Craig J. Letavec

Craig Letavec, MSP, IPMA-B, PMP, PGMP has led large program efforts in a diverse range of large, global companies in a variety of industries including consumer products, new venture start-ups, information technology services, and information technology consulting. He has served as an active speaker and author on a range of topics, including program management, implementing effective organizational change management, benefits realization management, and establishing, managing, and building the value of the program management office (PMO) in organizations.

Throughout his professional career, he has studied the role of project and program management in organizations, the process of formalizing project and program management practices in organizations, and the many challenges that face organizations and program managers alike. This practical analysis, combined with academic research in the field, has led him to a number of conclusions regarding how organizations can best exploit program management to improve business results.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Dayton (Go Flyers!) and a Master of Science in Project Management from George Washington University. As an active teacher who enjoys educating future project and program managers and business professionals alike, he has served as an adjunct faculty member in project management in the Master of Business Administration program at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and as an adjunct instructor at the University of Dayton. Craig also serves as Vice-Chair of the Project Management Institute’s Program Management Office Community of Practice and was a founder and general conference chair of the PMO Symposium, the largest focused international conference for PMO practitioners.