Round Table Project Management is headed by Bruce Fieggen, a self-proclaimed “project management guru” with the passion and experience to match. A New Jersey native, Bruce involves modern media production (mostly US-based television programmes, newspapers and Internet sites) in a unique blogging experience for the PPM Community follower. A reader might find a post about leadership from a reality TV game show like Survivor, or learn more about popularised current events through a PM-centric prism.
“I notice a lot of projects and examples of good and bad leadership around me that have lessons for my fellow project managers. I bring these to light by pointing out those lessons,” Bruce told us. “I love to teach Project Management. And when I am not in front of a class, I still want to show these lessons to anyone who will pay attention.”
For those concerned about his real-world application experiences, you’ll be pleased to know that Bruce has it in droves.
“I have managed projects for 25 years in the Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Industries,” he says. “I’ve been a PMP for 13 years. I’ve taught Project Management for Universities and private companies for the last 10 years. I have also planned over 200 projects for other people using the Cadence methodology.”
As mentioned in his pharmaceutical industry background points, Bruce currently serves as Vice President of Project Management and Training at QPharma, Inc.
Additionally, Bruce is writing a business novel, one he describes as “placing project management in King Arthur’s time. He posted an excerpt – not the least bit ironically – on the Round Table
He was almost embarrased to reveal the most popular post at Round Table – it involved New York congressman Anthony Wiener’s fall from grace in 2011. “So let’s call that post an anomaly,” he quipped. He does offer something more relevant for PPM practitioners as a popular post (and one of his favourites):
Other favourites include this one:
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Bruce Fieggen
Thanks for the nice write-up guys! I’m pleased to announce that my wiener post has dropped to # 5 in popularity as others have overtaken it. It is set to drop to #6 this month as a one of my favorite posts, about a four win project, is only 29 hits behind. http://roundtableprojectmanagement.blogspot.com/2011/10/four-wins-for-this-project.html
That will drop the wiener post offf my headlines, Thank God.
Nina Amir
Bruce works hard at all he does and is committed to his blogging. He deserves this award.
Professor
The best teachers are those who not only engage their students but who can also use real-world examples, to which their students can relate. Bruce’s use of contemporary TV shows as examples is pretty clever. I can really visualize one of Bruce’s classroom discussions about a recent episode of “Survivor” from a PM perspective.
Personally, my favorite posts were the excerpts from his King Arthur themed book “The Twelve Towers”, which transform the potentially dry lessons of project management into an enjoyable read. I was soon spellbound by the wizardry. As a novice to the PM field, I found myself drawn to the equally novice characters in the book, while others with greater PM experience would no doubt find themselves relating more to the central character. Either way, the lessons learned translate believably into either medieval England or the 21st century world we live in today.
Ellen Golds
I’ve known Bruce for a dozen years, and his blog is as entertaining and insightful as he is. Attending one of his courses is a must, but reading his blog is a less-expensive way to enjoy his knowledge, experience and sense of humor.
Mika Holmström
I enjoy reading Bruce’s blog. Round Table Project Management is well written and always gives food for thought. Simply intelligent.
Bruce has a very long and good experience in practical project management and in teaching project management. I wonder if he could always add to all his posts a few extra lines to summarize his post from the project management point of view, to answer the readers’ question ”Based on what I just read, how can I improve my project/program/portfolio/stakeholder/team/risk/cultural… management practices?” We could perhaps ourselves start reading newspaper articles and Internet pages, and watch TV shows from the project management improvement perspective?
Raymond
I enjoy reading the Round Table Project Management blog. It is updated regularly with new posts and often include current global events, tips and tricks, or views on the game show survivor *my favourite*. Looking forward to the next post
PPMComm
I’m so glad to see this blog listed here, I hadn’t come across it before – great stuff!
Bruce Fieggen
Wow! Thanks for all the compliments, folks.
I like Mika’s idea of a summary line at teh end of posts. I’ll take the time and do that to them all.
Jill O'Brien
Bruce has brought a refreshing and entertaining presence to understanding project management.
I can not think of another more worthy of this award.
John Kempeneers
The blog of Bruce is very refreshing and I like the humor he is using in describing project management topics. So, keep up the good work Bruce
Bruce Fieggen
Thanks everyone for the compliments. I try to post stuff that catches my eye and that will provide enjoyment to my readers.
For additional fun, I just started a PM advice column called ‘Dear PM Advisor’ that is designed to answer PM questions I receive. Join in the fun by commenting on my posts every Monday.