This recording is designed for project managers who are interested in transitioning to the world of consultative project management. It includes: the differences between internal-, vendor-, and independent-based project management; the psychology of consulting as a project manager; how to adapt to customer environments; the politics and culture as a consultant; survival techniques (especially what not to do!); plus, various tricks, tips and techniques to rapidly establish yourself in a new and unknown environment.

Casey Worthington, PMP is a Senior Project Manager working as a consultant in the IT industry. He has worked in IT for the past seventeen years in various technical, management and project management capacities, and is certified by Six Sigma, ITIL and PMI. He has developed and presented original material at Project World symposiums on following topics: Managing Projects as a Consultant, Project Management Core Competencies, and Scaling Project Management Processes for Small Business. The Digital Library for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind is one of Mr. Worthington’s career highlights. Working for sponsor Microsoft Canada, this library has many business and technology firsts, transforming the delivery of services for blind and visually impaired users. Bill Gates presented this project to the Canadian national media in August 2002, as a part of Microsoft Canada’s ICAN community program. Mr. Worthington is now working on a program to build and populate a 60,000 sq. ft. data centre for a large Canadian financial institution.

Managing Projects as a Consultant by Casey Worthington
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