Case Study: Building and Communicating a Business Case for a DoD Product Line

Abstract

This case study describes a US Department of Defense (DoD) weapon system development effort and compares the current way of developing software systems to the product line approach. The report describes a product line business case acquisition context, alternative development paths, and a comparison of their merits. While the report "sanitizes" the actual organization and product line, it typifies the process of building a product line business case.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA395155

Entities

People

  • Sholom Cohen

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Commerce
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Homosexuality
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Software Development
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics