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Anwar Ali

Anwar Ali
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Anwar Ali is currently a Team Lead at Atos Origin, a global information technology company with revenues EUR 5.4 billion and worldwide IT partner for Olympic Games. He has worked for some of the fortune 500 companies in design, development, implementation, training, functional and technical team lead roles for US and Global Projects. He has 12+ years of experience in various areas of SAP including Human Resources, Materials Management, Sales & Distribution and Product Lifecycle Management. Anwar has a degree in Computer Science and is pursuing an Executive MBA in Project Management through the University of Texas at Dallas. He can be contacted at Anwar.Ali@AtosOrigin.Com

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Daniel Galorath

Glen Alleman
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Glen Alleman is a Principal Consultant with Niwot Ridge Consulting specializing in enterprise application integration, system architecture, business process improvement, and project management. Glen has applied his project management and software development skills for nearly 25 years in the petrochemical, electric utility, manufacturing, aerospace, process control, publishing, and pharmaceutical industries.

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Kevin Aguanno

Kevin Aquanno
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Kevin Aguanno is an IBM Certified Senior Project Manager and the Canadian lead for IBM's Project Management Knowledge Network. In recent years, he was the Principal responsible for business development and project delivery for IBM's services work in the Media & Entertainment Industry in Canada, and was the Executive Producer of IBM Canada's Interactive Media Studio.

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Russ Archibald

Russell Archibald
Contributing Author

Russell Archibald, PhD (Hon), PMP, PMI Fellow, is a globally-recognized author, consultant and lecturer on project management.  With a career spanning more than 50 years, Russ has broad international experience in engineering, operations, program and project management.

Click here to see Mr. Archibald's complete bio.

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Claudia Bacca

Claudia Bacca
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Claudia Bacca, PMP, PMI Certified OPM3® Assessor/Consultant, is an independent project management consultant, trainer and lecturer. She has lectured at private venues and PMI chapters across the world. Bacca has more than 20 years of project management experience and serves on the leadership team that produced the Project Management Maturity OPM3 standard. She contributed to Kim Heldman’s best-seller PMP: Project Management Professional Study Guide, and also served as its technical editor. She is coauthor of the PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide Deluxe Edition.  Her new book is entitled Project Management for Mere Mortals, by Addison/Wesley publishers. (ISBN 0-321-42345-3)

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David Baccarini

David Baccarini
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David Baccarini is Associate Professor in Project Management at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. He formulated the Master of Project Management program at Curtin, which was the first post-graduate university program in Western Australia. The course is also conducted in Hong Kong, Singapore & Sri Lanka. He is the Course Coordinator for this program and lectures in project management, cost management, procurement management and risk management. David has undertaken numerous training and consultancy assignments in project management and risk management.

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Martin Barnes

Dr. Martin Barnes
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Dr. Martin Barnes has been working in project management for the last 30 years. The management consulting business which he founded merged with what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1985. Since 1996 he has been an independent consultant. He is also Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, the prestigious association for businesses and governments involved in major projects based in the University of Oxford, UK. http://www.majorprojects.org

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Satinder BAweja

Satinder S. Baweja, PMP, CCE
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Satinder S. Baweja is the CEO of Milestone Consultants, Inc and an executive consultant relating to matters in project management and the turnaround of troubled projects. Satinder has personally consulted on projects totaling over 8 Billion US Dollars. His project experience ranges from Infrastructure, Product Deployments, Market Launch and Systems.

Satinder received his Bachelors of Engineering degree from Bangalore University in India and a Master of Engineering degree from Texas A&M University in the USA. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a certified Cost Engineer (CCE). Satinder is active professionally and in the community as the Chair for International Service for the Plano Rotary Club and as President of the Dallas Section of the Cost Engineering Society. Milestone
Consultants is a global solutions organization providing expertise and business solutions in Project Management, Web Solutions and Business Process Outsourcing. To find out more about the firm, please visit www.milestone.cc

Satinder can be contacted at sbaweja@milestone.cc

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Peter Baxter

Peter Baxter
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Peter Baxter is the founder and President of Distributive Management, where he directs the design and delivery of performance management and measurement products and services. He is actively involved in the development of measurement standards and guides in leading professional organizations, including IEEE, INCOSE, PSM, ISO and the SEI. Peter is a frequent author, trainer and presenter on the subject of measurement and metrics at events such as STC, Better Software, INCOSE, StarEast, TUGC and other symposium and professional meetings related to management and measurement.  Peter can be contacted at pbaxter@distributive.com or
(540) 891-8811 in the USA.  Additional information about Distributive Management, Inc. can be found at www.distributive.com.

