Russell D. Archibald
PMP, Fellow PMI and APM/IPMA, PhD (Hon), MSC
Russell Archibald, now 87 years of age, is a globally-recognized author, consultant and lecturer on project management. With a career spanning more than 60 years, Russ has broad international experience in engineering, operations, program and project management. He has experienced three project management related careers: Management Consultant, Corporate Executive, and Military/Aerospace. In recent years Russ has consulted to a wide variety of large and small organizations in many sectors in 16 countries on 4 continents. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) (member No. 6, one of the five original trustees), an Honorary Fellow of the Association of Project Management (APM/IPMA) in the UK, and is listed in Who’s Who in the World. Russ is the author of 3 editions of the best-selling book, Managing High-Technology Programs and Projects (1976, 1992, and 2003) also published in Italian, Russian and Chinese.
Recent Papers & Presentations
Current Projects
Learn about Russ’s current projects:
- USA Department of Energy Sponsored “Global Threat Reduction Initiative”. Since 2007 Russ has been one of four independent advisors (with Wayne Abba, David Pells, and Miles Shepherd) to the GTRI within the National Nuclear Safety Administrator/NNSA.
- PMI and ESC-Lille Management School (France) Sponsored Research Project on “Project Managers as Senior Executives”. Published in May 2011, now available for purchase or no-cost download to PMI members.
- International Project Management Maturity Research. This on-going research in Brazil, Italy, and Portugal is producing useful results.
Books by Russ Archibald
Managing High-Technology Programs and Projects
Third Edition 2003
The definitive book on managing high-tech initiatives: This book fulfills a long-standing need for a comprehensive, practical and unified description of the business of managing complex programs and projects. [More...]
Project Managers as Senior Executives – 2 Volume Research Project
Can project managers actually become senior executives? If not, what can be done to allow them to climb the ladder? What are the odds? How can a project manager better design his or her career [More...]
Project Management for Executives – including Portfolios and Programs
Co-authored with Darci Prado.
Available now in Portuguese; English translation coming soon.