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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people contributed to this handbook. The authors who provided the chapters are an
assemblage of experts in the business of global project management. Their contributions
reflect a wide range of expertise and viewpoints in this growing and important field of pro-
ject management. We thank, and are deeply indebted to, these chapter authors.
We thank our graduate students, who in many indirect yet meaningful ways added to the
value created by this handbook. Our classroom discussions with these young scholars sur-
faced many ideas that became integrated into this publication. We also thank our many
friends in the project management professional associations for the opportunity to discuss
with them the strategy for the development of the handbook. Each of these friends con-
tributed in some way to the substantive content of the book, as well as the intellectual
processes needed to pull together this important publication.
We are deeply indebted to Lisa Bopp, who managed the overall development and
administration of the handbook. As was to be expected, her professionalism, dedication,
and optimism encouraged us during the long period from the book’s concept through to its
actual publication. We also thank Rachel Borchardt for her assistance in the preparation of
the manuscript.
Special thanks to Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, Chairman of the Industrial Engineering
Department and Dr. Gerald D. Holder, Dean of the School of Engineering of the University
of Pittsburgh, who provided us with the needed resources and environment to pursue the
creation and publication of this handbook.
Finally, we hope that the people who use this handbook will find it a useful and timely
source for the development of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to compete in the
growing field of global project management.

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