Project Managing Business Process Improvement Initiatives

Gina Abudi, MBA has over 25 years of experience providing consulting and education/training with a focus on projects, processes and people to mid- to large, global organizations. She is President of Abudi Consulting Group, LLC and an adjunct faculty member at a number of local colleges and universities. Gina’s work in change management includes strategic planning of change initiatives, project management of change initiatives, and overall collaborating with organizations to plan for successful change through understanding the impact of the change on the organization as well as (and possibly even more importantly) on the individuals in the organization. Gina has worked with executives on determining the best way to manage a large change initiative to keep employees engaged and ensure overall success of the initiative. Gina writes a number of white papers, case studies, and articles on various management and project management topics, which can be found on blog. She is lead author of Best Practices for Managing BPI Projects: Six Steps to Success (J Ross Publishing, 2015) and author of Implementing Positive Organizational Change: A Strategic Project Management Approach (J Ross Publishing, 2017.) Gina has been honored as one of the Power 50 from PMI®, one of 50 executives who have achieved success in proving the value of project management within organizations. She serves as Chair of the Volunteer Leadership Team of the Association of Change Management Professionals and on the Advisory Board of Project Summit/Business Analyst World. Gina received her MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Management.