My main thanks in writing this third edition continues to go to the now nearly 30,000 people who have bought the previous editions, and thereby give me encouragement to continue to spread the good word of project management. I would also like to thank Wade Ren and Vladimir Voropayev who led the translation of the book into Chinese and Russian, respectively.
I wish to thank the people with whom I have worked and whose ideas have contributed to the material of this book. The first and second editions drew on distance learning material in project management at Henley Management College. Elements of the third edition still draw on the ideas of Mahen Tampoe, Susan Foreman, Svine-Arne Jessen, Peter Morris, Nick Aked, Roger Sharp, Richard Morreale, David Topping, and Anne French. There are also people with whom I have written research papers over the years, particularly Bob Cochrane, Anne Keegan, Martina Huemann, and Ralf Müller. I also wish to acknowledge the ongoing inspiration I receive from my work with Kristofer Grude, with whom I wrote my first book over 20 years ago.
I have received significant help in the process of writing the book from Judy Morton. Judy has proofread all the material, and helped me prepare the figures.
And finally, I must thank my family for putting up with all the travel that spreading the good word of project management seems to entail.
Rodney Turner
East Horsley, Surrey