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Techniques for Developing an Acquisition Strategy by Profiling Software Risks

Elm, Joseph P and Ward, Mary Catherine and Kushner, Susan (2006) Techniques for Developing an Acquisition Strategy by Profiling Software Risks. Technical Report. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA USA.

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Abstract

The goal of acquisition planning is to create a roadmap that a program can follow to maximize its chances of successfully fielding a system that meets users' needs within cost and on schedule. Developing an acquisition strategy is a key component of acquisition planning that provides a means of addressing risks through the program structure. Programs need structured ways to reason about software risks, formulate acquisition strategies to mitigate software risk, and evaluate their current acquisition strategy in an ongoing, systematic manner. This report introduces a taxonomy of strategy drivers and strategy elements and provides a method for performing a comparative analysis of the strategy drivers and the resulting strategic choices for the elements. The primary audience for this technical report and the accompanying Excel-based tool is program managers of government acquisition programs. The main prerequisite for successfully using this information is working knowledge of government acquisition practices. Request the Acquisition Strategy Development Tool (ASDT) excel file

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Item Type: Monograph (Technical Report)
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Elm, Joseph Pjpe18@pitt.eduJPE18
Ward, Mary Catherine
Kushner, Susan
Monograph Type: Technical Report
Date: 18 August 2006
Date Type: Publication
Number: CMU/SE
Publisher: Carnegie Mellon University
Place of Publication: Pittsburgh, PA USA
Page Range: 1 - 116
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Swanson School of Engineering > Industrial Engineering
Refereed: No
Date Deposited: 22 Mar 2018 18:48
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2022 10:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/33925

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