About the author:
Dr. Michael Stephen Bird is currently an Associate Professor at a major university in the United States where he teaches Business Information Systems, Project Management, General Business, E-Commerce, and other Management courses. He earned his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University in 1998 and his doctorate (PhD) in Organizational Management with a specialization in Information Technology in 2010. His teaching career began in February 2004 as an adjunct professor and then moved into a full time professor position in February 2005. His dissertation is published and is called, "Utilizing Agile Software Development as an Effective and Efficient Process to Reduce Development Time."