The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project Screw-ups, and How to Cut Them off at the Pass

Acknowledgements

Throughout my career at both Accenture and Microsoft, there have been a number of people that have molded, shaped, and influenced me and have been instrumental in helping me to be a better project manager. From Accenture, Bob Frerichs, Steve Foreman, Drew Blanchard, Jack Levy, Ed Motley, Kent Swanson, Mitch Hill, and Bill Schaffner were tremendous influences and great role models. From Microsoft, Craig Bruya, Nick MacPhee, Scott Boggs, Mike Huber, John Connors, and Taylor Hawes helped me to take what I learned at Accenture and apply it in a very practical manner.

In writing this book, I first and foremost owe a special debt of gratitude to David Dwyer, who gave me some very wise counsel on how to best go about writing a book ...