Amy M. Baines

Date of Award

8-1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

John A. Stibravy, PhD

Abstract

As the Air Force increases its emphasis on controlling the cost and quality of software development, it's important to ensure that the documentation to support that software is also quality controlled. This research evaluated the adequacy of current regulations by comparing the process for developing Air Force software manuals with the process for developing similar types of user manuals, both within and outside of the Air Force. A comparison to the regulations guiding the development of Air Force Technical Orders revealed that the requirements for software manuals are unclear, dispersed through numerous regulations, and at times contradictory from one regulation to the next, while the requirements for Technical Orders are centralized and clearly organized. In comparing regulations to the best commercial practices used by industry for developing software manuals, it was found that private companies have much more stringent requirements for ensuring quality documentation. This research recommends a revision and consolidation of the regulations for software user manuals into separate set of standards, similar to those for Technical Orders.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GLM-LSR-91S-2

DTIC Accession Number

ADA246679

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

Presented to the Faculty of the School of Systems and Logistics of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science

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