The Top 125 Influencers in Project Management

Where would you look for people having influence on
project management
? You may believe in word of mouth but it’s subjective. The  results given by search engine are impartial, but are they reliable?  The more followers one have on Twitter, the more people they influence.
 
There are more than 284 million active users on twitter. This makes following the right person difficult.  We at
GreyCampus have analyzed thousands of accounts to find out the most influential people in Project Management. We have searched for top influencers in twtrland and then analyzed accounts in LinkedIn and Twitter. After crunching some numbers, we compiled a list of top 125 for you.
 
Users who made it on our list have more than 35,000 followers, follow more than 2000 people and tweeted more than 30,000 times in almost  3-4 years . This list does not have any inactive account as well as corporate account and the ranks are based on their Social Authority score (Moz).
 
We congratulate all influencers who made it in the top 125! We now truly recommend following every one of them for interesting tweets about
Project Management. Click on each twitter handle and view their profile. Please feel free to post your suggestions on this.
 
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Top 50 Influencers for Project Management
 
 
1. Name:  Terri Bauman  
 
Description: Terri is an Entrepreneur, Social Media Expert, Social Media Marketer,  Business Owner and Internet Marketer.
 
Social Authority Score: 72
 
2. Name:  Michael Kaplan      
    
@mkaplanPMP
 
Description: Michael is a Change agent, who helps organizations apply project management and PMO practices to improve business performance.
 
Social Authority Score:
 65
 
3. Name:  Carlos J. Pampliega  
 
Description:   Carlos is an Architect & Project Manager Professional. He is in PMI Madrid-Spain Board of Directors. Seeking Excellence by Design.  
 
Social Authority Score: 58
 
4. Name:  Lindsay Scott
 
Description:  Scott is enthusiastic PMO bod. Dir of Project Management Recruitment business – Arras People. Co-editor of Handbook of People in PM. PMO flashmobber
 
Social Authority Score: 56
 
5. Name:  Falk Schmidt    
 
Description: Falk is a 
Project Manager & PM Coach. He is a leaer in Business Innovation, Change Management, Hosting & Directing Business Events.
 
Social Authority Score: 54
 
6. Name: Susanne Madsen   
 
Description: Project leadership coach, trainer and consultant. Author of ‘The Project Management Coaching Workbook’ and ‘The Power of Project Leadership’.
 
Social Authority Score: 51
 
7. Name:  Bart vermijlen    
 
Description: Bart is an Executive Digital Producer @DuvalGuillaume. Author of The Agile Agency 
 
Social Authority Score: 51
 
8. Name:  Hala saleh    
 
Description:
 Hala is a technologist who transforms organizations and creates real, tangible business results. She is always learning.  
 
Social Authority Score: 50
 
9. Name:  federico reinke    
 
Description: 
Project Manager, Integrated Project , Planning and Construction Management , Gestion comercial.Barcelona , Miami , Buenos Aires Address
 
Social Authority Score: 50
 
10. Name:  Elizabeth Harrin      
 
Description: Author of Social Media for Project Managers & Customer-Centric Project Management, business writer, Director of @otobosgroup.
 
Social Authority Score: 49
 
11. Name:  Anne Gabrillagues
 
Description: Ane is Agile coach, specialist in CSM / CSPO at @ippontech – Member of the board of the French Scrum User Group (@frenchsug), organizer of the ScrumDayFr event (@ScrumDayFr)
 
Social Authority Score: 49
 
 
12. Name:  Daniel echeverria  
 
Description:
Strategic Management and Project Management. pmlat ,pmot ,pmi ,pmp,agile ,pmbok
 
Social Authority Score: 48
 
13. Name:  Jon Terry    
 
Description: Lean learner, Kanban believer, Agile enthusiast, project manager, Scrum ‘master’, husband, father, wanderer, observer & supporter of ‘Rise of the Rest’
 
Social Authority Score: 48
 
14. Name: Bert Heymans    
 
Description: Senior Project Manager who wants to deliver quality products that make people forget about the technology they are using. 
 
