Mission Critical Computer Resources Management Guide

Abstract

Mission Critical Computer Resources (MCCR) refers to the totality of computer hardware and computer software that is integral to a weapon system along with the associated personnel, documentation, supplies and services. A natural question to ask is 'Why would a program manager be that interested in MCCR. The answer is threefold. First, software for embedded systems is on the 'critical path' of system development, so if software development falls behind schedule, the entire weapon system development will also fall behind schedule. Second, MCCR can produce development problems of sufficient magnitude to result in costly program overruns. It is not uncommon for software development costs to exceed initial budget estimates by as much as 50% to 100%. Third, the performance of modern weapon systems is largely dependent on the quality of their computer resources; the system is only as good as its software.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA217718

Entities

People

  • Alan Roberts
  • Frank R. Kockler
  • Israel I. Caro
  • Ronald P. Higuera
  • Sherwin J. Jacobson

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Software Metrics
  • Software Testing
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design