ERIC VERZUH, PMP, is President of the Versatile Company, a project management training and consulting firm based in Seattle, Washington. Versatile’s consulting practice focuses on helping firms establish consistent, practical methods for managing their projects. Its client list includes such large corporations as Adobe Systems, GE Capital, and Lockheed Martin, as well as government agencies and small businesses. Verzuh is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences on project management and is the author of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, also from Wiley.