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Dr. Michael Poli

Distinguished Associate Professor and Associate Director, Project Management Program

Location:Babbio Center 303C
Phone:201.216.8289
Fax:201.216.5385
Email:mpoli@stevens.edu

Courses:
EMT 715 - Strategic Business Management
EMT 755 - Process Management & Six-Sigma Quality
EMT 798 - Integration and Application of Technology Management
MGT 607 - Managerial Economics
MGT 609 - Introduction to Project Management
MGT 610 - Strategic Perspectives on Project Management
MGT 613 - Program Office and Portfolio Management
MGT 614 - Advanced Project Management
MGT 671 - Technology and Innovation Management
MGT 725 - Strategic Management
 

Research & Education

Education
  • Ph.D. (2006) Stevens Institute of Technology   (Technology Management)
  • Graduate Certificate (2000) Stevens Institute of Technology (Project Management)
  • M.S. (1996) Stevens Institute of Technology (Management of Technology)
  • B.A. (1964) Hofstra University (Mathematics, Engineering and Science)
Research
  • Project Strategy
  • Competitive Advantage
  • Real Life Project Case Studies
  • Strategic Project Management
  • Project Management Best Practices
  • Internet Web Site Development
 

Experience & Service

General Information
  • Worlwide ambassador for Stevens and the Project Management program 
  • Active thought leader in teaching, administration and research in Project Management
  • May/June 2009 Awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarship at Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
  • Sept/Oct 2008 Awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarship at University of Umea, Sweden. 
  • In October 2008, Dr. Poli was elected to the International Management Academy of Serbia. He was recognized for improving the economy and social well being of the people of the Serbian Republic.
  • Dr. Poli has taught full-time at Stevens since 1997 and been active in the development, marketing and continued growth of the Project Management program.
  • Michael spent 15 years at AT&T .  His last assignment was as a director for development of customized commercial Internet web sites.  His other assignments included:  consulting with internal AT&T clients; managing software development projects, and 8 years teaching the AT&T Project Management Workshop at Bell Laboratories.
  • Prior to AT&T, Dr. Poli spent an additional 18 years in operations management, project management, product management, and management of software development with companies such as, IBM, EDS, Olivetti, and Exxon Systems.
Professional Service
  • Associate Director, Project Management Program
  • Co-ordinator - Graduate Certificate in Project Management
  • Co-ordinator - Advanced Certificate in Program Management
  • Course Co-ordinator MGT 614 Advanced Project Management
  • Advisor, MS in Management - Project Management
  • Advisor, Graduate Certificate - Project Management
  • Stevens Web Committee
  • Stevens Graduate Open House Advisor
  • Web Master, Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management
  • Web Master, Project Management Program

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

  • 2009 "Project Strategy: Cruise to Project Success," New Jersey PMI Chapter Seminar@Sea 2009
  • 2009 "Project Strategy: Success Themes for Strategic Projects," PICMET 2009
  • 2009 "Project Strategy: Selecting the Best Project Structure," PICMET 2009
  • 2009 "Project Strategy: A Template for Analyzing Real Life Projects," PICMET 2009
  • 2008 "Project Strategy: Determining the Best Organizational Structure for a Project," IS 08 Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 2008 Plenary Speaker "Thinking Out of the Box!" Project forum 2008 Radenci, Slovenia
  • 2007 "The Power of Strategic Focus" chapter in "Linking Project Management to Business Strategy." Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • 2007 “Project Strategy: The Path to Achieving Supply Chain Management Competitive Advantage/Value”, Rutgers Supply Chain Management Conference
  • 2007 “Strategic Focus: Why We Do Projects” principal author, PICMET 2007
  • 2006 Ph.D. Dissertation: " Project Strategy: The Path to Achieving Competitive Advantage/Value"
  • 2005 “A Project Strategy: Match the Customer to the Project,” PICMET 2005
  • 2003 Tutorial: Project Strategy: The Path to Achieving Competitive Advantage/Value, PICMET 2003
  • 2003 “Project Strategy: The Key to Project Success”, principal author, PICMET 2003
  • 2002 Presentation: Project Strategy, AT&T Project Management Conference
  • 2001 “Project Strategy: The New Framework,” PICMET 2001
Consulting Service
  • Consulted with small and medium sized businesses about their projects and project management needs. University of Novi Sad and Center for Cluster Development, Novi Sad, Serbia.  June 2008.
  • Developed and delivered Strategic Project Management courses for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) workforce development specialist for Competiveness Project, Serbia. May 2008.
Experience
  • Taught MGT 614 in Beijing, China May 2007, July 2008, July 2009
  • Taught MGT 609 in Dominican Republic October 2007, May 2008
  • Taught MGT 609 in Paris, France May 2006
  • Developed and taught MGT 609, 610, 613, 614, 701, 671 and 725.
  • Championed, developed and launched the Stevens Program Advanced Certificate program.
  • Championed, developed and launched the Stevens Project Management Graduate Certificate program.
  • Championed, co-developed and launched the Stevens PMP Exam Prep course.
  • Championed and supported the Stevens Healthcare Managment program.
  • Taught over 75 sessions, 1,800 students in premier, week long, AT&T Bell Laboratories Project Management Workshop.
  • Developed and deployed AT&T Project Management Best Current Practice worldwide.
  • Facilitated the jump-start of over 50 diverse AT&T projects.
  • Conceived, developed and deployed commercial system product that achieved $200M in sales worldwide.
 

Achievements & Professional Societies

Honors & Awards
  • 2008 Elected to International Management Academy - Serbia.
  • 2008-2009 Awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarship at Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
  • 2007-2008 Awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarship at the University of Umea, Sweden.
  • Howe School 2005-2006 Full-Time Faculty Outstanding Service Award.