ABOUT SUZANNE MCGUGAN
In Act I, Suzanne McGugan enjoyed a successful 32 year career in the Financial Services Industry, including positions in Retails Branch Banking, Domestic and International Audit, Finance, IT and 20+ years in increasingly responsible roles in Project and Program Management. Suzanne decided that for Act II, she would use her training, experience and insights to help Project Managers, individuals and teams to achieve top performance.
Experience
Includes direct management of a team of 27 full time and contract Project Managers and Co-Chair of BMO Divisional PM team of 147 Project Managers. Suzanne's direct team was responsible for program management of 4 of BMO's 12 largest Key Initiative projects and she was personally responsible for program management of 2 of the highest profile Key Initiatives - Comprehensive Value at Risk, and Basel Operational Risk. Held position of Chair of the BMO Enterprise Project Management Council, and during tenure, created a world-class Project Manager Accreditation Model, implemented a highly successful BMO Project Management Symposium, and implementation of the world's first enterprise-wide ISO 9001 certification in Project Management. A highlight of Suzanne's career was being chosen to represent BMO Financial Group in a competition hosted by the international research firm “The Standish Group” in their worldwide search for the "World’s Best Project Manager". As the only Canadian in the competition, she received international, as well as BMO Board of Directors recognition, by winning first place.
Qualifications
- Project Management Certification from Boston University
- Project Management Professional© (PMP) Designation
- Licensed Practitioner of Insights Discovery©
- Birkman© Certified Consultant
- Advanced Facilitator through Facilitation First©