HOWARD EISNER is Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a member of several engineering honor societies. He has also served as president for two high-tech companies. He is the author of a book on computer-aided systems engineering and related topics, a book on personal and corporate reengineering, and Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management, published by Wiley.