Michael Hugos, principal at Center for Systems Innovation [c4si] is a speaker, mentor and practitioner in business and IT agility and supply chain management. Previously he spent six years as chief information officer (CIO) of a national distribution cooperative where he developed the suite of supply chain and e-business systems that transformed the company's business model and drives its growth. He is a recognized expert in business agility, IT agility and supply chain management. He won the CIO 100 Award in 2003 and 2005 for bold and resourceful use of IT, he won the InformationWeek 500 Award in 2005 for innovative us of IT in wholesale distribution, and in 2006 he was selected for the Computerworld Premier 100 Award for career achievement. Michael writes a blog for CIO Magazine titled “Doing Business in Real Time” and has authored several books including a best selling book on supply chains Essentials of Supply Chain Management 2nd Ed., and his newest book is Business Agility: Sustainable Prosperity in a Relentlessly Competitive World.