This is a collection of public speeches given by Dr. Michael Stephen Bird over the past decade covering many topics. In these talks, he has presented his thoughts of technology, business, human resources, and education. He is currently an educator, author, and public speaker.

The articles included in this book present the concept of Information Technology (IT) management. There are various topics such as managing diverse project team members, leading IT professionals, aligning IT strategies to business strategies, improving the value chain analysis through effective management of technology resources, managing new technology in the education industry, and agile software development methodologies. He also includes the results of his dissertation study that reveals the software project managers view of the agile software development approach. He presents some valuable suggestions on how to improve the success of agile software development projects.