Neal Whitten is a popular speaker, trainer, consultant, mentor and best-selling author in the areas of leadership and soft skills, project management and employee development. He has over 35 years of front-line leadership, project management and human resource experience.
In his 23 years at IBM, Neal held both project leader and management positions. He managed the development of numerous software products, including operating systems, business and telecommunications applications, and special-purpose programs and tools. For three years, he also managed and was responsible for providing independent assessments on dozens of projects for an Assurance group. Neal is president of The Neal Whitten Group, created shortly after leaving IBM in 1993.
Neal is the author of seven books, including:
- The Gift of Wisdom: Lessons for a Lifetime (The Neal Whitten Group)
- Neal Whitten’s Let’s Talk! More No-Nonsense Advice for Project Success (Management Concepts)
- Neal Whitten’s No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects (Management Concepts)
- The EnterPrize Organization: Organizing Software Projects for Accountability and Success (Project Management Institute)
- Managing Software Development Projects: Formula for Success, Second Edition (John Wiley & Sons)
- Becoming an Indispensable Employee in a Disposable World (Prentice Hall)
Neal is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at conferences, seminars, workshops, and special events. He has developed and instructed dozens of unique leadership, project management and personal development classes, and presented to many thousands of people from across hundreds of companies, institutions and public organizations. He has written over 100 articles for professional magazines and is a contributing editor of PMI’s PM Network® magazine and has been so for over ten years.
The services of The Neal Whitten Group include those of training all members of a project and organization in the adoption of an effective, productive work culture; training in areas of leadership, accountability and professional maturity; training organizations in the practical application of project management principles; trouble-shooting projects; and performing project reviews. Popular workshops include:
- “Life Balance” (based on Neal’s newest book, The Gift of Wisdom: Lessons for a Lifetime) Learn more
- “Neal Whitten’s No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects” (based on Neal’s best-selling PM book by the same name) Learn more
- “Let’s Talk! No-Nonsense Leadership, Accountability and Professional Maturity” (based on another of Neal’s best-selling books, Let’s Talk!) Learn more
- “Project Review Mentoring Workshop” Learn more
- “Role Clarification Workshop” Learn more
Neal is a member of PMI and has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 1992.