Professional Career:

Services Architect: Project and Portfolio Management (PPM), ScrumMaster, SAFe® Agilist (SA) - CA

World Wide Operations PPM Manager & Scrum Master - Citrix

2014 IT PPM Expert Volunteer - Gartner MarketScope

Customer Advisory Board Member Expert Volunteer - CA Clarity PPM

Professional Services Sr. Consultant - Citrix
ITSM Sr. Consultant & Trainer - Quint Wellington Redwood

Communications & High Tech Consultant - Accenture

Community Involvement - PMI, ITIL, Agile

Previous Clients - ABC Television, AIG, Apple, AT&T, Boeing, Canadian Revenue Agency, Dell, ESPN, Disney, The Home Depot, Kaiser Permanente, Kennametal, NASA, Northrop Grumman, The Hartford, USMC, USPS, Verizon Wireless, Visa, Wells Fargo, along with other Fortune 500 and Government agencies with diverse type, size, market, location and PPM proficiency or ITSM maturity

Professional Degrees and Certifications:

M.S. Management Information Systems

B.S. Business Administration, Specialization in Training & Development


​CA PPM 15.x Business Analyst

​SAFe Agilest and Scrum Master

ITIL .v3 Certified Trainer
(Foundations & Practitioner)

ISO 20000 Certified Trainer

PMI R.E.P.
in process

​Multiple previous technical certifications
Hello, I am Erich Kissel

This blog & knowledge exchange is an active accumulation of my professional career, in which I have been passionate to find efficiency in maturable process and reusable design. I believe that these are vital elements when aligning with dynamic organizational strategies, and are imperatives when surviving-to-thriving globally. 

My purpose is to continue to add value within my organization, as well as to constantly push my skills and expertise by being involved with PPM practices at large. I find significance when working, learning, networking, mentoring and nerding out to the practices of Project & Portfolio Management:) 

​This community is about sharing unique experiences, best practices and cool stuff within PPM.  My intent is that it will be engaging and network focused.  Especially in this forum, free content and interesting posts abound, and I look forward to our mutually beneficial exchange.

Also connect with me on LinkedIn, ​and watch for much more to come!
PPM Warrior
- from Cog to Cognizance