Software Engineering Project Management: A Survey Concerning U. S. Aerospace Industry Management of Software Development Projects.

Abstract

Project management is clearly a part of software engineering, and its effective employment plays a major role in reducing the problems associated with delivering software within estimated time and cost. The question this paper addresses is: 'What is the state-of-the-art in software engineering project management today'. In an attempt to provide this answer, a survey of highly qualified executive managers of major U.S. aerospace corporations was conducted. This paper reports on that survey describing how these corporations manage software development projects, discusses the major differences in methods used, and how software engineering project management might be improved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA050802

Entities

People

  • John H. Lehman
  • Richard H. Thayer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • California
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Flow Charting
  • Logistics
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space