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Using Quality Attributes to Improve Acquisition
Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Podcast Series
English - May 15, 2014 17:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTechnology Science futuretech softwareengineering cybersecurity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In the acquisition of a software-intensive system, the relationship between the software architecture and the acquisition strategy is typically not examined. Although software is increasingly important to the success of government programs, there is often little consideration given to its impact on early key program decisions. The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is conducting a multi-phase research initiative aimed at answering the question: is the probability of a program's success improved through deliberately producing a program acquisition strategy and software architecture that are mutually constrained and aligned? Moreover, can we develop a method that helps government program offices produce such alignment? In this podcast, Patrick Place describes research aimed at determining how acquisition quality attributes can be expressed and used to facilitate alignment among the software architecture and acquisition strategy. Listen on Apple Podcasts.