Development Methodology:
I am a trained proponent of
the Iterative Development Methodology, and its use
within the Rational Unified Process. The iterative
approach and versioned releases are closely related;
in fact, versioned releases are one instance of the
iterative approach. The approach, however, includes
not only releases and release candidates, but all
milestones and deliverables within the project. In
this sense, you can think of the process milestones
as "spirals within spirals" of successive
refinement, as illustrated in the following diagram.
The iterative approach
Between each milestone, the
team members build on the draft documents, negotiate
the content, and prepare plans for their own teams.
The teams work in parallel in this iterative manner.
The concept of versioned
releases and "product mindset" are important
elements throughout the systems development life
cycle because they impact how expectations are set,
how decisions are made, and how the entire project
is planned and managed.
The IBM Rational Unified
Process®, or RUP®, is a configurable software
development process platform that delivers proven
best practices and a configurable architecture.
It has provided very successful returns in the implementations
I have led through the development life cycle.
Project Management Methodology:
As a proud member of the Project Management Institute, I follow the PMI Standards Program and it's objective, which is to develop and implement standards for the project management profession, valued by PMI members, the marketplace and other stakeholders.
By identifying, defining, documenting and championing generally accepted project management approaches and a common project management lexicon, PMI Standards assist in improving the competence of experienced and new project management practitioners worldwide. Ultimately, PMI Standards will lead to worldwide excellence in the practice of project management through consistently applied project management standards.
Other Professional Affiliations :
I am a member of the Association of Information Technology Professionals, a member of Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI), a member of the Jeffersontown Chamber of Commerce (where I sit on the Education board) and a member of the Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce. I am also on the Development Board for Actors Theater of Louisville. |