Erik Stein is a Principal with Sphere of Influence Inc. (www.sphereofinfluence.com), where he provides consulting services in software development best practices. Mr. Stein has worked in diverse industries and application types, including embedded systems, Web 2.0 ecologies, accounting and office applications, navigation systems, PC games, and signal processing. He strives to bring about the best possible results for each individual client, regardless of methodology or process employed, whether it be an agile team of five in a commercial outsourcing shop or a CMMI organization of a thousand integrating systems for the federal government. Mr. Stein can be reached at estein at sphereofinfluence.com.