Editors Eric Willeke, David J. Anderson and Eric Landes are leading proponents of applying the Lean pull system technique known as Kanban to software development teams.  Eric Willeke is a consultant with EMC Consulting in the United States. He coaches teams on Agile Software Development and the application of Lean Thinking to their processes and management. David J. Anderson is an independent consultant and author. His first book, Agile Management for Software Engineering published in 2003 was the first attempt to bring management discipline to Agile methods. It also introduced ideas from both Lean and the Theory of Constraints into software process literature. David is based in Washington State but regularly travels internationally to consult with clients and teach management classes. Eric Landes is a manager with Robert Bosch in the United States.  He has managed and coached teams in the introduction of Kanban methods. 6 other authors contributed to this book. Alisson Vale is a founder of Phidelis Technologies in Brazil. A software company developing ERP solutions for the education sector. Dean Leffingwell is an entrepreneur and executive. He was formerly a vice president with Rational Software and is known for his book, Scaling Software Agility. Juha-Markus Aalto Director, Operational Development of the S60 SW unit of Nokia Devices in Finland. Karl Scotland is a consultant and Agile Coach with EMC Consulting in the UK.  Corey Ladas is a consultant and software process engineering coach based in Seattle, Washington. Alan Shalloway is the CEO of NetObjectives a consulting and training company specializing in Lean and Agile methods based in Seattle, Washington.