97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know

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David Diaz Castillo, MBA, PMP (Panama City, Panama)
David Díaz Castillo is the project manager office director for Project Man-
agement Consultants in Panama City, Panama. He has worked in govern-
ments and private projects in different industries including IT, legal, and
human resources. He is a systems engineer, and has an MBA in finance and
a graduate degree in project management. He earned his PMP® in 2007.
Udi Dahan (haifa, Israel)
Udi Dahan is an internationally renowned expert on software architecture
and design. Recognized four years in a row with the coveted “Most Valuable
Professional” award by Microsoft Corporation for solutions architecture and
connected systems, Udi is also on the advisory board of Microsoft’s next-
generation technology platforms: WCF/WF/OSLO, the Software Factories
Initiative, and the Composite Application Library and Guidance.
Udi is one of 33 experts in Europe recognized by the International .NET
Association (INETA); an author and trainer for the International Associa-
tion of Software Architects on Reliability, Availability, and Scalability; and
an SOA, Web Services, and XML Guru recommended by Dr. Dobb’s—the
world’s largest software magazine. When not consulting, training, and
speaking, Udi leads NServiceBus—the most popular open source .NET
Enterprise Service Bus.
From web projects in small Internet startups—including government projects
that push the limits of technology, to enterprise-scale programs with hun-
dreds of developers and testers costing tens of millions of dollars—companies
in all verticals and of all sizes entrust Udi with providing them relevant and
reliable architecture and design for their current and future requirements.
Udi can be contacted via his blog: UdiDahan.com.
Matt “Boom” Daniel (Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
Matt “Boom” Daniel is a 12-year United States Marines fighter pilot, Top-
Gun graduate, and weapons officer. Boom has mentored and trained officers
in the art of small-unit leadership, fighter aircraft tactics, and the compe-
tencies of operations planning, execution, and logistics. Matt facilitates
business discussions among CEOs and senior executives toward the goal
of real-world problem solving and strategic development. A 1985 graduate
of Virginia Military Institute with a BS in civil engineering, Boom started
his leadership and management consulting business, Business Battlefield,
Inc., in January of 2004. Married with four boys, Boom and his family live
in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.