Project brief · Career transition in progress
I’m Don Dorey, a hands-on technical professional with approximately 30 years of experience solving problems, coordinating work, and delivering to exacting standards.
I’m now applying that experience to project management while preparing for the CAPM and WGU’s Project Management degree.
The project manager behind the plan
My background spans equipment repair, machine building, electronics assembly, wiring, quality control, troubleshooting, and technical documentation. That work demanded planning, communication, risk awareness, and disciplined follow-through long before I called those skills project management.
This portfolio shows how I’m translating that experience into formal PM practice: defining outcomes, structuring work, managing uncertainty, and documenting what changed along the way.
Milestone roadmap
Complete
Defined project management as the primary career and education track.
In progress
Complete CAPM coursework, practice terminology, and develop working artifacts.
Planned
Start the Project Management degree program on October 1.
Planned
Publish predictive, Agile, and hybrid case studies with lessons learned.
Case-study register
Each case study is structured around the objective, approach, constraints, deliverables, and lessons learned.
CASE 001
Planned, designed, version-controlled, and deployed a static portfolio using HTML, CSS, Git, GitHub, DNS, SSL, and IONOS hosting.
Scope · Stakeholders · Quality · Risk · Deployment
CASE 002
A structured learning project covering predictive, Agile, hybrid, and business-analysis concepts with progress tracking and recurring review.
Planning · Tracking · Knowledge management
CASE 003
A simulated end-to-end project for selecting and deploying a ticketing system for a 50-person nonprofit.
Charter · Schedule · Backlog · Risks · Retrospective
Working artifacts
As the portfolio grows, each artifact will link to a case study and explain when, why, and how it was used.
Project charterPurpose, authority, success criteria
PlannedWBS and scheduleScope decomposition and sequencing
In progressRisk registerThreats, opportunities, and responses
PlannedProduct backlogUser stories and acceptance criteria
PlannedLessons learnedDecisions, outcomes, and improvements
ActiveStakeholder communication
I’m building formal project-management expertise on top of a long record of practical, technical work.