About the Authors

Helen S. Cooke, MA, PMP, PMI Fellow

Independent consultant in management, project management, organizational project management maturity. Vice President Consulting Services, OPM Mentors—Chicago, IL. Instructor in Advanced Project Management at DePaul University and PM Systems at Keller Graduate School. Twenty years in project management, six years on PMI global board of directors, VP-Region II, headed PM delegation to South Africa. Past president of PMI Chicagoland Chapter and founder of Executive Council. Chair of Global PMI Council of chapter presidents, officer of PMI Educational Foundation. Developer/manager of PMBOK Guide® and OPM3®.

Helen was a manager for ten years at Deloitte, with three years each at McDonald’s Corporation, ...

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