Paul Kesler

Paul Kesler, PMP, CSM, SSBB, is an experienced project and program manager with industry experience in Software Publishing, Payment Solutions, Financial Services and Receivables Management industries. His experience includes leading business strategy execution, working with C-Level and Senior leaders of various business lines to meet company annual goals and objectives. Paul is comfortable leading business projects like Go To Market launches of new cloud products and leading technology implementations and integrations such as Salesforce. He is also an active member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the Project Management Institute (Atlanta Chapter). Paul writes about change management.

Agile Methodology and Other Project Methodologies
Paul KeslerDecember 20, 2021
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Newcomers guide to blending Waterfall and Agile methodologies
What are Agile methodologies and can it be blended with Waterfall? When I started in project management, waterfall was the name of the game and Agile was not well recognized. All projects were structured the same way and tended to…
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Change Management
Paul KeslerNovember 24, 2021
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Change management ITSM essentials
Change management ITSM defined Wondering what ITSM change management is? When it comes to IT service management, change management ITSM is a discipline aimed at standardizing processes and methods for efficiently dealing with changes to control IT infrastructure. This helps…
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PMO and EPMO
Paul KeslerOctober 28, 2021
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Project Management Office (PMO) – Foundational goals to drive results
What is the PMO foundation and PMO goals? “Projects are usually undertaken to either solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity. The probability that the project – even if precisely executed – will complete on time, on budget,…
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Requirements Gathering
Paul KeslerOctober 12, 2021
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Key components of a Business Requirements definitions document
“The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.”– Ray Kroc What is a Business Requirements Definitions document? Knowing what your stakeholders want is…
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Project Management Life Cycle
Paul KeslerSeptember 21, 2021
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Project phases – Planning sets the foundation for a successful initiative
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.”– Winston Churchill The planning phase – What are the key subcomponents or activities? The planning phase in project management is where you typically spend the most time creating the many project…
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Project Scope
Paul KeslerSeptember 14, 2021
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4 Key components of a scope management plan
Want to find out what’s included in a scope management plan? You’ve come to the right place. “A fixed deadline and a flexible scope are the crucial combination.”– Jason Fried What is a scope management plan? Everyone knows about the…
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PMO and EPMO
Paul KeslerJuly 27, 2021
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Project Management Office (PMO) – Key components to drive effectiveness
The Project Management Office (PMO) – Where are we and how to re-focus? From humble beginnings creating plans, tracking schedules and monitoring budgets, most PMO practitioners have seen their landscape and priorities evolve at a much more rapid pace in…
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Change Management
Paul KeslerJuly 15, 2021
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What is change management?
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein What is change management? Change management is defined as “a collective term for all approaches to prepare and support individuals, teams, and organizations in making any organizational changes”…
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Business Communication
Paul KeslerJune 10, 2021
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Project communication plan: How to effectively communicate change
Knowing how to effectively communicate change is vital to being able to establish a solid project communication plan. Here’s how to effectively communicate change. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”– George Bernard…
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Business Intelligence
Paul KeslerMay 27, 2021
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Business intelligence questions to improve project success
Are you diving into uncharted territory? Is there a new project on the horizon that you are somewhat unfamiliar with and perhaps you don’t know where to start? To help you be successful, here are a few key questions to…
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