CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Volume 22, Number 5, July/August 2009
Abstract
Process replication is the ability to take an effective, well-defined process framework from one environment and apply it to another that provides similar products and services. Process replication enables engineers and their teams to hit the ground running. Four articles in this issue address various experiences in the area of processes ready for replication. In Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering (SE), Dr. Bohdan W. Oppenheim presents a collection of "dos" and "don'ts" of SE with ready-to-go wisdom on how to prepare for, plan, execute, and practice SE and related enterprise management using Lean thinking. In A Framework for Systems Engineering Development of Complex Systems, Dr. Karl L. Brunson, Dr. Jeffrey Beach, Dr. Thomas A. Mazzuchi, and Dr. Shahram Sarkani present an SE process--called the Incremental Commitment Model--where schedule tasks are evaluated against technical and manufacturing risk drivers. In Why Software Requirements Traceability Remains a Challenge, Andrew Kannenberg and Dr. Hossein Saiedian provide a brief introduction to software requirements traceability and investigate why many challenges exist in traceability practices today. Dr. Christof Ebert's article, Software Project and Process Measurement, briefly introduces us to software measurement and provides practical guidance for project and process measurement. Two supporting articles will also help organizations with process improvement and SE: Larry Pizette, Salim Semy, Geoffrey Raines, and Steve Foote's A Perspective on Emerging Industry SOA Best Practices will help organizations improve business processes while David P. Quinn sees Resistance as a Learning Opportunity for process improvement in software and systems engineering.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA507821
Entities
People
- Drew Brown
- Kasey Thompson