As a company, Compuware exists as two separate divisions. One that
performs services consulting and the other that sells shrink wrapped
software products. With very little overlap between the two at the
time.
I spent three years consulting with the services organization providing
input to many of the programs you see mentioned in this portfolio
section
As a member of Compuware’s senior staff consultants, I was responsible
for structuring and executing client engagements to ensure that both
client and end-user needs were being correctly assessed, and that
the proper blend of services and talents were being integrated at
the proper times within the development cycle to meet the client needs.
Beyond that, I consulted internally to the Products division, performing
heuristic analyses, structured walkthroughs and detailed design work,
while training their designers in a user centered design methodology.
As such, I was able to participate in the design and evaluation of
numerous Compuware commercial software products, as well as a wide
variety of customer e-commerce and subscription sites.
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