He is also a Senior Researcher with Lero, The Irish Software Research Centre. He is an active member of the international standards community and is the Head of Delegation (for Ireland) to the international standardization bodies ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC40 and editor of ISO/IEC 29110-2 Lifecycle Profiles for Very Small Enterprises. His research interests are centered on researching methods, techniques, tools and standards for supporting the work of software project managers and software developers in relation to software process, process improvement, and the management of software development projects.