Diane Strode is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Information Technology, Whitireia Polytechnic, New Zealand, and a research fellow at Open University, UK. She also has experience as a software developer for Mobil Oil Australia. Dr. Strode’s research centers on Agile software development and coordination. She has been published in the areas of information systems and software engineering. Dr. Strode earned a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She can be reached at Diane.Strode@whitireia.ac.nz.