Consultant/Speaker/Trainer in Project Management
Toronto, Canada Area
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- Vice-Chair CAC ISO/TC 236 at Standards Council of Canada
- Senior Business Consultant at Avalon Corporate Solutions
- Vice-Chair at PMI GTISLIG
- Consultant, speaker, trainer in Project Management at Open Data Systems Inc
- Past
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- various leadership positions at Project Management Institute
- PM Consultant at Process Reengineering & Organizational Restructuring
- Development Director at Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centers
- Consultant at Information Architecture, Data Modelling, Oracle DBA
- Education
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- Project Management Institute
- Universitatea 'Alexandru Ioan Cuza' din Iasi
- Liceul "C. Negruzzi"
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George Jucan, MSc PMP MPM’s Summary
George Jucan is an experienced Project Manager Professional (PMP) with 20 years of technical and management experience in complex environments, both in public and private sector. He is well known in the project management community as a successful IT project management consultant, speaker at public events, trainer and author of high-impact project management articles.
Project management consulting:
Combining his extensive PM & SDLC methodological expertise with a proven process quality approach and a formal approach to services delivery, George provides consulting services in the following areas:
- Project Management (hands-on)
- Project Management Methodology
- Project Management Office
- IT strategy and business alignment
- Processes reengineering and optimization
- Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3)
Developing project management standards:
George is currently Vice-Chair of the Canadian Advisory Committee for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO/TC236) participating in definition of ISO 21500 for project management. Past leadership activities in PMI Standards Committees include:
· Chapter 10 Team Lead, PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition
· Core Team, Project Manager Competency Development Framework - 2nd Edition
· Chapters 5&10 Team Lead, Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide - 3rd Edition
Other Accomplishments:
· Speaker on project management topics: PMI Lakeshore 2009, ProjectWorld 2009, PMI MTC 2008, PMXPO 2008, DRC 2008, PMI GTISLIG 2008 & 2007, ProjectWorld 2006.
· Author of articles on project management, methodologies, security and data warehousing, published on specialized venues (Gantthead, Oracle Technology Network, ITtoolbox, The Data Administration News-letter, Journal of Conceptual Modelling).
· Trainer of project management courses, including PMP preparation through National Project Management and PMI Southern Ontario Chapter.
· Interviewed for Oracle Magazine (Sept 04, May 06, July 06).
George Jucan, MSc PMP MPM’s Specialties:
Project Management Methodologies, PM competencies and career development, IT & IS Project Manager, Project Management training, ITIL/ITSM, Six Sigma, business intelligence, data warehousing
George Jucan, MSc PMP MPM’s Experience
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Vice-Chair CAC ISO/TC 236
Standards Council of Canada
(Government Administration industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
The International Organization for Standardization instituted the technical committee TC236 to create ISO 21500, the first standard in project management. Canada is a participant country, represented through the Standards Council of Canada, which formed in 2007 the Canadian Advisory Committee for ISO TC236.
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Senior Business Consultant
Avalon Corporate Solutions
(Management Consulting industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Delivering comprehensive business solutions to accommodate present and future challenges of our clients, assisting our clients to generate revenue, reduce costs and access the information necessary to operate their business on a timely basis.
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Vice-Chair
PMI GTISLIG
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years)
Greater Toronto Information Systems Local Interest Group is a Project Management Institute (PMI) component dedicated to professional IS/IT Project Managers activating in Toronto and surrounding areas.
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Consultant, speaker, trainer in Project Management
Open Data Systems Inc
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — Present (11 years)
Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 18 years of technical, leadership and management experience in a wide range of business areas, in large and complex environments both within public sector and private industry.
Extensive methodological expertise (PM & SDLC) combined with a proven process quality approach (Six Sigma Green Belt) and a formal approach to IT Services Delivery (ITIL Certified), that enables success attainment in complex IT/IS solutions delivery through a focused perspective on results achievement and customer satisfaction.
