Software Project Expert: Technical & Human Factors

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Leon Kappelman is a researcher, author, educator, and consultant to corporations, governments, and attorneys. Dr. Kappelman is a professor emeritus whose work as an advisor and expert witness for attorneys concerns cases that mainly focus on disputes concerning all kinds of software projects (including bespoke, cloud, SaaS, ERPs, packages, integrations, and combinations thereof), as well as intellectual property matters. His research, teaching, publication, and advising work centers on the human and technical dimensions of designing, building, implementing, managing, and operating computer-based information systems (IS). He testified before and submitted written testimony to the U.S. Congress regarding high-tech legislation, cybersecurity, and IS management in the federal government. His management consulting and litigation support clients include Fortune 500 companies (such as AT&T, IBM, Microsoft, Verizon), government entities (Including the White House, the United Nations, the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and the World Bank), and many small and mid-sized enterprise. As an educator, he is able to understandably explain complex technical and organizational situations to juries, judges, lawyers, and clients. For over two decades, he has provided independent research, consultation, expert reports, rebuttals, depositions, and testimony in federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Some of the litigation-related services he provides include: Research & analysis to determine the root causes of software problems, be they technical and/or human. Discovery Preparation & Planning Expert Opinion & Rebuttal Reports Depositions & Expert Witness Testimony Consulting & Case Review Analysis of Software Project Records & Artifacts Software Code Analysis Professor Kappelman research, teaching, and expert work centers on IS management practices, software engineering and development, software project management, human factors in software development and implementation, software requirements and architecture, system analysis and design, IS performance measurement, and other topics. Additional information regarding specific cases, clients, and publications is available at https://www.leonkappelman.com/.