About Alan S. Koch

Qualifications

• 30+ years total experience in Information Technology and Software Development.
• 14 years designing, developing and maintaining software systems.
• 15+ years in Software Quality Engineering.
• 10+ years in Software Process Improvement (SPI).
• 10+ years in Management.
• 13 years with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
• Former manager of Software Process and Quality Assurance for a software vendor

Areas of Expertise

• Software Development Projects
  • Traditional Software Development Processes
    • CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration)
  • Innovative Software Development Processes
    • Agile Methods (e.g. eXtreme Programming, Scrum)
  • Software Project Management
    • PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)
    • Project Estimation
    • Project Planning
    • Project Monitoring and Control
  • Software Quality
    • Software Testing
    • Process Assurance
    • Quality Assurance
    • Quality Control
• IT Service Management (ITSM)
  • ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)
    • Foundations Exam Boot Camp
    • ITSM Implementation and Improvement

Industry Organizations

• SEI: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
  Member of the Technical Staff for 13 years
  Partner for 9 years
• SPIN: Software Process Improvement Network
  Active since 1998
• PMI: Project Management Institute
  Member since 2003
• IEEE: Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  Member since 1989
• NSA: National Speakers Association
  Member since 2005
• Agile: Scrum Alliance
  Member since 2007

Certifications and Recognition

• IT Service Management: ITIL Foundations (Information Technology Infrastructure Library),
  UK-OGC (Office of Government Commerce), v2-2006, v3-2008
  (Earned through certification exam)
• Training Courses: STC Award of Merit (Society of Technical Communication), 2006
  (Consistently meets high standards and applies technical communication principles in a highly proficient manner.)
• Project Management: PMP (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute, 2004
  (Earned through experience, certification exam, and continuing education)
• Project Management: CSM (Certified Scrum Master), Scrum Alliance, 2007
  (Earned through completion of Scrum Master certification course)
• Computer Software: Senior Member, IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers), 2005
  (Awarded in recognition of significant contributions to the industry)
• Public Speaking: Full Member, National Speakers Association, 2005
  (Granted to active professional public speakers)
• Public Speaking: Certified Toast Master (CTM), Toast Masters International, 1996
  (Earned by completing the CTM educational program)

Publications

• Book: Agile Software Development: Evaluating the Methods For Your Organization, 2005, Artech House Books (The technical publishing arm of Horizon House)
• Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
  • The QA Catchall: How Quality Conscious Is Your Organization?, May 2007, Better Software Magazine (The Print Companion to StickyMinds.com)
  • TSP Can Be Building Blocks for CMMI, Mar 2005, Crosstalk Magazine (The US Department of Defense Software Journal)
  • The Role of Testers in Agile Methods, Jun 2005, Software Quality Professional (Journal of the American Society for Quality)
• Contributing Columnist:
  • Configuration Management Journal, The Road to Quality (www.cmcrossroads.com/cmjournal)
  • Project Connections, Connecting with Quality (www.projectconnections.com)
• Articles: Numerous other articles published on
  • www.ProjectsAtWork.com
  • stickyminds.com
  • webdesign.ittoolbox.com
  • www.GlobalKnowledge.com
  • www.ASKProcess.com

Conference Presentations

• Project World Canada, 2008, 2009
• SEPG (Software Engineering Process Group), 2004
• International Conference on Software Process Improvement 2002-2007
• Practical Software Quality Techniques 1998-2006
• Quality Assurance Association of Maryland, 2002
• Quality Assurance Institute, 2001
• International Federation for Information Processing, Working Conference on Diffusing Software Product and Process Innovations, 2001
• Conference on Software Engineering Education & Training, 2001
• Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, 2000
• Ingres World, 1995