Developing An Acquisition Strategy
• SEI Report
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
Acquisition is the process of obtaining products and services through contracting. This practice area applies to those organizations that are purchasing or commissioning, rather than developing, at least some of the products, or parts of the products, that they turn out. The growing trend towards outsourcing or "off shoring" makes this practice area much more common than ever before. If your organization has limited resources, you can use acquisition in a variety of ways, from augmenting your own development effort to commissioning the development of an entire product or group of products.
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Software Engineering Institute (2009, January 1). Developing An Acquisition Strategy. Retrieved August 16, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/developing-an-acquisition-strategy/.
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Software Engineering Institute. "Developing An Acquisition Strategy." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, January 1, 2009. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/developing-an-acquisition-strategy/.
Software Engineering Institute, "Developing An Acquisition Strategy," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 1-Jan-2009 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/developing-an-acquisition-strategy/. [Accessed: 16-Aug-2026].
Software Engineering Institute. "Developing An Acquisition Strategy." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jan. 2009. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/developing-an-acquisition-strategy/. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.
Software Engineering Institute. Developing An Acquisition Strategy. Software Engineering Institute. 2009. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/developing-an-acquisition-strategy/