A Study of the Software Maintenance Process of Air Force Weapon Systems.
Abstract
The increasing cost of software maintenance is becoming a critical issue. This master's thesis profiles Air Force software maintenance activities and provides recommendations for improving management and programming efforts. The software maintenance activities of thirteen Air Force weapon systems were investigated through structured interviews of key management and programmer personnel. Analysis of interview responses resulted in the identification of four factors which effect the level of maintenance effort: system age, personnel experience, documentation and code quality, and level of user enhancements. Interview responses also identified three major management policy issues which cause the Air Force to make excess resource commitments to software maintenance functions: Personnel experience, Software development and life cycle planning, and Software development and maintenance standards. Management policy recommendations were developed to reduce the impact of these conditions on Air Force weapon system software maintenance activities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA124758
Entities
People
- James Patrick Joyce
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology