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By C. Richard Panico, President & CEO, Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. One might argue that we communicate more than ever because we have tools…
Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM), a business consulting firm that helps companies achieve their most strategic and ambitious goals by applying deep subject matter expertise and best-in-class project leadership practices, is celebrating 35 years of project leadership.
In 1988, IPM helped shape the professional project management field. Today, IPM’s consultants bring project leadership—project management techniques plus leadership and interpersonal skills—to deliver projects to fruition. So while they develop milestones, track activities, and manage communication, they motivate and engage the team.
Founder, President and CEO C. Richard Panico gives credit and thanks to the IPM team as well as its clients for the company’s endurance. “When I started IPM, my goal was to have this company celebrate its 100th anniversary,” he says. “We are more than one-third of the way there, and I am very optimistic about our ability to continue this journey because of the passionate commitment of our family members and our wonderful clients, who have trusted us with their most critical initiatives.”
Indeed, IPM boasts a 90% repeat customer rate. The company has served more than 500 clients, from Fortune 100 companies to startups, in the life sciences, healthcare, consumer products, industrial products, and other industries. Its consultants have completed more than 5,000 projects. Areas of expertise include business process and technology optimization, M&A integration management, product development and lifecycle management, manufacturing operations improvement, and regulatory and quality compliance.
Beyond responsibility to its customers and employees, IPM states in its Mission & Beliefs that it must influence the economic and societal future of this country, preserve the positive elements of free enterprise, and extend a helping hand to those in need. It does so in the communities it works in by helping to improve the performance of clients, providing employment security and other economic benefits to staff and their families, and donating time, talent, and treasure through its quarterly philanthropic program.
Building its future on the lessons learned over 35 years, IPM will continue to depend on its values-based culture, ethical leadership, and long-term decision-making to drive growth, profitability, and resiliency.
Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM) is a business consulting firm focused on planning and implementing strategically critical initiatives across multiple industries, including life sciences, healthcare, consumer products, and industrial products. Since its inception in 1988, IPM has served more than 500 clients and completed more than 5,000 projects. Headquartered in Chicago, IPM has regional offices in Boston, St. Louis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Parsippany. IPM was a recipient of the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. To learn more about IPM and its services, visit www.ipmcinc.com or call 630-789-8600.
— Published September 20, 2023