Making the Business Case for Software Assurance
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
It is essential to be able to make a cost/benefit argument in order to justify investment in software assurance during the software development process. Although we are making some strides in identifying costs, quantifying the benefits can be much more elusive. In this article we give an overview of the Business Case content area.
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Mead, N. (2013, May 21). Making the Business Case for Software Assurance. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/making-the-business-case-for-software-assurance-2/.
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author={Mead, Nancy},
title={Making the Business Case for Software Assurance},
month={May},
year={2013},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/making-the-business-case-for-software-assurance-2/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-14}
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Mead, Nancy. "Making the Business Case for Software Assurance." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, May 21, 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/making-the-business-case-for-software-assurance-2/.
N. Mead, "Making the Business Case for Software Assurance," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 21-May-2013 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/making-the-business-case-for-software-assurance-2/. [Accessed: 14-Aug-2026].
Mead, Nancy. "Making the Business Case for Software Assurance." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 21 May. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/making-the-business-case-for-software-assurance-2/. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.
Mead, Nancy. Making the Business Case for Software Assurance. Software Engineering Institute. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/making-the-business-case-for-software-assurance-2/