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Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organizational Guidance for Decision Makers

Technical Note
This 2006 report chronicles the decisions a program manager might face in considering the adoption of a product line approach.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2006-TN-020
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6582491.v1

Abstract

In the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition environment, many organizations have not seriously considered adopting a product line approach or are reluctant to because it is not a well-understood acquisition paradigm. Nonetheless, a compelling case can be made for adopting a product line approach because it addresses a problem facing many program managers today's how to cost-effectively acquire, develop, and maintain a set of related software-intensive systems and how to respond to the needs of greater product agility in the face of the current DoD transformation. 

This technical note chronicles the decisions a program manager might face in considering the adoption of a product line approach. This report uses a hypothetical acquisition to focus on why an acquisition organization should consider adopting a product line approach - instead of the traditional stovepipe approach - when acquiring a number of software-intensive systems that have a lot in common. The technical note provides a program manager with insight into the many benefits of adopting a product line approach and examines alternative acquisition approaches for acquiring a product line capability.

Part of a Collection

Software Product Lines Collection

Cite This Technical Note

Bergey, J., & Cohen, S. (2006, March 1). Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organizational Guidance for Decision Makers. (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2006-TN-020). Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582491.v1.

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author={Bergey, John and Cohen, Sholom},
title={Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organizational Guidance for Decision Makers},
month={Mar},
year={2006},
number={CMU/SEI-2006-TN-020},
howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
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Bergey, John, and Sholom Cohen. "Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organizational Guidance for Decision Makers." (CMU/SEI-2006-TN-020). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, March 1, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582491.v1.

J. Bergey, and S. Cohen, "Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organizational Guidance for Decision Makers," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2006-TN-020, 1-Mar-2006 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582491.v1. [Accessed: 28-Mar-2024].

Bergey, John, and Sholom Cohen. "Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organizational Guidance for Decision Makers." (Technical Note CMU/SEI-2006-TN-020). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Mar. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582491.v1. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Bergey, John; & Cohen, Sholom. Product Line Acquisition in a DoD Organizational Guidance for Decision Makers. CMU/SEI-2006-TN-020. Software Engineering Institute. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6582491.v1