Program Managers—The DevSecOps Pipeline Can Provide Actionable Data

SEI Report
This paper describes the Automated Continuous Estimation for a Pipeline of Pipelines research project, which automates data collection to track program progress.
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Software Engineering Institute

Abstract

This paper describes how the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI’s) Automated Continuous Estimation for a Pipeline of Pipelines (ACE/PoPs) research project can help program managers (PMs) leverage existing DevSecOps software development environments to automate data collection and integrate cost, schedule, and engineering performance. Using this information, PMs can track, forecast, and display program progress.  

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Cohen, J., & Nichols, B. (2023, April 24). Program Managers—The DevSecOps Pipeline Can Provide Actionable Data. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/program-managersthe-devsecops-pipeline-can-provide-actionable-data/.

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author={Cohen, Julie and Nichols, Bill},
title={Program Managers—The DevSecOps Pipeline Can Provide Actionable Data},
month={Apr},
year={2023},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/program-managersthe-devsecops-pipeline-can-provide-actionable-data/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-17}
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Cohen, Julie, and Bill Nichols. "Program Managers—The DevSecOps Pipeline Can Provide Actionable Data." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, April 24, 2023. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/program-managersthe-devsecops-pipeline-can-provide-actionable-data/.

J. Cohen, and B. Nichols, "Program Managers—The DevSecOps Pipeline Can Provide Actionable Data," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 24-Apr-2023 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/program-managersthe-devsecops-pipeline-can-provide-actionable-data/. [Accessed: 17-Sep-2026].

Cohen, Julie, and Bill Nichols. "Program Managers—The DevSecOps Pipeline Can Provide Actionable Data." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 24 Apr. 2023. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/program-managersthe-devsecops-pipeline-can-provide-actionable-data/. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

Cohen, Julie; & Nichols, Bill. Program Managers—The DevSecOps Pipeline Can Provide Actionable Data. Software Engineering Institute. 2023. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/program-managersthe-devsecops-pipeline-can-provide-actionable-data/