I just got the sad news. Rita Mulcahy, pioneer of the industry and the best selling project manager of all time passed away. Here is the announcement:
Rita Mulcahy, Founder of RMC Project Management and the best-selling project management author of all-time, passed away on Saturday, May 15th 2010, from complications related to a five-year battle with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). She was 50. Rita leaves behind husband Tim Mulcahy, current Vice-President and Chief Legal Counsel for RMC, and two children, ages 7 and 5.
Rita was diagnosed with Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer in September of 2005, just days before two scheduled speaking appearances at PMI Global Congress in Toronto, Ontario. Given only months to live, Rita spent the next five years privately fighting her disease with a continuous regimen of both Western and Holistic treatments. During that time she continued to work, authoring five more best-selling books—including one with Fortune 100 leader Cisco Press—and delivering classes and keynote speeches across the globe. She also spent a great deal of time growing her business, and over the last five years watched RMC expand its training and product distribution to nearly 50 regions worldwide.
After her diagnosis, Rita worked feverishly to build RMC into one of the fastest-growing training organizations in the industry. Today, her thriving company is filled with some of the most sought-after experts in the fields of instructional design and delivery, learning development, and educational technology. Going forward, the Management Team at RMC will continue to leverage Rita's marketing-leading methodologies and learning techniques to develop more award-winning products, classes and e-learning courses in Project Management and numerous other related disciplines.
Even though Rita is no longer with us on a day-to-day basis, her unique and highly effective teaching style will live on through the hundreds of thousands of products and courses RMC delivers worldwide each year. In 2010, the Project Management industry lost its most passionate leader, advocate and friend. We will feel her loss every single day.
If you have questions regarding this release, we ask that you please direct all inquiries to Eric Rudolf, Director of Marketing at eric@rmcproject.com, or via phone at (952) 846-4484 420. Thank you.
Like many of you, I was certified through Rita's breakthrough learning system for the PMP. There are others that do it now and many more options available. However, she was truly the pioneer. I got to talk with her a couple times and I have been blessed to have my third book picked up by the company she helped create. She was a fascinating woman who really loved what she did. She is an inspiration to us all. RIP Rita, from the thousands of people you helped worldwide.
Rick
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May her soul rest in perfect peace, amen!!!
Desde México, decimos adiós a Rita Mulcahy...
Wow! Rick you are so right. She was a pioneer. I feel very luck I was trained by Rita, and had the opportunity to know her and contribute to her work.
Well, I have pictures of us hiking in AZ foothills in 2003/4/5 that I'll have to share somewhere...
Blessings to her family . We were all so lucky to have such a pioneer!
She really helped us all into this certification. May her family accept our sympathy and we hope the best for her in another life.
She's leaves a large void in the PM world, not to mention the huge void in her family's life, undoubtedly. Best thoughts and prayers to her surviving family and friends.
I am very sorry to hear this. She was an outstanding proponent of project management best practices and an extraordinary instructor. Her passing is a great loss to the PM community worldwide. Her legacy will live on forever through her books, I am one of the thousands who benefited from her PMP exam prep courses and books, what a sad ending to an outstanding life.
Sudhir
I too passed the PMP after going through her guide. She was a great teacher even though she was sick she was spending her own time to teach others.
I fully respect her alot, for her enormous service she did worldwide.
May you RIP.
Very sad. May her soul rest in eternal peace and God give the strength to her husband and little children to bear this loss.
I know I would not have been able to pass the PMP without Rita's training! A wonderful woman!
I am currently working through Rita's PMP Prep book, and her dedication and passion for the project management profession is evident on every page. She will be missed as a guiding light in project management and a role model for us all.
I just read about this in the PMI monthly magazine. RIP Rita and thank you for all you have done for me personally and for our profession!
I just passed the PMP exam a few days ago....and am indebted to Rita in helping me pass...I just found out about her untimely passing a few minutes ago...50 years old is way too young...my prayers are with her family, especially her husband and 2 young kids....
Very sad to hear this news...Rita- you were a true visionary and leader. May you rest in peace.
I feel very sad to hear the news.....
I passed my PMP in May 5th. Her meterial was very very usefull for my preparation.
May her soul rest in peace....
-Yogesh
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