Responsibilities
Ken Wiens established KGW Consultants in 1994. He performs a wide range of consulting activities, specializing in:
- Software selection and implementation
- Project Management from a Business and IS perspective
- Post Implementation Reviews (PIR)
- Organizational Strategic Planning
- Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) assessments
- Information Systems (IS) Management
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Cultural / Organizational change management
- Operational reviews
- Business Performance Improvement
- Systems Strategic Planning.
Ken applies his background in Information Systems, Human Resources and Corporate Strategy to his engagements.
Selected Accomplishments
- Project Manager, OpenLink ETRM selection and implementation
- Program Manager, Dynamics AX implementation
- Finalist, "Project Management Excellence" award, PMI 2005
- Successfully managed the largest EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) project in Canada
- Successfully re-engineered and managed one of Canada’s largest Project Management Offices
(portfolio of $225,000,000)
- Managed the design, development and implementation of the first knowledge management system in the oil & gas industry
- Over 19 years of successfully managing projects ranging from $30,000 to over $10,500,000
- Recognized public speaker on Project and Knowledge Management for universities and industry associations
- The only consultant in Canada with recognized professional credentials in Human Resources, Project Management and Information Systems
Educational and Professional Designations
- Bachelor of Commerce (Organizational Design and Management Information Systems)
- MBA (Finance, Accounting and Information Systems management).
- Professional designations awarded include:
- ISP - Information Systems Professional
- CHRP - Certified Human Resources Professional and
- PMP - Project Management Professional
- Extensive industry training including:
- Organizational Change Management (OCM)
- Organizational Alignment (OA)
- Behavioural Descriptive Interviewing (BDI)
Associations
Ken is an active member of the:
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS, Co-Chair - Project Management
Special Interest Group)
- Human Resources Association of Calgary (HRAC)
- Strategic Leadership Forum
- Calgary Chamber of Commerce (Vice Chair - Civic Affairs Committee)
- Human Resources Institute of Alberta
- Calgary Technologies Inc (formerly Calgary Research & Development Authority)
Experience
Ken has been actively involved in Information disciplines since 1976. His experience includes:
- technical, marketing and managerial positions with Unisys for 9 years
- IT manager for Ranger Oil Limited, and
- 25 years in consulting as a manager / principal with Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young, and subsequently with KGW Consultants Ltd
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