Software Engineering Exercise Guidelines

Abstract

This Software Engineering Exercise (SEE) has been found to be an effective discriminator in reducing the risks normally associated with a software acquisition. It is designed to be used during the source selection process as part of the technical evaluation of offerors and encompasses the development and administration of a well-defined exercise (test problem) that is implemented by an offeror in a restricted time period (usually less than a month). The exercise problem typically addresses one or more software risk areas and is designed to be evaluated quickly to minimize its impact on the source selection schedule. This document provides guidance to acquisition offices in the planning and tasking required to implement a SEE and the flexibility that may be occasioned by tailoring the SEE to each program's needs. Software acquisition; Software risk; Source selection; Technical evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212510

Entities

People

  • Herman P. Schultz

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Hard Copy
  • Identification
  • Procurement
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Software Metrics
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.