An Introduction to Management of Weapons System Software Development.

Abstract

The purpose of this study project is to apply the education the author has received at the Defense Systems Management School to the process of Management of Software Development. The specific goals of the teaching paper are: (1) to provide an overview of computers and software (Section II), (2) to describe the Software Development Cycle (Section III), (3) to describe management techniques within the Software Development Cycle (Section IV), (4) to cover some related subjects (Section V), and (5) to summarize the key points of successful management of software development (Section VI). This paper is important not only to the author (who is a manager of software development activities), but to DoD Program Managers who find themselves in the position of managing software development activities. This teaching paper is designed primarily for the reader who is unfamiliar with software and the successful production of software. Where possible, THE DoD weapons system acquisition environment is employed for comparative examples. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA027659

Entities

People

  • Terrance M. Drabant

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Defense Systems
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Production
  • Schools
  • Software Development
  • System Software
  • Systems Management

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Software Engineering.