Project Management

The actual act of writing software is a small part of the software development process. A few years ago I came to the conclusion that successful software development was highly coupled to software project management.

The following list of projects are projects for which I was acting as project manager or as team lead.

NOTE: I have removed the specific names and version numbers of the products.

PRODUCT Maintenance Project

I was the project manager on a product which required software maintenance.

The PRODUCT contained a software defect which needed to be fixed to support the shipping of new hardware. Additionally, the operating system used on the product was updated to support the latest security patches. The final scope contained one necessary software change for all three available languages: English, German, and French.

The deliverables were the following:

New versions of the software for English, German, and French
New hard drive images for the manufacturing process
Backup hard drive image and CD
Three master CDs for the creation of the distribution CDs
CD artwork for all master and distribution CDs
Validation protocols for all changes for all three languages
Updated regression test protocols for all three languages
Validation testing results
Regression testing results
Release notes
Updated change request forms
Updated change requests in the change tracking system
Updated source code captured in the source code management system
Project closure documents, which confirmed that all software changes were documented, captured, and approved prior to the release of the PRODUCT to manufacturing

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PRODUCT Maintenance Project

This project focused on the improvement of this medical device's software. I was the project manager for a team of thirty-four people assigned to this project.

The VERSION vX.Y was classified as a maintenance release with the objective of a fixed schedule and variable scope. Stated in another way, our goal was to build as much scope as possible in to the PRODUCT by the release date. The final scope contained three major changes and several minor changes.

The deliverables were the following:

New versions of the software for English, German, and French
New hard drive images for the manufacturing process
Backup hard drive image
Three master CDs for the creation of the distribution CDs
CD artwork for all master and distribution CDs
Validation protocols for all changes in all three languages
Updated regression test protocols for all three languages
Validation testing results
Regression testing results
Release notes
Updated change request forms
Updated change requests in the change tracking system
Updated source code captured in the source code management system
Project closure documents, which confirmed that all software changes were documented, captured, and approved prior to the release of the PRODUCT to manufacturing

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NEW PRODUCT Project

I was the software team lead for a project which was classified as a research and development effort. My responsibilities included software design process, software schedule control, and software architecture.

The PRODUCT was a complete redesign of an existing product using new technology that dramatically increased accuracy. The PRODUCT was a medical device that contained a mechanical system controlled by firmware and software. The PRODUCT software and firmware were responsible for controlling the SYSTEM. The software presented the control of the system graphically and was designed to monitor and control the system for accuracy and safety.

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