Paul Royer, PMP, is the founder of Proactive Risk Management, an informa- tion technology and management consulting firm in Olympia, Washington, specializing in project management, risk management, and quality assurance. He has more than 30 years of experience in the information systems indus- try, specifically in health care, government, and consulting. His background includes project management, risk management, quality assurance, systems development, data and process modeling, data warehousing, data administra- tion, training and coaching, methodology development and implementation, business requirement definition, and process improvement. He has a BA in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.