About
VISION
Being the Service Provider that MAKE PROJECTS WORK FOR YOU!
MISSION
Providing comprehensive Project Management Resources information to the aspiring and existing project manager.
PRODUCTS
Virtual Project Consulting provides unique project tool kits for self-help projects.
- The Solid-As-A-Rock project toolkit provides you with the basic project management process, guidelines and tools, based on project management best practices to enable you to manage your own business projects successfully.
- Project Management Best Practice Audio series.
SERVICES
Virtual Project Consulting provides Consulting Services to help you evaluate your competencies as a project manager and to map your strengths and areas of further growth from a project management perspective. Coaching is offered to help you develop your existing or future career as a professional project manager.
- Project Management Consultation services to help you evaluate your project management competencies through an online questionnaire resulting in comprehensive report feedback. This is aimed at an individual looking to grow your project management career or groups of project managers to map their competencies or for job placements.
- Coaching to aspiring project managers to develop a career map to help you become a professional, experienced and well-compensated project manager.
Please use the Contact Us form if you require the Consulting Services of Virtual Project Consulting.
A service proposal will be created based on your specific needs.
Make projects work for you:
Linky van der Merwe Founder of Virtual Project Consulting & Business Owner
- to achieve objectives
- to make changes in your business
- to service your clients and maximize profit
- to develop new products or services
FOUNDER, Linky van der Merwe, Certified Project Management Professional, PMP
As a professional project management consultant, a small business owner, wife and mother of three, Linky’s story is one of a passion for delivery and striving to reach your full potential.
With 13 years Project Management experience and having a track record of more than 30 successful projects, Linky has a flair and passion for delivery through projects. She is an active member of the Project Management Institute of South Africa (PMSA). For the past 7 years she has also been a Project Management Professional (PMP) which is a certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). She is currently a Senior Project Manager at Microsoft Consulting Services serving customers in the corporate and government sectors.
After completing a BA Psychology degree at the University of Stellenbosch, and a Diploma in Computer Commerce in 1993, she gained valuable Information Technology experience while working in IT positions in the United Kingdom for 2 years. Back in South Africa she worked at a big Life Insurance Company as a Server Engineer (MCSE) and became involved with IT projects. Since 2000 she worked as a professional project manager for a global IT Outsource Company, T-Systems, one year in the Tele-Communications industry at Vodacom, a subsidiary of Vodafone and 4 years as a Project Management Consultant for Microsoft Consulting Services, where she still is.
As the founder of Virtual Project Consulting, Linky provides unique project tool kits for self-help project management. She also blogs about project management, leadership and change management.
Coaching aspiring and existing project managers about becoming professional project managers and maintaining your PMP status through PDU submission is something she now enjoys.
As an Independent Marketing Advisor, she provides consulting to local business owners and serves them as a virtual project manager to plan and implement an Integrated Online Communication Marketing plan that is best suited to market their business online.
Visit Linky Merwe’s Consulting for a plan to Integrate Internet Marketing, Mobile Marketing and Social Media Tools With Your Existing Marketing Plan.
Linky believes that any person with the aptitude for business and a positive attitude, can be equipped with the required skills to help themselves become the best they can be.
She has a philosophy of lifelong learning in order to reach your full potential that God intended for you.
VISION
Being the Service Provider that MAKE PROJECTS WORK FOR YOU!
MISSION
Helping small business owners and service professionals to follow a project based approach to expand your business on the internet.
PRODUCTS
Virtual Project Consulting provides unique project tool kits for self-help projects.
- The Solid-As-A-Rock project toolkit provides you with the basic project management process, guidelines and tools, based on project management best practices to enable you to manage your own business projects successfully.
- The Social Media Project Starter toolkit helps you plan, create, launch and maintain your social networking online presence in 5 steps.
- The Mobisite Starter Kit helps you establish your own mobile website after 5 working days.
SERVICES
Virtual Project Consulting provides consulting services when you require assistance in using the project management and social media tool kits or when you need a system to communicate with your clients/customers.
- Project Management Consultation services to help you establish a project management process and competency in your business based on industry best practices.
- Social Media Advice on how to launch your business on social media platforms and which social media tools to use to maintain your presence and to measure results. Visit Linky Merwe’s Consulting for basic internet marketing and social media tools expanding your business online.
- Mail Marketing as a Service (MMaaS) is about outsourcing your email marketing to attract your ideal clients/customers, to retain them and making them your brand evangelists.
Please use the Contact Us form if you require the Consulting Services of Virtual Project Consulting. A service proposal will be created based on your specific needs.
Make projects work for you:
Linky van der Merwe Founder of Virtual Project Consulting & Business Owner
- to achieve objectives
- to make changes
- to service your clients and maximize profit
- to develop new products or services
- to make your business more visible on the internet and easier to find online
- to establish a presence on social media platforms and using tools to integrate them all
- to have a presence on the mobile internet, by having your own mobile website
FOUNDER, Linky van der Merwe
Experienced Certified Project Management Consultant. As the owner of two businesses, wife and mother of three, Linky’s story is one of a passion for delivery and striving to reach your full potential.
With 11 years Project Management experience and having a track record of more than 30 successful projects, Linky has a flair and passion for delivery through projects. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) which is a certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). She is an active member of the Project Management Institute of South Africa (PMSA).
After completing a BA Psychology degree at the University of Stellenbosch, and a Diploma in Computer Commerce in 1993, she gained valuable Information Technology experience while working in IT positions in the United Kingdom for 2 years. Back in South Africa she worked at a big Life Insurance Company as a Server Engineer (MCSE) and became involved with IT projects. Since 2000 she worked as a professional project manager (PMP) for a global IT Outsource Company, T-Systems, one year in the Tele-Communications industry at Vodacom, a subsidiary of Vodafone and 3 years as a Project Management Consultant for Microsoft Consulting Services, where she still is.
As the founder of Virtual Project Consulting, Linky provides unique project tool kits for self-help project management, mobile marketing and social media solutions. She also blogs about project management, leadership, change management and social media tools and best practices.
Linky believes that any person with the aptitude for business and a positive attitude, can be equipped with the required skills to help themselves do social media or other marketing projects.
She has a philosophy of lifelong learning in order to reach your full potential that God intended for you.
