Scott McMahan
 |
Scott McMahan is a software developer who specializes in web and database programming, system design and architecture, and developing software tools. He works with Linux, UNIX, and IBM mainframes; and programs in a variety of languages including C, Perl, Java, and PHP. He has been involved with computers since 1984, and been a software developer since 1993. Scott can be contacted by e-mail and also at LinkedIn or Facebook. | |||
Contents
SoftBase Systems
- Overview
- IBM Stack Setup
- Web-Based VTOC Report
- Java-based Test Framework
- 64-bit Software Development
- Websphere MQ
- .NET Research Project
- Hibernate Persistence Research
- Web Interface For Mainframe App
- XMI Backup Solution
- WORKOUT Test Suite
- Precompiler Re-launch
- Web Product Delivery
- Secure Web Site
- Automated Product Bundling
- Company Backup System
- Mainframe Systems Programming
- Flex-ES Systems Programming
- Mainframe Development/Testing
- Data Masking Tool
- Internet Presence/Administration
- Checkpoint-Restart Web Monitor
- Real-time Data Management Tool
- Java Checkpoint-Restart Tool
- Cross-Platform Checkpoint-Restart API
- Web-Enabled Customer Management
- In-house Phone Report Tool
- In-house License Tool
- Overview
- Channel Intelligence and Miva 5
- Quote Automation System
- Online Used Car Search
- User Validation Module
- Automating Windows With Perl
- Unix Administration
- Improvement
- RPM Planning With Software
- Languages
- Databases
- OS Environments
- Development Tools
- Web Related
- Low-level Programming
- The B.D. McKay Papers
- LaTeX Typesetting
- Media Upload Client
- Web Services For Media
- Open Source Contributions
- History of Computing
- Subversion (SVN)
Other Skills/Interests
RPM Planning With Software
Applied the RPM rapid planning method developed by Anthony Robbins (formerly called OPA) to software development projects.
Other planning methods are so heavily based on blocking out specific durations of time and completing projects by a specific date that they do not adapt well to software development, particularly the kinds of open-ended research projects I am involved with.
The method Robbins developed is based on outcome, purpose, and action. Each project is made up of smaller projects, each of which has an outcome that needs to be achieved, and a purpose the project is meant to accomplish. Then, each project has a list of actions which need to be taken to achieve the outcome. This approach, which is not locked into specific dates and times, works better for software development and research projects, where every task must have a purpose to justify the time spent doing it.
Projects can then be prioritized as to what is most important for business goals.
I thumbnailed a sketch of this adaptation of RPM, and a web developer created a DHTML interface for creating projects and tasks online, which allowed for collaboration and instant information for team leaders.
| All content at scottmcmahan.net is copyright 2010 Scott McMahan | |||
| Scott McMahan is a software developer who specializes in web and database programming, system design and architecture, and developing software tools. He works with Linux, UNIX, and IBM mainframes; and programs in a variety of languages including C, Perl, Java, and PHP. He has been involved with computers since 1984, and been a software developer since 1993. Scott can be contacted by e-mail. | |||
| Professional: | www.scottmcmahan.net | Personal: | cyberreviews.skwc.com |