J. LeRoy Ward
J. LeRoy Ward is a highly respected consultant and adviser to Global Fortune 500 Corporations and government agencies in the areas of project, program, and portfolio management. With more than 38 years of government and private sector experience, LeRoy specializes in working with senior executives to understand their role in project and program sponsorship, governance, portfolio management and the strategic execution of projects and programs.
Authored Articles
Customer Satisfaction is a Myth!
By J. LeRoy Ward
“A Satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all” – I thought about that for a second and thought, “Nope, that’s a terrible strategy”—one destined to leave a company eating the dust of its competitors.
Can IBM’s Watson Improve Your Organization’s Lessons Learned Process?
By J. LeRoy Ward
In the practice of project management, we are encouraged to collect, store, reference, and add to “Lessons Learned” to avoid the mistakes (as well as benefit by the best practices) employed by others in our organization in their work on projects.
Project Managers Need to Focus on the User Experience – Their Own!
By J. LeRoy Ward
Odd title, I know. What does it really mean? Let me phrase it as a question: What’s it like to work with, or for, you? In other words, what’s the “experience” you provide to “users” when they engage with you?
We Asked People Why They Earned the PMP® Credential
By J. LeRoy Ward
Why do people earn the PMP Certification? PMI reports in its 10th Annual Salary Survey, that PMPs earn 23% more.
What is Project Management?
By J. LeRoy Ward
Projects have been around for thousands of years. Ever see a picture of the Pyramids of Giza? That’s a project. How about the Great Wall of China? Yup, another project. What about the International Space Station? You guessed it…another project.
IIL Stream: “Inside with J. LeRoy Ward”
By J. LeRoy Ward
LeRoy delves deep into how you can bring an immediate impact to your company’s on time projects, the number of projects meeting their goals, and projects completed within budget which should perk up any project manager’s ears.
