DOD Information Technology Software and Systems Process Improvement Programs Vary in Use of Best Practices

Download or read book DOD Information Technology Software and Systems Process Improvement Programs Vary in Use of Best Practices written by Carl Higginbotham and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD relies heavily on software-intensive systems to support mil. operations and associated bus. functions, such as logistics, personnel, and financial mgmt. One important determinant of the quality of these systems is the quality of the processes used to develop, acquire, and engineer them. Successful public and private org's. have adopted and implemented software/systems process improvement (SPI) programs. This report compares and contrast DoD IT practices with leading practices. It reviews DoD components' SPI mgmt. activities to ensure that DoD is taking the necessary steps to continuously strengthen its software and systems development, acquisition, and engineering processes.