T J and R L ReadThe book celebrates the travelling adventures of an analyst and an artist, where together anything can happen. The Analyst - Tony has spent most of his working career in technology, either as a corporate executive or through his consulting practice, ead & Associates. He is also a visiting professor at various universities, with several published papers on the subject of IT investment value, IT strategy, and PMO. Tony is also the author of The IT Value Network: From IT Investment to Stakeholder Value (J. Wiley, NJ, 2009). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Management Science, and subsequently earned an MBA and a M.Ed. in Organizational Change Management. In 2005, he earned his PhD in Information Systems and was elected into the Honor Society of Computing Sciences, being awarded the Upsilon Pi Epsilon. Tony is a dual UK/USA citizen, residing in Canada. He regularly travels for speaking engagements at various conferences and corporate events. His mantra is Value IT both at work and play. Away from work, he values the laughter and happiness of his soulmate in their international adventures. The Artist - Rhonda, MSc, LTTA MA, BMus., celebrates 35+ dynamic years as a professional performance artist, mentor and writer with extensive experience in music, theatre, film, and writing - both at home and abroad. As she matures, she has reinvented herself as a music scientist, with pioneering efforts to further music as preventative medicine and for disease management. Rhonda is passionately curious, and is a constant student of life. She loves to coin new words, puzzle, and create new approaches toward problem-solving. She adores animals, plants and nature, and has been known to fight for environmental injustices and animal causes. She also loves to read, teach, hike and photography. She strives to be a phenomenal kitchen chemist, even though she is known to occasionally set the fire alarms off. After surviving multiple car accidents, she believes her true purpose and best work is still on the horizon. Though, having met her soul-partner later in life, she now truly feels complete in order to achieve it. Read More Read Less
