Managing PM Success: Judy’s Engagements as a Project Surgeon

With decades of practical experience, Judy is the real deal. She began managing projects at the time when project management (PM) was known only as the Accidental Career; back in the day, formal project management and related training was non-existent. As a trailblazing PM, Judy often went against the advice of her colleagues to push to envelop. That led her to myriad engagements where she was known as the Project Surgeon. She was hired to rescue high-profile, troubled projects. It was a designation that was non-existent in the industry before. What did it mean and why does it still matter?

Judy presents invaluable case studies on how to succeed where others seasoned professionals struggle.

During one project case study, Judy decided to exploit the hype of an upcoming summer Olympic by creating an Olympic theme within her project. Running critical chain projects with a relay-runner work ethic made it easy to slide in awards for team member heroics. Her projects were so much fun that employees and stakeholders around the company were asking to join.

Later, as a innovator, Judy became know as a Project Surgeon. Project Sponsors would engage her to rescue their projects by finding the root cause issues and often advising on creative solution that saved their high-profile projects.

And soon you will know.