Selection of a Development Methodology for the Acquisition of Command, Control and Communication Systems

Abstract

This study investigated command and control projects to see if certain program characteristics help determine the appropriate development methodology. A literature search revealed no previous research in this area; but did identify at least two possible development methodologies, and some suggestions for key characteristics. Four case studies were conducted to study the effects of certain characteristics on the success of the development methodology employed; either conventional or incremental. Requirements definition, availability of a previous system, system complexity, number of subsystems, development experience, user involvement, and funding all appear to impact the appropriateness of the two methodologies investigated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246685

Entities

People

  • Martin W. Wituszynski

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Software Development
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.

Technology Areas

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