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Home > CrossTalk Aug 2004

CrossTalk - The Journal of Defense Software Engineering
  August 2004  
< July 2004 Issue    August CoverAugust Backcover    Aug 2004 Issue >
 
 
Table of Contents Download Entire Issue (0408CrossTalk.pdf PDF 1796KB)
  Systems Approach  
  * Managing Requirements for a System of Systems  (0408Hooks.pdf PDF 360KB)
by Ivy Hooks
Here is a look at needed processes when developing a system of systems, including applying requirements management, considering dynamic scope, and using standards to interface systems.
 
  * Applying CMMI to Systems Acquisition  (0408Gallagher.pdf PDF 467KB)
by Brian P. Gallagher and Sandy Shrum
The best practices in this article form a foundation for an acquisition process discipline that provides repeatable product and service development with high levels of acquisition success.
 
  * A Recommended Practice for Software Reliability  (0408Schneidewind.pdf PDF 567KB)
by Dr. Norman F. Schneidewind
This article reports on advances and revisions to the "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Recommended Practice for Software Reliability" as they apply to software reliability engineering.
 
 
  Software Engineering Technology  
  * Understanding the Roots of Process Performance Failure  (0408Charette.pdf PDF 490KB)
by Dr. Robert Charette, Laura M. Dwinnell, and John McGarry
This article summarizes how the results of a Department of Defense (DoD) cross-program systemic analysis help provide insight into the causes of recurring process shortfalls in DoD programs.
 
  * Software Rejuvenation  (0408Bernstein.pdf PDF 315KB)
by Lawrence Bernstein and Dr. Chandra M. R. Kintala
These authors discuss a design approach to make software more trustworthy that is easy to apply, uses a little central processing unit, increases software reliability by two orders of magnitude, and is recommended for software-intensive systems.
 
  * Enterprise Composition  (0408Wunder.pdf PDF 413KB)
by John Wunder
This article defines a new, agile, incremental approach to enterprise information system (EIS) architectures and enterprise composition, and includes an example of how it supports the creation and evolution of large EIS architectures.
 
 
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