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Topic:  REACH For Project Success

REACH for Project Success is not just another project management presentation -- it's anew way of thinking about project success. This presentation will reveal why projects fail even when they follow all the "right" processes - and how to lead them to true success instead. Built on the author's Five Diamonds™ of the REACH Framework: Risk, Engagement, Alignment, Communications, and Habits, this groundbreaking approach moves beyond traditional tools and techniques to focus on the human, behavioral, and strategic factors that determine whether a project simply finishes... or truly succeeds. Drawing from more than four decades of real-world experience across military, corporate, and consulting environments, Gregg blends practical lessons, leadership principles, and project tested insights into a cohesive, actionable roadmap.

Each diamond of REACH represents a key dimension of project mastery:
Risk - Understanding risk as opportunity and culture, not just control.
Engagement - Building commitment and trust across every stakeholder.
Alignment - Ensuring every decision, deliverable, and direction supports the mission.
Communications - Turning information into influence and clarity into collaboration.
Habits - Sustaining excellence through consistency, reflection, and discipline.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose why some projects succeed when others stall.
• Apply REACH principles to planning, leadership, and decision-making.
• Transform teams into high-performing, purpose-driven collaborators.
• Create project cultures that value outcomes over output.
• Sustain results through habits that reinforce accountability and learning.

Inputs for the PDU Processor:

1. Top Skills - 
2. Highly Desirable/Market Driven Project Skills - 
3. Talent Triangle - Power Skills

Speaker: Gregg Richie

Speaker Bio: 

Gregg D. Richie, PMP, PSP, CNP, MCTS, LSSYB is a seasoned project management professional with over 40 years of global experience. He has successfully managed, consulted on, or contributed to more than 1,200 projects across the United States and internationally, including in Japan, Italy, Spain, the Philippines, and Guam. His project leadership spans a wide range of methodologies, including Lean, Extreme, Waterfall, and Agile.

His extensive background in training and education includes designing and delivering programs for the United States Navy, Fortune 500 companies, and higher education institutions. He has held faculty positions at the University of Washington’s Project Management Certificate Extension Program and Bellevue College.

A recognized expert in project risk management, he is the co-author of Business Continuity: A Project Management Approach, published by Auerbach Press, REACH for Project Success, published by Coreau Tech, and textbooks for John Wiley & Sons under the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) series for Microsoft Project 2010, 2013, and 2016.

A retired member of the U.S. Navy SEABEES, he brings real-world insight and practical experience to his teaching and consulting engagements. Mr. Richie holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management from Indiana Wesleyan University, a Bachelor of Science in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and a Master Certificate in Applied Project Management from Villanova University. In addition, he holds technical certifications in Computer Programming and Architectural/Civil Engineering Drafting.