Date of Award

12-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Abstract

This study develops an Air Force Software Acquisition Maturity Framework (SAMF) by adapting the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) capability Maturity Model (CMM) to the Air Force software acquisition process. The SAMFs purpose is to provide the Air Force Materiel Command's product centers and program off ices with criterion to assess their software acquisition maturity in a similar fashion as the SEI's CMM provides companies a benchmark to measure their organization's software production maturity. The research was accomplished through a combination of information gathering techniques and data analysis. A literature search of documentation, both within and external to the Department of Defense, identified several components of the Air Force software acquisition process. A Delphi survey collected several software acquisition experts opinions and recommendations on the research. Based on the information gathered, the authors determined the SAMF to have the identical structure as the CMM. Twenty-one software acquisition process Key Process Areas (KPA) were identified. Definition of these KPAs was based on the research data gathered. The study produced the initial framework for an Air Force Software Acquisition Maturity Model.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GSS-LSY-92D-3

DTIC Accession Number

ADA258419

Comments

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Logistics and Acquisitions Management of the Air Force Institute of Technology

The authors' Vita pages are omitted.

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