Project Management For Dummies®

Author's Acknowledgments

Writing and publishing this book was a team effort, and I would like to thank the many people who helped to make this possible. First, I want to thank Tracy Boggier, my acquisitions editor, who first contacted me to discuss the possibility of my writing this second edition of my book. Thanks to her for that phone call, for helping me prepare the proposal, for helping to get the project off to a smooth and timely start, for coordinating the publicity and sales, and for helping to bring all the pieces to a successful conclusion.

Thanks to Chad Sievers, my project editor, and Pam Ruble, my copy editor, for their guidance, support, and the many hours they spent polishing the text into a smooth, finished product.

Finally, thanks to my family for their continued help and inspiration. Thanks to Donna, who never doubted that this book would become a reality and who shared personal and stylistic comments as she reviewed the text countless times while always making it seem that she found it enjoyable and enlightening. Thanks to Jonathan and Brian, whose interest and excitement helped to motivate me to see this book through to its completion.