Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the people who commented on major sections of the book including Don Bagert, Jon Bentley, Steven Black, Robert C. Burns (The Boeing Company), Trevor Burridge, Augusto Coppola, Alan B. Corwin (Process Builder), Ryan Fleming, Pat Forman, Robert L. Glass (Computing Trends), David Goodman, Owain E Griffiths, Bradey Honsinger, Larry M. Hughes (Sprint), Robert E. Lee, Avonelle Lovhaug, Mike Lutz, Steve Mattingly, Grant McLaughlin, Brian P. McLean, Hank Meuret, J. Fernando Naveda, Anthon Pang, David L. Parnas, Matt Peloquin, Tom Reed, Kathy Rhode, Steve Rinn, Wm. Paul Rogers, Jay Silverman, André Sintzoff, Tim Starry, Steve Tockey, Leonard L. Tripp, Tom Ventser (DMR Consulting Group), Karl Wiegers, and Greg Wilson.

Thanks also to the numerous reviewers who commented on specific topics.

Special thanks to the outstanding book production team at Addison-Wesley including Mike Hendrickson, Rebecca Greenberg, Amy Fleischer, Karin Hansen, and Janis Owens. It was a pleasure to work with each of them, and this book is much improved as a result of their contributions.

I also value my experience producing the first edition of this book, After the Gold Rush. I would like to remember the great work of Victoria Thulman, project editor, and the rest of the publication staff including Ben Ryan, Rob Nance, Cheryl Penner, and Paula Gorelick.