Yvan Petit, M.Eng., MBA (Insead), PhD, PMP, PfMP, ACP is a professor at the Business School of the University of Quebec at Montreal (ESG UQAM) since 2010. After being the program director for the post-graduate programs in project management, he was recently appointed associate dean for international relations at ESG UQAM. His research interests are on portfolio management, agile methods and uncertainty management. He has over 25 years of experience in project management, primarily in software development and R&D in the telecommunications industry. He has served as a member of the PMI Standards MAG (Member Advisory Group) and on the Canadian section for ISO standards on Project Management. Email: petit.yvan@uqam.ca