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Features:   Release #48e was originally planned for May 2006, but it slipped so long due to a shortage of "spare time"! The number of changes have grown, so it has become release #49. Some links may temporarily fail, since changes are still in the process of being uploaded and tested.

Major changes include:
   ü Updates to BSA in 48a and 49a, including new Computer Merit Badge requirements
   ü Expanded Dyslexia subweb including adding Dyslexic Mistakes I Find in 48b (and expanded in 49b), SemanticNet Notation released 48d, technical section expanded and added new background and logo in 49b.
   ü Updates to MCCS (Bible) in 48b and 49b
  ü Updates to Bow'n Website (TradbowMD) in 48a, including some corrections
  ü New vital website, initial release in 48c, new and updated pages in release 49
   ü Long overdue CMMI updates including new pages covering Differences (between SW-CMM and CMMI-SE/SW) and CMMI History (in release 48d), with updates to related pages on CMMI v.1.2 in 49b
   ü Updated Resume information as part of annual employee performance review, in release 49
   ü Subwebs now have different color schemes
Released: Reloaded/ minor: Tested: Uploaded: In Local Test: In Progress:
#49a #49b #49c/d
#49e #49f		     #49g   #49h

Current Release:

#49h -- ??-???-2007

#49g -- 24-Mar-2007

  • GregBowen website
    • What's New updated as usual -- reformatted header to include informational note; added collapsing lists (default expanded for current release, but collapsed for previous releases
  • Professionalism and Best Practice
    • Terminology (se_links.htm) - Summary: 4 new pages, 1 page updated)
      • Updated to use Frames: sel_header.htm, sel_footer.htm, sel_contents.htm, and se_links_main.htm
      • Added acronyms from: schools, jobs, papers, Continuing Education (PDU), Courses, Customers pages to dictionary
      • Added acronyms from Certification and Organizations
      • Add color coding of acronyms and "*" when definition is defined on another page (new window generated)
    • Organizations (se_orgs.htm) - Summary: 1 page updated, 28 new graphics, 4 graphics deleted
    • Certifications New (se_certs.htm) - Summary: 1 new page, 7 new graphics
      • Created separate page to reduce the size of the Organizations page
      • Added Alphabetical Index
        • Provided fly over help to index on acronyms top of page
        • Grayed entries that were links to Dictionary or Organizations pages
      • Expanded and Updated
        • CSDP section to include some history & added IEEE's first logo for CSDP CSEP_YB.gif
        • Six Sigma cert section, cleaned up description and cross-references, added ASQ courses & reference to SPI-101 page
        • SEI Certifications and Certificates (including recent changes in SCAMPI v.1.2)
        • Other PM certifications from PMI
      • Added
    • Standards (standard.htm) - Summary: 1 new page and 1 updated, 1 new graphic
      • Added New "rough" mapping of INCOSE's Systems Engineering Handbook process activities (between versions 2 and 3) and to CMMI PAs (seh.htm)
      • Updated links to IPD-CMM & Other Models
      • Updated info on SWEBOK Knowledge Areas (Guide Chapters) with mapping to CMMI PAs
      • Added references to:
        • INCOSE's SEH/G2SEBOK, with link to new SEH page
        • PMI's PMBOK reference
        • OMG's ITIL reference and book/process names
      • Cross-Linked Quality References on SPI-101 to this page
      • Created table to help organize and sort numbered standards from ISO, IEEE, MIL, Gov, etc.
        • Added DIDs
        • Added SysEng Standards (from PowerPoint slides)
        • Added hand notes
        • Grew from 3 pages in 2002, to 10 pages in March 2006, to 23 pages in Oct 2006!
      • Added key.gif for jump back to key of standards
      • Updated footer, counter, color scheme
    • Methods (methods.htm) updated
      • Moved OO Methods from OO Links to the Engineering Methods page
      • Expanded info on SADT & IDEF
      • Updated footer, counter, color scheme
    • Companies (complink.htm) - Summary: 1 updated page, 2 new graphics
      • Split Companies and CASE/SEE-Tools into two separate WebPages, since the tool history did not always follow the company history.
      • Merged three sections (previously on the page) into one, because time has blurred the distinction between aerospace companies, research firms, tool vendors, hardware vendors (including PC vendors). Three major sections remain: Companies/Vendors, Process Consultants, and Headhunters
      • Vendors were moved from the Macintosh page and integrated into the list, because many Mac-specific vendors now support multiple platforms [and a number of PC tools also now run on the Mac without emulation].
      • Moved/updated companies from WWW/Internet page
      • Removed overlap of content between Customers, HW/SW, Companies, and Tools and provided cross-links, updated links and company histories in CASE and Desktop sections
      • Added groupings of related links within the list: Apple | DEC | Linux | Network/Modems/Servers | PC/Desktop/Laptop | PDA | Print/Scanners | Silicon Graphics | Sun
      • Added Process Consultants to alphabetical list (with link to details), Added EXIN
      • Added some headhunters
      • Updated footer, counter, color scheme
      • Added macs/17-in-MacBookPro.jpg, icons/Osborne1.jpg
    • Tools (se_tools.htm) - Summary: 1 New! page
      • Split from Companies page, cleaned up and expanded as described above.
      • Attempted to distribute tools by life cycle coverage, with updated names and vendors were known/found
      • Added SEE section for suites covering more of the life cycle, updated BrightWork
      • Added AD and Measurement section, added links on bar
    • Conferences (confrenc.htm)- Summary: 1 updated page, 1 new graphic
      • Updated footer, counter, color scheme
      • Added some history of Ada Conferences: AdaEXPO, AdaJUG, SIGAda, TRI-Ada, WAdaS
      • Added conferences, some dates for this year's conferences, and CMMI-Conference.JPG
  • Heraldry website (Summary: 11 pages updated, 3 new graphics)

