Eric Brechner is the development manager for Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox Engineering Systems team, and author of the book, “Agile Project Management with Kanban.” At Microsoft, he has also been development manager for Xbox.com, engineering learning and development, and Office Media Store. He has previously worked at Boeing, Silicon Graphics, Graftek, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Eric is also the author of a book and blog on Software best practices (as I. M. Wright), he holds eight patents and a PhD in applied mathematics, and is an affiliate professor for the University of Washington Bothell.