Software Acquisition: A Comparison of DoD and Commercial Practices

Abstract

This paper will compare best commercial practice with the current Department of Defense (DoD) processes for acquiring software and to recommended some steps that can be taken to streamline DoD software acquisitions to minimize overall life-cycle costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA286506

Entities

People

  • Jack R. Ferguson
  • Michael E. Deriso

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Beta Testing
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Costs
  • Cycles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Life Cycles
  • Procurement
  • Software Development
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.