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Acknowledgments
First, I'd like to thank my wife, Jelena. She tirelessly read and reread
dozens of drafts for this book. Without her support I would have never
been able to finish. Her quiet optimism and invaluable criticism were key
ingredients to completing this work. She made finishing this book a
wonderful experience.

I'd also like to thank my son Leo. While finishing this book I was able to
join his elementary school parent drop-off. Each morning was a joy. He
patiently let me go right up to the classroom wearing my okay-for-home
jeans.

I'd like to thank my friends at the University of Chicago. Many of the ideas
for this book were gleaned from the give-and-take that I get from being an
adjunct instructor. I'd like to especially thank Director of Business and
Professional Programs Katherine Locke.

I have also enjoyed my relationship with Emory University. They have a

great project management program and I learned a lot from their student
professionals. I want to give a special thank you to Syracuse University for
hiring me as part of their adjunct faculty. Their School of Information
Studies is top-ranked for a reason. Thank you to Director of Learning
Systems Peggy Takach and Interim Dean Jeff Stanton.

Most of this book was the product of years of gainful employment at

several wonderful companies. Thank you for allowing me to come to your
organizations and add real value. I'm always amazed at the enthusiasm
these employees bring to the transition. There is a wealth of human
energy out there in campuses and office parks. Thank you for giving me
the opportunity to try and tap it.

I want to thank lynda.com (http://lynda.com) and LinkedIn for the terrific

opportunity to create their video training courses. Special thanks go to
Director of Business & Education Content Jolie Miller, Manager of
Content Production Jeff Layton, and Content Manager Kathe Sweeney.

Writing a book is hard work. Fortunately, there are many great people
who can help. Thanks to David Gregory for proofreading and editing.
Adriana Danaila created many of the illustrations in this book. Jennie
Routley created the original layout and design. Of course, thank you to the
Project Management Institute and Publications Production Supervisor
Barbara Walsh for helping me publish this book. I also want to thank Kim
Shinners and Monica Zaleski for helping bring this book to print.

Thank you to my parents and siblings for letting me turn their Boca Raton
retirement home into my writer's sanctuary. I was able to write some of
this book while sitting on the balcony at the Vistas home for active
seniors. It's amazing how much easier it is to relax while writing next to a
pool filled with laughing octogenarians. It puts impending deadlines into
perspective. I enjoyed the company of many of the residents in the
community. Special thanks to Joe for connecting the dots for me with his
illuminating views on “runaway communism,” progressive taxation, and
“government-funded gluten.”

Finally, I'd like to thank the agile community. Their contributions to this
book are too numerous to count. Their ideas are cited on many of these
pages. It's wonderful to be part of a community that embraces new ideas.
There is not much dogma in the agile community. The framework gets
remixed all the time. It's that vibrant flexibility that makes agile coaching
such interesting work.

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