Managing Software Acquisition: Open Systems and COTS Products

B. Craig Meyers, Patricia Oberndorf

Managing Software Acquisition: Open Systems and COTS Products

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The acquisition of open systems and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products is an increasingly vital element of corporate and government software development. Properly managed software acquisition offers potential for significant time and cost savings over a system's lifetime. The transition from proprietary, custom-built systems to systems based on standards and commercial products is not easy, however. Managers and their staff must understand the risks and opportunities associated with this acquisition approach.

Managing Software Acquisition presents the fundamental principles and best practices for successful acquisition of open, COTS-based systems. It explores the many opportunities and challenges of this approach, defines key terms, anticipates potential problems, and discusses the effect of software acquisition on the manager's job. The information presented addresses critical concerns affecting the entire software industry; it also discusses important issues particular to government acquisition.

Managing Software Acquisition moves from a broad overview of the topic to experience-based advice on managing the transition and more detailed information on acquisition. You will find coverage of such topics as:
  • Promises and pitfalls of open, COTS-based system acquisition
  • Implications for industry and government--quality, loss of control, and risk
  • Reference models, architectures, and standards for open systems and COTS products
  • Implications for cost, schedule, performance, and staff
  • Engineering practices, including defining requirements, integration, testing, deployment, and support
  • Contracting strategies and relationships with vendors
  • Integrated acquisition using standards and COTS products

Each major section concludes with realistic, open-ended exercises that illustrate vital issues confronting software acquisition managers. In addition, the book includes an extensive reference section containing a glossary, list of acronyms, sample questions to help organizations evaluate their needs, and more.



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開放系統和商業現成產品的收購是企業和政府軟體開發中越來越重要的一個元素。適當管理的軟體收購可以在系統的整個生命週期中節省大量時間和成本。然而，從專有的定制系統轉向基於標準和商業產品的系統並不容易。管理者及其員工必須了解與這種收購方法相關的風險和機會。

《管理軟體收購》介紹了成功收購開放的、基於商業現成產品的系統的基本原則和最佳實踐。它探討了這種方法的許多機會和挑戰，定義了關鍵詞，預見了潛在問題，並討論了軟體收購對管理者工作的影響。所提供的信息涉及影響整個軟體行業的關鍵問題，還討論了政府收購特有的重要問題。

《管理軟體收購》從對該主題的廣泛概述轉向基於經驗的管理過渡和更詳細的收購信息。您將找到以下主題的涵蓋範圍：
- 開放的、基於商業現成產品的系統收購的承諾和陷阱
- 對行業和政府的影響-質量、控制損失和風險
- 開放系統和商業現成產品的參考模型、架構和標準
- 對成本、進度、性能和人員的影響
- 工程實踐，包括定義需求、集成、測試、部署和支持
- 與供應商的合同策略和關係
- 使用標準和商業現成產品的集成收購

每個主要部分都以實際的、開放式的練習結束，以說明軟體收購管理者面臨的重要問題。此外，該書還包括一個廣泛的參考部分，其中包含詞彙表、縮寫詞列表、幫助組織評估其需求的樣本問題等。

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