The Stanford Advanced Project Management curriculum is shaped and presented by Stanford faculty and IPSolutions experts, incorporating recommendations from the program's advisory council of industry executives.

Learn from Stanford professors with decades of experience consulting in their areas of expertise -- for Cisco, Gap, HP, IBM, NASA, and more. Stanford faculty are globally recognized in their areas, through publications, teaching, and practical application of their research.

Stephen Barley Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Co-Director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Organization, Stanford University, is an expert on the impact of new technologies on work, the organization of technical work, and organizational culture.

Raymond Levitt (Program Academic Director) Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, has worked with global companies in the design of project/matrix organization structures, work processes, and IT applications to support project work. His current work focuses on modeling and simulating the significant institutional costs that can arise in global projects.

William Malek (Program Curriculum Director) CEO, IPSolutions, has over 20 years of experience in project, program, and portfolio management, as well as extensive business consulting with a focus on the successful planning and launching of new products and services. Corporate clients have included American Airlines, Sun Microsystems and Prudential Real Estate Investment.

Mark Morgan Senior Professional, IPSolutions, has 25 years of experience in project and program management, including a 13 year career with IBM spanning both hardware and software initiatives. He has developed processes for the use of collaboration tools in managing distributed teams.

Robert Sutton Professor of Management Science and Engineering, and, by courtesy, the Graduate School of Business, Co-Director of the Center for Work, Technology, and Organization, Stanford University, has consulted to dozens of companies worldwide. He co-authored The Knowing-Doing Gap and wrote the award-winning 11 1/2 Weird Ideas That Work.

Russ Zinser Vice President of Education for IPSolutions, has over 30 years of experience in project, program, and portfolio management, and has created and delivered customized project management courseware for many IPS clients.