Using Defined Processes as a Context for Resilience Measures

This technical note, which builds on two previous reports, describes how implementation-level processes can provide the necessary context for identifying and defining measures of operational resilience.

Integrating the Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum into the Model Curriculum and Guidelines for Graduate Degree Programs in Information Systems

This report examines how the recommendations of the Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum might be integrated into the model curriculum recommendations for a Master of Science in Information Systems...

A Research Agenda for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): Maintenance and Evolution of Service-Oriented Systems

This 2010 report describes the agenda of an SEI-led group that was formed to explore the business, engineering, and operations aspects of service-oriented architecture.

Acquisition Archetypes: Happy Path Testing

When time and budget are tight, it's tempting to follow the "happy path" in testing. But be careful: it may be a path that brings your program great unhappiness.

Realizing and Refining Architectural Tactics: Availability

Tactics are fundamental elements of software architecture that an architect employs to meet a system's quality requirements. This report describes an updated set of tactics that enable the architect to...