Ron Smith is the founder of Chalder Consulting, a consultancy offering IT advisory, project management, and business analyst services. He is a husband and father based in New Brunswick, Canada.

Ron also runs Managing Projects, a site dedicated to helping project managers with thought-provoking articles, interviews, and training tips.

Derek Hatchard is an independent writer and software creator, although he took a seven-year hiatus from self-employment to work at Salesforce where he was a developer, software architect, people manager, and product owner. He is a husband and father based in New Brunswick, Canada.

He’s @derekhat on Twitter and @derekhat on Medium.

Ethan Hatchard is the production assistant for the Ardent Development podcast.