Russell Archibald, now 87 years of age, is a globally-recognized author, consultant and lecturer on project management. With a career spanning more than 60 years, Russ has broad international experience in engineering, operations, program and project management. He has experienced three project management related careers: Management Consultant, Corporate Executive, and Military/Aerospace. In recent years Russ has consulted to a wide variety of large and small organizations in many sectors in 16 countries on 4 continents. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) (member No. 6, one of the five original trustees), an Honorary Fellow of the Association of Project Management (APM/IPMA) in the UK, and is listed in Who’s Who in the World. Russ is the author of 3 editions of the best-selling book, Managing High-Technology Programs and Projects (1976, 1992, and 2003) also published in Italian, Russian and Chinese.