10 LinkedIn Profiles Project Planners and Schedulers Should Follow
It has been 2 years since I published my list of 10 people to follow on LinkedIn and Planning Planet, so I guess it is time for a refresh.
The LinkedIn profiles below will be the first 10 profiles I would recommend to any Project Planner or Scheduler looking for people to follow on LinkedIn, as reading these peoples’ posts, comments and likes will enrich your LinkedIn feed.
I learn from these Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) daily and I hope you do too.
Dale Howard
If you use Microsoft Project then you ought to be following Dale. He is one of only 28 Microsoft Project MVPs in the world and often shares tutorials, tips, and tricks on Microsoft Project on LinkedIn.
You can also find him answering questions or posting tips on Project Tech Community or MPUG.
Zoltan is Mr. Primavera P6 (he is the P6 authority), who willingly shares his knowledge from the more than 40 years of project planning and scheduling experience at his disposal.
If you are ever stuck with a P6 problem, tag Zoltan on LinkedIn, and you can also find him on Planning Planet answering questions on the Primavera P6 sub-forum.
You would like to think Santosh will be all about linear project scheduling on LinkedIn because of his involvement with Turbo-Chart but naah, he is more than that. He preaches good planning and scheduling principles at every opportunity and is a big proponent of schedule risk analysis (just don’t mention PRA aka Pertmaster).
Santosh is that profile that will introduce you to other leading project planning and scheduling professionals through his comments on their posts. He is also very active on Planning Planet.
Chris is a planning and scheduling SME who needs no introduction. He is one of the top 10 contributors to AACE (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) Recommended Practices (RF).
In addition to many published articles, you would also find him giving planning and scheduling masterclasses on Project Control Academy. His opinion matters a lot, so you want to follow him on LinkedIn.
With Parastoo, you are guaranteed a thought-provoking scheduling discussion at least once a month, and these discussions usually challenge your previously held views.
Expect the “who is who” of the project scheduling world to converge and comment on her discussion topics. The topics are that good.
A bonus of reading Parastoo’s posts is that they come with links to reference materials.
Martin is the poster boy of project data analytics in the UK, who has committed so much time and resources to make people aware of the role project data analytics will play in project controls discipline.
The Project Data Analytics Community, which he founded, now hosts regular must-attend webinars and project hacks. If you believe project data is the future, you need to listen to Martin.
Dr. Hulett is the world-renowned authority on project schedule risk analysis and author of the reference books on schedule risk analysis and integrated cost & schedule risk analysis. He is also a major contributor to AACE’s Recommended Practices (RP) on schedule risks.
Dr. Hulett, who has also consulted for Safran, the leading project schedule risk analysis software, is a thought leader that you would want to follow.
I must confess that I have only became aware of Ian within the last week when his critically acclaimed paper on Schedule Specifications appeared on my feed.
I would strongly recommend reading this paper, and anyone that can pen such a beautiful piece of work deserves to be followed on LinkedIn.
Neale is an expert Microsoft Excel trainer who hosts free webinars on how to use Excel to improve productivity regularly. While his target audience is finance folks, the tips he shares are transferrable to project controls.
If you want to take your Excel skills to the next level, then check out Neale’s profile and follow him.
Wyn is a Microsoft Excel MVP, who is very active on LinkedIn and regularly posts about Power Query, and how to use it to get the best out of your data in the most efficient way. With Wyn on your LinkedIn feed, you will learn something new about modern Excel every week.
Wyn is known for coming up with excellent shortcut tips and tricks in Excel, and did I mention he is also a Power BI guru?
