April Wennerberg, PMP, MBA

Project Manager / Trainer / Instructional System Designer
I have been providing ongoing project management training to System Source as a sub-contractor since 2012. This PM Training is best characterized as Custom Research and Development Project Management Applied Training that is a mix of Project Management Institute PM Standards and System Sources’ Customers Guidelines and Processes. System Source also sells seats in our open enrollment training classes located at Project Masters site in… Show more

Project Manager / Trainer / Instructional System Designer
I have been providing ongoing project management training to System Source as a sub-contractor since 2012. This PM Training is best characterized as Custom Research and Development Project Management Applied Training that is a mix of Project Management Institute PM Standards and System Sources’ Customers Guidelines and Processes. System Source also sells seats in our open enrollment training classes located at Project Masters site in Columbia, Maryland. Project Masters role includes training, ongoing consulting with System Source and executive management and project management course development. System Source has been in business since 1981. System Source is a regional systems integrator. They have people, process and tools to help clients improve, maintain and acquire all things IT and AV. They have a team of 80 employees to help IMPROVE their IT operations. They train organizations staff in applications or technical topics for more productivity and lower help desk costs. They hold public classes in Hunt Valley, Columbia, and Havre De Grace or dedicated courses on customers’ site.

Deliverables
Customized course materials; customized Group Activities; wide range of PM methodologies and metrics. Research project management consulting as needed.

• Delivered Customized Fundamental with a team approach, Project Theory Training to all customers of System Source, addressing project management issues associated with Information Technology and medical.
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Helped Project Masters, Inc. become a Registered Education Provider (REP) under the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Global Registered Education Provider program.
20 years' experience writing course materials and delivering training in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, communication, agile, risk management, earned value management, project, program, and portfolio management training.
Wrote course workbooks and course materials congruent with PMI's Guide to the Project Management… Show more

Helped Project Masters, Inc. become a Registered Education Provider (REP) under the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Global Registered Education Provider program.
20 years' experience writing course materials and delivering training in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, communication, agile, risk management, earned value management, project, program, and portfolio management training.
Wrote course workbooks and course materials congruent with PMI's Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) as well as all other PMI standards.
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Project Manager - Consultant
Conduct two session workshops with the senior executive team designed to develop an Educational Systems Federal Credit Union (ESFCU) specific project management process, incorporating ESFCU current project management processes with industry best practices. The two-hour sessions are interactive and will provide an enterprise wide process that is scalable, based on project size, complexity and criticality, providing the foundation for managing all projects.… Show more

Project Manager - Consultant
Conduct two session workshops with the senior executive team designed to develop an Educational Systems Federal Credit Union (ESFCU) specific project management process, incorporating ESFCU current project management processes with industry best practices. The two-hour sessions are interactive and will provide an enterprise wide process that is scalable, based on project size, complexity and criticality, providing the foundation for managing all projects. Critical to this effort will be the completion of an ESFCU Pre-session Questionnaire prior to the first senior team session.
Project Activities:
• Develop pre-session Questionnaire
• Define the process for small, medium and large projects
• Create the templates that would be used for small, medium and large projects
• Create a binder for each project manager at ESFCU called “Small- Medium- Large Projects Process for ESFCU and Templates
• Develop and deliver a Project Management Executives course
• Develop and deliver a Project Management Fundamental course showing the Project Manager how to use their new binders
• Developed a MS Project template using SDLC and a hybrid combination of Agile and waterfall approach. We required them to define all requirement then using agile we required them to use release planning, iteration planning and daily planning and 4 to 6-week sprints.
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Mentored a new PMO manager in establishing a project management office by helping her to:
* Create the PMO vision
* Create procedures
* Templates for project management forms like scope statement, requirements, charter, risk register, stakeholder register etc......

• Help find and select Office Condo for Project Masters
• Created RFP for office buildout and sent out to approved contractors
• Evaluate proposal and selected contractor for the buildout
• Performed daily quality visit to verify work was being done according to the approved plan
• Managed the installation of the phone system and internet by Verizon
• Performed final walkthrough for signoff of buildout, phone, and internet before scheduled move date.

