Book Launch: Riding the Wave Project Management in Emergency Management

On this special episode of our EMN, Andrew Boyarsky and I delve into project management's critical role within emergency management and public safety. As emergency managers and public safety professionals face increasingly complex and challenging incidents, they encounter a wider variety of hazards, threats, and community vulnerabilities. Much of their work, including prevention, preparedness, and mitigation, falls under “blue sky planning” and can be effectively managed within projects.

This episode introduces a genuinely innovative book that provides a foundational project management methodology specifically tailored for emergency management. This book is not just another resource but a game-changer that demonstrates how project management principles can be seamlessly integrated into the operations of emergency and public safety organizations.

Special features of the book include:

Risk Assessment Focus: An initial emphasis on risk assessment and identifying mitigation and response planning measures.
Better Practices: A clear set of best practices using diverse examples relevant to today’s emergency environment, from developing emergency response exercises to application development and hazard mitigation.
Strategic Framework: A framework for managing projects at a strategic level, incorporating this into an organization’s program, and presenting methods to develop and manage an emergency program and project portfolio.
Training Guide and Textbook: Suitability as both a hands-on training guide for emergency management programs and a textbook for academic courses in emergency management.

This episode is a must-listen for emergency managers and public safety professionals like you, who are responsible for developing emergency programs and plans. Whether you're involved in training courses, job aids, computer applications, new technology development, exercise implementation, or managing responses during emergencies, our discussion will be particularly relevant to your daily work. We understand the unique challenges you face in various emergency and first response functions, and this book is designed to address them.

Join us as we explore the essential project management strategies that can enhance your emergency management practices and improve your organization’s response capabilities