My LinkedIn posts are 100% organic and AI-free. I write because I like to.The career stuff: 14 years in project leadership roles, 10 years in technical program management and 3 years managing people. I solve complex challenges up, down, and across the org by specializing in infrastructure, platforms, and people.

Matt McDannel

I'm the strategic execution leader that your organization needs to solve some of its greatest challenges.

Some highlights:

-2025 Team Catalyst of the Year Award winner (NTC) - voted as the top program & team leader in Middle Tennessee
-Global PMO / Program Management speaker, including the 2024 Global PMO Leader Conference and the 2025 International PMO Conference
-Have led 4 high-performing PMOs, including 3 ePMOs (2 built from the ground up)
-Saved organizations over $100 million annually

By never shying away from a challenge and being adaptable to business needs and situations, many have recognized how I am able to "get the impossible done" and accomplish more in less time. 

If you have any of these issues:

-Projects / Programs going over budget
-Resource management issues / Employee burnout
-Quality issues
-Constant schedule delays
-Low employee morale

...I can work with you and your organization to solve these with a track record to show.

I bring globally recognized program/project management and business operations executive leadership experience.  Over the past 20+ years, I've led several Lean PMOs including 3 EPMOs into top performing departments, but more importantly, driving strategic execution and continuous improvement leading increased margins, higher employee and client satisfaction, and stronger team dynamics. This has led to over $100 million in recurring savings I have brought to organizations. 

I am skilled at various methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid, SAFe, and Lean Six Sigma, but my focus is on the people and needs of each organization--tailoring methods and approaches to ensure strategic goals and objectives are met. 

I put people first, and I love helping others, as I am passionate about training, coaching, mentoring, and employee development.  With a people-first mentality, the Lean PMOs I lead allow their orgs to reach their potential. 

Skills & Strengths: 

-Strategic Execution & Planning
-Building & Leading PMOs
-Continuous Improvement / Lean
-Vendor Management & Negotiation
-Data Analysis & Reporting
-Risk/Issue/Opportunity (RIO) Management
-Cross-Functional Collaboration
-Enterprise Work Prioritization
-Resource Management
-Change Management
-Strategic Alignment
-Servant Leadership
-Professional Coaching

Ethan Schwaber

💡𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲.

Most organizations don’t struggle with strategy creation. Leadership teams spend significant time defining priorities, setting goals, and identifying the initiatives that will move the organization forward. 🧭

The real challenge shows up after the strategy is announced.

New projects continue to enter the system. Legacy initiatives linger long past their usefulness. Leaders hesitate to say no to influential stakeholders. Before long, the organization is trying to do 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲—and the strategy becomes diluted. 📉

This is where 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 becomes essential.

✅ It takes courage to stop projects that no longer align to strategic priorities.
✅ It takes courage to challenge senior stakeholders when new ideas conflict with existing commitments.
✅ It takes courage to protect focus when teams are already operating at full capacity.

Without that courage, strategy turns into a long list of good intentions rather than a focused set of outcomes the organization will actually deliver.

Strong leaders understand something critical: 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲-𝗼𝗳𝗳. ⚖️

 If everything is important, nothing is.

The organizations that execute strategy best are the ones where leaders are willing to make tough prioritization decisions—and stand behind them.

In the end, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀. 🎯

🤔 Where do you see the biggest barrier to strategy execution in organizations today—lack of clarity or lack of leadership courage to make trade-offs?

 What’s the hardest prioritization decision you’ve had to make as a leader?

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Ethan Schwaber, MBA, PMP, PMO-CP, PMO-BP

Award Winning PMO & Business Ops Executive Leader | LinkedIn Top Program & Project Management Voice | Strategic Execution Impact Driver | Expert PMO Consultant & Coach

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