Researchers, educators, and experts in software acquisition and
related topics.
Ask a Professor - Ask A Professor (AAP) is a Department of Defense resource for asking acquisition and logistics questions concerning policies and practices.
Boehm, Barry - Currently the TRW Professor of Software Engineering, Computer Science Department Director, USC Center for Software Engineering. His current research interests include software process modeling, software requirements engineering, software architectures, software metrics
and cost models, software engineering environments, and knowledge-based software engineering. His contributions to the field include the Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO), the Spiral Model of the
software process, the Theory W (win-win) approach to software management and requirements determination.
Jones, James E. - James E. Jones – A Software Acquisition Subject Matter Expert for the Warner Robins Division of Support Systems Associates, Incorporated (SSAI) at Warner Robins, GA. He has 42 years experience with military and commercial software-intensive systems in software acquisition management, process improvement, and software development. Mr. Jones has been involved in software acquisition management for 22 years with major military and federal programs. For the past 9 years, Mr. Jones provided advisory and assistance services to the Air Force for the acquisition of the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program serving 3 Integrated Product Teams. He served as the software engineering process group leader, developed software processes and delivered software process and methodology training. Mr. Jones has two U.S. patents (4,479,034: 4,451,702) (Common control for a community office (C.O.) switching system).
Selected software acquisition papers include:
• Technical Performance Assessment: Mission Success in Software Acquisition Management, Systems & Software Technology Conference, 27 April 2010, Salt Lake City, UT
• Achieving Acquisition Excellence- Making It Happen Effectively, NDIA 12th Annual Systems Engineering Conference, 29 October 2009, San Diego, CA
• Software Acquisition Management Practical Experience, Systems & Software Technology Conference, 22 April 2009, Salt Lake City, UT
• Process Improvement in a Small Company, Proceedings of the First International Research Workshop for Process Improvement in Small Settings, 2005 Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
• Successful Acquisition of FAA Terminal Doppler Weather Radar, Third Annual Conference on the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems, 26 January 2004, Arlington, VA
• Software Acquisition Management: Managing The Acquisition of Computer Software Using DoD-STD-2167A, 37th Annual Air Traffic Control Association Conference Proceeding, November 1992
Strassmann, Paul - Mr. Strassmann's career includes service as chief information systems executive (1956-1978; 1990-to date), vice-president of strategic planning for office automation (1978-1985), and information systems consultant (1986-1990). Mr. Strassmann is president of The Information Economics Press. He is Senior Advisor to the Science Applications International Corporation, he is Associate of the Butler Group, a U.K. consultancy, and on the Board of Visitors, School of Information Studies at the Syracuse University and the InfraGard organizations for the Nation Infrastructure Protection. He is on the Boards of Directors of Meta Software, Alinean, and Trio Security corporations.
His monthly articles have appeared in the Computerworld magazine since 1994. Strassmann holds registered U.S. trademarks for Return-on-Management®, Information Productivity® and Knowledge Capital®.
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