FY2022 NDAA Section 835 Independent Study on Technical Debt in Software-Intensive Systems (Briefing Charts)
Abstract
Literature review summarizing the state of the art. Particular focus areas include: Gap between automation (static analysis tools) and their ability to alert users to comprehensive symptoms of tech debt; recognized practices for managing tech debt. Report for program stakeholders. State-of-the-practice report, discussion, and feedback from personnel on a large, complex, safety- and security-critical program. Deep dives on program data. Examination of program artifacts, practices, data, and decision-making. Interviews: 16 engagements included interviewing stakeholders from the Federal Government and industry, to gain a broad view of the state of the practice. The type of systems covered defense business systems, embedded safety-critical systems, embedded weapon systems, and command and control systems. The Section 835 10 study elements were used in the interviews. Of the interviews, 11 were held with DoD organizations (Air Force, Army, Navy, Joint) 4 were held with industry (DIB and commercial) 1 was held with a program under another Federal Government agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 14, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1214458
Entities
People
- Brigid O'hearn
- Ipek Ozkaya
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University