And from 1988 to 1995 he was President of Advanced Software Technology Specialists, a small consulting and training company.

[7] The OPEN approach to software development is founded on situational method engineering (SME).

This is a means by which a software development team can construct a method and process that is appropriate for their own particular situation or circumstances.

The SME approach is based on research by many groups worldwide – results from a recent conference are published.

[13][14] This framework consists of the following: He is the author of several technical books in system and software engineering as well as numerous technical articles, conference papers, and tutorials[15] A selection: Firesmith is also the author of several modern paranormal fantasy, apocalyptic science fiction, action and adventure novels: