HSG Consulting is pleased to announce that its founder, Helene Gidley, has been certified among the first Tech Town Mentors during it’s First Friday session on June 4, 2009. Located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, TechTown is driving Detroit in a new direction, helping put Michigan back on the road to prosperity. Mentors are […]
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James Goebel, Chief Architect/Partner...
Helene has joined several of our teams in the role of project manager. She has demonstrated adaptability by finding a way to fit her style into our well defined project management process. She is diligent and proactive; she is always encouraging team members to beat deadlines and looks for barriers to remove that can help […]
Phillip Ruston, Manager Pfizer Global...
“I can thoroughly recommend Helene Gidley as a project manager, at both a local and global level. Helene demonstrates excellent leadership skills and makes the extra effort required to ensure that she totally understands the business processes that are related to the project, with the result that the objectives are met on time and on […]
Dunrie Greiling, Scientific Ink &...
Helene and I worked together in several roles: she mentored me, she managed a project I worked on, we taught together, we collaborated in managing a project, and we have coached as we have moved to new roles. I very much appreciate her perspective, a perspective grounded in her experience and commitment to professional growth.
President Ingenex LLC
Helene led a dynamic two-day Project Ignition session for a startup I am working with called 60/60 Publications. Her skill of leading the group and her command of the information helped focus our company vision. And after two short days we have a detailed, actionable project plan. The value of working with Helene has been […]
Global Site Head of Information Manag...
You are one of the most organized, thoughtful people that I know. You keep an eye on the goal and always make sure that the things that need to be done, get done – even when that means taking on people with opposing views. Global Site Head of Information Management, Pfizer Inc.
TorranceLearning
TorranceLearning partnered with HSG to develop a custom Learning Project Ignition session, based on Agile methods. We’ll use the session to kick off large scale training projects with multiple courses, multiple course experts, and complex timelines. It can also be tailored for smaller and less complex projects. Helene’s approach is very flexible, and she brings […]
Can collaborative techniques be used ...
Recently I facilitated a meeting of local officials here in Ann Arbor. They were members of the Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) board, charged with oversight of the state funding to the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Smart Zone that spurs on high-tech business growth. This volunteer group operates openly as a local governing body, and […]
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3 Steps to Better User Stories
Lets talk about user stories. Writing and appropriately sizing user stories is one of the first and continuing challenges for organizations adopting an Agile methodology. While similar to requirements in characteristics, user stories require some special attention to get optimal results. Below is an example of a user story layout. Keep these three steps in […]