Jack was most recently Director of Economic & Workforce Development and Director of PennTAP, the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program at Penn State University. In this position he directed the program, obtained funding, and provided leadership for a statewide staff who provide technology assistance and workforce development to Pennsylvania businesses and industry to improve their global competitiveness. Jack has 20 years of industrial management experience including the management of productivity improvement and technology development programs. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.

Prior to becoming Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Jim served as Vice President for Economic & Community Outreach at Towson University and the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Analysis from The University of Maryland and an M.S. from The Johns Hopkins University in Computer Science. He is the author of more than 50 research publications. He currently holds professional memberships within the following organizations: Association of Management, ACM, DSI, IEEE, and INFORMS. He is a four-time winner of the Faculty Member of the Year Award given by students at Towson University.

The fourth edition of SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT covers everything you need to know about working successfully in a project environment, including how to organize and manage effective project teams. Communication is also emphasized, with a focus on how to document and communicate project developments, both within and outside of the team. In-depth coverage of planning, scheduling and cost management is also provided. The authors' goal is to provide many cases that are fun and elicit interesting debates, and this edition includes new end-of-chapter cases. In addition, all new up-to-date Real World Project Management vignettes are included at the beginning and within each chapter, giving you a taste of how project management is practically applied in the workplace. Key points of each chapter are highlighted in Critical Success Factor boxes, providing an overview of the main ideas covered within the chapter. End-of-chapter materials contain questions and Internet exercises that allow you to apply the concepts covered in the chapter. Sprinkled throughout each chapter are boxed questions designed to test your comprehension of key concepts. A trial version of Microsoft® Office Project 2007 is included for student use on class projects.