About the Author

Dr. Ginger Levin is a senior consultant and educator in project management. Her specialty areas include portfolio management, program management, the project management office, metrics, and maturity assessments. She is certified as a PMP, PgMP, and OPM3 consultant and assessor. She was the second person in the world to receive the PgMP designation.

In addition, Dr. Levin is an adjunct professor for the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, where she teaches in the master?s in project management program, and for SKEMA (formerly Esc Lille) University, France, in the project management program at the master?s and doctoral levels. She is also a visiting professor for RMIT in Melbourne, Australia, at the doctoral level.

In consulting, Dr. Levin has served as project manager in numerous efforts for Fortune 500 and public-sector clients, including BAE Systems, UPS, Citibank, the Food and Drug Administration, General Electric, SAP, EADS, John Deere, Schreiber Foods, TRW, New York City Transit Authority, the U.S. Joint Forces Command, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prior to her work in consulting, she held positions of increasing responsibility with the U.S. government, including the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Personnel Management, and General Accounting Office.

She is the coauthor of Implementing Program Management: Forms and Templates Aligned with the Standard for Program Management, second edition; Project Portfolio Management; Metrics for Project Management; Achieving Project Management Success with Virtual Teams; Advanced Project Management Office: A Comprehensive Look at Function and Implementation; People Skills for Project Managers; Essential People Skills for Project Managers; The Business Development Capability Maturity Model; and the PMP Challenge! PMP Study Guide and PgMP Study Guide.

Dr. Levin received her doctorate in information systems technology and public administration from The George Washington University, receiving the Outstanding Dissertation Award for her research on large organizations.