Welcome to Management Solutions Group, Inc.    Hello, I'm Gary Heerkens, President of Management Solutions Group. Welcome to our website! Before browsing the site, please allow me to briefly familiarize you with our company. Management Solutions Group specializes in project management. We know project management inside and out. We don't sell products and services -- we offer solutions.  Our goal is to improve the effectiveness of everyone who practices project management -- individuals, teams, managers, and organizational executives. Our solutions are as varied as our clients, and include education, methodology development, process improvement, coaching, and application tools. If you have a problem that's impacting your project management effectiveness,  I'm absolutely certain that Management Solutions Group can help. I'm so certain, in fact, that I offer every client my guarantee of satisfaction -- an unheard of practice in this business. Simply stated, if you're not convinced that we've helped you improve your effectiveness in project management...you owe us nothing.   Our Approach--Total Solutions Management Solutions Group strives to be a total solutions provider. Though headquartered in Rochester, NY, we're affiliated with a broad network of talented professionals. Everyone we are connected with has extensive practical experience. If your need lies outside our expertise, we’ll tap into our network to get you the best possible support. Our unique approach begins with listening. We firmly believe that we cannot offer you effective solutions until we fully understand you and your needs. Once we do, we will work with you to develop the best response. This kind of collaborative approach is one of the many things that makes Management Solutions Group unique. The solutions to your problems or needs are as simple as contacting us and requesting an exploratory discussion.   President's Bio Gary R. Heerkens, PMP, CPM, CBM, CIPA, PE, MBA, spent over 20 years managing a variety of project types and sizes for the Eastman Kodak Company. He also served as staff assistant to Kodak’s director of project management, developing and delivering project management training programs, developing project process methodologies, and acting as an internal project management consultant across Kodak.  He is a long-standing education provider for the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) SeminarsWorld program, and is the project management education provider for the Purchasing Management Association of Canada.  He is a frequent speaker and education provider at major project management conferences and PMI chapter events.  He has been invited to speak at 10 of the last 11 PMI Global Congresses – including encore requests in 2007 and 2008. Gary is a contributing editor to PMI's PM Network Magazine. He authored the Project Management title in McGraw-Hill’s Briefcase Books Series, which was published in 2002 and remains a leading seller today. His current book, entitled The Business-Savvy Project Manager was released in early 2006. He contributes articles to popular project management newsletters and has published many papers on a variety of project management topics.  Gary is an active member of several professional organizations, including PMI, IAPPM (International Association of Program and Project Management), APBM (Association for Professionals in Business Management), and IPMA (International Project Management Association), and has achieved several formal certifications from these organizations. He served three terms as president of the PMI Rochester, NY Chapter (1998-2001), and was re-elected president in 2005-2006. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State and has earned an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology.