EXECUTIVE, GLOBAL CONSULTANT, EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERT, ECONOMIST, TRAINER,  SPEAKER,  AUTHOR  &  VOLUNTEER:

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong, MS (Economics), MS (Project Management), MS (Information Systems Technology), MPOTA™, EVMP®, RQMP®, CEVO®, the 'EVM Professor™' is a globally renowned trainer for project personnel, managers,  senior managers, project managers and executives seeking to prevent cost overruns and schedule delays on their projects using advanced project management methods, processes and systems; earned value management (EVM) methods; quality management and risk management to improve overall project performance and results. Professor Kwaku Akyeampong has worked as Adjunct Computer Science Professor at the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences at Howard University, Washington DC, USA where he taught graduate students.

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong is a Senior Project Management and Information Technology expert with over two decades of experience providing information technology (IT) advisory consulting, advanced project management services, project controls implementation, and earned value management (EVM) consulting and training services across industry, defense, commercial, federal government and international sectors. In addition to providing project management consulting, Professor Kwaku Akyeampong globally trains in both English and Russian languages, project participants in the areas of project controls, EVM, project management, construction management, risk management, quality management, project scheduling, project planning, database management and information security. Professor Kwaku Akyeampong has invented several methods and approaches in project management, Earned Value Management and information technology that are leveraged today in industry and government.

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong holds Master of Science (MS) in Economics, Kiev State University, Soviet Union; Master of Science (MS) in Information Systems Technology, George Washington University; and Master of Science (MS) in Project Management, George Washington University.

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong is Executive Director and Senior Technical Instructor at the Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong has previously held the following positions (1989 to 2009) in academia, industry, and worked internationally on projects around the globe, from Russia to Asia, Europe, Africa and the United States:

 

• Senior Director at EVMS Consulting Group, USA (EVMS Consulting Group provides earned value management consulting services)
• Advisory Information Technology Specialist & Project Manager at IBM Global Services, Fairfax, USA (IBM Global Services is the world's largest technology and management consulting services firm)
• Senior Manager & Corporate Earned Value Management (EVM) Lead at BearingPoint, USA (BearingPoint was one of the top management consulting services in the USA, and now owned by Deloitte Touche)
• Senior Project Management Subject Matter Expert/Associate at Booz Allen Hamiliton, USA (Booz Allen Hamilton is one of the top three management consulting services firms in the United States)
• Senior Project Manager at SI International, USA
• Senior Project Controls Manager at Rockwell Collins, USA (Rockwell Collins is a leading aerospace and engineering firm in the USA)
• Senior Earned Value Management (EVM) Analyst at Conwal, Inc, USA
• Senior Project Management Consultant at Intellisource Information Systems, USA
• Senior Database Technology Manager, NTT Verio, Japan & USA (NTT Verio is the world's largest web hosting company)
• Project Management & Technology Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, USA (PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, formerly owned by Pricewaterhousecoopers was a top management consulting services firm in the USA, and acquired by IBM in 2002)
• Adjunct Computer Science Professor at Howard University, USA (Howard University is the oldest and premier minority university in the USA)
• Intern, VNESHECONOMBANK (Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Bank), Moscow, SOVIET UNION (VNESHECONOMBANK was the largest Foreign Trade Bank in the former Soviet Union)

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong is holder of:

 

• Master of Science (MS) Degree in Economics from Kiev State University, Soviet Union (USSR). Specialization in International Economic Relations & Trade Economics.
• Master of Science (MS) Degree in Information Systems Technology from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA 
• Master of Science (MS) Degree in Project Management from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA

 

INVENTIONS:

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong is inventor of:

 

• EVMRQM®, Earned Value Management Risk & Quality Model®
• EVPMO®, Earned Value Project Management Office®
• GPMS®, Global Project Management Systems®
• The Kwaku Akyeampong Approach to Earned Value Management Excellence®
• The Kwaku Akyeampong 7 Keys to Effective Earned Value Management®
• The Kwaku Akyeampong Approach to Project Management Excellence®
• KAP3M4™, The Kwaku Akyeampong Project, Program and Portfolio Management Monitoring Maturity Model™

 

 

TEACHES UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PROGRAMS:

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong teaches the following courses at the university graduate level:

 

• Systems Engineering 1
• Systems Engineering 2
• Database Management Systems
• Project Management Theory

 

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

 

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong speaks fluent Russian, basic Japanese and German.

 

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Professor Kwaku Akyeampong is holder of:

• EVMP®, Earned Value Management Professional®, Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®, Virginia, USA
• CEVO®, Chief Earned Value Officer®,  Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®, Virginia, USA
• RQMP®,Risk & Quality Management Professional®,  Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®, Virginia, USA
• MPOTA™ Master's Certificate In Project Oversight, Transparency & Accountability™; Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®, Virginia, USA™
• Chief Information Officer (CIO) Executive Competencies Certificate, CIO University, Washington DC, USA

 

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MEDIA & NEWS APPEARANCES:

       Professor Kwaku Akyeampong's Appearance In Washington Post, Metro Section Page B3, May 19, 2003

SOURCE: Washington Post, Metro Section Page B3, May 19, 2003