The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, 5th Edition

Acknowledgments

Project management remains a dynamic field, moving forward through the accumulated effort of many thousands of professionals who face new, interesting challenges and then generously share their lessons learned during conferences, at trade shows, through associations and over coffee with friends.

I have the privilege to both travel with the project management movement and to record the journey. To all of the project teams and project leaders who continue to innovate and move the state of the art forward, I wish to thank you for your example and the freedom with which you share what you learn.

There are, of course, particular friends and colleagues that made a direct contribution to this fifth edition, and to whom I owe particular recognition.

Don Kingsberry and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who do so much for improving lives around the world, will now be contributing to excellence in project management. Thank you for sharing the details of your Enterprise Project Management Office.

Robert Cooper is a world-renowned expert on new product development. For this edition he offered his insights on the most current practices for launching successful new products. Working with Dr. Cooper is a delight and an education.

Tim Creasey enthusiastically accepted my invitation to contribute his expertise on change management, the practices that motivate employees to change their behavior in support of project goals. Tim and his company, Prosci, are building a body of ...