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Twenty Years of PM Excellence!

Posted by Deborah Bigelow Crawford

Deborah Bigelow Crawford has more than 20 years of experience in business management and handles the operational and administrative functions of PM Solutions. Ms. Bigelow Crawford also serves as Co-CEO of the PM College®, PM Solutions' training division, where she is responsible for the fiscal management and quality assurance of all training and professional development programs. Prior to joining PM Solutions, she served as the Executive Director of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and was instrumental in providing the foundation and infrastructure for the exponential growth that the Institute has maintained over the last 10 years. In addition, she served as the Executive Director of the PMI Educational Foundation. Over the last decade, she has authored numerous articles in PM Network, Chief Project Officer, and Optimize magazines. Ms. Bigelow Crawford is also co-author of the book Project Management Essentials. She has presented a variety of papers as a speaker at international symposia and conferences, and is a member of the National Association of Female Executives and the Project Management Institute.

Wow!  Twenty years!  We can hardly believe it … it feels like yesterday when the first tri-fold brochure carrying the name PM Solutions hit the market!  What a ride it has been! 

In 1996, when project management was exploding in certain niches, the general marketplace was still asking, “what is it?”  Now, project management is present in nearly every industry and, more astonishingly, in every department.  It has expanded beyond defense and construction of the 80’s, pushing through information technology in the 90s, and touching marketing, finance, manufacturing…essentially all industries through the new millennium.  We are proud to have been pioneers on this journey!

From our CEO’s first white paper on “Holistic Project Management” through the publishing of dozens of books, research reports, and white papers, PM Solutions has become a presence in the industry.  This “presence” was reinforced by quality consultants, instructors, researchers, writers, and administrative staff who truly cared.  A group of creative innovators who looked at business issues and how the discipline of project management could resolve them.

PM Solutions wants to take this opportunity on our 20th Anniversary to thank all of our loyal clients and partners.  We have and continue to appreciate your trust, your willingness to take chances, and your confidence that together we could and can solve your business challenges. 

We cannot help but express such gratitude for the hundreds of consultants that have crossed our paths, sharing their expertise and helping to grow ours.  So many creative thinkers and dedicated personnel who worked long and hard on our behalf…we don’t know where we would have been without you.

And one final thank you to our leadership.  J. Kent Crawford shared his vision 20 years ago and plowed forward making sure others could benefit from this relatively new way of thinking.  He had a passion that was contagious … is contagious.  The numerous Vice Presidents, Directors, and Account Managers along this 20-year road were so instrumental in helping us capture new ideas, or in supporting our growth in a myriad of other ways.  To all, we thank you … we celebrate you!

PM Solutions looks forward to continuing this path of innovation and growth … and hope you’ll be on the ride with us!

Mary Yanocha says:

Happy 20th Anniversary PM Solutions! I enjoyed the many years I joined you on your journey. Wishing you all many more successful years.

Posted on April 27, 2016 at 9:01 pm

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