James Bach

James is an ardent opponent of standards such as CMM and an advocate of the context-driven, also "good enough," approach to software practice. Through his work in exploratory and heuristic processes, James aims to help individuals involved with software answer the questions "What am I doing here?" and "What should I do now?" James began his career in Silicon Valley, focusing on market-driven software development. He has worked at Apple Computer, Borland, and several consulting companies. In 1999, he designed a formalized intuitive testing process, the General Functionality and Stability Test Procedure, for the Microsoft Windows 2000 Application Certification programme.