Marion Thomas

Founder, ExtraordinaryPM

Marion has spent 30 years as a freelance project/programme manager working across a wide range of industries (proving just how transferrable PM skills are). She’s usually called in when a business knows what it wants to achieve but doesn’t know how to get there, or when things have gone a ‘bit off the rails” and help is needed. 

Having become known for getting 20% more from her team, she developed a framework that puts people and leadership at the heart of project management and complements the more traditional/technical PM methodologies.

She founded ExtraordinaryPM in 2016 and now trains and mentors other PMs to be more successful, feel more fulfilled, prioritise their well-being, and, most importantly, become great leaders.

She also mentors ChPP applicants and provides consultancy and training to a variety of clients requiring help with leadership and other PM skills.

She is a Chartered Project Professional, a Fellow of the Association for Project Management, regularly speaks for both APM and PMI, and is a certified coach. ExtraordinaryPM was an APM award finalist in 2020. 

Session: Soft Skills Training for Project Management – harder than you might think!

This session explores the soft skills that enable project and programme managers to be effective in their leadership.