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Tim Bergmann

Tim Bergmann
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Mr. Timothy S. Bergmann, PMP, ABCP is a highly qualified project manager with three decades of experience managing a wide variety of information technology projects. Mr. Bergmann's experience includes project management, operations management, infrastructure planning and implementation, business continuity planning, customer service and business development. In 2006 he co-authored the best selling “CISA Study Guide” marketed by Sybex. Mr. Bergmann currently manages training development and delivery as Director of Education for True Solutions, Inc. www.true-solution.com in Dallas, Texas. He can be contacted at tim.bergmann@true-solution.com.

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Gillian Birkby

Gillian Birkby
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Gillian Birkby is a Partner in Mayer Brown, Rowe & Maw is one of the UK's leading commercial law firms, based in London. It has 79 partners and over 300 lawyers. Because of the nature of its client base, the firm is frequently engaged in international work. It has an established network of relationships with leading law firms in most of the world's major jurisdictions. It has built a reputation for delivering an innovative partner-led and cost-effective service to all of its clients. Great importance is placed on developing long term relationships with clients and delivering pragmatic, commercial advice. Construction and Intellectual Property are just two of the specialist groups within the firm.

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Rose Blackburn

Rose Blackurn
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Rose Blackburn is a founding partner and the CEO of QuantumPM, LLC, a portfolio management organization offering portfolio and project management solutions to organizations across the globe. She holds a Masters of Technology Management degree, has been a PMP since 1994, and has over 20 years of experience in the project management field. QuantumPM helps organizations evolve and mature their project management capabilities. Services include assessment, solution development and implementation, tool implementation, custom solutions, and training.

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Christophe Bredillet

Professor Christophe N. Bredillet, PhD
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Professor Christophe N. Bredillet, PhD in Project Management, MBA, Dr.Sc., MSc Eng EC Lille, Certificated Program Director IPMA Level A, CMP, CCE, has 18 years of experience in project and program management with several industries (banking, sporting goods and IT). For the past 10 years, he has been the program director of the MS, MBA and Doctorate in Project & Program Management at ISGI-Groupe ESC Lille. He is a Steering Committee member of the Global Project Management Forum, of the Global Working Group Standards for IPMA and of the international non-aligned "think tank" group named OLCI.

He is a member of the Board of Directors and Regional Manager, North of France, for AFITEP (the francophone PM association) and Director of the Certifications for this association. He is a founder and President of the PMI Chapter "Hauts-de-France".

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Jose-Luis Bretones-Lopez

Jose-Luis Bretones-Lopez
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Mr. Jose-Luis Bretones-Lopez is Corporate Director, Strategic Execution & Innovation, Asia Pacific Middle East Africa (APMEA) Region, McDonald’s Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA.  In his current position, he is accountable for working effectively with Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) President and the Regional Leadership Team, to assess the portfolio of strategic and innovation opportunities, screen future initiatives, and formulate a regional strategy. From 2002 – 2005 he was also Corporate Director, Program & Project Management for the APMEA RegionIn 2002 he wasrecruited by the APMEA President to drive the required cultural changes needed to deploy Program and Project Management in McDonald’s offices and business operations in all 34 countries in the region.  He was previously a program and project manager for Lucent Technologies.  He has extensive experience managing multilevel, multi-cultural and cross functional teams on high technology programs and projects worldwide. Originally from Madrid, Spain, Mr. Bretones-Lopez has a MA/BS inIndustrial Engineering from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain and an MBA from the Meinders School of Business, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma, USA.  Mr. Bretones-Lopez can be reached at jose-luis.bretones@us.mcd.com.

