STSC CrossTalk - January 2002 Issue

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		January 2002

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Top Five Quality Software Projects

Greatness in Software Development Abounds in the U.S. Government (

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by Pamela Bowers
CrossTalk proudly announces the 2001 U.S.Government's Top 5 Quality Software Projects. These projects demonstrate how competent software project teams go about building successful products.

The FAA Replaces an Aging Government and Commercial Air Traffic Control System (

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The Ogden Air Logistics Center Develops Software that Automates Minuteman III Messaging System (

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The F/A-18 Advanced Weapons Lab Successfully Delivers a $120-Million Software Block Update (

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The Bureau of the Census Delivers the First System to Use Digital Imaging Technology to Process Forms (

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The TRW Tactical Systems Division Builds the Next Generation of Tactical Army Operations Systems (

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CrossTalk Honors the 2001 Top 5 Quality Software Projects Finalists (

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Government Software Projects Rank High in Major Critical Success Factors (

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by Capers Jones
Top 5 judge Capers Jones sees proof in the government that large software projects can be successfully delivered.

Best Practices

Using the Spiral Model and MBASE to Generate New Acquisition Process Models: SAIV,CAIV, and SCQAIV (

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by Dr.Barry Boehm, Dr.Dan Port, LiGuo Huang, and Winsor Brown
Here is how to use the MBASE process framework to generate a family of acquisition process models for delivering user-satisfactory systems.

Software Engineering Technology

Project Recovery... It Can Be Done (

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by Walt Lipke
When indicators point to project performance problems, here are some actions project managers can take to help control cost, schedule, and performance requirements.

Open Forum

CIO Update: The Expanding Responsibilities (

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by L. John Michel
This article discusses how in today's world of e-commerce and e-government, federal chief information officers manage IT resources.

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From the Publisher	( PDF 72KB)
Call for Articles	( PDF 348KB)
STC Registration Opens	( PDF 174KB)

BackTalk	( PDF 78KB)
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