Areas of Expertise:

• Goal achievement at all organizational levels
• Strategic planning "PLUS"
• Goal directed program and project management
• Facilitatating, moderating, coaching teams
• Organizational management of projects
• Cross-cultural team development
• Guiding teams through learning simulations

Professional/Corporate Experience:

• Knowledge & Learning Program Manager - Microsoft Global Center for Real Estate & Facilities
• President and Founder, Center for Project Excellence - Project Coaching and Facilitation
• Director and Co-founder, Goal Directed Project Management Systems, Ltd - Tools
• Book Editor - Goal Directed Project Management - 3rd English edition, April 2004
• Associate, Integrated Performance Strategies, LLLP - Organizational development
• Associate, Institute of Cultural Affairs - Group facilitation methods
• Associate, Consensa - Cross-cultural Project Management
• Associate, Valense - International consulting
• President, Project Management Institute Educational Foundation
• Vice President, Project Management Institute Technical Activities
• Vice President, Project Management Institute Region III
• Strategic Advisor, Project Management Institute Technical Activities Center
• Chair, Project Management Institute Research Committee
• President, Project Management Institute Puget Sound Chapter

Client Results:

"Our strategic planning process has been a success due to Mr. Katagiri's leadership, facilitation, and his hands-on approach to learning from the beginning of this process. Our program is now on a path to continuous program improvement.
We could not have made this progress without the guidance and assistance he provided"
Director of a Federal Organization, WA D.C.

• Saved months of duration and effort for eight new NASA Rapid Technology Development Teams for future moon and mars exploration by facilitating the development of their project plans using GDPM methods and tools.
• Built a more cohesive work group within AT&T Wireless headquarters by facilitating the creation of their strategic plan using GDPM methods and tools.
• Initiated a change to PEMCO Insurance Company’s organizational project management system by assessing their system and facilitating their core team using GDPM methods and tools.

Background:

Mike helps organizations achieve their most ambitious goals by facilitating teams through strategic and tactical planning and implementation. He has 26 years of experience launching, developing, and implementing programs and projects. He directed strategically important public and private programs including Seattle's multi-million dollar Community Center Levy Program. He has lead diverse teams through challenging creative projects such as the Woodland Park Zoological Garden's national award winning Tropical Rain Forest exhibit project and The Northern Trail exhibit project. He was one of the first formally credentialed Project Management Professionals and has education in Computer Science, Architecture, and Construction Management.

Mike coaches and trains leaders and managers of organizations world-wide including PMI, Battelle, Sound Transit, The Trane Company, Comfort Systems USA, Carrier Corp., Westinghouse, Honeywell, Coca Cola, General Electric, Lockheed-Martin, US Dept. of Energy, NASA, USWest, Union Carbide, Fluor-Daniel, and Bechtel. He helps his clients explore and develop useful skills and practices regarding important teamwork, leadership, and management skills. He is recognized as one of the early pioneers and experts using computer simulations to develop people’s project leadership competencies. Mike initiated the Certificate Program in Project Management for the University of Washington in 1991 and taught many of its courses. He initiated the PMI Puget Sound Chapter's PMP preparation program in 1988 and has helped many people achieve formal project management credentials.

Mike has gained a world of experience working with project management organizations in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East including: Goal Directed PM Systems Ltd-UK, Roland Gareis Consulting-Austria, Consensa-Germany, and Valense-Belgium. (Click here for Mike's Curriculum Vitae)