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Hannon Brett

Hannon Brett
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Hannon Brett is co-founder of Yon Software Corporation, founded in 2004 to empower businesses to maximize their ROI related to meeting time and technology. Yon Software’s flagship software product, MeetingSense, addresses the emerging need among today's businesses for a simple but effective way to increase efficiency and optimize meeting productivity.  Mr. Brett has more than 13 years of experience as a successful business and marketing professional for tier-one software and media companies. He has extensive experience with traditional and new media marketing and strategic relationship management. Mr. Brett previously served at Macromedia management, where he was responsible for strategy and marketing of multiple collaboration and business products. Prior to Macromedia, Mr. Brett filled key marketing and business roles at EduPoint, a leading provider of online corporate learning marketplaces; MP3.com, a record setting on-line music service provider; and NTN Communications, developers of online two-way interactive games. Hannon Brett earned a B.A. in International Relations from the University of San Diego, USA.  For more information about Yon Software Corporation or MeetingSense, please visit www.meetingsense.com.

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David Brojt

David Brojt
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David Brojt has a degree in Business Administration. He also is a Public Accountant. In both cases he graduated from Buenos Aires University, Argentina. He is a professor in Buenos Aires University and a guest lecturer in Business Postgraduate courses in private universities. He also is a guest lecturer in Latin-American seminars and collaborates with articles in prestigious publications. He is author of the book Project Management,a leadership and execution approach for projects (published in April 2004, reprinted in June 2005, a next reprint in progress 2007), Granica publisher, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He works since 1999 as a Project Management Consultant. Before that he worked as a Senior Manager in one of the most prestigious international consulting firm. He has helped to carry out strategic and operational efficiency projects in Argentina, working with leading companies recognized at an international level.  David Brojt can be contacted at dbrojt@fibertel.com.ar.

In Spanish

David Brojt es Licenciado en Administración y Contador Público egresado de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se ha desempeñado como Profesor en distintas  cátedras de  la Universidad de Buenos  Aires y como profesor invitado en Postgrados de Negocios en universidades privadas. Es conferencista en seminarios en Latinoamérica y colabora con artículos en prestigiosas publicaciones. Es autor del libro Project Management, Un enfoque de liderazgo y ejecución de proyectos en la empresa, (editado en Abril 2004, reimpreso en Junio 2005, y en proceso una nuevareimpresión en 2007) , Ediciones Granica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Se desempeña desde 1999 como Consultor en Management de Proyectos y con anterioridad como Senior Manager de una de las consultoras más prestigiosas a nivel internacional. Ha ayudado y ayuda en la Argentina a empresas líderes y reconocidas a nivel internacional en numerosos proyectos estratégicos y de eficiencia operativa. David Brojt puede ser contactado en dbrojt@fibertel.com.ar

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Terry Brunenn

Terry J. Brunenn, PMP
Contributing Author

Terry J. Brunenn, PMP, has over 15 years of business management and
consulting experience. He is currently a Sr. Program Manager Consultant and Change Leader for a large outsourcing organization. He has a great depth of experience and expertise in enterprise project management, project management methodologies, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Project Management Offices (PMOs), Governance, process consulting, and business management. Terry has directed and managed project management teams, created and implemented methodologies and practices, provided project management consulting, created and directed PMOs, and conducted turnaround, toll gate reviews, and in-flight risk assessments. Terry received his MM from the University of Dallas and his MBA and BB from Western Illinois University. Terry lives in Plano, Texas and can be reached at terryjbrunenn@hotmail.com

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Annett Brown

Annett Brown
Contributing Author

Annett Brown was born and raised in Germany and has been living in the United States for nearly 11 years. She works at Covidien, formerly known as Tyco Healthcare, where she is in charge of international business development for pharmaceutical products in Europe and the Middle East. Despite the fact that her division is not projectized, her PM skills are a great asset, especially when considering that the launch of a pharmaceutical product in a foreign country usually requires long, complex registration procedures, involving a large number of professionals and sometimes clinical trials. Annett received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. She then earned a Graduate Certificate in Project Management (2004) and her MBA (2005) both from the University of Texas at Dallas. She can be contacted at Annett.Brown@Covidien.com

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Marci Cameron

Marci Cameron
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Marci Cameron is a project management practitioner with an MBA from Amberton University in Texas (1994) and a MS from the University of Texas at Dallas (1999) with an emphasis on project management.  She has worked in the telecommunications industry for 25+ years in engineering, operations and project management.  Ms. Cameron can be contacted at marcicam@nortel.com.

