ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ken Hanley has been a program management director and principal in a number of large organizations, including KPMG and BearingPoint. He focuses on the effective management of large and complex programs, IT project management, strategic portfolio management, establishing and operating project management offices, and other advanced project management practices. He also helps save troubled projects in a number of industries by working with and mentoring project managers.

Ken has a roster of international clients and extensive experience with projects ranging from offshore energy exploration and mining to health-care initiatives to international export market development to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Ken regularly lectures on effective leadership, organization, and program and project management. He has taught for the graduate management and engineering programs at the University of Calgary and has been guest lecturer for the Queen’s MBA in Science and Technology, Royal Roads University, and the Executive MBA program at the University of Alberta.

A recognized project management expert, Ken is in demand as a speaker at project management conferences around the world. He was nominated for the Southern Alberta Project Management Institute’s 2005 Distinguished Contribution Award.

He has a master’s degree in Engineering (Project Management) from the University of Calgary.