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Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA) Guidebook Version 1.0

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This 1997 guidebook provides guidelines for implementing a software acquisition risk management program that satisfies the goals of the ARM KPA of the SA-CMM.
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Software Engineering Institute

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CMU/SEI-97-HB-002

Abstract

In this guidebook, we hope to provide sponsors of acquisition improvement programs and their immediate staff with guidelines on how to implement a software acquisition risk management program satisfying the goals of the Acquisition Risk Management (ARM) Key Process Area (KPA) of the Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM). Brief overviews of software acquisition and the SA-CMM are included.

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Gallagher, B., Alberts, C., & Barbour, R. (1997, August 1). Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA) Guidebook Version 1.0. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-97-HB-002). Retrieved September 10, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-acquisition-risk-management-key-process-area-kpa-guidebook-version-10/.

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author={Gallagher, Brian and Alberts, Christopher and Barbour, Richard},
title={Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA) Guidebook Version 1.0},
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year={1997},
number={{CMU/SEI-97-HB-002},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-acquisition-risk-management-key-process-area-kpa-guidebook-version-10/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-10}
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Gallagher, Brian, Christopher Alberts, and Richard Barbour. "Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA) Guidebook Version 1.0." (CMU/SEI-97-HB-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, August 1, 1997. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-acquisition-risk-management-key-process-area-kpa-guidebook-version-10/.

B. Gallagher, C. Alberts, and R. Barbour, "Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA) Guidebook Version 1.0," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-97-HB-002, 1-Aug-1997 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-acquisition-risk-management-key-process-area-kpa-guidebook-version-10/. [Accessed: 10-Sep-2026].

Gallagher, Brian, Christopher Alberts, and Richard Barbour. "Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA) Guidebook Version 1.0." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-97-HB-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Aug. 1997. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-acquisition-risk-management-key-process-area-kpa-guidebook-version-10/. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

Gallagher, Brian; Alberts, Christopher; & Barbour, Richard. Software Acquisition Risk Management Key Process Area (KPA) Guidebook Version 1.0. CMU/SEI-97-HB-002. Software Engineering Institute. 1997. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-acquisition-risk-management-key-process-area-kpa-guidebook-version-10/

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