|  | H. James Harrington is CEO of Systemcorp, an Internet-software development company. He was formerly 
                                                    a principal at Ernst & Young, where he served as an international quality adviser.
 |  | Philip B. Crosbya popular speaker and founder of Philip Crosby Associates -- now PCA II -- is also the author of several books, including Quality Is Still Free
                                                     (McGraw-Hill, 1995) and The Absolutes of Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 1996).
 Visit his Web site at www.philipcrosby.com . | 
                                            
                                                |  |  | Pat Townsend Joan Gebhardt
 have written more than 200 articles and four books: Commit to Quality (John Wiley & Sons, 1986); Quality in Action: 93 
                                                    Lessons in Leadership, Participation, and Measurement (John Wiley & Sons, 1992); Five-Star Leadership: The Art and Strategy of Creating Leaders at Every Level
                                                     (John Wiley & Sons, 1997); and Recognition, Gratitude & Celebration (Crisp Publications, 1997).
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                                                |  | Thomas Pyzdekis the author of "The End of Management"
                                                     and more than a dozen other popular books on ASQ certification and other quality-related subjects. He provides consulting services to senior management in industries ranging from manufacturing to health care.
 |  | A. Blanton Godfrey is chairman and CEO of Juran Institute Inc. at 11 River Road, Wilton, CT 06897.
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                                                |  | Gregory P. Ferguson is quality manager of Parker Hannifin's Tucson facility. He has published technical articles and assisted in the publication of two books.
   |  | Stanley A. Marash, Ph.D.is chairman and CEO of STAT-A-MATRIX/The SAM Group. He can be reached at telephone (732) 548-0600.
 Visit STAT-A-MATRIX at 
                                                    www.thesamgroup.com |