Faculty: Roger Warren

Roger Warren, MBA

Title(s):

Adjunct Professor

School(s):

Business

925-518-8055

Campus(es):

San Francisco, Online

rwarren@ggu.edu

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Roger Warren has an MBA from Central Michigan University and a BA from Wayne State University. He is certified as an Executive Project Manager from IBM (highest level available), from PMI, and others. He has worked in several industries in a variety of capacities.

Roger started his own consulting company in 1997, after which he began his current role at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland. Roger's passion is teaching, where he finds great rewards from his interactions with his students. Roger has four children -- two with master's degrees from UC Davis, and two that are in college. His free time is focused in driving high performing sports cars and supporting his son's auto racing passion, including owning a race car.

COURSES TAUGHT

PM 343: Advanced Concepts: Project Planning and Control
PM 344: Project Governance: Program & Portfolio Management

RESEARCH INTERESTS & AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Business Transformation -- Taking business change from a concept to a reality

EDUCATION

MBA, Master of Arts in Business Management, Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Wayne State University

PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 2018 - Present
Adjunct Professor, University of Berkeley, Berkeley, 2010 - Present
Group Operations Leader, Kaiser Permanente, 2012- Present
Founder/ Principal/ PMO Director, Warren Management Consulting, 1999 - 2007
Director of Project Management, Ninaza Corporation

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Applied Project Management Project Quality -- A Different Perspective (book being published)
Strategy Management and Operational Excellence
Project Management Office: Project Management Practical Implementation Approach
Project Management Office: Project Management vs. PMO Practical Considerations

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI).
Member of several local PMI chapters (e.g. San Francisco).
Certified Project Executive, IBM
Certified Project Manager, Digital Equipment Corporation
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt -- Kaiser Permanente
Credentialed Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR), Healthcare Financial Management Assoc