Natalie Berkiw-Scenna
Founding Lead, Project Management Life (PML)
Natalie Berkiw-Scenna, PMP is the founding lead behind Project Management Life (PML) – an inspiring online community of passionate project managers and dedicated volunteers. PML is committed to celebrating the profession of project management and actively sharing knowledge, wisdom, and practical insights on how project managers can thrive and live their best life.
With well over 20 exciting years of project management experience, Natalie Berkiw-Scenna brings her passion and guidance to support other project managers to grow their careers through mentorship, coaching and education.
She brings her wealth of knowledge and expertise from her PMP and Lean designations, and years of leading complex, strategic projects. Her book, Unleash Your Meeting Potential™, can be found in retailers around the world. She also launched this material as an online course after teaching this valuable content to several MBA programs and at various educational events and symposiums including IIL’s 2021 International Project Management Day.
Natalie has international project experience in both Canada and the United States, and has worked primarily in the healthcare and non-profit sectors. She currently provides her expertise to Beaumont Health in Michigan. In her spare time, she focuses on training and coaching others to build their confidence and credibility to take their careers to the next level.
You can connect with Natalie through the following:
Website: www.NatalieScenna.com/learn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieberkiwscenna/
Email: NatalieScenna@gmail.com
Authored Articles
“Great Communicator” is Written on Your Resume – But Does the Hiring Manager Reviewing It Agree?
By Natalie Berkiw-Scenna, PMP
Nearly every project management resume that crosses our desk has one thing in common: a claim of strong communication skills. The question is: Does the rest of the resume back up that claim?
Salary Negotiation for Project Managers: How to Not Leave Money on the Table
By Natalie Berkiw-Scenna, PMP
Did you negotiate your salary after your last job offer? If not, you likely left a lot of money on the table.
IPM Day 2025 Speaker Spotlight: Natalie Berkiw-Scenna, PMP
We are thrilled to announce that Natalie Berkiw-Scenna, PMP, the founding lead behind Project Management Life (PML), an inspiring online community of passionate project managers.
How to Find Your Ikigai and Understand Your Life’s Purpose
By Natalie Berkiw-Scenna, PMP
Finding your life’s purpose and aligning your career with your passions and strengths is at the heart of the Japanese concept of ikigai—your “reason for being”.
7 Key Behaviors for Facilitating Productive Project Meetings
Leading and facilitating projects meetings that are productive and high-functioning doesn’t need to be challenging. In fact, by leveraging several key behaviors found in the most effective professional meeting facilitators, you can consistently hold project meetings that are more engaging, gain greater collaboration, and allow you to achieve your project goals and objectives.
Leveraging the Art of Storytelling to Build Your Project Management Resume
By Natalie Berkiw-Scenna, PMP
Project management is one of the most exciting careers. It’s an expanding field of expertise across every industry, and it presents us with limitless opportunities. But how do we compete in an ever-growing, competitive space?
