We would like to thank the many people who have helped in making this book a reality:

1. David Churchill, Richard Vander Meer, Roger Lundberg, Rick Nardizzi, Gary Rosen, Manny Mora, and Richard Cook for their invaluable viewpoints, opinions, and insights about program management as it is practiced in companies today.
2. Ronald Forward for his significant contributions in sharing his knowledge, experience, and insights in regard to leading and managing a Program Management Office in a major corporation.
3. Kathy Milhauser and Eddie Williams for contributing their experiences in the form of case studies.
4. Steve Graykowski for inspiring the idea of the program management continuum and thought leadership involved with integrating program management and agile software practices.
5. David Pells, who continues to provide the means to test our ideas with the readers of the PM World Journal.
6. Margaret Cummins, Amanda Shettleton, and the remainder of the team at John Wiley & Sons who continue to provide outstanding support and guidance.
7. Our many colleagues and co-workers who have contributed to the concepts presented in this work in many ways.

We are truly blessed to be associated with such a wonderful and supportive community of people!