Inverting the Software Process: Schedule, Cost, and Quality as Independent Variables

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Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the Cost As Independent Variable (CAIV) approach is currently used to determine a set of required features achievable for a given cost, but the resulting cost and requirements set is then usually fixed during system acquisition. With evolutionary acquisition, the ability to use spiral development approaches is encouraged, and often a fixed time period of 18 or 24 months is desired for early increments. The Schedule As an Independent Variable (SAIV) model enables projects to prioritize their requirements and manage the development process to add or drop borderline-priority requirements to meet schedule. This presentation addresses the six major steps of the SAIV/CAIV/SCQAIV process, and summarizes our experience in using SAIV on 26 University of Southern California electronic services projects, 24 of which have successfully delivered systems with high client-satisfaction ratings on a fixed schedule.
 
Wednesday - April 30, 2003
9:15 - 9:55 		Track 8
251 D-F
 
Speakers:
Dr. Barry Boehm
 
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Inverting the Software Process: Schedule, Cost, and Quality as Independent Variables

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