 Social Authority Score: 47
 
15. Name:  Joelle A Godfrey  
 
Description: Project Management Professional. Six Sigma & ITIL Foundations Certified. Incurable reader.
 
Social Authority Score: 46
 
16. Name:  Muzzamil Hussain
 
Description: Hussain  writes experimental codes and manage projects. MT/RT ≠endorsement. LAMP ,MEAN ,PMP
 
Social Authority Score: 45
 
17. Name:  Martin Webster  
 
Description: Martin  finds simple solutions to complex business problems. Writes on project management, business change and leadership teams. Start learning… 
 
Social Authority Score: 44
 
18. Name:  Ron Rosenhead  
 
Description: International project management consultant & speaker. Co-author of Strategies for Project Sponsorship –  Practical project management!
 
Social Authority Score: 44
 
19. Name :  Derek Huether    
 
Description: Enterprise Agile Coach at LeadingAgile. I take the hand waving out of , Agile Transformation , Scrum , Kanban , Lean
 
Social Authority Score: 44
 
20. Name:  Donniemacnicol        
 
Description: Passionate about developing the leadership capability of individual project and program managers, teams and organisations. Prolific networker, Author. Speaker.
 
Social Authority Score: 44
 
21. Name: Deanne Earle 
 
Description: Programme, Project & Change management; delivers business value from technology change projects in Medium & Large Co’s. Likes Execs & Co’s that give a damn.
 
Social Authority Score: 43
 
22. Name: Mario H Trentim, MSc
 
Description: Project Management Evangelist , MSc PMP PMI-RMP PRINCE2 MCT Consultant, Author and Professor. 
 
 Social Authority Score: 43
 
23. Name : 
Helen Rittersporn          
 
Description: Blogging daily  Project Mgr PMP. Love fountain pens, paperweights, stationery, Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter, Mamiya C330 scrapbooker.
 
Social Authority Score: 43
 
24. Name : Sean Hull
 
Description:
Deep experience delivering projects / programs globally.
 
Social Authority Score: 
43
 
25. Name :  Lew Sauder
 
Description: Follow me as we discuss Consulting, Project Management, Mentoring & other interesting topics.  
 
Social Authority Score:
 42
 
26. Name : 
Alex Wied
 
Description: IT Executive. Interested in tech, trendy enterprise IT topics, start-ups.
 
Social Authority Score:
42
 
 
27. Name:  Ricardo Viana Vargas
 
Description: Project Manager. Director, Project Management Practice at UNOPS. Author of 14 books about PM. PMI Past Chair. Retweets and following are not endorsements.
 
Social Authority Score:
41
 
28. Name: Peter Taylor
 
Decription: Project Management Speaker and Author
 
Social Authority Score:
 41
 
29. Name: Cornelius Fichtner
 
Description: Project manager, PMP trainer, host of The PM Podcast, public speaker and gummi bear addict
 
Social Authority Score:
 41
 
 
30. Name: Dawn Reid, PM 
 
Description: Bridging the worlds of project management and social media. Interested in global communication.
 
Social Authority Score: 41
 
31. Name:  Jose Barato
 
Description: Applying best practices on the effectiveness , the paradigm of whole person and principle-centered leadership
 
Social Authority Score: 41
 
32. Name : Tony Adams    
 
Description: Project Leadership – Consultant, Speaker & Blogger; passionate about storytelling, Social Media, Bob Dylan, Charles Dickens & hot tea
 
Social Authority Score: 41
 
 
33. Name : TL Frasqueri-Molina    
 
Description: Trusted with most important investments of business: People, Projects, Culture & Capital. PMP, CSM, Gamer, Ravenclaw- Sr. Agile Project Manager @lootcrate (TMO)
 
Social Authority Score: 41
 
34. Name : Henrik MÃ¥rtensson    
 
Description: Business strategist, process expert, and project manager interested in Systems Thinking, Strategic Navigation, and Agile
 
Social Authority Score: 41
 
35. Name:  Glen B. Alleman    
 
Description:  Leader of high performance software intensive projects in Aerospace, Defense, Federal, Enterprise IT with Performance-Based Project Management®, Niwot Colorado.
 
