Northrop Grumman Corporation
Information Systems/Health IT
3375 NE Expressway
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30341
Email:
LGrant3@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Lisa A. Grant, MBA, PMP®
Lisa A. Grant is a Professional Project Manager. Not because she achieved the PMP® designation from the Project Management Institute in 1996, but because she has committed her career to the advancement of the project management discipline through consulting, training, coaching and volunteering. She has influenced and improved project management processes in various industries and functional areas such as Knowledge Management, Healthcare, e-Learning, State and Federal Government, Automotive, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Payroll, Textile, and Beverage verticals.
Her consulting value proposition stems from 20+ years of Information Technology experience including full life-cycle application development (SDLC), software implementations, e-learning product launches, Program Management Office creation, Business Process Mapping, and process improvement business consulting.
Her tactical training experience includes e-learning, instructor-led programs and involvement in communities of practice. She is also a fervent blogger of Project Management topics and war stories. Personal improvement is Lisa’s passion and she regularly coaches new project managers, and is an official mentor for Toastmasters Club 8708.
She has serviced PMI in various volunteer roles such as a participant on Global PMP® exam writing committees, as the Program Manager for the Certification and Education Committee of the Atlanta Chapter, and is currently the President of the Atlanta Chapter. Additionally, she performed the role of Secretary for Toastmasters Club 8708 in 2005, was Program Director for the Atlanta Microsoft Project Association in 2006.
She has an MBA with a concentration in Management from Georgia State University, is a Project Management Professional, Advanced Communicator - Bronze, and Competent Leader. She achieved the MS Office Project Blue Belt certification in 2006, spoke on “Lessons Learned” at the 2005 PMI Southeast Symposium, was awarded a Most Valuable Player award for her exemplary service to the Atlanta Chapter of PMI, and is listed in the Who’s Who Registry.