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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

Journal Article

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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This chart captures the tremendous breadth of applicable policies, some of which many cybersecurity professionals may not even be aware, in a helpful organizational scheme.

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Featured Subject Matter Expert (SME): Richard "Rick" Aldrich

CSIAC SME and member of the American Bar Association's Information Security Committee, Richard "Rick" Aldrich, gives updated snapshots of evolving developments in cyberlaw, policy, standards, court cases and industry legal frameworks. His latest work discusses cybersecurity issues of interest to security managers.

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This edition of the CSIAC Journal highlights three very different views of complex situations where AI might, should, and does intersect with our ability to use AI effectively.

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