ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I thank my many colleagues and experts in the field who
contributed information to this book. I especially thank the main
reviewers for this edition: Angela Trego, PhD, PE, PMP
®
from
Utah Valley University; Don R. James, PMP
®
, Adjunct Professor,
Lone Star College in Houston, Texas and Founder/Principal
Consultant, PMO To Go, LLC; Peter Monkhouse, P.Eng. MBA,
PMP
®
, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies,
Certificate Advisor, Project Management Program; and my proof
reader, Gary Liebert, Ph.D. James Stewart from American
University in Maryland, Ray Roche from the Canberra Institute of
Technology in Australia, and Cindy LeRouge from St. Louis
University provided reviews and edits of prior editions. I also thank
Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd.com, for allowing me to use his
great comics.
I want to thank my students and colleagues at Augsburg
College, the University of Minnesota, and corporate classes for
providing input. Special thanks to Janet Phetsamone, Ong Thao,
and Kendal Vue for their inputs on using Basecamp. I received
many valuable comments from them on ways to improve my
materials and courses. I am also grateful for the examples students
and instructors around the world provide and the questions they ask
in classes or via email. I learn new aspects of project management
and teaching by interacting with students, faculty, and staff.
Most of all, I am grateful to my family. Without their support, I
never could have written this book. My wonderful husband, Dan,
was very patient and supportive, as always. His expertise as a lead
software developer for Milner Technologies (formerly ComSquared
Systems) comes in handy, too. Our three children, Anne, Bobby,
and Scott, continue to be very supportive of their mom’s work. Our
children all understand the main reason why I write—I have a
passion for educating future leaders of the world, including them.
As always, I am eager to receive your feedback on this book.
Please send all feedback to me at
[email protected]
Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP
®
Professor, Department of Business Administration
Augsburg College