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Connie Emerson

Constance Emerson is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Master of Science in Project Management program and the Bachelor of Science in Project Management.

Contact

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Biography

Constance Emerson is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Master of Science in Project Management program and the Bachelor of Science in Project Management. Her research interests are program and project portfolio management, project office implementation, and the recovery of troubled projects. Ms. Emerson is a certified Project Management Professional, certified Scrum Master, Prosci Change Management Practitioner and a member of the Project Management Institute. She holds her EdD in Organizational Leadership from Northeastern University, her Masters in Industrial Administration from Purdue University and her BS in Civil Engineering from University of Delaware.

Ms. Emerson has more than 40 years of experience in managing projects, including her role as Principal at ProjectMAPS, a consultancy focused on enabling organizations to optimize their delivery of projects. She has worked with companies from the insurance, healthcare, retail, publishing, construction, technology, semi-conductor and engineering fields, including Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, Allegro Systems, Measured Progress and L.L. Bean to support their delivery of successful projects.

Education

EdD, Organizational Leadership, Northeastern University

Master of Science – Industrial Administration, Purdue Univ West Lafayette

BS Civil Engineering, University of Delaware

Professional Experience

ProjectMAPS / Sarasota, FL                                                                                      April 1986 – Present

Principal

ProjectMAPS is a project management consultancy, enabling organizations to optimize delivery of projects.  In her role as principal, Connie is a project management and business analysis practitioner, providing consulting services for organizational change to support project management/business analysis implementation; she is responsible for the design and integration of project management /business analysis practices within client organizations.   Connie is a thought leader in the field of project management and business analysis domains and works to research, develop and coach teams to apply leading edge, hands on, project management practices to promote successful project delivery

 

Professional Activities & Accomplishments

  • Project Management Professional Designation                                                             January 1999
  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance                                                                         June 2020
  • Prosci Certified Change Practitioner                                                                              July 2020
  • Member, PMI                                                                                                                  September 1984 – Present
  • Volunteer, Sarasota County Adaptive Rowing, Osprey, FL                                            January 2014 – Present
  • Mentor – Everwise                                                                                                          January 2016 – Present                                                                

Education

EdD from Northeastern University (2018)

Area of Expertise

Agile Project Management, Complex Project / Program Management, consulting, Engineering and Construction, Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, Process improvement, Program/Project Management Planning and Delivery, Project Management Office Design & Implementation, Project Portfolio Management 1588), small group facilitation and root cause problem solving, Sourcing and Procurement, Training