Case Study: Significant Schedule Delays in a Complex NDI-Based System

Abstract

This monograph describes a program that is currently building a large system for the DoD. This system makes extensive use of pre-existing components: re-engineered legacy systems, components that are government-furnished equipment (GFE), and both government- and commercial-off-the shelf (GOTS and COTS) software. Thus, although the system is not precisely a COTS-based system, the issues faced in building this system are parallel enough to those in COTS-based systems to make it a useful case study. The expected audience for this monograph is a general audience, and the major issues tend to be more programmatic and managerial rather than purely technical. The goal of the monograph is to focus on the complexities (which do include both technical and programmatic issues) that can hinder or dilute the expected benefits of using commercial components in complex government systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA634143

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People

  • David J. Carney

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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  • Human Systems

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  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Application Software
  • Case Studies
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Defense Systems
  • Digital Communications
  • Engineering
  • Government Furnished Equipment
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Spiral Development

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  • Computer science

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