Michelle Drummond

About Michelle Drummond

PMP-certified Program and Project Management professional with 20+ years of experience…

Experience

1. Independent Program and Strategic Management Consultant

   Jc Planning Solutions, Llc

   Nov 2014 — Present · Delray Beach, FL, US

   Advise and collaborate with business owners and executive management on the strategic approach to identify organizational goals and devise a plan for success. Provide guidance and assistance to implement the applicable tools, management systems and methodologies required to build a solid business foundation and decipher next steps to achieving optimal business performance. Institute project management methodologies and tools in program and business activities to ensure program success. Conduct needs assessments of internal business/project activities and provide tiered level recommendations for areas of improvement.Devise and implement solutions to improve project and operational activities.Provide strategic direction to Executives to identify corporate goals along with developing actionable tasks to achieve objectives.Develop accountability charts/scorecards including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track and measure company and employee performance of meeting goals.Develop new and amend existing procedures, processes, tools and templates to streamline business operations and project activities.Manage projects from initiation through project closeout across various industries including Construction, Media Production and Public Health. o Assist business owners to define project scope and requirements.o Establish, maintain, and manage project work plans, utilizing Microsoft project; monitor, review, and evaluate progress and performance.o Coordinate and communicate with external vendors and stakeholders on project requirements and deliverables.o Identify issues, risks, dependencies, and other potential collisions that may impact or delay project schedule.o Present reports on project progress, quality assurance, problems and solutions to all stakeholders.o Implement post implementation activities to follow on with the project after product/services launch to monitor and improve processes

Education

• St. Lawrence University

  Bachelor's of Science

  1995 — 1999

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  Master's

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Analysis
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Program and Strategic Management
• Program Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Management Consulting
• Business Analysis
• Performance Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Management
• Resource Management
• Change Management
• Project Planning
• Consulting
• Executive Management
• Business Strategy
• Training
• Business Process Improvement
• Management
• Strategic Planning