User:Ummelgroup/Ken Orr

Ken Orr is an American computer scientist, Chief Executive Officer of the Ken Orr Institute, a pioneer in structured data-driven systems design, and known as the co-originator of the Warnier/Orr_diagram.

Biography
Orr holds a degree in Degree from Wichita State University, and currently lives in Topeka, Kansas.

He joined IBM Corporation in. He held various marketing-related positions in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. He has been involved with Strategic Information Planning methodologies since. He retired at IBM in, having served them for XX years. Afterwards he founded the Ken Orr Institute, and has been involved with development of advanced methodologies, training, and consulting.

He is a fellow of the Cutter_Consortium Business Technology Council, and has served on a variety of advisory boards, including (a), (b), (c).

Work
Ken Orr is one of the founding developers of Structured Systems Development Methodology.

Publications
http://www.amazon.com/One-Minute-Methodology-Ken-Orr/dp/093263317X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269473380&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Structured-requirements-definition-Ken-Orr/dp/096058840X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269473380&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Data-structured-systems-development-methodology/dp/B0006Y9NPS/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269473380&sr=1-9

Articles:

Ken Orr has written nearly 100 articles and updates on behalf of Cutter Consortium. His publications can be found at http://www.cutter.com/offers/orrresources.html