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Maria (Masha) Voropaeva – Cates

Masha Voropaeva – Cates
Contributing Author

Maria (Masha) Voropaeva – Cates is a head of projects for Lenovo web design company.  Ms. Cates was born, raised and studied fine arts in Moscow before moving to North Carolina in 1993.  Since that time, she has been a fine artist, graphic artist, web designer, web-based training developer, interactive media developer, and director or member of various web design projects for customers and organizations worldwide.  Masha has a Fine Arts Degree from V.I. Surikov Art School (1978-1984) and a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts & Graphic Arts from the Academy of Arts, Moscow State Arts Institute (1985-1991).  She has Certificates in Computer Art and 3D Computer Animation from the School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (1997-99). Ms. Cates is currently completing an Masters Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management at Strayer University in Raleigh. Masha Cates can be contacted at mcates@us.lenovo.com.

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David Cleland

David I. Cleland, PhD
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David I. Cleland, Ph.D., is professor emeritus in the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.  Dr. Cleland is the author or editor of 36 books on project management and engineering management and is the most published author of PM textbooks in the world.  He has served as a consultant for both national and foreign companies, and is co-founder of the University of Pittsburgh’s Manufacturing Assistance Center (MAC), whose mission is to provide manufacturing systems technology assistance to small and mid-sized manufacturers in Western Pennsylvania. A long time member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), David was named a Fellow of PMI in 1987and has received PMI’s Distinguished Contribution to Project Management Award three times.  PMI established the annual David I. Cleland Excellence in Project Management Literature Award in 1997 in his honor.  Dr. Cleland has a Ph.D. from Ohio State University, and MBA and MA degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in the USA.  He is very well known in the global PM professional community.

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Cris Clucas

Chris Clucas
Contributing Author

In 1999 Chris Clucas, President, Aspen Consulting, Inc founded Aspen Consulting and proceeded to develop Aspen's unique style of delivering training. Since Aspen's inception, Chris has led hundreds of participants to a new understanding of the Project Leadership role. Before founding Aspen, Chris was involved in the development of the services marketplace at both Cadence Design Systems and ECAD, Inc. Working in all capacities within the service arena, from individual contributor to project manager to running a service organization throughout North America, Chris is able to connect with audiences because he has been through what they have been through. Chris holds a BSEE from Purdue University and his background is in IC design and development.
Contact: (321) 953-4557.

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Lieutenant Colonel William Cooley

Lieutenant Colonel William Cooley
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Prior to spending most of 2005 in Kabul Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Bill Cooley’s 15-years in the Air Force included laboratory research of semiconductor materials, laser and space power technologies; a tour in Germany at the Warrior Preparation Center near Ramstein AB; and most recently a Pentagon tour acquiring military satellite communication systems.  Mr. Cooley completed a Doctorate in Engineering Physics from the Air Force Institute of technology in 1997 and will begin attending National War College at Fort McNair, Washington DC in August 2006.

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J. Kent Crawford


J. Kent Crawford
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J. Kent Crawford is the CEO and president of PM Solutions, a Philadelphia-area project management training, consulting, and research firm. A former president and Chair of the Project Management Institute, Crawford has advanced the global profession of project management through his international relationships. He is the author of several project management and industry publications, and also offers seminars on the topic of project office deployment.

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Earl W\. Crisp


Earl W. Crisp
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Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A., - is employed by the U. S. Department of Education, Post Secondary Education for Eligibility and Oversight of Guarantors, Lenders and Servicers.  He is also an adjunct instructor for the Management Department at the University of Texas at Arlington and for the College of Business at Dallas Baptist University.   He is a former Navy C-130 pilot and he enjoyed collateral assignments in Administration, Training, Quality Assurance, and Human Resources.  His Doctorate in Public Administration is from the University of La Verne and his M. S. in Management is from Troy University.  He is a certified mediator, private pilot and radio announcer.  He is completing his Project Management Professional training in the Executive Management Program at the University of Texas at Dallas.

