15 Project Management Experts You Should Follow on Twitter - CertWise Project Management Training

Busy project managers want the latest industry information and tools at your fingertips. But who has the time to go looking for it? Instead, have those tips and tricks come to you. Follow these 15 project managers on Twitter accounts for inspiration and useful suggestions. When these project professionals post, you know it’s worth your time to read.

Program Project Management

Michael Kaplan, PMP, CSM: @mkaplanPMP

Inspirational and motivational advice from a big-thinking project manager with an eye towards aligning project methodology with the PMBOK Guide.

“Why Quitting Your Job to Chase Your Dream Is a Terrible Idea” by @JeffGoins https://t.co/RZJwNRpTKW

— Michael Kaplan (@mkaplanPMP) April 18, 2016

Learn how to say no. The harder it is for you to say no, the more likely you are to experience stress, burnout, and possibly depression.

— Michael Kaplan (@mkaplanPMP) March 21, 2016

Project Management Improvement

Thomas Kennedy, PMP: @ThePMCoach

Want to be a better project manager? @ThePMCoach works to show you how to earn respect in your organization, break past the PMBOK Guide, and adapt to new trends.

How to become most respected #PM in your organization! https://t.co/MwoJFwZdwO #pmot

— Thomas Kennedy, PMP (@ThePMCoach) March 23, 2016

What the PMBOK doesn’t tell you about working with people… http://t.co/ucRkI3zdjT #pmot

— Thomas Kennedy, PMP (@ThePMCoach) January 26, 2015

SCRUM Approach to Projects

Jeff Sutherland, CST: @jeffsutherland and Ken Schwaber: @kschwaber

As co-founders of SCRUM, Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber push the boundaries of SCRUM and Agile techniques beyond software development.

For all who asked for an advanced #scrum course. See @henrikkniberg and @jeffsutherland at Crisp on 13 April https://t.co/3y8WkrYudq

— Jeff Sutherland (@jeffsutherland) March 22, 2016

New blog up: What I learned at #Toyota. #scrum #agile https://t.co/W0Sdbm7QZt

— Jeff Sutherland (@jeffsutherland) March 14, 2016

All-in-one/One Stop Shop

Ricardo Viana Vargas, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, CSM: @rvvargas

Multilingual content ranging from blog posts and books to podcasts and videos, this PMBOK Guide reviewer helps fit new project management techniques into the PMI good practices model.

Missing the engineering side of your project life? Check the construction of Oresund Bridge video – https://t.co/YJMGsDWuE8

— Ricardo Viana Vargas (@rvvargas) April 15, 2016

If you work on managing construction works you should check this. https://t.co/lUiedjyMT1

— Ricardo Viana Vargas (@rvvargas) April 1, 2016

Agile Project Management

Jim Highsmith: @jimhighsmith

Agile project management is more than just SCRUM. @jimhighsmith demonstrates how to use Agile along with the project management mindset.

Forget Productivity! Try value and cycle time. New Post http://t.co/RBdExzykKE.

— Jim Highsmith (@jimhighsmith) August 25, 2015

new post. “Portfolio Management in the Age of Digital Enterprises,” @jimhighsmith & @nataliehollier. https://t.co/mkPC1T7NvW

— Jim Highsmith (@jimhighsmith) February 4, 2016

Cloud Project Management

Dux Raymond Sy, PMP: @meetdux

Is yours a Microsoft shop? @meetdux helps you learn about using SharePoint and other Microsoft tools to break through your project challenges.

6 roadblocks to cloud security, and how to move past them https://t.co/EsoHhaIccy

— Dux Raymond Sy (@meetdux) April 21, 2016

Ashley Mahan: #FedRAMP Adopts ‘Open-Door Policy’ to Help Address Agency Cloud IT Needs https://t.co/vpqAh9mwi7

— Dux Raymond Sy (@meetdux) April 19, 2016

Tech Careers

Gayle McDowell: @gayle

Interested in a career in technology project management but not sure how to get your foot in the door? This is your one stop shop for industry leading info—from where to move to how to ace the interview. With attitude.

Ashley Mahan: #FedRAMP Adopts ‘Open-Door Policy’ to Help Address Agency Cloud IT Needs https://t.co/vpqAh9mwi7

— Dux Raymond Sy (@meetdux) April 19, 2016

Free Cracking the Coding Interview talk on October 1 weekend in the Bay Area! https://t.co/jyyCdeoyOX

— Gayle L. McDowell (@gayle) March 29, 2016

Empowering Project Leaders

Susanne Madsen: @SusanneMadsen

Bring your project team from formation to performance by strengthening your project leadership and team coaching skills.

