COTS-Based Systems for Program Managers

Dates

2008* Prices (USD)

2008 Dates
October 1, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)

Course Registration
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone: 412 / 268-7388
FAX: 412 / 268-7401
Questions: courseregistration@sei.cmu.edu

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This course may also be offered by arrangement at customer sites. E-mail course-info@sei.cmu.edu or call +1 412-268-7622 for details.

*Course dates and fees are subject to change.

U.S.
Course Fee:
Industry: $500
Government: $400
Academic: $400

International
Course Fee:
$1000

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Course Description

This one-day course addresses the major challenges and opportunities associated with the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products in software-intensive systems from the perspective of the program manager.

After attending, program managers will be better equipped to

• devise an action plan to deal with the range of activities affected by COTS
• anticipate and plan for problems and risks that might otherwise catch managers unaware
• include COTS-based systems when formulating acquisition strategies

The course covers fundamental definitions; an overview of some of the major engineering, business, acquisition, and contractual activities affected by COTS-based systems; and recommendations.

The instructor describes practices based on real-world case studies for establishing a COTS business case, vendor and supplier relationships, architecture, license negotiation, requirements, evaluation, risk management, and more.

The instructor delivers a presentation and invites questions and discussion as time permits.

To allow for interaction and participation, the number of attendees is limited to 25.

Audience   ·    Prerequisites    ·    Objectives   ·    Logistics

AUDIENCE

• program managers and their direct reports
• source selection teams

PREREQUISITES
Participants should be familiar with acquisition and program management. Industry attendees should be comfortable with DoD terminology.

Course Materials
Materials that accompany the course help participants to apply the concepts in their programs, by giving reference materials and guides for actions managers can take.

• slides with extensive notes
• annotated bibliography on COTS-based systems
• quick-reference card with the keys to success with COTS-based systems
• "COTS-Based Systems: Keys for Success and CBS Activity Sets"
• "COTS-Based Systems: What
  Executives Should Look For in Their Programs"
• "The Commandments of COTS:
  Still in Search of the Promised Land"
• "The Opportunities and Complexities
  of Applying Commercial Off-the-Shelf Components"
• Quotations from Chairman David: A Little Red Book of Truths to Enlighten and Guide on the Long March Toward the COTS Revolution

LOGISTICS

Class Schedule
This one-day course meets from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Availability


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Course Information
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone: 412-268-7622
E-mail: course-info@sei.cmu.edu

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If you need more information, contact us via e-mail at course-info@sei.cmu.edu or telephone at +1 412-268-7622.

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Software Acquisition Survival Skills
COTS-Based Systems for Executives
Open Systems: The Promises and the Pitfalls

Publications
COTS-Based Systems Monographs:

• Assembling Large Systems from COTS Components: Opportunities, Cautions, and Complexities
• Open Systems and COTS
• Debugging the Components of a COTS-Based System (case study)
• Clarification of Government Policies on COTS
• Selection of a Commercial Package (case study)
• Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model

Services
Team Start-Up Workshop

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