Introduction to Project Management by Kathy Schwalbe

Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP, is a Professor Emeritus in Augsburg College's School of Business Administration in Minneapolis, where she primarily taught project management and business problem solving courses. Dr. Schwalbe's first job out of college was in the Air Force as a project manager/officer. Before entering academia in 1991, she spent ten years in industry (Air Force, Boeing, and Clark Oil). Dr. Schwalbe is a long-time PMI member who has served as the Minnesota chapter's Student Chapter Liaison, VP of Education, Editor of the ISSIG Review, Director of Communications for PMI's Information Systems Special Interest Group, member of PMI's test-writing team, and writer for the community posts. She graduated with a Ph.D.

Her B.S. in Higher Education from the University of Minnesota, her MBA from Northeastern University's High Technology MBA program, and her M.S. in Higher Education from the University of Minnesota at the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in mathematics. The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Education Special Interest Group (EDSIG) named Dr. Schwalbe Educator of the Year in 2011.