dʒˈeɪmz ˈeɪ. hˈaɪsmɪθ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː bˈɔːɹn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv ɪz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɔftwɛɹ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ ænd ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv bˈʊks ɪnðə fˈiːld ʌv sˈɔftwɛɹ dɪvˈɛləpmənt mˌɛθədˈɑːlədʒi.
James A. Highsmith III (born 1945) is an American software engineer and author of books in the field of software development methodology.