Case Study: Evaluating COTS Products for DoD Information Systems

Abstract

This monograph reports on a DoD program that undertook a detailed evaluation effort that examined several commercial products as candidates for a large information system. While the evaluation effort focussed on technical questions, the essential issues faced by the program and the lessons that were learned were more in the sphere of management and programmatic issues, and this monograph is written from that perspective.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA634152

Entities

People

  • Carol Sledge
  • David J. Carney

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Case Studies
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Development
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design