Hi, I’m Mavis Fernandes. I am a project management communication trainer-coach specializing in project resistance management.

I'm is fiercely committed to teaching junior project managers actionable skills and guiding them on how to deal with project resisters.

Do you want to reduce project resistance, increase project team performance, or reduce project churn?

Well, you've come to the right place. I've developed the Project Resistance Management Framework and communication training. Training and webinars teach and guide you as you learn how to get the buy-in. Become outstanding. Bring projects in on time and on budget.

Becoming an outstanding project manager should not cost the earth. This is why I have set an affordable flat rate for training and coaching webinars.

To enhance the effectiveness of project management, I've created quality resistance management and communication training. I've also created a group for project managers. Here you can post issues for coaching webinars. And recommend resources to deepen the knowledge of fellow project managers

I've drawn on my storied project management past in the non-profit sector. And I researched why 50% of projects fail when I succeeded with no money to throw at a problem.

Why did workers willingly work in a cold,  as we brought a redundant town hall back into community use? Or why did medical students volunteer to turn around a failing training enterprise and raise performance? 

The Project Resistance Framework and communication training is the distillation of my experience as a development worker, project manager, leader, teacher, and coach. I want to reduce the human and business costs of projects failing.

Imagine future projects being a source of excitement, not dread, for the people concerned. To become outstanding takes mastery. Mastery takes time. That is why training modules are in-depth, collaborative, and self-paced. You are in control of attaining competence in each skill set while helping to upskill others.

The Project Management (PM) Framework broadly covers the technical process by which to bring about the desired results. 

Our Project Resistance Management (PRM) Framework and communication training covers why people resist, the reasons why they will resist the next project, and how to get their buy-in to bring about the desired results. 

When resisters feel they have the internal capabilities to succeed, they are more likely to engage and commit to lasting project results.

David Skinner, Founder, BCLS

“Mavis helped our young team rethink project management planning and her communication training helped them integrate strategic communication thinking at all levels."

Steven Ready, Team Manager, BCLS

"The impact of her communication training and coaching has had on everyone is clear. And the skills I've learned are lifelong."

Alison Martin, Chair, BCLS

“When introduced to her great toolbox, project teams felt better able to chip away at the resistance they faced appropriately.”