About the Author

Bonnie Biafore began working at an engineering firm after graduating with a master of science in structural engineering. Her first assignment was to help select a computer-aided design system for the company and then implement it to help produce engineering drawings. Little did she know that this was her first crack at managing a project. That she had no idea what she was doing was no doubt obvious to everyone else involved.

As it turns out, with training and experience, Bonnie became pretty good at managing projects. In 2003, she received her Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

When she isn’t managing projects for clients, Bonnie writes about project management, personal ...

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