
Michael Krasowski
Pluralsight Author
Michael is a consultant and Pluralsight author. He recently traded the corporate world of Accenture back into his passion: IT professional development and authoring for Pluralsight. Previous to Accenture, Michael was General Manager of Fairway Technologies Inc. at the Orange County offices located in Irvine, California.
In 2017, Fairway Technologies acquired PDSA Inc., where Michael was Vice President/COO at PDSA, Inc. His responsibilities were to manage all projects and personnel while ensuring quality services are delivered on time and on budget to our valued clients. He has been instrumental in defining and executing a solid internal business and engineering process to ensure quality services, including using Agile and Scrum techniques, and excellent customer service.
Before joining PDSA Inc., Michael was the Director of Information Technology at the Long Beach division of Boeing. He was responsible for all aspects of computing – strategic planning, architecture, application lifecycle, asset management, and outsource management.
Michael also was an instructor at UCLA and University of California, Irvine's extension program. He has been a speaker at industry conferences, such as DevIntersection, Advisor’s Conference, DevConnections, Code Camp and Informant Conferences specializing in best practices of management, project management, leadership, communication, requirements gathering, estimation, sprint planning and Kanban.
Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a master’s degree in Computer Science from UCLA, and has published several articles on computer technology.
Since 2013, Michael has been a Pluralsight instructor having developed and published 10 courses on project management, project requirements, project estimating, team management, leadership and communication, Demand and Work Management: A Practical Approach, Developing Effective Agile Sprint Plans, The Technical Business Analyst, and two courses on Kanban.
Topics Authored
Business Professional
Project Manager
Data Professional
Technology Leader
Software Development
Courses Authored
13
Total Ratings
1796
Avg Course Ratings
4.0
Courses by Michael
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Business Analysis: The Technical Business AnalystIntermediate
1h 40m
Jul 30, 2025
Course
Leadership and Communication Skills for Software EngineersBeginner
4h 18m
Jun 23, 2023
(23)Course
Best Practices For Effective Requirements GatheringIntermediate
3h 42m
Feb 19, 2021
(39)Course
Deploying Value with KanbanIntermediate
2h 33m
Sep 24, 2020
(32)Course
Kanban for Agile/Scrum PractitionersIntermediate
2h 31m
May 28, 2020
(63)Course
The Technical Business AnalystIntermediate
2h 28m
Sep 24, 2019
(84)Course
Developing Effective Agile Sprint PlansIntermediate
2h 24m
Mar 30, 2019
(47)Course
Demand and Work Management: A Practical GuideBeginner
4h 5m
May 16, 2018
Course
Best Practices for Project EstimationIntermediate
2h 47m
Dec 13, 2016
(246)Course
Project Management for Software EngineersBeginner
4h 50m
Sep 08, 2016
(180)
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Course
Business Analysis: The Technical Business AnalystIntermediate
1h 40m
Jul 30, 2025
Course
Leadership and Communication Skills for Software EngineersBeginner
4h 18m
Jun 23, 2023
(23)Course
Best Practices For Effective Requirements GatheringIntermediate
3h 42m
Feb 19, 2021
(39)Course
Deploying Value with KanbanIntermediate
2h 33m
Sep 24, 2020
(32)Course
Kanban for Agile/Scrum PractitionersIntermediate
2h 31m
May 28, 2020
(63)Course
The Technical Business AnalystIntermediate
2h 28m
Sep 24, 2019
(84)Course
Developing Effective Agile Sprint PlansIntermediate
2h 24m
Mar 30, 2019
(47)Course
Demand and Work Management: A Practical GuideBeginner
4h 5m
May 16, 2018
Course
Best Practices for Project EstimationIntermediate
2h 47m
Dec 13, 2016
(246)Course
Project Management for Software EngineersBeginner
4h 50m
Sep 08, 2016
(180)
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