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A Critical Review of the Current State of IPSE Technology

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This report evaluates the state of research work in IPSE, examines the relative lack of success, and makes proposals for ensuring measured progress in the future.
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Software Engineering Institute

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CMU/SEI-91-TR-029
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571640.v1

Abstract

In the past ten years, there has been a great deal of interest in the concept of an Integrated Project Support Environment (IPSE) as a complete, unifying framework of services supporting most (or all) phases of software development and maintenance. In this paper, we evaluate the current state of research work in this area, suggest some reasons for the relative lack of success, and make proposals for ensuring measured progress in the future.

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Brown, A. (1991, October 1). A Critical Review of the Current State of IPSE Technology. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-91-TR-029). Retrieved September 9, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571640.v1.

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title={A Critical Review of the Current State of IPSE Technology},
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year={1991},
number={{CMU/SEI-91-TR-029},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
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Brown, Alan. "A Critical Review of the Current State of IPSE Technology." (CMU/SEI-91-TR-029). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, October 1, 1991. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571640.v1.

A. Brown, "A Critical Review of the Current State of IPSE Technology," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-91-TR-029, 1-Oct-1991 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571640.v1. [Accessed: 9-Sep-2026].

Brown, Alan. "A Critical Review of the Current State of IPSE Technology." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-91-TR-029). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Oct. 1991. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571640.v1. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

Brown, Alan. A Critical Review of the Current State of IPSE Technology. CMU/SEI-91-TR-029. Software Engineering Institute. 1991. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6571640.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571640.v1

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