Lessons Learned from a Large, Multi-Segment, Software-Intensive System
• Technical Note
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2009-TN-013DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6575120.v1Topic or Tag
Abstract
The SEI supported a large, multi-segment, software-intensive system program for six years. During this time, the SEI team observed technical, organizational, and management situations that affected the overall execution of the program. This paper records some of the observations and describes suggested (and, in some cases, implemented) solutions—for both historical purposes and for their potential benefit to future programs.
Cite This Technical Note
Foreman, J., & Lapham, M. (2009, September 1). Lessons Learned from a Large, Multi-Segment, Software-Intensive System. (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2009-TN-013). Retrieved July 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575120.v1.
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Foreman, John, and Mary Ann Lapham. "Lessons Learned from a Large, Multi-Segment, Software-Intensive System." (CMU/SEI-2009-TN-013). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575120.v1.
J. Foreman, and M. Lapham, "Lessons Learned from a Large, Multi-Segment, Software-Intensive System," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2009-TN-013, 1-Sep-2009 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575120.v1. [Accessed: 12-Jul-2026].
Foreman, John, and Mary Ann Lapham. "Lessons Learned from a Large, Multi-Segment, Software-Intensive System." (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2009-TN-013). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575120.v1. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.
Foreman, John; & Lapham, Mary Ann. Lessons Learned from a Large, Multi-Segment, Software-Intensive System. CMU/SEI-2009-TN-013. Software Engineering Institute. 2009. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6575120.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6575120.v1