#49f -- 06-Mar-2007 more updates to KaizenSEPG website

#49e -- 03+04=07 updates to KaizenSEPG website

  • Resume Pieces: (Summary: 1 new page, 13 pages updated, 1 page and 1 graphic removed, 10 new graphics, 4 graphics moved)
    • Updated Resume
      • Added link to new SAIC page and updated content
      • Updated footer, date, counter, color scheme on related pages
      • Removed old resume' addendum (r_addendum) [content pulled into main resume]
      • Removed old Citibank Banner (citibanr)
    • Added SAIC page: alternative display of logos (saicbklg.gif the old logo and SAIC_blue_2006.jpg) with signature (saic-sig-only.JPG), added SAIC-cap.jpg, and picture of SCAMPI Certificate (CMMI-ML3-2005-04-Hirt-Cert.jpg and CMMI-ML3-2005-Hirt-Cert-small.JPG)
    • Updated referenced pages:
      • Updated Citi Cards Technology (ccsi) page; added "next job" link to SAIC
      • Added citibank.gif, Citigroup.gif, and citi.gif graphics
      • Updated CSC page, added CSC Alumni, and csc_logo.gif moved to icon folder
      • EVB and EVB Alumni [evbbannr.jpg moved to icon folder]
      • jobs.htm links, footer, date, counter, color scheme
      • Updated WVU page with footer, date, counters, kept yellow & blue design; added links to some professors [wvu_logo.jpg moved to icon folder]
      • moved wvu_smll.jpg to icon folder
      • Updated WMC page with footer, date, counters, McDaniel link, kept yellow & green design, and Western Maryland Railroad history
      • Added WM Fireball (wmrc_logo.jpg)
    • Updated Papers
      • Added 2003 & 2004 presentations; ITIL study references [Bowen, 2005b] and [Bowen, 2006]
      • Moved presentations (that were not papers) to Courses [to reconcile csdp Category 2 (Papers) and Category 3 (Courses/Presentations)]
    • Updated Courses I Taught with new courses; Train-the-Trainer section; links to vital HCC & EDC
    • Updated Companies Consulted or Trained (customer.htm) with SAIC customers and while at WVU [also added some terms to Dictionary]
    • Updated Cont_Ed
      • Added recent courses and seminars, including INCOSE meetings
      • Added recertification requirements and reconciled categories based on CSDP Exam
      • Updated footer, date, fixed link to VITAL site
      • Added FTP course numbers, links to sources, evidence column, and Key
      • Cross-linked a number of topics, companies, people, conferences, etc. to other pages
      • Added down-arrow (graphics/dnarrow.GIF)
    • Updated hw_sw.htm
      • (HW/SW Experience)
      • Added some older items and recent experience to complete the list
      • Linked to the tools and company pages; cleaned up some old links; provided historical information where known for companies that changed
      • Removed duplication between SEE/CASE experience and CASE tool listing

