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Joel Kohler is a proven team leader, who offers you a full range of services:

Joel Kohler knows that time is money. And is prepared to save you both.

What are Projects?

A project is a temporary (finite) group of related tasks undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

Projects are temporary, even though some of them seem to last longer than we ever dreamed. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Projects put people and money at risk since the objective is to create something that's never been done before.

Projects end because they complete their mission or because they fail.

For examples of well-known projects, think of the project to put a man on the moon, or the projects to build great pyramids. The Apollo program is over; it was a one-of-a-kind project.

Same with the pyramids. You haven't seen any new pyramids under construction lately, have you? These immense projects were brought to completion and ended.

What is a Project Manager?

A Project Manager (PM), like a feudal king, is the formally empowered ruler of the project and its inhabitants. The PM often makes all of the big, important project decisions.

When it comes to popularity contests, a PM is either a hero or a zero.

When the project is going well, the PM is a hero. But when luck goes south, the PM frequently takes the blame.

A PM signs the checks and spends the project's money. The PM is ultimately responsible for the project's completion, and the project's success.

The World of Project Managers

The world of project managers is like the world of motion pictures. Teams are assembled for a short time, make their magic, and then disperse.

No matter how good you are in your role, you know it will be short lived. Once the script is finished, it's time to move on. It's the nature of the business.

Similarly, project managers are not judged by their longevity in one place. They are judged by how they adeptly handle a variety of roles, in different scenes, and with different teams.

For a skilled team leader, who can play all the roles, contact Joel Kohler.

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Project Engineering

Bringing a seasoned contract project engineer and manager on to your team often adds precision to the engineering process - with handsome returns in cost and schedule savings.

Every seasoned project manager knows that lurking beneath the surface are eleventh-hour surprises, inadequate interpretations of mission critical requirements, complex and costly engineering designs, and failure to meet requirements.

Seasoned project managers must see the big picture to survive. From experience working on many diverse engineering projects, for many different clients, they have solid communications and problem solving skills. They know where to find, and how to fix, the inevitable problems. They can also help staff engineers more readily implement correctly-engineered solutions.

Need to get your project back on schedule, on budget, or on track? Contact Joel Kohler today.