Jerry Manas is the author of Managing the Gray Areas (RMC Publications, January 2008) and the international bestseller Napoleon on Project Management (Nelson Business, April 2006). He is also co-founder of the popular leadership and project management blog site, PMThink!, and a founding member of the Creating We Institute.

An organizational architect with a specialty in project management and virtual team dynamics, he is passionate about helping leaders create flexible, yet integrated, organizations and teams.

His work has been cited by management guru Tom Peters and highlighted in a variety of publications, including Leadership Excellence, The National Post, The Globe and Mail, The Chicago Sun Times, and The Houston Chronicle. He has written numerous articles and appeared on radio programs nationwide with the release of his first book, which Kirkus Reviews called, “The ultimate case study in effective project management.”

Through his consulting company, The Marengo Group, Jerry works with partners and clients to facilitate the implementation of the ideas and principles outlined in his books. His Service-Oriented Project Management (SOPM) framework, built around these principles, has been recognized as an innovative achievement model that fosters systems thinking and a client-focused mindset. In addition to his extensive consulting career, he has managed numerous large-scale, global programs spanning Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, and North America. With an endless curiosity, a passion for research, and a deep interest in multiple disciplines, including history, science, philosophy and more, he often writes on lessons gained from unexpected places and frequently speaks on the topic to business leaders and university students. His focus on outcomes-based leadership, supported by the three cornerstones of simplicity, engagement, and trust, create a powerful and wise approach to leadership at all levels.

Jerry is an active volunteer with the Project Management Institute (PMI), and is currently on the Board of Directors for their Aerospace and Defense SIG. He has contributed to several of PMI's international standards, including their Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) and their new standards for Program and Portfolio Management, where he was recruited to help lead the program (consisting of more than four hundred people around the world) as part of a core leadership team.

When he's not consulting, writing, giving speaking engagements, or contributing his expertise to various professional organizations, he might be found enjoying his enthusiasm for art, movies, or music. But yes, even those passions are well explored. As an art major in college, a wine connoisseur, a serious home theatre buff, an accomplished songwriter, and a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, there doesn't seem to be any pursuit that Jerry takes on with anything less than excellence and enthusiasm.

Contact Jerry at:jmanas@marengogroup.com