An Investigation into the State of the Practice of CASE Tool Integration

Abstract

In the second half of 1992, a team of the SEI CASE Environments Project conducted a study into the state of the practice with respect to the operational use of integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. After many false starts, we interviewed a number of examples of large organizations with integrated CASE tools in operational use on software development projects. Compared to the state of the art described in much of the literature, what was found might be considered modest. Compared to industry norms, it was quite impressive, representing significant commitment, ingenuity, and significant attention to end user needs. This report details our observations and analyzes the current state of the practice of CASE tool integration as revealed by our study. It also speculates on reasons for the modest state of the practice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA272441

Entities

People

  • Alan W. Brown
  • Edwin J. Morris
  • Jock Radar

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Debugging
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Standards
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Economics
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Theoretical Analysis.