I wanted to thank my best friend Randall L. Englund for his encouragement to write this book. He always helped me with his feedback, comments, and advice along my professional life. This book is also dedicated to three different project influencers:
• All upper managers, executives, and project managers practitioners who helped me directly or indirectly to get this project happen, contributing with their opinions, criticism, experiences, and real practices.
• To my editor who sponsored me on this project, offering their commitment and support from the start to the end of this project.
• To my wife, Rose, who always supported and encouraged me to get this project finished.
• To my two sons and daughter who always encouraged me to move forward.
• To Dr. Ralf Müller who encouraged me to finish my PhD and opened my mind to the academic world.
I encourage you to share with me your opinions, ideas, feedback, and real stories in order to improve futures editions of this book. Today is a good day to start reading it, but I am sure that tomorrow will be even better.