesn’t mean problems can’t be solved and projects managed if the team lead does not have it. A member of the team needs to be an expert in their area of specialization, and there will likely be more than one expert. My expertise is in communications, identifying risk, managing resources, planning, organization, budgeting, and problem-solving.
My experience as a client and vendor has given me a well-rounded perspective on project management. I’ve worked within services/marketing, IT, and from the external agency perspective for national and international companies (B2B and B2C), government entities, non-profit organizations, and universities.
When developing a new IT application, no one expects me to do the coding and technical work, but I do need a high level understanding in order to ask my experts the right questions.
What People are Saying:
“His knowledge of every aspect of the company’s business requirements and marketing plans is unsurpassed in my many years of experience working with enterprise organizations.“
Kevin Woods, Senior Information Architect, Sudler & Hennessey.
To that end, IT projects have very different core knowledge from construction projects as there are far less similarities than there are between a web site build and a migration to cloud hosting.
IT projects, however, occur in all industries and I am able to leverage my unique experiences to identify and mitigate potential risks, while utilizing industry experts to guide me through specific nuances of their needs.
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