Craig Stevens is a multifaceted professional who combines his passion for change and continuous improvement with his talents in art, writing, and teaching. He is an accomplished oil and acrylic painter (www.craigastevens.com). He is also the author of several books on management excellence (https://www.amazon.com/Craig-A-Stevens/e/B07ZQG2YJM/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1). As a speaker, he shares his insights and expertise on various topics related to agile and traditional project management, lean six sigma, and his 9 Linked Management Models on the full cycle of change (9LMM) - 1. Systems Thinking Loops and Layers, 2. The 7 Attributes of Excellent Management (7AEM), 3. The 3 phases of Continuous Improvement (3PCI), 4. The Three Phases of Design Thinking (3PDT), 5. The 5 Elements of the Strategy and the Storms of Chaos (5ESC), 6. The Gates to Change, 7. The Three Phases of Change Manage (3PCM), 8. Agile and Traditional Project Management (A/TPM), and 9. The 5 Secondary Drivers of Change (5SDC). Craig has a rich experience in education and training, having taught graduate students in project management and optimization at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Advance Systems Research and Education. He has also delivered courses and workshops for Westbrook Stevens LLC, the American Management Association International (AMAI), Padgett Thompson, NASA, DOD, Agile Brains Consulting (ABC - CPrime) and VMEdu (ScrumStudy, PMStudy, 6sigmaStudy, MSSudy). His subjects include APM and TPM strategic implementation, innovation and R&D, operations management, change management, manufacturing management, strategic management, general management principles, systems management, statistics, customer service, engineering economy, and human factors engineering. Craig has also worked as a consultant for over 100 different organizations in various industries such as healthcare, agriculture, government, manufacturing, hospitality, scientific research, energy, real estate investing and construction, waste management and environmental restoration, and not-for-profits. He has supported and developed PMOs (and Change Management Organizations (CMOs)) where he implements both change BA and PM best practices.