President and Founder of The Griffin Tate Group, Inc., Karen Tate, MBA, PMP, is an internationally recognized expert in the project management discipline with over 25 years experience working with projects and project teams. She was elected to two consecutive terms on the prestigious Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) International Board of Directors. She concluded six years of service in December 2008. Karen Tate is the co-author of numerous books, including the Project Management Memory Jogger ™, The Advanced Project Management Memory Jogger ™, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course on Project Management, and Getting Started in Project Management (Wiley & Sons).