Real People, Real Time: Project Management with Allen Evitts

Allen Evitts, a seasoned project manager with nearly three decades in technology, recently shared insights from his extensive career spanning telecommunications, business analysis, and education on the Dear Business Coach podcast. "I'm a project manager have been a project manager for nearly 30 years in technology," Evitts explained, describing his journey from theater production to corporate project management. His unique background includes working on groundbreaking projects like the original iPhone launch, which he revealed "was originally launched by AT&T... we called it Project Bob."

Drawing parallels between his early theater work and project management, Evitts noted that "when you're producing directing theater live theater it's very close to the same skill set as a project manager because you have a concrete deliverable that you're trying to accomplish you have a time frame and a deadline." Now transitioning into education and instruction, Evitts emphasizes a fundamental principle for project professionals: "every day when I get up... as a project manager trying to get things done you look at it as you know am I organizing more... or is it communicate... or is it leadership." His philosophy centers on embracing the process rather than just focusing on outcomes, stating "you have to find the small victories along the way and if you're trying to do something you really do have to enjoy getting up in the morning and doing the work." With a book in development focusing on his "organization communication leadership kind of triad," Evitts encourages interested professionals to connect with him, saying "if you reach out and say that you saw me here um I will definitely take your call and call you back and or text you back."

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