Scott Berkun
Scott Berkun was a manager at Microsoft from 1994-2003, on projects including (v1-5 of) Internet Explorer, Windows and MSN. He is the author of two bestselling books, Making things happen (Formerly titled The Art of Project Management) and The Myths of Innovation, a book about the true lessons we can learn from the masters on creativity and managing innovation.Scott grew up in Queens NYC, studied design, philosophy and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating with a B.S. in Logic and Computation (’94). He currently lives somewhere deep in the woods outside of Seattle, Washington.
Scott is available for:
1) High energy talks. Client chooses the topic, and Scott delivers an entertaining, passionate, highly interactive 60 or 90 minute session.
2) Workshops & courses. For smaller groups (10-20), Scott will teach 4 hour workshops, or 8 hour courses, on many topics. Focus is on situations, discussions, and exercises (less lecture, more learning).
3) Expert review / Consulting. Scott is an expert on management, product design, creative thinking and user experience design. Clients call on Scott for brainstorming, advice, design review, mentoring, either in person or on the phone.
Scott's sample topics:
- Management
- Leading breakthrough projects
- How to manage innovation
- The truth about schedules / shipping on time
- How to manage smart people
- How to make good decisions
- Surviving and thriving w/organizational politics
- Mistakes managers make
- Mastering visions and specifications
- What to do when things go wrong
- Advanced topics in project management
- Design/UX/Usability/UI
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