Social Authority Score: 39
 
36. Name:  Ivan Rivera, PMP    
 
Description:  [ PMP ][ SCPM ][ MATI ]  â€¦
 
Social Authority Score: 38
 
 
37. Name: Jim Highsmith            
 
Description: Author, Agile Project Management, Agilist, Adaptive Leadership, Enterprise Agility, Cyclist
 
Social Authority Score: 36
 
38. Name: Erikaflora    
 
Description:   Project Management/PMP, ITSM/ITIL, Agile/Scrum Coach, instructor, speaker, consultant & blogger who loves to relax with a glass of red wine
 
Social Authority Score: 36
 
39. Name : Vincent Birlouez    
 
Description:  Freelance programme/project manager. Specialise in IT and Telecoms. Founder of http://bokmap.com 
 
Social Authority Score: 36
 
40. Name : Mario Coquillat    
 
Description: Convinced that the  ISO21500 generate a change. Helping to happen from the @ grupo_iso21500 .
 
Social Authority Score: 36
 
41. Name : Victor Alonso Lion    
 
Description: Your Multilingual Content in Good Hands. GILT industry, Business Development, Project Management, L10N, I18N, Localization, Translation, Globalization, G11n.
 
Social Authority Score: 36
 
42. Name:  Rickamorris     
 
Description: Business Manager, Project Manager, Motivational Speaker, Author
Social Authority Score: 35
43. Name :  Mike Clayton  

@MikeClayton01
Description: Mike is an author and speaker specialising in project and change management, risk, communication and influence, and leadership.
Social Authority Score: 35
44. Name:  
chris projectsguru    
 
Description:  Freelance Project Manager ,pmot & engineer ,business consultant with a passion for new product development & ,innovation.

 
Social Authority Score: 34
 
45. Name : 
Dino Butorac    
 
Description:  Founder and CEO of pmmentor. Project manager, consultant and trainer. PMIer, Toastmaster, runner.
 
Social Authority Score: 34
 
 
46. Name :  Gwenael Bonhommeau  
 
Description:  Maitre-nageur Agile @XebiaFr — Kanban, Scrum, Kaizen, LeanStartup, FeatureTeam, Co-créateur @_FKUG , Photo
 
Social Authority Score: 34
 
47. Name:  
Americo Pinto    
 
Description:  Project Management Consultant, Professor, Author and Researcher.
 
Social Authority Score: 33
 
48. Name:  
Sumudu Siriwardana    
 
Description: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, UX, Project Management enthusiast, Bookworm.
 
Social Authority Score: 33
 
49. Name: Nicola Caswell-Thorp  
 
Description: 
Background in project management, specialising in Project Consultation + sharing info. Owner of PPM professional CV writing service The CV Righter @thecvrighter

Social Authority Score: 33
50. Name :  Rajeev Ahooja      
 
Description: Project Management, Leadership, Facilitation,  Technology,  inance, Business, News
 
Social Authority Score: 33
 
51.Name:  Michael Greer    
 
Description:  Author of Project Management (PM) books, blogs: Simplifying project management for newbies & PM veterans. Other Interests: learning/development & new technology
 
Social Authority Score: 32
 
52. Name:  Diane Dromgold    
 
Description:  Project Management Maverick
 
Social Authority Score: 31
 
53.Name :  Ricardo Triana    
 
Description:  Experienced International Professional in Portfolio, Program and Project Management. PMI Chair 2014. PMI Board of Directors 2010-2015
 
Social Authority Score: 31
 
54. Name: Margaret Meloni, PMP      
 
Description:  Creating project managers who have the skills and techniques to successfully navigate the human side of the project world.Oh and having a blast doing it!
 
Social Authority Score: 30
 
55. Name : Yogesh Kumar     

@agilehelpline
Description: 
I,Yogesh Kumar, have a passion for the best things in the world, with Agile being one of those. As an Agile enthusiast I blog @ 
http://www.agilehelpline.com
Social Authority Score: 30
 
56. Name : Jill Hart, PMP    
 

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