Dr. DIck Fairley

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Dr. Richard E. (Dick) Fairley is a professor emeritus of software and systems engineering. He has been a tenured professor, department chair, and academic dean. He is currently and industry consultant and trainer.  His areas of expertise are systems engineering, software engineering, and software project management. Dick is the author of three textbooks: “Software Engineering Concepts,” “Managing and Leading Software Projects,” and the recently published “Systems Engineering for Software-Enabled Systems.” He was leader of the PMI team that developed the “Software Extension to the PMBOKÒ Guide Fifth Edition.” He holds bachelors and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and a PhD in computer science and applied math. Dr. Fairley is a member of IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society, INCOSE, and PMI. 

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