List of Contributions

I received advice in 1958-9 from City College of New York professors that made such an impression on me that I included it in my recent book, "The Engineering is Easy/Memoir of a Project Manager": "I still recall tips from some of my civil engineering professors. Professor Bernard Kaplan explained ...

Be prepared to be treated differently when working in another country than you would have been as a tourist. Ask others who have worked in this new location for advice before agreeing to start. Confirm approaches, criteria and standards you've used previously apply before using them in a new environment. ...

As a civil engineer who retired a few years ago after a long career managing projects, I encountered every one of the issues the previous discussers faced. It took me several years to appreciate that technical competence does not guarantee one will be a successful project manager. In fact, as Ms. Kendrot ...