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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Matt Piazza Named International Correspondent for PMForum in Texas
Mr. A Matt Piazza has become an International Correspondent for PMForum in North Texas, USA. Matt Piazza is also the Owner and Principal consultant for Delta Solutions, Inc. a Texas-based project management consultancy. Matt is a senior project manager and seasoned project management consultant specializing in project management office (PMO) and enterprise project management (EPM) services. His most recent engagement was a PMO implementation engagement for Petrobras America Inc. in Houston, Texas. He has been involved with professional project management for over two decades.
After earning his MBA degree from Southern Methodist University in 1982, he started his professional project management career in the role of project analyst and trainer at ADP Network Services. Matt then continued as a project management consultant at Texas Instruments where he successfully enabled senior management to realize multi-million dollar savings on several projects. His focus was the effective utilization of project schedules to analyze different cost and time recovery options.
Later, Matt focused on the scope and cost management aspects of project management while at Raytheon (E-Systems, Garland). He forecasted and employed the advantages of integrating project schedule and cost disciplines. He achieved US Department of Defense (DoD) contract completion successes and US Department of Energy (DoE) project milestones successes for the Superconducting Super Collider Project. In 1991, Matt passed the Project Management Institute's (PMI) certification examination for the Project Management Professional (PMP #640).
During the 1990s, he developed financial database applications and implemented several PMOs for EDS clients. In 2000, Matt became the PMO Director at the Rapp Collins Worldwide corporation. After successfully implementing a corporate-wide project management methodology, he set up the utilization of Microsoft Office Enterprise Project 2002. During 2004-2006, Matt managed projects for city and state fire and police departments and for the successful implementation of Microsoft Project Enterprise 2003.
Matt started teaching project management at IBM, ACS and at the Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas. Matt helped launch the DFW chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the 1980s. He served as a chapter officer for ten years, including two years as chapter president. He is founder and former president of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of the Microsoft Project Association (MPA) formerly the Microsoft Project Users Group (MPUG). In 2001, he earned his Microsoft certification as Project 2000 Expert. In 2004, he earned his Microsoft Project 2003 Black Belt from the International Institute for Learning (IIL). Matt has a B.S. degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA.
According to Wikipedia, the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is further divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of this region informally refer to it as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, or simply The Metroplex (the term was originally invented to refer to Dallas/Fort Worth). North Texas is also a commonly-used term.
According to 2006 estimates, the metropolitan area had a population of 6 million. The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA is the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. The metroplex also encompasses 9,249 square miles (24,000 km²) of land, making it larger in area than the U.S. state of New Jersey. Dallas is also one of 11 U.S. global cities, being ranked a "Gamma World City" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network.
The cities of Dallas (shown at left) and Fort Worth (in photo below right) are the anchor cities of the Metroplex. Dallas and its suburbs have one of the highest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the United States. As such, one of the largest industries in the Metroplex is conducting business. The Metroplex also contains the largest Information Technology industry base in the state (often referred to as Silicon Prairie), owing to the large number of corporate IT projects and the presence of numerous electronics, computing and telecom firms such as Texas Instruments, Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems, i2, AT&T, and Verizon in and around Dallas. On the other end of the business spectrum, and on the other side of the Metroplex, the Texas farming and ranching industry is based in Fort Worth, along with the large Lockheed Martin aerospace plant.
According to the Dallas Business Journal's 2006 Book of Lists, American Airlines is the largest employer in the Metroplex. Several major defense manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Raytheon, maintain significant operations in the Metroplex. ExxonMobil, the #1 corporation on the Fortune 500 listings, is headquartered in Irving, Texas. The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is the largest airport in the state of Texas. The airport is located between Dallas and Fort Worth. American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, has its headquarters next to DFW Airport. American is the largest airline in the world in terms of passengers transported and fleet size. It is also a predominate leader in domestic routes and operations.
Also according to Wikipedia, Texas is a state of the USA located in the country's Southern and Southwestern regions. With an area of 678,051 km² (261,797 square miles) and a population of 23.5 million in 254 counties, the state is second-largest in both area and population. About half the state's population resides in either the Dallas–Fort Worth or Houston metropolitan areas.
Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. In 1845, it joined the United States as the 28th state. Texas boasts that "Six Flags" have flown over its soil: the Fleur-de-lis of France, and the national flags of Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.
Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for the ship channel at the Port of Houston—the largest in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the world. The state is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and has the second-largest economy in the United States. In 2005, Texas had a gross state product of $989 billion, the second highest in the U.S. after California, after recently surpassing New York state. Gross state product per capita as of 2005 was $42,975. Texas leads the nation in number of beef, which usually exceed 16 million head. Cotton is the leading crop and the state's second-most-valuable farm product. Texas also leads in national production of grain sorghum, watermelons, cabbages, and spinach. Wheat, corn, and other grains are also important.
Texas's growth is often attributed to the availability of jobs, the low cost of housing, the lack of a personal state income tax, low taxation and limited regulation of business, a geographic location in the center of the country, limited government, favorable climate in many areas of the state, and vast, plentiful supplies of oil and natural gas. The known petroleum deposits of Texas are about 8 billion barrels, which makes up approximately one-third of the known U. S. supply. Texas has 4.6 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. There are currently 33 billionaires residing in Texas today. Dallas has 11 billionaires, the most of any city in Texas.
