Year 2000 Computing Crisis: An Assessment Guide, Exposure Draft.

Abstract

The year 2000 date conversion poses a global challenge to the information technology industry. Every organization, whether federal or private, must ensure that its information systems are fully year 2000 compliant well before December 31, 1999. While the year 2000 problem is not technically challenging, it is massive and complex. For many agencies, the year 2000 conversion program will be the largest project ever to be managed and implemented by their information resource management organizations. This guide presents a structured approach and a checklist to aid federal agencies in planning, managing, and evaluating their year 2000 programs. The guide draws heavily on the work of the Best Practices Subcommittees of the Interagency Year 2000 Committee, and incorporates guidance and practices identified by leading organizations in the information technology industry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA344518

Entities

People

  • J. C. Willemssen
  • W. S. Franklin

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Database Management Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Object Code
  • Operating Systems
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).