Carl Pritchard, PMP
Principal and Founder, Pritchard Management Associates (PMA)

Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates (PMA). He is a recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. A leading authority on risk management, Carl presents on a variety of management topics ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. He has published articles on project management maturity, international trends in PM, advances in risk management, and the nuances of training on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He has presented at each of the last 13 North American Project Management Institute Symposia and Congresses. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today.

Carl is a recognized figure in the project management community and is the author of multiple key readings in the field including:

• Risk Management: Concepts and Guidance, 3rd Edition (ESI International, 2005)
• The Project Management Communications Toolkit (Artech House, 2004)
• The Project Management Drill Book (ESI International, 2003)
• Precedence Diagramming: Successful Scheduling in the Team Environment (2nd Edition (ESI International, 2002)
• How to Build the Work Breakdown Structure (ESI International, 1999)

He has authored white papers in project management for the Cutter Consortium, including:

• Standardizing the Standards: Picking the Project Management Standards and Guidelines that Match the Culture and Strategy (Agile Project Management Series (Vol. 3, No. 1, 2006))
• Creating a Risk Culture in an IT Environment (Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Series (Vol. 2, No. 1, 2005))

He is also the co-producer of The Portable PMP® Prep (3rd Edition, 2006), with J. LeRoy Ward—a nine-CD compilation of discussions on how to pass the Project Management Professional® Examination offered by the Project Management Institute®. He serves on the board of directors for ProjectConnections.com and has served for several years as a judge for PMI's annual "Project of the Year" competition.