Kaizen! Systems/Software Engineering
Index to Technical Interests and Related Links

My interests are in the technical and management processes that enable
the consistent production of quality systems and software products.
Kaizen! (Ky 'zen) = continuous improvement
SEPG = Systems/Software Engineering Process Group
(see footnote on logo/icon below)

Sys/SW Professionalism and Best Practice:

• Terminology--Systems & Software Engineering Dictionary <under redesign>
• Organizations--Professional and Standards Associations Δ
• Certifications--Standards of Personal Professionalism
• Standards--Engineering Product, Process, and Practice Conformance Δ
• Methods--Developmental Approaches and Life-Cycles Δ
• Companies--Computer Companies, Contractors, Vendors, Consultants, etc. Δ
• Tools, SEE, CASE, iCASE by "phase"/discipline
• vital Local Education--Universities, Colleges, and Training in the Cumberland Valley Δ
• Conferences Δ

Quality Management and Process Improvement:

• Overview of Software/System Process Improvement (SSPI) Δ
  Including...
  • Deming, et al [Gauss, Shewhart, Crosby, Juran, Ishikawa, TQM, etc.]
  • Six Sigma^® (6s), Baldrige, Steven R. Covey 7 Habits
  • Business Process Revolution (BPR)
  • See also other Bodies of Knowledge on Standards page
• Quality Process Models (improvement life cycles) Δ
• Quality Tools, Techniques, and Methods
• Deming Management Theory
• Short Bio of W. Edwards Deming
• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI^®) Δ
  • CMMI Process Areas
  • History and Evolution of the CMMs Δ
  • Differences between SW-CMM and CMMI Δ
• Systems Engineering Handbook Comparision
• ITIL and CMMI: Integrating CMMI + ITIL + ISO-9001 => CMM(i)²
• See also Resume: Quality

Other Specialties and Interests:

•  Ada  Technology: Δ
  • Object-Oriented page includes Ada-related Language and Organization Links
  • SE Orgs page includes ACM SIGAda
  • Ada classes and conferences attended are listed on ContEd page
  • Ada Programming, Compiler, and SEE Experience listed on HW/SW page
  • Ada-related pages include: Reuse/DE Programs and Libraries, Domain Engineering Libraries on tools page, Conferences, Standards, and other Tools
    .
• Boy Scouts Computer Merit Badge
• Domain Engineering (DE) - systematic software reuse, component-based development, and product-line development Δ
  • DE Products Δ
  • DE links, papers, and other references Δ
  • SemanticNet Notation Δ
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• Macintosh - because I Think Different!   Δ
  • Internet/WWW Δ
  • Dream Machine
• Object Oriented Technology - Ada, OORA, OOD, OOP, OOT Δ
• Project Management Δ
  • Certifications - PMP^® CAPM^® OPM3^® CMST CSPM CMQA
  • Organizations - Project Management Institute
  • Standards - PMBOK, see also Resume Standards Involvement
  • Leadership and Risks
• Reliability, Maintainability, Availability [RMA] Δ
  • See Dictionary entries for: Safety, Fault Tolerance, and Security
  • Fault Tolerance/Safety Working Group (FTSWG) [CSC Experience]
  • Reliability: P1633 Review
  • Testing
• See also Resume: Technologies and Platforms

Disciplines:

• Systems and Engineering (see CMMI-DEV Process Areas)
  • Systems, Software, Hardware
  • Development (new), Integration, Enhancement, Maintenance
  • System Migration, Porting, Re-Host
• COTS Acquisition and Integration (see SAM, DE, SA-CMM, CMMI-ACQ)
• Operations and Sustainment, Service Delivery, Service Support, and other IT Services (see ITIL, CMMI-SVC)
• Staff Augmentation and Engineering Research (see ISO-9001)
• See also Resume: Knowledge-Areas

Cross-Reference by Application Domains:

• Aerospace and space exploration [NASA, Boeing, Space Links], spacecraft and missiles [Redstone, MDAC], aircraft [Northrop, AIL, Boeing]
• Air Traffic Control [AAS/FAA, Martin Marietta, IBM, Raytheon]
• Banking [Citibank]
• Biological and environmental systems [Forestry/wildlife biology, medical systems]
• Communication Systems [NCTS, Magnavox]
• Customer Service Systems [see Citibank]
• Defense Applications [CDSI, China-Lake, DoD, Ft-Belvoir, Ft-Lee, Wright-Patterson, Turkish-AF, Unisys, Verdix]
• Disability Technology [Dyslexia]
• Forestry and Wildlife [WVU Statistics Unit, Wildlife Biology]
• Information Systems (IS) [Citibank, DISA, SA]
• Learning Systems [Dyslexia, ContEd, Courses Taught]
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management [SAIC]
• Petroleum [Shell Oil]
• Robotics [SPAR Aerospace]
• Simulation and Stimulation Systems [AAS/FAA (CSC) and Amherst]
• Statistics [WVU Statistics Unit and SAS, Measurement and Analysis, SPI-101]
• Training and Adult Education [Courses Taught, Dyslexia]
• World Wide Web and Internet [wwwlinks, TBM, vital, Miscellaneous Links of interest]
• See also Resume: Domains and Sectors