Product Line Acquisition in the DoD: The Promise, The Challenges

Abstract

Industrial use of software product line technology has resulted in some impressive savings, while also improving product quality and delivery time. Although there has been some successful use of this technology within the Department of Defense (DoD), there are special challenges. This paper presents the basics of product line practices and reports the results of two DoD product line workshops in which important issues and successful practices were shared.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA373184

Entities

People

  • Lawrence G. Jones

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Life Cycles
  • Organizational Structure
  • Product Development
  • Software Development
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design