Alan Zucker
Alan Zucker has over 25 years of experience leading projects and project management organizations in Fortune 100 companies. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile.
Alan is a frequent keynote speaker and thought leader. He authors monthly articles, is regularly quoted in the industry press, and is a podcast guest. He is an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University and the University of Georgia; and is a senior instructor with several national, professional development organizations.
Alan has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland and a master’s and a certificate in IT Project Management from the George Washington University. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Agile Professional (PMI-ACP) through the Project Management Institute. He also holds multiple Agile certifications from Disciplined Agile, Scrum Alliance, and Scaled Agile.
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Website: https://pmessentials.us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanizucker/
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Authored Articles
Everyday Agile Practices
By Alan Zucker
There is a fixed amount of time and many things to do. This is the classic project management challenge. Let’s explore how agile practices can be applied to this common predicament.
Milestone-Kanban: A Hybrid Project Scheduling Technique
By Alan Zucker
Milestone-Kanban is well-suited for simple and complicated projects where the required deliverables are clear, but the time and effort needed to create them are not.
Disciplined Agile & SAFe
By Alan Zucker
Disciplined Agile® (DA) and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) are two popular, second-generation agile methodologies. They build on lean-agile thinking, and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices.
Improve Your Project Schedule
By Alan Zucker
Let’s be honest, most project schedules disappoint. They are unrealistic, complicated, and do not help guide execution. Even with these powerful tools, only about half of all projects are completed on time, as reported in the PMI Pulse of the Profession®.
Work = Life Priorities
By Alan Zucker
Balancing our work and home lives is a challenge that nearly everyone faces. We need to set clear priorities, set reasonable expectations, and be efficient in our work.
Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams
By Alan Zucker
Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. However, defining these principles is like explaining gravity to a child—clear, tangible descriptions are elusive.
