Software Management,

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to outline practical management techniques tailored to the uniqueness of software development. The central theme is visibility into the software development and the ways to achieve it. The areas of documentation, testing, personnel, configuration management, and incentives are examined. The techniques described were developed while managing the software for the Tactical Fire Direction System, a software intensive, command and control system containing approximately one million lines of source code. (author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091253

Entities

People

  • Philip S. Threefoot

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Configuration Management
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Information
  • Management Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Software Development
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control