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Topic: Software Cost

Journal Article

Software productivity progress during the first decade of the 21st Century: Quantifying productivity

Published in Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems
Volume: 1 Number: 2 - Secure Systems and Software Productivity

Author: Donald J. Reifer
Posted: 07/14/2017 | Leave a Comment

This paper summarizes the progress various industries have made in software productivity during the first decade of the 21st century. It begins by summarizing the productivity gains that occurred from 2000 and 2010 using data from 1,000 completed projects, none of which is over ten years old. Next, it categorizes the project data that were used to make Read More

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History is the Key to Estimation Success

Published in Software Tech News
Volume: 15 Number: 1 - Cost Estimation & Systems Acquisition

Author: Kate Armel
Posted: 03/14/2016 | Leave a Comment

It was late afternoon in April of 1999 when the phone in my office rang. The conversation went something like this: “This software estimate just landed on my desk and I need to finish it by close of business today to support a fixed price bid.” “What can you tell me about this project?” “We’re rewriting an existing mainframe billing system developed in Read More

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Selling Your Software Estimate

Published in Software Tech News
Volume: 15 Number: 1 - Cost Estimation & Systems Acquisition

Author: Arlene Minkiewicz
Posted: 03/14/2016 | Leave a Comment

In many instances the software industry continues to flounder when it comes to understanding how to properly plan and manage software development project. One need not look far to find evidence that software project planning and management is a complicated challenge. Software estimating is indeed a hard thing to do. But often the problem goes deeper than Read More

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An Innovative Approach to Quantifying Uncertainty in Early Lifecycle Cost Estimation

Published in Software Tech News
Volume: 15 Number: 1 - Cost Estimation & Systems Acquisition

Author: Robert Ferguson
Posted: 03/14/2016 | Leave a Comment

The inaccuracy of cost estimates for developing major Department of Defense (DoD) systems is well documented, and cost overruns have been a common problem that continues to worsen. Because estimates are now prepared much earlier in the acquisition lifecycle, well before concrete technical information is available, they are subject to greater uncertainty than Read More

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DACS Software & Systems Cost and Performance Analysis Toolkit

Published in Software Tech News
Volume: 15 Number: 1 - Cost Estimation & Systems Acquisition

Author: Qi Li
Posted: 03/14/2016 | Leave a Comment

The goal of Data and Analysis Center for Software (DACS) Software & Systems Cost and Performance Analysis Toolkit (S2CPAT) is to capture and analyze software and software engineering data from completed software projects that can be used to improve a) the quality of software –intensive systems and b) the ability to predict the development of software Read More

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Agile at Scale (AAS)

Posted: 03/11/2016 | 1 Comment

There are four parts to our discussion of Agile at scale. First, we set the context by providing an answer to the question, “Why is AAS challenging?” The ten AAS primary technical best practices follow. We then briefly address how an organization can prepare for and achieve effective results from these best practices. We conclude with a listing of selected Read More

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Journal Article

Agile at Scale (AAS)

Published in Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems
Volume: 3 Number: 2 - Early Prevention & Best Practices

Authors: Robert L. Nord and Ipek Ozkaya
Posted: 02/09/2016 | Leave a Comment

There are four parts to our discussion of Agile at scale. First, we set the context by providing an answer to the question, “Why is AAS challenging?” The ten AAS primary technical best practices follow. We then briefly address how an organization can prepare for and achieve effective results from these best practices. We conclude with a listing of selected Read More

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Journal Issue

Cost Estimation & Systems Acquisition

Software Tech News

Volume: 15 Number: 1
Posted: 03/20/2012

Cost Estimation and Systems Acquisition

We all understand the importance of data to manage any program, whether it is estimated data for planning purposes or actual data for monitoring project progress and performance. The importance of data in managing systems acquisition programs, from a software intensive systems perspective, is particularly crucial when: Acquisition program requirements Read More

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Featured Subject Matter Expert (SME): Daksha Bhasker

A dynamic CSIAC SME, Senior Principal Cybersecurity Architect, Daksha Bhasker has 20 years of experience in the telecommunications services provider industry. She has worked in systems security design and architecture in production environments of carriers, often leading multidisciplinary teams for cybersecurity integration, from conception to delivery of complex technical solutions. As a CSIAC SME, Daksha's contributions include several published CSIAC Journal articles and a webinar presentation on the sophiscated architectures that phone carriers use to stop robocalls.

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CSIAC Report - Smart Cities, Smart Bases and Secure Cloud Architecture for Resiliency by Design

Integration of Smart City Technologies to create Smart Bases for DoD will require due diligence with respect to the security of the data produced by Internet of Things (IOT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). This will increase more so with the rollout of 5G and increased automation "at the edge". Commercially, data will be moving to the cloud first, and then stored for process improvement analysis by end-users. As such, implementation of Secure Cloud Architectures is a must. This report provides some use cases and a description of a risk based approach to cloud data security. Clear understanding, adaptation, and implementation of a secure cloud framework will provide the military the means to make progress in becoming a smart military.

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CSIAC Journal - Data-Centric Environment: Rise of Internet-Based Modern Warfare “iWar”

CSIAC Journal Cover Volume 7 Number 4

This journal addresses a collection of modern security concerns that range from social media attacks and internet-connected devices to a hypothetical defense strategy for private sector entities.

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CSIAC Journal M&S Special Edition - M&S Applied Across Broad Spectrum Defense and Federal Endeavors

CSIAC Journal Cover Volume 7 Number 3

This Special Edition of the CSIAC Journal highlights a broad array of modeling and simulation contributions – whether in training, testing, experimentation, research, engineering, or other endeavors.

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CSIAC Journal - Resilient Industrial Control Systems (ICS) & Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)

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This edition of the CSIAC Journal focuses on the topic of cybersecurity of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), particularly those that make up Critical Infrastructure (CI).

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