Productivity Enhancement Study for the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command

摘要

A productivity enhancement study for the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (ISEC) is described. Recommendations for improvement and recommendations for further study are provided. ISEC has an important mission with regard to managing the Army's information resources. ISEC is tasked with developing and maintaining the Standard Army Multi-Command Management Information Systems (STAMMIS). Because of resource constraints and increased mission requirements, it is essential that ISEC increase productivity to meet the information needs of the Army Specifically, this thesis: (1) evaluates the traditional software life cycle in contrast with prototyping and evolutionary development; (2) discusses project management issues; (3) explains the need for integrated software tools; (4) discusses human factors in the software development process; and (3) proposes a system for capturing and measuring productivity. Keywords: Productivity, Improvement program, Software development, Software maintenance, Software tools, Software development environment, Prototyping, Evolutionary development.