Proven track of achievements in managing a broad range of endeavours, from methodology definition and business reengineering to projects audit and recovery, from new systems development to architectural, operational, risk and security assessments. -
various leadership positions
Project Management Institute
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2004 — May 2008 (3 years 10 months)
o Team Lead - Ch. 10 Communication, PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition (Jan 07 – May 08)
o Core Team Member leading Personal Competencies Team, Project Manager Competency Development Framework – 2nd Edition (Sep 05 – Jul 07)
o Team Lead - Ch. 5: Scope and Ch.10: Communication, Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide – 3rd Edition (Aug 04 – Jan 06) -
PM Consultant
Process Reengineering & Organizational Restructuring
(Management Consulting industry)
2005 — 2007 (2 years)
Managed the strategic assessment of medical claims processing enhancement, part of Primary Care Reform of Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). The OHIP systems pay more than 150 million health care provider claims annually, with the annual payout amounting to over 6 billion dollars
Defined the Systems Development and Maintenance Methodology of a highly complex multi-million dollars social assistance IT system for the maintenance and support department of Ministry of Community and Social Services Ontario. Reengineered department’s processes and redefined the organizational structure to support the methodology, and coordinated activities with SDMT stakeholders.
Provided procurement guidance and revised all MB20/RFP/selection related documentation for a high-profile off-the-shelf Public Health Laboratory Information System (PHLIS) acquisition initiative for Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC). -
Development Director
Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centers
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
April 2007 — July 2007 (4 months)
Responsible for software development and deployment of several portfolios of IT projects supporting the health care reform for the province of Ontario, Canada.
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Consultant
Information Architecture, Data Modelling, Oracle DBA
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1992 — 2004 (12 years)
Consulted by International Standards Organization (ISO TC215/SC/WG1) regarding the methodological approach for the Health Information Architecture Framework (based on an extension of Zachman’s Framework). Reviewed the draft standards document and provided feedback on framework structure and artefacts definition.
Led the Requirements Gathering, System Design and UAT phases for a large implementation of a telco provisioning system at SPRINT Canada. Used a compressed but realistic schedule, JAD sessions to achieve consensus and continuous feedback to ensure business alignment. The product was deployed with estimated savings of $2 million per year for the client.
Designed large Data Warehousing systems for IEMO (market surveillance) and for Ministry of Transportation (Road User Safety), and several Business Intelligence solutions for IEMO, MCFCS, Telus, Romsilva, ASAM. Performed data modeling aligned with business requirements and defined ETL, errors handling and security policies.
Additional Information
George Jucan, MSc PMP MPM’s Websites:
George Jucan, MSc PMP MPM’s Groups:
Project Management Institute (PMI)
o Chapter 10 Lead, Standards Committee for the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 4th Edition (2007 - current)
o Core Team – Personal Competencies Lead, Standards Committee for the Project Manager Competency Development Framework (PMCDF) 2nd Edition (2005 - current)
o Chapter Lead, Standards Committee for the Government Extension to the PMBOK Guide - Third Edition (2004 - 2006)
PMI – Greater Toronto Information Systems Local Interest Group (GT ISLIG)
o Vice-Chair (2007 - current)
o Program Director Associate, Situational Coaching Program (2005 - 2007)
PMI – Southern Ontario Chapter (SOC)
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UAIC Alumni -
Global Program and Project Networking Group (9400+) -
Project Managers PMP® Certified Networking Group (Unofficial PMI Group) -
PMI Certified PMPs -
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers) -
PMI Southern Ontario Chapter -
Iasi -
CRM Focus Expert Group -
ISO 21500 Project Management -
PMI Greater Toronto Information Systems Local Interest Group -
Association of Romanian Engineers in Canada -
Elegant Solutions for SMBs -
Toronto Job Networking - Canada Jobs & Technology -
PMI Information Systems Specific Interest Group (PMI-ISSIG)
George Jucan, MSc PMP MPM’s Honors:
• ITIL Foundations – EXIN Mar. 2007
• Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) – Edusys Nov. 2005
• Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute Jun. 2004
• Business Solutions Through Technology Certificate – Showcase Ontario Sep. 2003
• Knowledge Organization Certificate – Showcase Ontario Sep. 2003
• Enterprise Architecture Certificate – I.T.E.C. / Showcase Ontario Sep. 2002
• Enabling e-Government Certificate – I.T.E.C. / Showcase Ontario Sep. 2001
• IT Project + Certified – CompTIA (former Gartner IT Project Manager Certified) Aug. 2001
• Certified IT Project Manager – The Hampton Group Jun. 2001
• Individual Achievement Award – TELUS Enterprise Solutions Feb. 2001
• Oracle 8 Certified Database Administrator (OCP) – Oracle Education Aug. 2000
• Oracle 7.3 Certified Database Administrator (OCP) – Oracle Education Apr. 1999
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