Welcome! I’m Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP, and mother of three! My passion is educating project leaders to make the world a better place. My book was ranked the #1 seller in agile project management on September 2, 2025! PMI released the PMBOK® Guide, Eight edition to members on November 14, 2025.  My new edition will include updates based on it and include a new chapter on AI. It should be ready by spring 2026.

• Students and instructors: This is your chance to provide inputs on the next edition! Just email me your suggestions. What should I add/delete/change, etc. I really appreciate your feedback. Please send to schwalbe@augsburg.edu by January 24. 2026.
• Order An Introduction to Project Management, Seventh Edition (based on the 2021 and 2017 PMBOK® Guides) from amazon.com and amazon.ca (as well as amazon for other countries) in paperback or Kindle format. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. It’s also available in Greek! Read 7eChapter1.pdf. Access extra online quizzes under 7e Resources.
• Order an ebook for as little as $40 from vitalsource.com or from redshelf.com. Here’s a detailed Table of Contents with section numbers compliments of David Williamson.
• Order An Introduction to Project Management, Sixth Edition. 6eChapter 1 pdf.
• 2018pmtemplates (one compressed file with over 50 files in Word, Excel, etc.) and more_templates 
• 7e-sample-syllabus for the 7th edition or 6e-sample-syllabus for the 6th edition. Feel free to modify for your class.
• Download a free desktop version of Project Libre (under Products menu) to create Gantt charts, network diagrams, etc. Also check out their new AI features in their Cloud version.
• Click on the tabs for additional information. The Links tab has lots of great free information.

There are about 40 million project managers in 2025 (compared to 30 million nurses), and in 2035 the world is projected to need 65 million! Read PMI’s 2025 Global Project Management Talent Gap report. Also check out PMI’s Student Resources page.

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