Agile Methods in Air Force Sustainment: Status and Outlook

Abstract

This paper examines using Agile techniques in the software sustainment arena--specifically Air Force programs. The Software Engineering Institute has researched the viability of Agile software development methods within Department of Defense programs and barriers to the adoption of those methods for several years. How software sustainers leverage Agile methods and avoid barriers to using Agile methods are addressed in this paper. In addition, the potential use of a construct called DevOps, a blending of development and operations, is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA621620

Entities

People

  • Colleen Regan
  • Eileen Wrubel
  • Mary A. Lapham
  • Michael Bandor
  • Stephen Beck

Organizations

  • Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Performance Tests
  • Software Development
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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