250. How to become a Project Manager in 2024 Part 2

Darrel Popowich is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry. He has recently joined the BRM Institute as the Chief Visionary Officer & COO.  He has held numerous other leadership roles, including CIO of H&R Block Canada where he led a team of IT professionals responsible for supporting the company's tax and financial services businesses. Coaching executives across the world, Darrel is a respected thought leader in his field, with a passion for leadership and business relationship management (BRM). He has been involved with BRM training and implementation for many organizations and has spoken at a number of CIO conferences on the topic. His extensive experience in technology and business make him a valuable asset to any organization.

Robert’s thirty-year career has included roles as a developer, database administrator, project manager, change manager, and sales enablement. He has earned PMP and Agile certifications. He is currently a solopreneur, formulating and proposing what should combat VUCA and succeed software-centric hybrid methodologies. Robert has published in Q4 2023 version of BA Digest. 

Robert's proudest achievements include executing a people-centric methodology with his teams, embedding simple tools for improved teamwork discipline, and imitating the performing arts to guide empathy in teamwork. In addition, he is eagerly anticipating his upcoming proudest achievement late this year, which will be the publication of his new book.

With over 35 years of experience in P3M, consultancy, Business Analysis, Change management, and Agile methodologies, Wijnand has held diverse managerial roles in software development, large PMOs, healthcare, and government sectors.

In the last decade, specializing in certifications like Prince2, P3O, MSP, IPMA, Business Analysis, AgileBA, AgilePM, Agile Transformation, and work floor professionalisation. Wijnand's recent accomplishments include professionalising P3M practices within Rabobank's IT department, which boasts a team of 1500 employees.

Wijnand also spearheaded the creation of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) at Ahold, enabling seamless message translation from stock control systems to the new, fully automated warehouse.

Mark Rozner has over four decades of leadership experience in highly visible and complex health care, financial services, and corporate support organizations. He founded Sunrise Path LLC in 2018, a continuation of his passion for transforming how healthcare is delivered and shaping the craft of project management. Recently semi-retired, he dedicates much of his time and energy into transferring his knowledge to future generations through mentoring and regularly contributing to online communities. An active member of the Project Management Institute since 2003, receiving his PMP Certification. He also has certifications in change acceleration and quality management.

Mark is most proud of his time working in the healthcare industry, with a focus on quality, safety, and satisfaction of patient care.  He led projects at multiple regional health systems, including work to implement standardized physician order-sets, create clinician consortiums across the system, and leading a portfolio of projects addressing preventable harm in the hospital.

Ekta is the Management Consultant at Cognizant specialising in PM/PMO roles. She is currently assigned within the Haleon Quality Supply Chain group as Programme PMO lead with key focus on managing finances. Ekta has over 10 years of overall project management experience

As the programme manager for GSK’s R&D Tech separation, I led a £22m project, delivering it ahead of schedule and under budget, saving £1.5m. Managing this complex initiative to a successful conclusion, significantly exceeding expectations, stands as Ekta's proudest achievement