#49d -- 03-03-2007
#49c -- 22-Feb-2007 [AOL response time was horrible so load could not be completed]

  • GregBowen website [Summary: 6 pages updated, 4 new added pages, 6 pages removed; 4 graphics added; 2 graphics removed]

#49b -- 19-Feb-2007 more updates to GregBowen website

  • Dyslexia subweb, version 1.8 (Summary: 3 pages updated, 2 new graphics)
  • Bible subweb (Summary: 2 page updated, 1 graphic replaced)
    • index.htm -- added return link to BSA, a few studies, and wording to allow for personal use, corrected typos and minor changes to in #49c
    • Minor changes to godngov.htm (Political Quotes) in #49c
    • Added (replaced) cleaner MCCS_logo.jpg

#49a -- 17-Feb-2007 updates to GregBowen website

#48d -- 20-May-2006 This partial release includes...

  • GregBowen website (Summary: 4 pages updated, release 48 testing fixes)
  • KaizenSEPG website (Summary: updates to 8 pages, 5 new)
    • KaizenSEPG index
    • New SemanticNet Notation page (referenced by Suggestions for Educators)
    • New (moved from se_orgs page and expanded) Standards of Professionalism--Systems and Software Engineering (SE/SW) Certifications (se_certs)
    • CMMI:
      • Updated CMM page to current version of CMMI
        • Added migration strategies to CMMI (depending on organizational composition)
        • Added comparison of common features and generic practices
        • Update CMMI PA to SW-CMM KPA comparison to help those familiar with the old model
        • Added comparison of SCAMPI methods (A, B, and C)
        • Included plans for CMMI v.1.2
        • Expanded meta data
        • Updated service marks to registered trademarks
      • New cmm-history page (moved historical CMM facts from main CMM/CMMI page)
      • New page describing the Differences between SW-CMM and CMMI-SE/SW, discussed differences between the models and the impacts of transitioning from SW-CMM to CMMI
    • Domain Engineering Mini-Web
    • General Quality:
      • Did some cleanup of SPI-101, including SEPG section, removed some duplication between pages, expanded systems engineering, expanded software differences, updated some of the ISO references under standards
      • Added a placeholder for work I am doing on my "unified theory" of process improvement [apologies to Einstein]
        • Integrating ISO and ITIL with CMMI, SWEBOK, CSDP, and INCOSE's SEH/G2SEBOK, right now calling it...
        • Capability Maturity Model Integration Integration CMM(I)2 page (cmmi-itil)

#48c -- 01-May-2006 This partial release includes...

#48b -- 09-Apr-2006 This partial release includes...

  • GregBowen website
    • (Summary: 2 new pages, 1 page deleted, 5 pages updated, 1 new image)

#48a -- 02-Apr-2006 This partial release includes...

#47 -- 30-June-2004
It has been almost 2 years since I have been able to work on my website, so a release was long overdue. There is minimal content change in this release, but the website was restructured to move Domain Engineering sub-web under KaizenSEPG (i.e., undid release 21). AOL increased the space allowance, which enabled the move, freeing up a username for my son.

Highlights from Past Releases

(What's Old is now offline)

