Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.
He has authored or co-authored more than 60 textbooks/workbooks on project management, including multiple editions of his seminal works. His books include Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling; Project Management Metrics, KPIs and Dashboards; Project Management Case Studies; Project Management Best Practices: Achieving Global Excellence; The Future of Project Management; Using the Project Management Maturity Model; and Innovation Project Management.
Dr. Kerzner holds an MS and Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Utah State University. He taught engineering at the University of Illinois and business administration at Utah State University, and for 38 years taught project management at Baldwin-Wallace University. A testament to Dr. Kerzner’s profound influence on the field is the establishment of the Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award. This prestigious award, presented annually by the Project Management Institute (PMI) which recognizes outstanding project managers who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and contributions to the project management profession.
Authored Articles
Project Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
By Dr. Harold Kerzner
Most project managers appear to have a reasonably good understanding of what is meant by project problem-solving and decision-making. Unfortunately, there are significant differences between understanding the concepts and being able to apply them.
The Growth of Value-Driven Project Management
By Dr. Harold Kerzner
Over the years, there have been changes in project management practices, some quick and some slow. Why was recognition of the global need for value-driven project management slow in acceptance?
IIL and PMI Educational Foundation Announce 2022 Kerzner Scholarship Award Recipients
International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL) and Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) are proud to announce the 2022 recipients of the Dr. Harold Kerzner Scholarship.
Matrix Management for Strategic Projects
By Dr. Harold Kerzner
Most companies today that have a need to execute many projects, often at the same time, are organized in some form of a matrix structure.
Project Management and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.
Recently, I conducted a webinar on PM 2.0/3.0: The Future of Project Management. During the Q&A session that followed, I was asked if PM 4.0 (which I am now researching and will be publishing shortly) would include a discussion of the role of artificial intelligence (AI) applied to project management.
Project Management Benchmarking, an Excellence Enabling Instrument
By Dr. Harold Kerzner and Dr. Al Zeitoun
Continuous Improvement! All companies desire to remain competitive and continuously improve their project management performance by becoming more efficient and more effective in the execution of their project management processes.
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