David Francis

David Francis, PMP, and Greg Horine, PMP, have each been involved in project management for more than 25 years. Both are experienced consultants, writers, and instructors of PMP-related programs and are PMI Registered Education Providers. David is acting president of The Project Management Company and teaches project management at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) and Indiana Tech state college. Greg is in his 13th year of project management and is working in a project management role with Inrange Industries. Greg also trains project managers and develops project management courses within corporate environments.

Series Editor Ed Tittel runs LANWrights, Inc., a training and writing firm that specializes in networking, computer security, and markup languages. Ed is the originator of the Exam Cram series.

David Francis

David Francis, PMP, is one of the lead authors of the original PMP Exam Cram 2 book and has been a project manager and business analyst for more than 10 years. He has worked as a consultant, instructor, and writer for the analysis, design, development and implementation of complex projects and programs. Projects have included working with companies such as Dow Chemical, EDS, Cisco Systems, SBC, Clarian Healthcare, RCI, Capgemini and other Fortune 500 companies.

Greg Horine

Gregory M. Horine is a certified (PMP, CCP, CSM, SAFe POPM, SAFe RTE, Six Sigma Green Belt) business technology and IT professional with a track record of successful results using servant leadership principles and a focused customer orientation. Gregory has been consistently recognized for excellence in "people" management, leadership maturity, communication skills, problem-solving skills, and in establishing long-term client relationships. Primary areas of expertise and strength include project management and leadership; complete project life cycle experience across multiple industries; agile, waterfall, and hybrid application development; package implementation and integration; enterprise solution development; effective use of project management tools; Microsoft Project; application release management; application development team management; product and product line management; project and portfolio management tools; data analysis and transformation; business process analysis and improvement; vendor and procurement management; mind mapping tools; testing, quality, and risk management; regulatory and process compliance; security and privacy compliance; IT infrastructure upgrades and rollouts; IT Service Management (ITSM) processes; PMO setup and implementation; and remote team management.

In addition, Gregory holds a master's degree in computer science from Ball State University and a bachelor's degree in both marketing and computer science from Anderson University (Anderson, Indiana).

Through his servant leadership approach, Gregory has established a track record of empowering his teammates, improving project communications, overcoming technical and political obstacles, and successfully completing projects that meet the targeted objectives.

Gregory is grateful for the guidance and the opportunities that he has received from many mentors throughout his career. Their patience and influence have helped form a rewarding career marked by continuous learning and improvement.

Greg Horine

Gregory M. Horine is a certified (PMP, CCP, CSM, SAFe POPM, SAFe RTE, Six Sigma Green Belt) business technology and IT professional with a track record of successful results using servant leadership principles and a focused customer orientation. Gregory has been consistently recognized for excellence in "people" management, leadership maturity, communication skills, problem-solving skills, and in establishing long-term client relationships. Primary areas of expertise and strength include project management and leadership; complete project life cycle experience across multiple industries; agile, waterfall, and hybrid application development; package implementation and integration; enterprise solution development; effective use of project management tools; Microsoft Project; application release management; application development team management; product and product line management; project and portfolio management tools; data analysis and transformation; business process analysis and improvement; vendor and procurement management; mind mapping tools; testing, quality, and risk management; regulatory and process compliance; security and privacy compliance; IT infrastructure upgrades and rollouts; IT Service Management (ITSM) processes; PMO setup and implementation; and remote team management.

In addition, Gregory holds a master's degree in computer science from Ball State University and a bachelor's degree in both marketing and computer science from Anderson University (Anderson, Indiana).

Through his servant leadership approach, Gregory has established a track record of empowering his teammates, improving project communications, overcoming technical and political obstacles, and successfully completing projects that meet the targeted objectives.

Gregory is grateful for the guidance and the opportunities that he has received from many mentors throughout his career. Their patience and influence have helped form a rewarding career marked by continuous learning and improvement.