Linda Weterman is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Business at New Zealand's Manukau Institute of Technology where she teaches project management, management and governance. Prior to teaching, she held roles in hospitality management and auditing. A self-labelled ‘pracademic’, Linda constantly strives to weave real world industry experience into the classroom, which earnt her the Institute’s Teaching Excellence award in 2010. She is a currently a research director and was previously a board member for the Project Management Institute of New Zealand.