About Derek

I would describe myself as a different type of project leader.  I no longer just manage resources; I lead people.  I inspire and I empower.

Currently, to pay the bills, I have been supporting and advising a Federal Project Management Office (PMO) dealing with a multi-year, multi-phased project.  What can I do for you?

My motto:  Deliver value through passion, commitment, and skill.

Seriously!  If you don’t have passion, don’t let the door hit you on the way out.  I don’t look for lemons in lemonade.  I don’t look for clouds within a silver lining.

I could write out my resume but that would be kind of lame.  My super powers come from what some call the entrepreneur gene.  Others say I just have ADD.  Whichever it is, I drink copious amounts of coffee and am known to be blindly optimistic.

I’ve helped start-ups, private corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies for the last 15 years.  As a certified PMP® (Project Management Professional) through the Project Management Institute and a certified Agile ScrumMaster through the Scrum Alliance, I identify the customer’s needs and wants and then propose the best approach to deliver value and meet their goals.  I am a proud signatory of the Agile Manifesto and a member of the PMI Agile Community of Practice.  In the Washington D.C. area, I am a member of the Agile Project Leadership Network and Agile Influencers of D.C.  Check me out on YouTube, from the AtTask WorkOut2011 Conference.  My book Zombie Project Management was release on April 1, 2011 and is available in the Amazon Kindle Store.

Whatever happens, don’t mess with my customers.  If you do, I promise you I will hurt you.

Go, give a speech. Go, start a blog. Go, ship that thing that you’ve been hiding. Begin, begin, begin and then improve. Being a novice is way overrated. – Seth Godin

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