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Natalie Davis


Natalie Davis
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Natalie Davis was born in West Point, Mississippi, USA. She completed her undergraduate work in Management Information Systems at the University of Southern Mississippi in 1990 in Hattiesburg, MS. She has been working for a small software company for one year as a Quality Assurance analyst. Her professional work experience includes Project Management software implementation, mainframe development/analysis and Quality Assurance testing in telecom, defense and snack foods industries. Currently she is attending the University of Texas at Dallas' Project Management certification and master's program in order to further her knowledge in business leadership skills.

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Bas de Baar
Contributing Author

Bas De Baar works as a Project Manager within the publishing industry. Since 2001, he has been the editor of www.SoftwareProjects.org, a popular website dedicated to Software Project Management. He holds a masters degree in Business Informatics and currently lives with his wife in the coastal town of Zandvoort, The Netherlands.  His latest book, “Surprise! Now You’re a Software Project Manager”, was published in September 2006 and is available from www.mmpubs.com or from most book retailers.  Mr. De Baar can be reached at basdebaar@gmail.com.

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Paul Dinsmore
Contributing Author

Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP, PMI Fellow, is author of 11 books on management and project themes including “Winning in Business with Enterprise Project Management” (Amacom, NY, 1998) and “The AMA Handbook of Project Management, Second Edition” (2005, Amacom, NY).  He is President of Dinsmore Associates, a consulting and training company operating globally, with base offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  A long time member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Paul has been honored with PMI’s Distinguished Contributions Award as well as the prestigious Fellow Award.   Paul can be reached at dinsmore@dinsmore.com.br

Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP, PMI Fellow, é autor de 11 livros  sobre temas gerenciais e projetos incluindo  “Winning in Business with Enterprise Project Management” (Amacom, NY, 1998) e “The AMA Handbook of Project Management, Second Edition” (2005, Amacom, NY).  Paul Dinsmore é  Presidente da Dinsmore Associates, empresa de consultoria e treinamento  operando globalmente, com escritórios no Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Terry Doerscher
Contributing Author

Terry Doerscher has more than 24 years of experience in practical process development, project management, PMO, business strategy, and work and resource management in construction, nuclear and IT fields. Mr. Doerscher is the Chief Solution Architect for Planview, an Austin-based software company dedicated to creating project portfolio management solutions. Terry is responsible for developing Planview PRISMSTM Adaptive IT Management Best Practice.  More information about Planview can be found at www.planview.com.

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David Dombkins
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A Professor, Dr David H Dombkins, MPM, Doctor of Technology, Master Project Director, FAIPM, is the National President of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM).  Dr Dombkins is an international leader in the development of new competencies and methodologies to manage project / programme complexity and chaos. Dr Dombkins was instrumental in the introduction of Partnering into Australia; developed the Design Construct Maintain contract used broadly in infrastructure; developed the Alliancing methodology which is now  used across Australia; and developed Governance Contracting and Next Generation Project/Programme Management. One of David’s greatest concerns is the inability of traditional project management to successfully deliver complex projects and programmes. David passionately believes that there is an urgent need in the world to deal with highly complex projects and programmes such as relief, aid, environment, power, water, global warming, disaster relief, possible pandemics and change in organisations. He also believes that project management needs to deliver a better solution than simply using more of our traditional approaches, and that if project management is to help our world, we need to step up to the mark with useful project management methodologies to deal with complexity and chaos. He can be contacted via AIPM at national_president@aipmcom.au.

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William R. Duncan


William R. Duncan
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William R. Duncan is a principal of Project Management Partners, a project management consulting and training firm headquartered in Lexington, MA USA. He is the former Director of Standards for the Project Management Institute, Inc. (USA) and is currently Director of Standards for the American Society for Advancement of Project Management (asapm).

Mr. Duncan has nearly thirty years of management and consulting experience including five years with a major international consulting firm. He was the primary author of the 1994 and 1996 versions of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the most widely used project management standard in the world. In addition, his "process model" of project management was used to organize both ISO 10006, Guidelines for quality in project managemen.

