Dr. Michael E. Harris, CPL, CCM, CICM, is the Lockheed Martin Mission Systems deputy program manager -- Operations on the Maneuver Control System (MCS) Block IV Program -- the heart of the Army's Battle Command System, the "system of systems" for command and control of the battlefield. Dr. Harris serves as the risk manager for the MCS Block IV Program; he has modified and enhanced a risk management plan that is based on a corporate template. He has applied the stratification process to the program with reasonable success -- especially in customer satisfaction and resources needed to manage risks. In addition, he has performed process reengineering/process improvement for the last decade and has been through multiple forms of process reengineering, process proofing, kaizen process, lean production, and six sigma. These efforts have led to ISO 9001 registration and achievement of software Capability Maturity Model Level 3.