Personnel Needs for Department of the Air Force Digital Talent A Case Study of Software Factories

Abstract

Software factories have emerged as part of U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) efforts to modernize software acquisition and development practices. Software factories were cited by DAF stakeholders as one type of entity within the DAF in which specific types and levels of digital talent (both military and civilian) would likely be needed, but the specific requirements had still not been identified. In fiscal year (FY) 2020, the DAF established a Digital Talent Taskforce to help define DAF talent needs, including developing requirements and competencies for digital talent. To support the taskforce's efforts, the authors conducted a case study to identify digital talent needs in the area of software development by exploring DAF software factories that use modern and agile software development practices

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Jan 01, 2022
• Accession Number: AD1165524

Entities

People

• Kirsten M. Keller
• Maria. C. Lytell
• Shreyas Bharadwaj

Organizations

• RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Biomedical
• C4I
• Cyber
• Human Systems
• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Agile Software Development
• Air Force
• Air Force Research Laboratories
• Artificial Intelligence
• Business Administration
• Case Studies
• Command And Control
• Computer Languages
• Computer Programming
• Computers
• Department Of Defense
• Employment
• Information Systems
• Life Cycle Management
• Management Personnel
• Manpower
• Military Personnel
• Military Science
• National Security
• Organizational Structure
• Personnel Management
• Software Development
• Space Force
• Training
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Computer science
• Engineering

Readers

• Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
• Military Leadership and Professional Education.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.