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.

PMO and EPMO
Paul KeslerDecember 16, 2020
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2021 PMO Aspirations for Excellence
The Project Management Office’s (PMO) Today and tomorrow As we close out the year 2020 and start thinking about 2021, I wanted to share some thoughts if you plan to revamp or create from scratch a business PMO in the…
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Change Management
Paul KeslerOctober 28, 2020
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Beginner’s guide to Change Management
The process seems daunting; you realize that you are being asked to lead a large initiative with plenty of stakeholders, constituents, and occasional skeptics along the way with the ever-present executive visibility. For newcomers and those not familiar which change…
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Change Management
Paul KeslerMarch 10, 2020
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Altering mindsets during a change process
Resistance to change is a natural response and should be expected. Change management is all about planning for and executing specific tasks to reach desired goals while considering people, processes, and the organization. At the most basic level, change management…
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Agile Methodology and Other Project Methodologies
Paul KeslerNovember 21, 2019
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Newcomers guide to blending Waterfall and Agile methodologies
When I started in project management, waterfall was the name of the game. All projects were structured the same way and tended to operate in a very linear fashion. As the world evolved and businesses need to change project management…
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Change Management
Paul KeslerOctober 3, 2019
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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 KeslerAugust 7, 2019
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Project Management Office (PMO) – Foundational goals to drive results
“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, and on performance is typically small. Project management…
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Requirements Gathering
Paul KeslerJuly 18, 2019
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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 Scope
Paul KeslerMay 21, 2019
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4 Key components of a scope management plan
“A fixed deadline and a flexible scope are the crucial combination.”– Jason Fried What is a scope management plan? Everyone knows about the project management plan, what it is, and how to go about creating one within your project teams.…
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Project Management Life Cycle
Paul KeslerMay 1, 2019
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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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PMO and EPMO
Paul KeslerMarch 21, 2019
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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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