  • Updated Resume for job search, included IEEE Senior Membership, Citi Directors Award, and CSEP (CSDP) beta test info (releases 43-46)
  • Updated Shoot'n Log with information on the 10th Anniversary TBM Banquet, including TBM History (release 42)
  • Added History of Heraldry page (release 39)
  • Updated CMMI info on CMM page (release 38)
  • Added info on Ben Pearson bows after visiting  Pope & Young Museum in Seattle (releases 36 & 37)
  • Released frame-based website for Traditional Bowhunters of Maryland (TBM) at the new location:
    http://members.aol.com/traditionalbowmd and transitioned the webmaster duties (release 35)
  • Parallel release of TBM page to old site and new prototype site http://members.aol.com/traditionalbowmd (release 34)
  • Misc. releases for TBM Site along with other sites Nov 1998 - Mar 2000 (releases 27-33)
  • Clean-up of main site http://members.aol.com/GregBowen (release 26)
  • Rehost of the Software Engineering and Quality site http://members.aol.com/kaizenSEPG (releases 25-21)
  • Rehost of Domain Engineering (software reuse) Site http://members.aol.com/reuse4sw (release 21)
  • Rehost of Traditional Bowhunters of Maryland, archery, and heraldry http://members.aol.com/tradbowmd  (releases 20-18)
  • Launch of Traditional Bowhunters of Maryland December 9, 1997 (release 10)
  • My first webpage August 25, 1995 (release 1)

In Progress and Future Plans  

Coming Soon...

#50 -- ??-??-2007

  • KaizenSEPG website
    • Dream Machine (mac_dream.htm) page (complete version 2 specification, options, trades)
    • Added a placeholder for work I am doing on My "unified theory" of process improvement [apologies to Einstein]
      • SPIN (SEI) add link to SPIN Directory
      • New page, which I call Capability Maturity Model Integration Integration (CMMI2), which integrates ITIL and ISO 9001-2000 into CMMI (cmmi-itil-working) Finish, ISO, color scheme.
      • Integrating ISO and ITIL with CMMI, SWEBOK, CSDP, and INCOSE's SEH/G2SEBOK, right now calling it... Capability Maturity Model Integration Integration CMM(I)2 page (cmmi-itil)
    • Terminology (se_links.htm)
      • Add Terms to dictionary from HW/SW Experience
      • Listing of other OO disciplines: OOD, OOT, OORA, etc.
      • Check internal (_self) vs. external (_new) links, and color-coding; remove duplicate definitions?
      • acronyms from se_acronyms.htm
      • Sort alphabetical
      • Add content from Stds, Orgs, Certs, Phases, PAs, methods, etc. (expanded to be dictionary and "master index" with pointers to other detailed content
      • Move in Standards list or integrate?
    • Organizations (se_orgs.htm)
      • Add Fly-over help to index?
    • Standards (standard.htm)
      • Finish SEH Tailoring & Appendices
      • Side-by-Side comparison CMMI, SWEBOK, ISO, ITIL?
      • Add PAs to Stds -- based on reconciled mapping
      • Check completeness of Stds (additional DIDs, removed CDRLs that are not standard)
      • add interface standards from OO and reuse? Add DIDs? Interface with dictionary.
      • Add standards from INCOSE: http://www.incose.org/practice/standardsupdate.aspx
    • Methods
      • Add SysEng Methods and Notations
    • Companies (complink.htm)
    • Tools Page (se_tools.htm)
      • Check against filecabinet
      • Check remainder of links for current status
      • CM Tool list
      • ITIL Support?
    • Conferences (confrenc.htm)
      • Check acronyms are in Dictionary
    • Resume:
      • Remove MediocreSoft's crap, activeX, JavaScript, "smart" tags
      • Check grad committee members
      • Cont-Ed: missing Speakers CVTC, Jan 7 Eggs&Issues, CAGT (on ISSAIC).
      • Bloom's Levels of Cognition and other Skill Levels
      • QAAM dates
  • GregBowen
    • Update Zorro page and graphics
    • comments: add more? add vital homepage & Treasure the Moment Photography
  • Bow'n Web Site Update GUI and counters
  • Wishing... Thinking... Pending...
    • Archery: Create navigation frame for Bow'n Dictionary
    • BSA: Add Computer Merit Badge Info
    • Archery: Add misc. bow facts
    • Bible: References to Bows
    • DE: References, add links to actual reuse papers (from my bibliography)
    • DE: Add RAMP process model (to reuse homepage)
    • DE: Add Reuse Capability Maturity (RCM) model (to reuse homepage)
    • DE: Add Software Reuse Business Model (SRBM)
    • DE: Add DE Thesaurus
    • DE: Add DE Methods
    • DE: Update reuse homepage to include other references
    • Bible: Expand Bible page/links
    • Heraldry: Add info on banners

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