ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Randall L. Englund, MBA, BSEE, NPDP, CBM, is an author, speaker, trainer, professional facilitator, and founder, principal, and executive consultant for the Englund Project Management Consultancy (www.englundpmc.com). He also facilitates project management seminars for the Project Management Institute and conducts courses at University of California extensions and for other professional associations.
Randy draws upon experiences as a former senior project manager with Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) for 22 years. In a corporate project management initiative, he led the continuous improvement of project management across the company and documented best practices in ActionSheets; in business units, he released high-technology products, developed a system life cycle, resolved architectural issues, researched effective practices for project success, and designed management processes, courses, and distance learning. Prior to working with HP, he served as a field service engineer and installation supervisor for GE Medical Systems.
He has an MBA degree in management from San Francisco State University and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a member of the Project Management Institute and the American Management Association and is a former board member for the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), where he is a certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP). Randy is a Certified Business Manager (CBM) with the Association for Professionals in Business Management.
With Dr. Robert J. Graham, he coauthored the books Creating an Environment for Successful Projects: Second Edition (2004) and Creating the Project Office: A Manager’s Guide to Leading Organizational Change (2003). With Alfonso Bucero, he coauthored Project Sponsorship: Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success (2006).
In his work around the world, Randy provides management and leadership awareness at a systemic and organic level through multimedia presentations, workshops, conference papers, and writings. In addition to his own books and articles in magazines, he has contributed chapters in books such as the AMA Handbook of Project Management: Third Edition (2010), Advising Upwards (2011), and Organizational Project Management (2010). His interactive style encourages the exploration of action-oriented practices that are immediately applicable to optimizing results from project-based work.
Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP (Project Management Professional), is the founder and managing partner of BUCERO PM Consulting (www.abucero.com). He managed IIL Spain for almost two years, and he was a senior project manager at Hewlett-Packard Spain (Madrid office) for thirteen years.
Alfonso is a member of PMI, ALI (Asociación de Licenciados, Ingenieros y Doctores en Informática), AEIPRO (an International Project Management Association member organization) and a DINTEL advisor. Alfonso was the founder, sponsor, and former president of PMI Barcelona, Spain, Chapter, and he is an IPMA Assessor. He was a member of the Congress Project Action Team of PMI EMEA’s Congresses in Edinburgh, Madrid, and Budapest. He graduated from PMI’s Leadership Institute Master Class 2007. He served as president of the PMI Madrid, Spain, chapter and serves as Component Mentor for Region 8 South. He received the PMI Distinguished Contribution Award in 2010 for his long and varied body of work. In 2011, Alfonso received PMI’s Fellow of the Institute award, intended to recognize and honor PMI members who have made sustained and significant contributions to PMI and the project management profession for more than a decade. It is PMI’s highest and most prestigious award presented to an individual.
Alfonso has a degree in computer science engineering from Universidad Politécnica (Madrid) and is a Ph.D. candidate in project management at the University of Zaragoza in Spain. He has 27 years of practical experience, 22 of them in project management worldwide. He has managed and consulted on projects in various countries across Europe.
Since 1994, Alfonso has been a frequent speaker at international PMI Congresses and SeminarsWorld. He delivers PM training and consulting services in countries across the globe. As a “project management believer,” he asserts that passion, persistence, and patience are vital keys for project success.
He authored the book Dirección de Proyectos, Una Nueva Vision (2003). He contributed Chapter 7 of Creating the Project Office (2003), authored by Randall L. Englund, Robert J. Graham, and Paul Dinsmore. He coauthored the chapter “From Commander to Sponsor: Building Executive Support for Project Success” in the book Advising Upwards (2011).
Alfonso coauthored with Randall L. Englund the book Project Sponsorship (2006) and authored Today Is a Good Day: Attitudes for Achieving Project Success (2010). He has also contributed to professional magazines in the U.S., Russia (SOVNET), India (ICFAI), Argentina, and Spain. Alfonso is a contributing editor of the “Crossing Borders” column in PM Network, published by the Project Management Institute. BUCERO PM Consulting is a Registered Education Provider (REP) with PMI.