ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
About the Author
Joseph Phillips, PMP, CBAP, Project+, is the Director of Education for Project Seminars. He has managed and consulted on projects for industries including technical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and architectural, among others. Phillips has served as a project management consultant for organizations creating project offices, maturity models, and best-practice standardization.
As a leader in adult education, Phillips has taught organizations how to successfully implement project management methodologies, information technology project management, risk management, and other courses. Phillips has taught for Columbia College, University of Chicago, and Ball State University, among others. He is a Certified Technical Trainer and has taught more than 10,000 professionals. Phillips has contributed as an author or editor to more than 35 books on technology, careers, and project management.
Phillips is a member of the Project Management Institute and is active in local project management chapters. He has spoken on project management, project management certifications, and project methodologies at numerous trade shows, PMI chapter meetings, and employee conferences in the United States and in Europe. When not writing, teaching, or consulting, Phillips can be found behind a camera or on the working end of a fly rod. You can contact Phillips through www.projectseminars.com.
About the Technical Editor
Peter Carr, Ph.D., is the Director of the Masters in Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Peter has been involved in project management for the past 20 years as a consultant and professor. He managed internal consultancy for British Alcan Aluminum in their 20 UK plants, focusing on the implementation of large-scale manufacturing, supply chain, and information technology projects. He has consulted widely with organizations in the private and public sectors on project management, lean operations, and supply chain. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
Peter has also worked in university-level online education for the past 15 years and has wide experience in the development and management of online degree programs, especially at the master’s level for working professionals. The Masters in Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo is a fully online master’s program delivered to students globally. Peter is also Director of the University of Waterloo Certificate in Project Leadership, which he authored. The certificate program prepares students for the Project Management Professional examination and includes a strong focus on leadership and human and organizational aspects of project management. Students work with each other and their professor intensively online and gain a strong applied knowledge in project management and leadership. For more information please visit http://projectleadership.uwaterloo.ca. Peter has also authored courses at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in project management, including a master’s-level project management course that has students working in virtual teams on projects involving technology-based third-world development with the world’s major aid organizations.