Cynthia Stackpole Snyder - Project 2013 For Dummies

Project 2013 For Dummies

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About the Authors

Cynthia Snyder is a well-known project management speaker, consultant, and trainer. She was the project manager of the team that updated PMIs Project Management Body of Knowledge Fourth Edition, and she is the author of many books, including PMP Certification All-in-One For Dummies, A Project Managers Book of Forms: A Companion to the PMBOK Guide, and A Users Manual to the PMBOK Guide (all from John Wiley & Sons). Her books have been translated into several languages. Cynthia provides consulting services focusing on project management maturity, and she is a much-sought-after trainer in the private, public, and educational sectors. She makes her home in the Pacific Northwest, with her husband and a menagerie of animals.

Nancy Muir is the author of over 100 books on technology and business topics. In addition to her writing work, Nancy runs a website on technology for seniors called TechSmartSenior.com and a companion website for her iPad books in the For Dummies series, iPadMadeClear.com. She writes a regular column on computers and the Internet on Retirenet.com. Prior to her writing career Nancy was a manager at several publishing companies and a training manager at Symantec.

Dedication

To my husband, Dexter, who is wonderfully supportive of my writing and who makes every moment away from work fabulous!

Authors Acknowledgments

Publishing a book is not a solo endeavor. It takes many people to transfer information from the authors head into the readers hands. If youre reading this, it is because the following people at For Dummies and John Wiley & Sons have been instrumental in getting this information to you.

I am grateful to my acquisitions editor, Kyle Looper, for giving me the opportunity to write this book. Brian Walls is an excellent project editor I appreciate his time and effort associated with keeping the schedule on track and helping me with the artwork (again and again!). Becky Whitney made sure that I followed For Dummies style. My phenomenal technical editor, Toby Brown, is an expert on Microsoft Project. He is a wonderful trainer, and I appreciate his insightful feedback, which made this book even better.

Finally, thank you to Ann Anthony, for putting her work on hold to help me with my writing. I promise: We will have time together soon.

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