James Hartwell Frame (1928 - 1997) was a computer pioneer who worked to standardize software development from the more idiosyncratic form of its unstructured early days into a predictable and manageable methodology.
He spent the majority of his career with IBM, eventually being recruited by ITT Corporation.
[2] Frame became one of the early champions of software quality metrics as a solution to the reliability problems plaguing the industry.
Following his corporate career he founded a successful consulting business, James Frame Enterprises (JFE), specializing in assessments and recommendations for improving software development methodologies for corporate clients in the telecom industry.
In 1986, Frame was given the Award of Merit from the St. John's College Alumni Association.