Acknowledgments

First, to my wife Sharon, without whom nothing I do would be worthwhile. The encouragement she gave is the reason this book was written. To my sons, Clayton and Carter, for their support during the writing of the book and staying out of the way when I was writing. The work of Paul Petralia and Michelle Vincenti at Prentice Hall has been invaluable, and they made it possible to bring this book to its final shape. To Lori Lyons and Ben Lawson of Prentice Hall, thank you for your hard work in keeping me on track and making the book as professionally done as possible; it is a pleasure to work with people who do their job so well. Tim Bolwerk helped me get into the project management area and always was helpful during our long talks about the practice of project management. For Karen, Karl, and Jim, the contributors to the book, thank you for all your professional hard work; it makes the book better. And finally, to all of you who have been colleagues and students in the area of project management, thank you for helping me gain an understanding of what it means to be a professional project manager.