Matthew J. Ferguson, Practice Manager - ESI Consulting Services, ESI International, works with ESI clients to analyze individual and organizational project management and business analysis capabilities to identify knowledge and skill gaps with the goal of targeting performance improvement efforts.

As the leader of ESI’s Consulting Services in the Americas, he is responsible for the design and implementation of ESI’s “outside the classroom” tools and activities to reinforce learning and encourage on-the-job adoption of new knowledge and skills. These activities include a focus on the areas of process revision and organizational development.

Smart insights and broad experience gained from working across a wide range of industries including financial services, IT, government, manufacturing and retail enable Matt to provide clients with highly individualized solutions based on proven approaches. As the practice leader, he works to share the knowledge and experience of ESI’s subject matter experts among consultants to ensure the teams – and their clients – benefit from the most up-to-date knowledge and practices.

A respected expert in PM and BA capability assessment and learning adoption, Matt maintains an active speaking schedule and regularly authors white papers and articles, as well as serving as a media spokesperson.

Matt also leverages his insights to advance the ESI team. He serves on a range of leadership development and employee retention teams, delivers internal training and leads efforts to share consulting service knowledge with ESI’s EMEA and APAC offices.

An active member of both the IIBA and PMI, Matt worked with The Corporate Executive Board, Washington, prior to joining ESI. He holds a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.