Technical Publications cover extensive territory from Computers to Code and Management to Maintenance and from Budgeting to Change Control and even Configuration Management and Quality Assurance to Quality Control and beyond.

— Ray Newkirk

Raymond L. Newkirk, Psy.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.

Hard-Systems Publications

 

  1. Proposing the Decision Support System, (2001). SMI Press, Pleasant Hill, CA.

  2. Fundamentals of Requirements Analysis, (2004). SMI Press, Pleasant Hill, CA.

  3. Introducing Configuration Management, (2003). SMI Press, Pleasant Hill, CA.

  4. Justifying Proposals (2001). SMI Press, Pleasant Hill, CA.

  5. New Product Development for the 21st Century, (2000). SMI PressAdvanced New Product Development for the 21st Century, (2000). SMI Press

  6. A Model Service Level Agreement for eCommerce, (1996). SMI Press, Pleasant Hill, CA

  7. Preparing the Request-for-Proposal, (1995). SMI Press, Pleasant Hill, CA

  8. Guidelines for the Control and Audit of Electronic Commerce Agreements (1995). SMI Press.

  9. Technology Model of Enterprise under ECR (1994). SMI Press.

  10. Navigating the Successful Proposal Process (1994). SMI Press.

  11. The Business Process Design Seminar (2001). SMI Press.

  12. General Requirements Model (2003). SMI Press.

  13. Analytic Performance Model of the Real Time Processing System (1992). SMI Press.

  14. Change Management & Control Guidelines for Electronic Commerce (1999). SMI Press.

  15. Information Technology Standard for Making a Business Case (2006). SMI Press.

  16. The EDI Survey (1992). SMI Press.

  17. A Strategic Business Vision for ISD

  18. Environmental Inventory Program for MIS Department

  19. Information Services Department Vision 21 Transition Plan

  20. An Introduction to Electronic Commerce and Electronic Document Interchange in the Optical Industry

  21. Steering Committee Coordination Program

  22. Program Management Organizational Change Program

  23. EDI Project Plan of Action and Milestones

  24. ECR Technologies, the Deductions Business Model, (1992). SMI Press.

  25. A Generic Model for the Design of Workflow Systems to Improve Office Productivity (1994). SMI Press.

  26. DSD Executive Level Justification, (1993). SMI Press.

  27. Becoming DSD Ready (1993). SMI Press.

  28. Direct Shipment Delivery (1993). SMI Press.

  29. Warehouse Management System Features Checklist (2002). SMI Press.

  30. Feasibility Cycle Guidelines (1998). SMI Press.

  31. The DSS Methodology (1999). SMI Press.

  32. Approach for Developing the DSS Requirements (1989). SMI Press.

  33. Decision Support System Plan of Action (1992). SMI Press.

  34. DSS Architecture (1993). SMI Press.

  35. Enterprise-Wide I-S Migration Plan for Logistics Operations (1998).

  36. Electronic Commerce Strategy for Information on Demand (2002). SMI Press.

  37. Becoming DSD Ready - A Proposal (1993). SMI Press.

  38. Integrated Operations Via Direct Store Delivery (1993). SMI Press.

  39. Initial Marketing/Sales Questions to Redesign Business Processes (1994). SMI Ideal Customer Characteristics (2002). SMI Press.

  40. Decision Support System Plan of Action (1992). SMI Press.

  41. Methodology for Enterprise Architecture Planning (1998). SMI Press.

  42. The Planning Initiation (1988). SMI Press.

  43. Proposing Project Management Assistance for Electronic Commerce Migration

  44. Technology Model for Company Under Efficient Consumer Response

  45. Vision 2000 Program Justification Cost Benefits Analysis (2001). SMI Press.

  46. Material Tracking and Control System Response, (1997). SMI Press.

  47. Request for Proposal Guidelines

  48. Business Process Design

  49. Developing a Systems View

  50. Mastering System Definition

  51. Mastering the Project Plan

  52. Standards and Requirements for Information Systems Design, Development and Implementation 

  53. Comparing Traditional and DSS Life Cycles

  54. Warehouse Management System

  55. Phase II Implementation Team Plan of Action

  56. Software Contract Considerations Rights of the Purchaser

  57. Software Contract Considerations Responsibilities of the Vendor

  58. Management Advisory Committee Roles and Responsibilities

  59. Program Analyzer Selection Criteria

  60. Guidelines for Application Inventory

  61. Representative Survey Questions

  62. Human Resources Project Estimation Worksheet

  63. Requirements for Impact Analysis Tool Selection

  64. Program Management Abbreviated Plan of Action and Milestones

  65. Executive Level Plan of Action and Milestones

  66. Management Roles and Responsibilities

  67. The Electronic Commerce Vision: An Executive Overview

  68. EC Information on Demand (IoD) Program Architecture and Project Strategy

  69. A Proposal for the Development of the Electronic Commerce Strategic Vision

  70. The Deductions Business Model

  71. Information Systems Migration Strategy

  72. The DSS Methodology Plan of Action

  73. DSS Architecture

  74. Operation and Maintenance Phase

  75. Installation Subphase

  76. The Information Systems Project Management Process

  77. Image Process Cost Benefits Analysis

  78. Imaging Program - Survey Questionnaire

  79. DSD/Crossdock Program

  80. The Software Development System Model

  81. A Problem-Solving Method for Software Development

  82. Vision 20000 Program Justification Cost Benefit Analysis

  83. Implementation of Software Packages Documentation

  84. MIS Budgeting Plan of Action

  85. The DSS Methodology as a Roadmap of What to Do

  86. The Configuration Management Handbook of Systems Management Institute

  87. Efficient Consumer Response Benefits Model

  88. EDI in Efficient Consumer Response

  89. Image Processing System Estimated Cost

  90. Business Process Design

  91. I/T Standard for Making A Business Case

  92. Request for Proposal Revisited

  93. The Software Development System Model

  94. Advantages of the ODRAS System

  95. Volume One: The Proposal Stage

  96. Proposal Guidelines

  97. Guidelines for Leading the Multi-Vendor Computer Performance Evaluation

  98. Project Planning for Information Systems Benchmarking

  99. Developing Representative Workloads for Computer Operational Evaluations

  100. Defining Test Scripts for Operational Evaluation Systems Testing

  101. Standards and Procedures for Managing Multi-Vendor Computer Performance Operational Evaluations

  102. Establishing the Selection Criteria Governing Multi-Vendor Computer Performance Evaluations

  103. Guidelines for Determining Outcomes of Technical Systems Performance Evaluations.

“Technical disciplines most commonly refer to the Hard-Skills considerations of human experience. Computer networks, software systems, technical decisions, and the like raise challenges and demands that are rigorously defined, described, designed and resolved.”

— Ray Newkirk

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