Randall L. Englund is an independent project management executive consultant, author, trainer, speaker, and professional facilitator.  He founded his own consulting business, Creating an Environment for Project Success (CEPS), now known as the Englund Project Management Consultancy (Englund PMC).  He facilitates programs on Creating an Environment for Successful Projects, Project Sponsorship, Creating Excellence in Project Management, Optimizing Results from Projects in Organizations, Breakthrough Project Management, Operating Projects Across Organizations, and Project Leadership.  He speaks world-wide to management teams and coaches executives about their role to create an environment that optimizes results from project-based work, and he consults with clients to implement a Project Office and project portfolio management.  He's an adjunct professor on the faculty for San Jose State University's Professional Development Center, teaching courses on project environments, project sponsorship, creating the project office, team dynamics and leadership skills. He is a professional associate for the Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate Program, delivering courses on-site on "Converting Strategy into Action" and the  "Effective Project Management Office."

His previous experience was as a senior project manager at Hewlett-Packard Company in the Project Management Initiative, whose purpose as a project office was to lead the continuous improvement of project management across the company.  At HP, Randy led workshops and consulted with product developers on cross-organizational projects. He developed workshops on Operating Across Organization and Portfolio Management as well as WebShops on Taming Organizational Chaos and Speaking Truth to Power. He facilitated teams to conduct project startup meetings, implement project management practices, and prioritize project portfolios. He documented best practices and developed resources to help project managers be more successful. He also chaired a number of successful conferences on project and engineering management.  He led teams to develop improved project life cycle processes.

During his 22 years at HP, Randy was a program manager in computer system product development and participated in new product development teams, bringing personal computer systems to market and resolving difficult cross-organizational issues. He was a major account marketing engineer and a manufacturing engineer for real time computer systems. Randy also worked for General Electric Medical Systems as a field service installation supervisor. He initiated a project office that addressed district-wide planning and installation of radiology systems.

In the project management professional community, Randy co-authored a book with cultural anthropologist Dr. Robert J. Graham on Creating an Environment for Successful Projects: the Quest to Manage Project Management, targeted for managers of project managers. He then co-authored, with Graham and Paul Dinsmore, Creating the Project Office:  a Manager's Guide to Leading Organizational Change. The Second Edition of Creating an Environment for Successful Projects was released in 2004.  Published articles include "Implementing a Project Office for Organizational Change," "From Experience: Linking Projects to Strategy," "Speaking Truth to Power," "What is Not a Project," "Leading Change Towards Enterprise Project Management," and "Authenticity and Integrity." He’s a frequent speaker and workshop presenter for chapter and professional association conferences such as the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), and IEEE Engineering Management Society. He’s shared his experiences as a practitioner who innovates and implements project management practices with other companies such as Applied Materials, Amgen, Intel, Motorola, 3M, Ford, Boeing, UPS, GE, American Express, Chevron, TI, Kaiser Permanente, Genentech, and the Departments of Energy, Transportation, and Homeland Security. He also does executive and project management briefings for PMI, ProjectWorld, UC Berkeley, Special Librarians Association, and Stanford University. He's a firm believer in action learning and sharing experiences.

His most recent book is Project Sponsorship:  Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success, available as of April 2006 by Jossey-Bass Publishers.  Alfonso Bucero of BUCERO PM Consulting in Madrid, Spain is co-author.

Randy holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, an M.B.A. in Management from San Francisco State University, an honorary Engineering and Management degree from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, and attended Stanford University's Mastering the Project Portfolio Program.  He is a certified by PDMA as a New Product Development Professional (NPDP) and as a Certified Business Manager (CBM) by the Association of Professionals in Business Management. To create memorable experiences, Randy uses full multimedia capabilities, interactive discussions, and a systems approach to organizational learning.

 

He was awarded as a Beta Gamma Sigma member, earning lifetime recognition for exemplary achievements in business academics.

Randy is a long time resident of Burlingame, California where he lives with his wife Marilyn.