Chalanda L. Tucker

(Executive Consultant)

Chalanda is a PMP certified project manager who works with organizations, primarily in the government, education, and nonprofit sectors, to guide and support implementing their organization’s strategy/strategic plan and most critical initiatives. She serves as the President & CEO of Strategic Framework LLC.. This organizational development firm helps organizations develop, implement, monitor, and report on their strategic plans, as well as successfully implement their most critical projects/initiatives.

Ms. Tucker is a proven leader who intently endeavors to provide organizations the framework needed to effectively and efficiently achieve their vision, mission, goals and objectives.  Prior to serving full-time as the leader of Strategic Framework, LLC, she served as Director of the Strategic Program Management Office for Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) Accountability and Information Technology division.  She was responsible for managing a team of project managers in the successful completion of critical strategic initiatives and process improvement efforts and maintaining and customizing the district’s Project Management Methodology.  Under Tucker’s leadership, APS project management courses were developed and delivered to district employees, subsequently spearheading the successful implementation of the system’s most critical projects that drove student achievement.  Tucker also led APS in securing its designation as a Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.).  This designation places APS at the forefront of educational entities, increasing the level of project management maturity within their organizations.

Tucker is also credited with leading and managing the initial implementation of the State of Georgia’s Enterprise Portfolio Management process, which served to ensure alignment of State agencies with the State’s overall IT Governance strategy.  Through this dual role, she was entrusted with leading the organization in the development of a framework to incorporate Portfolio Management Best Practices throughout the State’s numerous agency IT organizations.