Acquisition
Acquiring systems that meet cost,
schedule,
and technical objectives
Increasingly, the Department of Defense (DoD), federal agencies, and commercial organizations acquire software-intensive systems instead of building them using internal resources. However, acquisition programs frequently have difficulty meeting aggressive cost, schedule, and technical objectives.
Acquisition program managers are challenged not only to grasp practical business concerns, but also to understand topics as diverse as risk identification and mitigation, selection and integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software components, process capability, program management, architecture, survivability, interoperability, source selection, and contract monitoring. The SEI has spent almost two decades compiling a body of knowledge and developing solutions for these problems.
To interview an SEI acquisition expert, contact SEI Public Relations at public-relations@sei.cmu.edu.
More information about this program can be found at http://www.sei.cmu.edu/acquisition/.