Contemporary Project Management (with Microsoft® Project CD-ROM and Printed Access Card) [Hardcover]

Timothy Kloppenborg is a Castellini Distinguished Professor of Management at Williams College of Business, Xavier University. He previously taught at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Air Force Institute of Technology. He has written more than 70 publications with approximately 40 coauthors throughout his 20 years as a college professor. His articles have appeared in PROJECT MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION JOURNAL, JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL ISSUES, QUALITY PROGRESS, MANAGEMENT RESEARCH NEWS, and JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY. Dr. Kloppenborg has been active with the Project Management Institute for more than 20 years and has been a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 1991. A retired U.S. Air Force Reserve officer, Dr. Kloppenborg served in numerous transportation, procurement, and quality assurance positions during his 21-year military career. Dr. Kloppenborg has worked with more than 100 volunteer organizations and has extensive project management experience for construction, information systems, research and development, and quality improvement. Dr. Kloppenborg has also developed corporate training, undergraduate, MBA, and Executive MBA classes in project management, leadership, teamwork, and quality improvement. He holds a BS in business administration from Benedictine College, an MBA from Western Illinois University, and a PhD in Operations Management from the University of Cincinnati. Some of his clients include Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Covidien; Diocese of Covington; Ernst and Young LLP; Executive Jet Management, J & B Steel Erectors, Inc.; Management Concepts; National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; New Zealand Qualifications Authority; Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals; Shepherd Color; and U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division.