Project Management Consultant / Trainer
Over a period of seven years, myself and team consulted with key McCormick IT personnel from all levels to develop their project management procedures as well as training program and helped mentor one of their key managers in project management for the creation of their PMO. Over the contract myself and team tailored our courses to McCormick IT Personnel, flavor scientists, marketing personnel and provided general project management… Show more

Project Management Consultant / Trainer
Over a period of seven years, myself and team consulted with key McCormick IT personnel from all levels to develop their project management procedures as well as training program and helped mentor one of their key managers in project management for the creation of their PMO. Over the contract myself and team tailored our courses to McCormick IT Personnel, flavor scientists, marketing personnel and provided general project management training.

Following is a list of key activities I performed to help improve their project success rate:
1. Help conduct a thorough "Review of ongoing projects"
*Ascertain the current status of all ongoing projects with respect to Scope, Schedule, and Budget
*Ascertain the current level and methods used for project reporting
*Ascertain the status of all project deliverables and milestones
*Incorporated Systems Development Life Cycled (SDLC) and Waterfall approach to managing their software projects.
2. Assist in the development of an efficient, formalized Project Reporting System
*Help implement a system that allows for efficient and effective reporting on project timeframes
*Help implement an "Issues Management" System
*Help implement a system that facilitates escalation of project issues and concerns
3. Provide Ongoing Training and Reinforcement with respect to agreed-upon performance objectives
4. Assist McCormick with the development and institutionalization of a standardized, tailored, Project Management Process
5. Help develop a procedures manual for small, medium and large projects

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Project Manager Consultant / Scheduler
*Used the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and waterfall approach to manage and track the software project.
*Developed, monitored and controlled a ten-month project schedule for getting a mail order pharmacy operational. Completed project on schedule and under budget.
*Developed processes and procedures to set-up project Management Office for RPS. Analyzed and recommend the project management software tools and would work the best for the… Show more

Project Manager Consultant / Scheduler
*Used the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and waterfall approach to manage and track the software project.
*Developed, monitored and controlled a ten-month project schedule for getting a mail order pharmacy operational. Completed project on schedule and under budget.
*Developed processes and procedures to set-up project Management Office for RPS. Analyzed and recommend the project management software tools and would work the best for the types of projects they manage.
*Trained project managers how to use processes, procedures and software tools. Show less

• Inspected the condition of the home and created a report on the needed work
• Met with Historical society to determine the rules that needed to be followed
• Create RFP for replacing the roof, windows, kitchen, garage, HVAC, gutting home, sheetrocking, and wiring.
• Obtained permits for rehab
• Selected sub-contractors
• Perform weekly quality visits to verify work was being done according to the approved plan
• Performed the final walkthrough for approval for occupancy.

• Created the home design
• Selected and purchased a piece of land that would fit the design for the home
• Secured a construction loan from the bank to build home
• Created and send out RFP to secure a sub-contractor to clear land and put in a driveway
• Worked with the utility company to have power on site before building started
• Performed perk test on the property to see if we could get standard septic or if we need a sand mound
• Contracted with a firm to drill our… Show more

• Created the home design
• Selected and purchased a piece of land that would fit the design for the home
• Secured a construction loan from the bank to build home
• Created and send out RFP to secure a sub-contractor to clear land and put in a driveway
• Worked with the utility company to have power on site before building started
• Performed perk test on the property to see if we could get standard septic or if we need a sand mound
• Contracted with a firm to drill our well.
• Selected a builder to construct the home
• Made daily site visits to check the quality and make sure the blueprints were being followed.
o Found a problem with the heating system, it was shown on the blueprints as being three zones, during a quality check I found they had made it only one zone. I worked with our contractor to make sure the fixes where corrected so it was a three-zone.
• Performed final walkthrough with the builder, inspector, and bank to get approval for occupancy.
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