Clifford R. Kettemborough, Ph.D., D.B.A.
Technology, Engineering and Business Executive
Success Stories (3)
During his over 30 years span of professional IT and Engineering career with large, reputable, brand name organizations, last 20+ years in (senior) management positions, 3 times at the director level, through his hard work, dedication, talents and creatifivity, Cliff had numerous contributions, achievements, and accomplishments to those organizations' projects success. Those numerous success stories are described in the attached document in a Q&A format. The following are the list of questions: (1, 2, 3, 4)
How did you respond?
Describe your Project management methodology, process, template
and/or SDLC experience.
Can you tell me about your management experience in an
enterprise environment? How many direct reports and how many
total staff in your entire group? What were their roles?
What is your approach in a new organization with a new set of
direct reports? Do you think you could be effective w/ in 30
days.
Describe your style as a PEOPLE Manager and also as a Manager of
TASKS or TOOLS? Do you consider yourself stronger toward one way
or another?
How do you counsel PM's whose self-perception is not reality
- for example, the employee thinks they are doing great, but as
a manager you are getting ‘complaints’ about them? What does
that mean to you and can you give examples of when you have had
to do this?
How do you build relationships with Executive Management? Can
you give examples?
Do you prefer to
work independently or on a team?
What are some of
the skills you believe a person must possess to be a successful
project manager? Can you provide examples of you utilizing these
skills in your professional career?
Based on my over
20 years of project/program management, or as a group/dept.
manager/director, I have developed an “equation” of what it
makes to be a successful PM:
Tell me about one
of the most complicated projects you have worked on in detail,
what type (software, IT, infrastructure, web portal, supply
chain etc.) of project it was and what was the result.
Do you prefer to
be a contractor or full time?
Have you ever
worked in a call center environment?
Have you
implemented or provided process improvements for web portal
project?
COMPETENCIES
Business Case - Opportunities for Change - Processes Over Time - People/Resources