Kimberly Wiefling

Current

• Founder and President at Wiefling Consulting, LLC
• Executive Program Director at ALC Education, Inc. Global Management Consulting Division

Past

• Project Management Blog at UCSC Extension - Silicon Valley
• Workshop Instructor, Project Management Certificate Program at University of California Extension
• Program Management Consultant at eMeter Corp.

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Education

• Case Institute
• UC Santa Cruz
• Wright State University

Recommended

27 people have recommended Kimberly

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• Japanese Scrappy PM Book

Kimberly Wiefling’s Summary

Kimberly Wiefling recently published her 1st book, "Scrappy Project Management: the 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces", available on Amazon. She is the founder of Wiefling Consulting, LLC, a scrappy enterprise enabling individuals, teams and organizations to achieve results that seem out of reach or nearly impossible through leadership and project management excellence. A physicist by education, she spent 10 years at HP in technical leadership and project management roles, then 5 years in the wild and crazy world of Silicon Valley start-ups before leading one to a glorious defeat during the dotcom bust of 2001. Vigorously scrappy, she reemerged, consulting on leadership and project management worldwide - from Armenia, to Tokyo, to the Silicon Valley. Kimberly is the executive editor of The Scrappy Guides®, a regular contributor to the "Project Connections" newsletter, (80,000+ subscribers weekly), and her radio show, "The Scrappy Dialogues®", airs occasionally on www.wiefling.com, and she is the blog facilitator at www.SVProjectManagement.net, sponsored by UC Santa Cruz.

KIMBERLY'S WORK: Research shows that the top reasons that teams fail to achieve their goals are:

#1: Goals are unclear or non-existent
#2: Communication is ineffective

By using innovative techniques and strategic project management methodologies, companies can significantly increase their chances of success. In fact, companies that applied a project management approach met or exceeded their own goals more than 70% of the time, while those using traditional approaches achieved their goals less than 40% of the time on average. If knowing how were enough we'd all be rich and thin! If you are ready to get unstuck, transform challenges into opportunities, and get breakthrough results that currently seem highly unlikely or darned near impossible! Contact us at consulting@wiefling.com or give us a call at 650 867 0847.

Kimberly Wiefling’s Specialties:

Analytical instrumentation for bio-tech.
MALDI-TOF, GC/MS, LC/MS, other hyphenated MS techniques.
UV/VIS, IR, GC, LC, techniques.
Automated gas and liquid sampling devices.
Environmental analysis.
Chemistry.
Physics.
Consumer electronics product development.
Hardware, software, firmware, systems product development.
Personalized search engine development.
Web site development.
Flat panel displays based on thin CRT technology.
Telecom timing and network synchronization technology.

Additional Information

Kimberly Wiefling’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• Japanese Scrappy PM Book

Kimberly Wiefling’s Interests:

Roller Blading SCUBA Diving Hand Drumming Playing Music with Friends

Kimberly Wiefling’s Groups:

Association for Corporate Growth
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
Product Development and Management Association
National Association for Women Business Owners
Esalen Peninsula Network
Project Management Institute
Silicon Valley Product Management Association

•    HP Alumni
•    SVPMA
•    FountainBlue
•    LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
•    SpeakerMatch
•    Bilingual Workforce in Japan
•    HP Connections
•    University of California-Santa Cruz Alumni (UCSC)
•    EPIC (Empowering Partners in Consulting)
•    AiA Classic Enthusiast
•    Engineering Leadership SIG of SD Forum
•    U-B-U
•    Northern California PDMA
•    Project Acceleration thru Commitment-Based Project Management
•    UltimateinSuccess Alumni Group
•    Centered Leadership Group
•    Scrappy Global Business Consultants
•    SDForum
•    WorkIt.com

Kimberly Wiefling’s Honors:

Nikkei Business Press published my Scrappy Project Management Book in Japanese June 2009 - Wahoo!
Physics Graduate School Fellowship, Case Institute
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Wright State University
Fred A. White Scholarship, Wright State University
Outstanding Physics Student, Wright State University
Outstanding Chemistry Student, Wright State University
Honor Graduate, U.S. Air Force Basic Training

Kimberly Wiefling’s Contact Settings

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• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
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