97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know

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Paul holds an undergraduate degree in construction management and an
MS in project management from George Washington University. He was
recently awarded his PhD in project and program management through the
Institute Superieur De Gestion Industrielle (ISGI) and Ecole Superieure De
Commerce De Lille (ESC-Lille), under the supervision of Dr. Christophe
Bredillet, CCE, IPMA A Level.
Karen gillison (leesburg, virginia, U.S.)
Karen Gillison has a background in computer science and 15 years of expe-
rience developing and delivering software and systems across a broad range
of industries and technologies. Karen provides software development and
project management services to commercial and government clients.
Karen is a member of the RubyNation organizing committee, Northern
Virginia Ruby User’s Group, and Java User’s Group; a Golden Spike alumna
of the Pragmatic Studio Ruby on Rails; and winner of the FGM Technical
Achievement Award for 2000 and 2006.
Karen lives in Virginia with her husband, Charles; their two children; and
two Labrador retrievers.
james graham, PMP (Ta’ l-Ibrag, Malta)
James Graham is an independent management consultant who operates
globally.
He specializes in human resource development, designing and delivering
management development programs, as well as consulting in business pro-
cess improvement and corporate structure.
As well as possessing a PMP® certification, James is a fellow of the Institution
of Analysts and Programmers, and holds a master’s degree in consulting and
a diploma in psychology.
He lives on the island of Malta, in the Southern Mediterranean region of
Europe.
Alan greenblatt (Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.)
Alan Greenblatt brings 25 years of software development, technical man-
agement expertise, and entrepreneurship to his role as founder and CEO
of Sciova, a services firm specializing in the development of enterprise
semantic applications. As VP of Semantic Technologies at Metatomix,
Alan spent several years playing an integral role in the development of the

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