Speaker Abstract and Bio

The majority of professional project managers generally share a common set of misconceptions about the
knowledge and tactics that make the Alpha project managers highly successful. The Alphas work approximately the same number of hours as everyone else, face the same challenges, and deal with the same difficulties; yet they manage their
projects, teams, and stakeholders in a way that takes them far ahead of the pack.

Building on a landmark survey of over 800 project managers from around the world, Andy Crowe identifies the traits that make the Alphas stand out in the minds of the teams, senior managers, customers, and stakeholders who ranked them at the top. Through in-depth interviews, Crowe draws out common knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Alpha project managers that contribute to their success.

By interviewing not only the Alpha group, but also other sub-groups of project managers, Crowe uncovers and explains the underlying factors related to attitudes and beliefs, communication, project alignment, approach and organization, management of priorities, issue management, relationships and conflict, and leadership.

In this fast-paced and information-packed presentation, acclaimed project management author and speaker Andy Crowe
explains myths and realities surrounding the world’s top project managers, as well as the underlying traits that make the Alphas stand out amount their peers. The presentation is built around the fact that all project managers can incorporate these same characteristics, skills, and successes into their management style.