Technical acumen. Hands-on management experience. Professionalism.
 Chuck Walrad Leading technical people. Guiding projects and programs. Measuring success. |
Most software project failures are not technical failures. They are failures of logistics.Chuck Walrad uses her extensive experience in managing software projects and delivering software products to clear out log-jams in faltering or stalled projects. Logistics means Assured Project Planning and Control. One size does not fit all. Agile, XP, Scrum, FDD, RUP, CMMI -- any of these might be useful. Chuck assesses your needs, your situation, and your staff's capabilities to help you determine what's right for your organization, to identify needed changes, and to help you make a successful transition. More on Chuck… |
 Darrel Strom Software Build Automation. Configuration Management. Release Engineering. |
Bad builds and lost code changes are the biggest time sinks in actually getting good code out the door and into users' hands.Automated builds and automated build integrity tests, coupled with good software configuration management practices, take the pain out of delivering the right software and speed up the entire delivery process. Darrel Strom specializes in implementing and configuring SCM tools like ClearCase, CVS and Perforce to make it easy for developers to check out, modify and test, then check code back in. He automates build and release processes and integrates these with SCM tools to create reliable, "push-button" releases. More on Darrel… |
 Carolyn Schorr Portfolio management. Project and program management. Application development. |
If good software is good business it therefore follows that better software can be better business.Carolyn Schorr draws upon her wealth of experience as a management consultant specializing in Information Technology. Lauded for her skills in 'big picture' thinking she consistently demonstrates how to bring focus and coordination to faltering or underperforming processes and/or strategies. Her IT experience focuses on application management process improvement including portfolio management, project and program management, and application development. More on Carolyn… |