Mr. Duncan is a 1970 graduate of Brown University in Providence, RI and has done post-graduate work at Boston University and Northeastern.

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Azra Duric


Azra Duric
Contributing Author

Azra Duric is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with 15 + years of experience in the IT industry; spanning the government, financial, education and other non-profit sectors. She has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and a Post Graduate Diploma in Office Systems and Data Communications from the University of Leicester, England. Since Azra moved to Canada in 1996 she has been working in a variety of government and non-profit sectors in Ontario and has been professionally working as a project manager for the last five years. She is a member of the PMI-CTT (Project Management Institute Canada Technology Triangle) Chapter and WIPMSIG (Women in Project Management Specific Interest Group). Azra lives in Guelph, Ontario and can be contacted at durica@sympatico.ca. More information about Azra can be found on her blog http://azra-pmp.blogspot.com.

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Randall Englund


Randall Englund
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Randy Englund is an executive consultant for the Englund Project Management Consultancy and is a Professional Associate for the Stanford Advanced Project Management (SAPM) program, specializing in converting strategy into action and effective project management offices.  Randy is co-author of Creating an Environment for Successful Projects (Jossey-Bass, 2004), Creating the Project Office (2003), and Project Sponsorship (2006).  He learned most of his lessons as a senior project manager at Hewlett-Packard and General Electric.  He now provides coaching to management and teams about their project management culture.  Contact him via email at englundr@pacbell.net and on the web at www.englundpmc.com.

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Morten Fangel
Contributing Author

Morten Fangel is Managing Director and Chief Consultant of Fangel Consultants Ltd., Saettedammen 4, DK-3400 Hilleroed / Copenhagen, Denmark.  He is also the founder of the Association of Danish Project Management, of which he today is the Executive Director. Morten is a member of the Association of Danish Project Management and four other Nordic Associations, the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) and the Association of Certified Management Consultants (CMC).  He is former president, past Chair and an Honorary Fellow of IPMA, and an honorary member of the Icelandic Project Management Association Morten Fangel holds a Masters of Science degree in Civil Engineering, and Ph.D. in industrial research from the Technical University of Denmark and a Diploma in Economics degree from the Copenhagen Business School. After years in consulting Engineering companies, he founded Fangel Consultants Ltd., from where he has more than two decades of experience in management consulting. Morten Fangel has introduced and is a specialist in methodologies for project preparation and start-up, and for planning and evaluation of project management. He also teaches advanced project management seminars for IPMA.  Morten can be reached at morten@fangel.dk.

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Curt Finch
Contributing Author

Curt Finch is the CEO of Journyx (http://pr.journyx.com), a provider of free Web-based software located in Austin, Texas, USA that automates billing, payroll & project management by tracking time, expenses and mileage. Finch is a software industry veteran. In 1997, Curt created the world's first Internet-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offering. Curt has managed development teams creating enterprise-level software solutions since 1985, with a focus on distributed workforce management.  In 1992, Finch led the team porting Tivoli's product line to the AIX operating system, which led to the company's acquisition by IBM.  As a member of the executive team, Curt helped launch The Kernel Group (TKG), a venture-backed firm that grew to 50 employees and $7.5 million in sales during his tenure. Curt has a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech University in the USA.  Curt Finch can be reached at curt@journyx.com.

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David Fleming


David Fleming
Contributing Author

David Fleming is a 2006 graduate of Aspen University, Colorado, where he received his Masters in Business Administration with Specialization in Project Management.  He is the Founder and President of the Texas Society of Accomplished Young Professionals (TSAYP), a Texas based organization with the mission of recognizing outstanding students and promoting professionalism.  He has experience assisting with projects in both the private and public sector, and currently serves as a consultant to U.S. based companies sponsoring projects in Mexico.  Mr. Fleming currently resides in Guadalajara, Mexico and can be reached directly by e-mail at dcf555@hotmail.com.