The United States of America (USA) is is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and a sea border with Russia and The Bahamas. The United States is a federal republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C. The USA has been an independent and self governed democracy since 1776. American military, economic, cultural, and political influence increased throughout the 20th century.
According to Wikipedia, the USA has over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.5 million km2) and is the fourth largest country in the world by total area. It is the world's third most populous country with just over 300 million citizens.
With a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $12.485 trillion, the USA has the largest economiy in the world. The USA’s median household income of $43,318 is 8th highest. The largest sector in the United States economy is services, which employs roughly three quarters of the work force. The United States has vast economic, political, and military influence on a global scale, which makes its foreign policy a subject of great interest and discussion around the world. Almost all countries have embassies in Washington, D.C., and consulates around the country. The USA is a founding member of the United Nations (with a permanent seat on the Security Council), and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and is a member of many other international organizations. (More information about the Dallas Ft. Worth area, the State of Texas and the USA can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org ).
Matt Piazza lives in Flower Mound, Texas and can be contacted at piazzam@deltasol.net. We at PMForum want to welcome Matt to the PMF Global Correspondents Network.
In August 2006, PMForum announced the formation of a global network of International Correspondents to provide news and information from around the world of project management. PMF now has correspondents in over 15 countries. More information about this program and about other international correspondents can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5.
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and continues to be one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum is a company formed to operate and administer the pmforum.org website. PMForum also produces the monthly online PM World Today eJournal where articles, case studies, papers and viewpoints by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.
Later, Matt focused on the scope and cost management aspects of project management while at Raytheon (E-Systems, Garland). He forecasted and employed the advantages of integrating project schedule and cost disciplines. He achieved US Department of Defense (DoD) contract completion successes and US Department of Energy (DoE) project milestones successes for the Superconducting Super Collider Project. In 1991, Matt passed the Project Management Institute's (PMI) certification examination for the Project Management Professional (PMP #640).
During the 1990s, he developed financial database applications and implemented several PMOs for EDS clients. In 2000, Matt became the PMO Director at the Rapp Collins Worldwide corporation. After successfully implementing a corporate-wide project management methodology, he set up the utilization of Microsoft Office Enterprise Project 2002. During 2004-2006, Matt managed projects for city and state fire and police departments and for the successful implementation of Microsoft Project Enterprise 2003.
Matt started teaching project management at IBM, ACS and at the Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas. Matt helped launch the DFW chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the 1980s. He served as a chapter officer for ten years, including two years as chapter president. He is founder and former president of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter of the Microsoft Project Association (MPA) formerly the Microsoft Project Users Group (MPUG). In 2001, he earned his Microsoft certification as Project 2000 Expert. In 2004, he earned his Microsoft Project 2003 Black Belt from the International Institute for Learning (IIL). Matt has a B.S. degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA.
According to Wikipedia, the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is further divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of this region informally refer to it as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, or simply The Metroplex (the term was originally invented to refer to Dallas/Fort Worth). North Texas is also a commonly-used term.
According to the Dallas Business Journal's 2006 Book of Lists, American Airlines is the largest employer in the Metroplex. Several major defense manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Raytheon, maintain significant operations in the Metroplex. ExxonMobil, the #1 corporation on the Fortune 500 listings, is headquartered in Irving, Texas. The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is the largest airport in the state of Texas. The airport is located between Dallas and Fort Worth. American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, has its headquarters next to DFW Airport. American is the largest airline in the world in terms of passengers transported and fleet size. It is also a predominate leader in domestic routes and operations.
Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. In 1845, it joined the United States as the 28th state. Texas boasts that "Six Flags" have flown over its soil: the Fleur-de-lis of France, and the national flags of Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.
Texas's growth is often attributed to the availability of jobs, the low cost of housing, the lack of a personal state income tax, low taxation and limited regulation of business, a geographic location in the center of the country, limited government, favorable climate in many areas of the state, and vast, plentiful supplies of oil and natural gas. The known petroleum deposits of Texas are about 8 billion barrels, which makes up approximately one-third of the known U. S. supply. Texas has 4.6 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. There are currently 33 billionaires residing in Texas today. Dallas has 11 billionaires, the most of any city in Texas.
According to Wikipedia, the USA has over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.5 million km2) and is the fourth largest country in the world by total area. It is the world's third most populous country with just over 300 million citizens.
With a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $12.485 trillion, the USA has the largest economiy in the world. The USA’s median household income of $43,318 is 8th highest. The largest sector in the United States economy is services, which employs roughly three quarters of the work force. The United States has vast economic, political, and military influence on a global scale, which makes its foreign policy a subject of great interest and discussion around the world. Almost all countries have embassies in Washington, D.C., and consulates around the country. The USA is a founding member of the United Nations (with a permanent seat on the Security Council), and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and is a member of many other international organizations. (More information about the Dallas Ft. Worth area, the State of Texas and the USA can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org ).
Matt Piazza lives in Flower Mound, Texas and can be contacted at piazzam@deltasol.net. We at PMForum want to welcome Matt to the PMF Global Correspondents Network.
In August 2006, PMForum announced the formation of a global network of International Correspondents to provide news and information from around the world of project management. PMF now has correspondents in over 15 countries. More information about this program and about other international correspondents can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5.
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and continues to be one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum is a company formed to operate and administer the pmforum.org website. PMForum also produces the monthly online PM World Today eJournal where articles, case studies, papers and viewpoints by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.
