Software Acquisition Survival Skills

Dates

2008* Prices (USD)

2008 Dates
August 19-21, 2008 (SEI Pittsburgh, PA)
December 16-18, 2008 (SEI Arlington, VA)

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: $1575
Government: $1260
Academic: $1260

International
Course Fee:
$3150

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Course Description

This three-day course is designed for program managers and their staff members. It presents an integrated, unique acquisition perspective on key topics in software system acquisition, including risk management, requirements management, pre-award activities, systems engineering, software architecture, technical evaluation, project metrics, and process management. The course provides a broad overview of the skills needed in a program office to manage software acquisition, enabling program managers to recognize the needs of their programs in relation to the skills of their staff. More in-depth knowledge of many of these topics can be obtained through related SEI course offerings.

During the course, participants are presented with common problems that affect real acquisition programs. The course explores the nature and the impact of each problem, along with ways to recognize the symptoms, avoidance methods, and recovery techniques. Composed of lectures and class exercises, this course allows ample opportunity for questions and discussions and provides actionable tips and a set of tools and reference resources to help in the management of current and future projects.

Audience   ·    Prerequisites    ·    Objectives   ·    Logistics

AUDIENCE

• Department of Defense(DoD)and other government program managers and their staff members responsible for projects and programs requiring the acquisition of software-intensive systems
• program managers, project managers, and project staff of contractors providing software-intensive systems to the government
• program managers, project managers, and project staff of contractors acquiring software-intensive systems as elements of products that they are developing for the government

PREREQUISITES
Before enrolling in this course, participants should have some knowledge of

• DoD or federal acquisition processes and practices
• basic project management skills
• fundamentals of software acquisition

OBJECTIVES
The course helps participants to

• understand some of the major problems encountered when acquiring software-intensive systems
• identify the symptoms of these problems
• recognize the potential impact of these problems
• use proven techniques to avoid these problems before they become critical
• exercise "recovery methods" when these problems challenge the project

Course Work
Two hours of reading homework are assigned on the first and second evenings of the course.

Course Materials
Participants receive a course notebook, various tools to help manage software acquisition, and additional readings.

LOGISTICS

Class Schedule
This 3-day course meets from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day.

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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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