The Project Manager: Life is a Project

The Project Manager: Life is a Project is a business fable designed to teach readers how to apply simple project management techniques to their daily lives to become more organized and reach their goals.

The story follows Ashley, who is a very good project manager who has a chaotic personal life. She is mentored by Thomas Robert Morgan, a legendary project manager, who believes that “Life is a Project.”

Ashley discovers how to apply risk management, communication management, and other project management skills on her journey to improve her life. Her application of these simple skills takes her from a life of stress and restless nights to spending more time with her family and discovering her true calling.

Amy S. Hamilton is an author, project manager, college professor, motivational speaker, and shoe aficionado. She became a certified Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute in 2007 and has been a volunteer in her local chapters in Stuttgart, Germany, and ­Colorado Springs, CO. She presented on “The Secret to Life from a PMP” at TEDxStuttgart in ­September 2016 (http://www.amyshamilton.com/books). She taught Project Management Tools at ­Colorado Technical University and was a facilitator for the ­Master’s Degree Program in Project Management for Boston University. Amy holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in ­Geography from Eastern Michigan University, a Master of Science (MS) in Urban Studies from Georgia State ­University, Master in Computer Science (MSc) from the ­University of Liverpool, Master Certificates in ­Project ­Management (PM) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) from the National Defense University, and completed the US Air University, Air War College. She is an award-winning public speaker and has presented in over twenty countries on overcoming adversity, reaching one’s dreams, computer security, and project management. She served in the Michigan Army National Guard as a communications specialist and was commissioned into the US Army Officer Signal Corp, serving on ­Active Duty and later the US Army Reserves. She has worked at the US European Command, the US ­Northern Command, and North American ­Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on multiple communications and IT projects. Amy is a woman who is passionate about project management, public speaking, and shoes.