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Quentin Fleming


Quentin W. Fleming
Contributing Author

Quentin W. Fleming has had over four decades of professional experience in project management, with two distinct careers: one in private industry and another as a consultant in project management. Quentin has written seven textbooks project management, which collectively have sold over 60,000 copies world wide. In 1995, Quentin was honored when the Performance Management Association, which has since become the PMI College of Performance Management awarded him their prestigious Lt. General Hans Driessnack Distinguished Service Award for his work in earned value management.

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John Foppe


John Foppe
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Born without arms, John Foppe has had to break down and re-engineer every aspect of day-to-day life.  He learned that the inability to do something didn’t rest on the lack of resources or vision. Instead, it has more to do with one’s subconscious perception to meeting a challenge head on.  In the field as part of his master’s degree in social work, John saw this scenario play out repeatedly. To his surprise, he discovered that many people subconsciously substitute personal improvement with systems to support their perceived limitations. As a speaker, John also witnessed this resistant mindset operate in all sort of companies.  He repeatedly heard leaders complain about how difficult it is to motivate their people.  John has addressed this common challenge through years of research, clinical study and field testing, which ultimately led to the discovery of the primary cause of failed vision execution. In light of this important, personally-significant discovery, he has developed a variety of solutions to help individuals and leaders overcome their exasperation and translate their visions into outcomes. His compelling story and methods caught the attention of the legendary Zig Ziglar, who broke his long-standing rule of promoting from within and recruited and mentored John.  In 1995, John launched a successful training business that has taken him to 15 different countries, pro-football organizations like the Miami Dolphins, and to Fortune 500 clients such as Boeing, GE, and State Farm. John’s insights on how the biggest vision can be derailed by the smallest bit of resistance are now being used to orchestrate the missions of visionaries and change agents around the world.  John Foppe speaks, coaches and trains on how to maintain momentum when executing initiatives and translate visions into outcomes. He is the CEO of Visionary Velocity Worldwide, based near St. Louis, MO.  For further information, visit www.visionaryvelocity.com or call 1.618.526.5500.

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J. Davidson Frame


J. Davidson Frame
Contributing Author

Davidson Frame, PhD, PMP, is Academic Dean at the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Arlington, Virginia, USA. He has been active in project management since the 1970s and has written ten books on the subject, including the business best seller, Managing Projects in Organizations (2003). Prior to joining UMT, David was a Professor of Management Science at The George Washington University (1979-1998), where he was Chairman of the Management Science Department (1988-89), and Director of the International Center for Project Management Excellence (1995-98). David has been actively involved with the Project Management Institute (PMI®) since the late 1980s. He served as PMI’s Director of Certification during 1990-96 and Director of Educational Services during 1997-98. David served on the PMI Board of Directors during those periods and again during 2000-2003. In 1993, he won PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award, and in 1995 PMI’s Person of the Year Award. He was named a PMI Fellow in 2004. Davidson Frame has a Ph.D. and an M.A. from American University and a B.A. from the College of Wooster in the USA. David can be reached at Davidson.frame@umtweb.edu.

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Sue Freedman, PhD
Contributing Author

Sue Freedman, Ph.D. is a consultant and teacher specializing in management, leadership, and change management strategies for projects and project based organizations. She has worked with fortune 500 and other companies in the areas of international project management, international leadership, complex collaboration, team effectiveness, and large systems change. Recent public presentations include: Management Across Borders” (Project Management Institute, Houston, 2007), “Initiating and Planning International Projects” (PMI SIG, 2006), and “Executing International Projects” (PMI SIG, 2006). For the past five years, Sue has taught project and organizational leadership at the University of Texas at Dallas for the Executive Education Project Management MBA Program. She is co-author of  Beyond Teams: Building the Collaboration Organization (Jossey-Bass, 2003) and the “Managing Virtual Teams that Cross Borders” chapter  of The Handbook on Virtual Teams (Jossey Bass, 2008).  Sue spent 12 years with Texas Instruments, serving as Manager of Organizational Effectiveness at the Division and Corporate level and 2 years as Vice-President of Organizational Development and Human Resources of a real estate investment trust. Together with her Partner, Lothar Katz, she co-developed and frequently co-instructs a series of workshops on “Managing Projects Across Borders.”  She can be contacted at sf@knowledgeworkglobal.com

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