What Kind of Leader Are You? Use the Project Leadership Matrix to Find Out https://t.co/oJzeiodcFu via @projecttips

— Susanne Madsen (@SusanneMadsen) April 21, 2016

Are your beliefs helping or hindering you as a leader? https://t.co/x7TvFjN6tT

— Susanne Madsen (@SusanneMadsen) April 17, 2016

Pragmatic Projects

Johanna Rothman: @johannarothman

Worried that project management methodologies are getting in the way of daily project management? @johannarothman helps you engage in reasonable, workable approaches that include the best of both worlds.

Are You Failing Fast or Learning Early? https://t.co/3X3LV8oC3P #questionoftheweek #agile

— Johanna Rothman (@johannarothman) April 21, 2016

Agile and Lean Program Management is Done! https://t.co/NuqnOCimt1 #pmot #agile #lean #scaling

— Johanna Rothman (@johannarothman) March 30, 2016

IT Service Management Projects

Erika Flora, PMP: @erikaflora

@erikaflora shows how to bridge PMI, DevOps, SCRUM, and Agile into the ITSM world. You’ll learn about useful blog posts, videos, podcasts, and why project managers should care about these frameworks.

Podcast w/the fab David Crouch @JohnsHopkins & John Gilmore @GenDyn_IT #ITIL https://t.co/iof6UktV3A

— erikaflora (@erikaflora) April 19, 2016

Meet Steve Gladis, leadership author, thought leader, professor, and BEYON20 SIXTEEN #DevOps #ITSM keynote. https://t.co/Z4CwwnPRIz

— erikaflora (@erikaflora) March 25, 2016

Digital Project Management

Brett Harned: @brettharned

Want to overcome everyday digital project management problems? Know when to bend, break, or adapt the rules to fit your project’s needs and to provide a better project experience.

Top 3 things people are doing while on conference calls: other work, checking email, making/eating food. #dpmforum

— Brett Harned (@brettharned) April 21, 2016

There is so much great content in the @teamgantt PM Learning Center and I’m proud to contribute to it. Check it out: https://t.co/ZjlPJSlB0i

— Brett Harned (@brettharned) April 11, 2016

Business Advice for Project Managers

Dustin Maherg, PMP: @dustinmaherg

Maherg’s project management experience comes from the construction industry, where he has “had the privilege to lead over 500 employees.” (Presumably some are more of a privilege than others.) He tweets often about leadership inspiration for bridging project management and general business principles.

.@JeffParishDems @bashiraki @NaskidNnwokocha 5 favorite #books w/ 3 key learnings https://t.co/D9sd9pBE4b

— Dustin Maherg (@DustinMaherg) April 20, 2016

.@SallyWarbulton I Spent the Weekend With a #MultiMillionaire. This Is What I Learned About Running a #Business. https://t.co/esfdy97dCS

— Dustin Maherg (@DustinMaherg) April 14, 2016

Technology Marrying Product and Project

Kurt Schmidt: @KRTS

Making smarter project decisions is often closely tied to initial planning and defining scope. Try approaching project management from a product management mindset to see if it works for you.

New article published! https://t.co/aZOCtC7StS

— Kurt (@KRTS) December 21, 2015

Staging Servers Must Die https://t.co/ZYAtz0KXIs via @rww

— Kurt (@KRTS) January 23, 2016

Clever Product Management

Cliff Gilley: @thecleverpm

Like the approach of marrying product and project management? Get @thecleverpm‘s weekly thoughts on the evolution of product management to see if these new approaches work for your project.

Some thoughts on common #Scrum dysfunctions – https://t.co/iB6oehM5VL #prodmgmt #pmot #agile pic.twitter.com/3nEoNsBhK2

— The Clever PM (@thecleverpm) April 21, 2016

Project Management and Social Media

Dawn Reid, PMP: @DawnReidPM

Focused on building project management as a profession? Learn how to help take project management into the future.

Disagree, PMs are accountable to the outward team to deliver to and with. https://t.co/KAK5HQzTDg

— Dawn Reid, PMP (@DawnReidPM) November 14, 2015

But it should be! #projectmanagement https://t.co/fAlXcNFRNt pic.twitter.com/EnpihyODPg

— Dawn Reid, PMP (@DawnReidPM) September 23, 2015

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Meghan Glass is a project manager at Holmes Corporation, overseeing long-term print and software projects for high-end certification preparation products. Meghan has managed special projects in the legal and higher-education sectors for seven years, including international projects in the United Kingdom—one of which was awarded the Cultural Olympiad designation by the London 2012 Olympics Committee. She holds the PMP credential, and received the Durham University Learning and Teaching Award as well as the Thomson-Reuters Service Matters Award. Talk to Meghan about medieval and early modern literature and history, international travel, or gastronomy.