Episode 015 of The Project Management Show features Tom Polen, a Solutions Architect for Deltek who specializes in risk management and the tools of the trade.

Tom has scoped, designed, developed, and implemented Project Planning Systems in the telecommunications, transportation, insurance, and defense industries. Tom’s mission is to help the field of Project Management to focus on analysis, rather than the development of data and information used to support analysis.

Tom comments “I see too much manual, repetitive work being performed for the sake of project planning and performance measurement. A strong focus on automation combined with an understanding of project risk will yield a system which reduces routine legwork and aids in developing quality, achievable project plans. I see many ‘analyst’ job titles, but how often do these folks have the opportunity to perform analysis? Typically they’re moving data or ‘crunching numbers.’ It’s time for a change.”

This episode is sponsored by Bravo Reporting Systems