Rita Mulcahy, PMP, M.B.A.

Founder and CEO of RMC Project Management, Inc.

Rita Mulcahy (Mul-kay-he), PMP, is the President and founder of RMC Project Management, Inc., and a world-renowned project management author, trainer and speaker. Her company offers the following Project Management training courses:

Rita has particular expertise in:

• Root cause analysis to solve consulting problems effectively
• The process of real-world project management
• The PMP® Exam
• Contract and procurement management
• Risk Management – A founding member of PMI® Risk Special Interest Group and a researcher on international risk management

Professional Bio

A sample of the organizations from which people have attended her seminars and workshops are included in RMC's client list.

Rita is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® and a long-time member of PMI and ASTD. She has taught courses for George Washington University, Rensselaer Polytechnic and University of Wisconsin and has been associated with large, international, project management training firms.

Rita has taught thousands of project managers, senior managers and team members and is one of the trainers PMI uses for worldwide training. She has been invited to speak at major international project management conferences including PMI and ProjectWorld.

Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) from 1990-present, past chapter President and Vice President 1990-1999.

During her project management career Rita has worked on over $2.5 billion dollars worth of the following types of projects:

• Information Systems/Information Technology (IS/IT)
• Engineering
• New Product Development
• High-Tech
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• New Service Development
• Government

Publications Record

Rita Mulcahy, PMP

I. Professional Books and Publications

• PM Crash Course™, 2007, a revolutionary book on real-world project management for people who are looking to get projects back on track, and who want easy-to-use tools that can make an immediate impact
• CAPM® Exam Prep, 2006, the complete guide to getting ready to take the CAPM® exam including review material, games, exercises and sample exams
• Risk Management, Tricks of the Trade® for Project Managers, 2003, this book is a must as the primary text for risk management courses and for those people who want a clear and effective way to apply risk management to their projects
• PMP® Exam Prep, 1999, 2001, and 2003, the complete guide to getting ready to take the PMP® exam including review material, games, exercises and sample exams
• PM FASTrack®, 2003, A PMP® Simulation computer software program designed to test one's knowledge of the PMP® exam and the PMBOK Guide®
• Hot Topics, 2002 and 2003, a book of flashcards to get ready for the PMP® and CAPM® exams
• Situational and Professional Responsibility Q&A, 2002, A book of 150 questions to get ready for the PMP® exam
• Project Management for the Business Professional, 2000, John Wiley and Sons (contracts chapter)
• Provided assistance for a number of chapters in the book Information Technology Project Management, 1999, by Kathy Schwalbe
• A reviewer for PMI's WBS standard (2002)
• Reviewer and contributor to the PMBOK® Guide (3rd Edition)

II. Papers and Articles Presented and Written

• What Every PM Needs to Know – Presented at PMI® 2003, including a much-coveted encore presentation
• What Makes a Project Manager Successful? – 2003 – Denver, Loveland and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Bloomington, IL
• What Makes a Project Manager Successful? – Part 2, 2002 – Presented at PMI® '02 to standing room only crowds and a coveted encore presentation
• Five Ways Sales Can Make Projects Successful?, 2000, to be presented at PMI® '00
• More Creative Training Techniques, 1999, presented at PMI® '99 including a second much coveted encore presentation
• What Makes Projects Fail?, 1999, presented at PMI® '99
• 10 Ways to Improve Your Ability to Manage Projects, 1999, Minnesota Technology Magazine
• What Makes A Project Manager Successful?, 1998, presented at PMI® '98 including a much-coveted encore presentation
• Creative Training Techniques, 1998, presented at PMI® '98
• Tricks for Handling Contracts, 1998, presented at PMI® '98
• Numerous other articles on the topic of project management