Operational Software Management and Development for U.S. Air Force Computer Systems.

摘要

The purpose of the Study was to examine the ways the USAF might become generally more effective in operational software. For the USAF has found, as have many private organizations, that operational software is risky -- in cost, in schedule, in ability to perform the intended functions effectively, and in ability to evolve along with the appropriate functions. As the Air Force increases its reliance on computers and computer techniques, it needs to take full advantage of the state of the art and the experience of others, particularly in the best use of management, development, and support of software techniques. Two aspects of software management are interwined in this study. One concerns risk reduction. The major recommendation of this report schedules on a sound basis, so that the USAF can commit, budget, manage, and deploy such systems in a more orderly and predictable way. The other concern is for the actual costs and schedule intervals in order to make these smaller and shorter, as well as to be realistic in doing so.