Karl E. Wiegers is Principal Consultant with Process Impact, a software process consulting and education company in Portland, Oregon. His interests include project management, requirements engineering, peer reviews, process improvement, risk management, and metrics. Previously, he spent 18 years at Eastman Kodak Company as a research scientist, software developer, software manager, and software process and quality improvement leader. Karl has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois.

In addition to Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools, Karl is the author of the books Software Requirements, 2nd Edition (Microsoft Press, 2003); More About Software Requirements (Microsoft Press, 2006); Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide (Addison-Wesley, 2002); and Creating a Software Engineering Culture (Dorset House, 1996). Karl has written more than 170 articles on software development and management, chemistry, and military history. Karl has served on the Editorial Board for IEEE Software magazine and as a contributing editor for Software Development magazine. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and professional society meetings. When he isn’t in front of the keyboard, Karl is usually playing his guitars, drinking some wine, or reading about military history. You can reach Karl at www.processimpact.com.