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- From: dawe@nobeltech.se (Daniel Wengelin)
- Subject: Re: Ada/2167 for Command and Control Systems
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.203435.7164@nobeltech.se>
- Organization: NobelTech AB
- References: <erwin.727367379@trwacs> <1993Jan18.203651.20501@nobeltech.se> <1993Jan20.190009.10541@tas.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:34:35 GMT
- Lines: 51
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- In article <1993Jan20.190009.10541@tas.com> rick@tas.com (Rick Way) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan18.203651.20501@nobeltech.se> dawe@nobeltech.se (Daniel Wengelin) writes:
- >> [several interesting points]
- >>
- >>The problem appears (IMHO) ...
- >>to be the rigidity of the 2167A approach...
- >
- >I don't think rigidity is the problem. 2167A states explicitly that
- >it is tailorable. We have delivered several software products under
- >2167A. I sense the real burden in 2167A is that, untailored, it
- >requires an enormous amount of detailed technical and management
- >documentation. The contracting DoD agencies and the contractor
- >should agree on the smallest subset of deliverable documentation
- >that provides the agencies with the information it needs to manage
- >the development and maintain the software. I feel that each 2167A
- >document is appropriate in some contracts.
-
- Ok, I stand corrected. I read you "The problem is that we don't focus
- enough on the tailoring, but go with it 'as is'". I buy that.
-
-
- >>The European (or rather Swedish) way is to mix fixed prices,
- >>contractor risk, customer interaction and insight etc.
- >
- >How do these ensure quality software?
- >
-
- The quality issues are managed by customer requirements on the development
- process, as usual. My point was that with increased customer and contractor
- interaction and "risk-benefit sharing", the customer will have the info
- to refrain from the "unnecessary" changes to the system.
-
-
- >
- >Respectfully, Rick Way (rick@tas.com)
- >Technology Applications and Service Co
-
-
- Dan
-
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