Shortcuts to success, 2nd Edition

APPENDIX 4FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION

In this book Lonnie Pacelli is quoted as saying ‘Surprises are for birthdays…’ It was in fact a few days after my birthday that Elizabeth Harrin approached me to write this foreword, a very pleasant surprise!

In the media we frequently read or hear about project failures, which consequently adversely affect the reputation of all project managers. The success stories rarely hit the headlines. As Chair of the British Computer Society’s Project Management Specialist Group (BCS PROMS-G) I am, inter alia, responsible for promoting professionalism in our specialist sector of the IT industry. By providing, through our countrywide events, timely and relevant information on industry developments and by sharing ...