Paulk Consulting LLC

Paulk Consulting LLC is the consulting company of Dr. Mark C. Paulk. Dr. Paulk is on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University but does part-time consulting on software process improvement, high maturity practices, statistical process control for software processes, agile methods, and related software engineering topics. Specific items that Dr. Paulk is available to consult on include:

  • achieving "high maturity" as measured against frameworks such as Software CMM and CMMI
  • correctly implementing statistical thinking (as part of achieving high maturity)
  • implementing project management processes aligned with business needs as well as the requirements of various improvement frameworks
  • preparing for an assessment, evaluation, or audit, e.g., reviewing guidance documents or assessing readiness
  • adopting agile methods by organizations certified by frameworks such as ISO 9001, Software CMM, and CMMI
  • adopting organizational learning and change management ideas that balance operational excellence, innovation, and customer relationships as appropriate for the business environment
  • acting as an expert witness In all of his consulting work, Dr. Paulk focuses on improving performance against business objectives, including in those cases where certification is a primary goal.

    Dr. Paulk teaches a variety of professional education courses, seminars, and tutorials. The "standard" set of offerings is described at Professional Education Offerings, which are offered publicly on a sporadic basis. Tutorials on these topics are frequently taught at conferences, and (tailored) versions are available for on-site delivery.

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    The list of recent and upcoming events participated in by Dr. Paulk, including classes, courses, and seminars, are described at Recent and Upcoming Events.

    A list of the papers that Dr. Paulk has authored or co-authored is contained at Papers, with links to softcopy of selected papers. Dr. Paulk maintains a list of software engineering and process papers that he considers interesting and useful as A Software Process Bibliography.

    Personal Home Page contains personal information, including his CV.

    Dr. Paulk works at Carnegie Mellon's IT Services Qualification Center, which is located in the Institute for Software Research, which is part of the School of Computer Science. Prior to moving to the main campus in 2002, Dr. Paulk worked at the Software Engineering Institute for 15 years, where he led the team that developed the Capability Maturity Model for Software and related software process improvement products and services under the leadership (successively) of Watts Humphrey, Bill Curtis, Ron Radice, and Bill Peterson.

    Contact Information

    Personal e-mail: Mark.Paulk@comcast.net or Mark.Paulk@ieee.org
    Personal website: http://home.comcast.net/~Mark.Paulk/

    Carnegie Mellon e-mail: Mark.Paulk@cmu.edu or mcp@cs.cmu.edu
    Carnegie Mellon website: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mcp/

    Consulting e-mail: PaulkConsulting@comcast.net
    Consulting website: http://home.comcast.net/~PaulkConsulting/

    Last revised 21 August 2008.

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