| A number of my major equipment manufacturer clients have found
that just using project scheduling software did nothing to allow them to meet
project schedules. They routinely missed most every schedule date. Their customers
were never amused. I have instituted zoned, evolutionary delivery, time box
and alternative project planing methods
that caused major computer program features to be built and integrated by the
companies' teams of computer programmers. Other manufacturers of computer controlled
equipment brought me in as a developer to help them write a few critical sections of their
software. The project added the dimension of managing the
entire software group. This transformation has been a growing
trend in my business. Specific approaches from my past experiences have enhanced
how entire groups or companies are able to perform.
A number of development projects have included my recruiting, managing
and supporting a team of technical
specialists. |
I have become the software support arm for a
number of companies. When their customers need specialized field support, I am the person
who diagnosis the system needs and provides remedial or custom software to address the
issues. I've arrived at this position via a number of routes. In some cases, I've just
become my client's best technical resource. In other cases, my geographic location in
the North Eastern United stated allows me to travel to end clients quicker and less
expensively than my clients can. I've been brought in as a technical
arbitrator in situations where multiple subcontractors were feuding as to
what was required of each. The solutions to these situations has involved my providing top
level models produced with CASE (Computer Aided Software
Engineering) Tools to draw firm boundaries between the vendors.
A number of non technical companies have brought me in to be their Software
Engineering Manager while they computerized their businesses. After the vendor
selection and installation, their existing structure managed the use of the
automation. |
