Currently, one of two engineers will become managers within the first ten years of their professional employment - an increasing trend according to the Bureau of Statistics. The fastest growing areas of employment for engineers are in engineering/science management. The Technology Management Handbook informs and assists the more than 1.5 million engineering managers in the practice of technical management, accommodating this growing employment trend. Written from the technical managers perspective and written for technologists who are managers, the Technology Management Handbook outlines information on management science and practice applying to all aspects of the production and operation of technical components and systems.