To identify best practices for the improvement of software engineering on projects, NASA's Offices of Chief Engineer (OCE) and Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) formed a team led by Heather Rarick and Sally Godfrey to conduct this benchmarking study. The primary goals of the study are to identify best practices that: Improve the management and technical development of software intensive systems; Have a track record of successful deployment by aerospace industries, universities (including research and development (R&D) laboratories), and defense services, as well as NASA's own component Centers; and Identify candidate solutions for NASA's software issues. Beginning in the late fall of 2010, focus topics were chosen and interview questions were developed, based on the NASA top software challenges. Between February 2011 and November 2011, the Benchmark Team interviewed a total of 18 organizations, consisting of five NASA Centers, five industry organizations, four defense services organizations, and four university or university R and D laboratory organizations. A software assurance representative also participated in each of the interviews to focus on assurance and software safety best practices.


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    Title :

    NASA Software Engineering Benchmarking Study


    Contributors:
    H. L. Rarick (author) / S. H. Godfrey (author) / J. C. Kelly (author) / R. T. Crumbley (author) / J. M. Wifl (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    141 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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