About

Upright Consulting provides long-term and short-term technical expertise in internet software development, project management, and usability.

Upright Consulting is owned and managed by Joel Aufrecht.

• email: joel@uprightconsulting.com
• phone: (650) 488-4651
• Resume

Services

• Software Project Management. A comprehensive service covering every aspect of technical project management, from requirements and soliciting bids to deployment and acceptance testing. Provides the practical skill and experience your organization needs on a temporary basis.
• Technology Needs Assessment. Answers the questions, "how well is my IT serving my needs, and what, if anything, needs to change?" Interviews with internal and external users and analysis of current technology lead to a custom report highlighting what is and isn't working and what to do about it. A menu of choices is provided, with costs and benefits estimated in comparison to the status quo.
• Usability Testing. Testing an existing product reveals usability problems which are reducing user adoption. Testing early in a development cycle is even more cost-effective for two reasons: more usable mental models can be created, and developers can internalize the need and means for usability. Service includes recruiting usability testers, designing tests, facilitating tests, and reporting results. Ideally, your developers observe the tests and participate in discussion. For product testing, results can include a usability report or a detailed list of usability defects; for exploratory prototyping, result reporting is customized.