Adapt to Win

Acknowledgments

I thank all my friends and colleagues at Adaptivity LLC, especially the founders Jeff Leach and George Schlitz, both of whom I’ve known and worked with for decades and count as good friends. They were both extremely supportive and helpful in the development of this book. I’d also like to thank our many wonderful colleagues from the former SolutionsIQ, where we collectively developed and mastered advisory services to help organizations achieve business agility. I’d like to express my special debt to Brent Barton and John Rudd, without whose collaboration over decades the portfolio management techniques presented in this book would not have evolved.

“Back at the ranch,” I’d like to thank my wife Kim for her eternal patience and good humor, frequently exhibited in statements like: “Hey! Haven’t you been screwing around on the computer long enough? Somebody needs to muck out the horse stalls!” I also send my love to our great kids, Lauren and Dylan, both of whom I am so proud.