James Smith
Software Engineering Institute
Publications by James Smith
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Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Interactive SharePoint Wiki
November 18, 2015 • Presentation
James SmithAndrew Boyd
This presentation shows the creation of a single point of reference consisting of a curated set of DoD and local documents, templates, and checklists to aid the COR and promote information sharing and collaboration.
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Government As the Integrator: Why, Why Not, and How?
November 18, 2015 • Presentation
William E. NovakJames Smith
This presentation identifies many of the factors that determine whether government as the integrator (GATI) is more likely to be successful in certain domains and circumstances.
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Multi-View Decision Making (MVDM) Workshop
February 01, 2009 • Special Report
Christopher J. AlbertsJames SmithCarol Woody
In this report, the authors describe the value of multi-view decision making, a set of practices that reflect the realities of complex development efforts.
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Programmatic Interoperability
December 01, 2007 • Technical Note
B. Craig MeyersJames Smith
This report introduces the concept of programmatic interoperability, which is the application of principles of interoperability to the acquisition management of systems. The report also discusses the orchestration of decisions and activities that are applicable to acquisition in a system-of-systems environment.
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Results of SEI Independent Research and Development Projects (FY 2006)
July 01, 2007 • Technical Report
Christopher J. AlbertsEileen C. ForresterSuzanne Garcia-Miller
This report describes the IRAD projects that were conducted during fiscal year 2006 (October 2005 through September 2006).
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Topics in Interoperability: Structural Programmatics in a System of Systems
October 01, 2006 • Technical Note
James Smith
This technical note presents a case study on how choices of structural programmatics (e.g., hierarchical or peer-to-peer organization, centralized or decentralized execution) affect programmatic interoperability in complex systems of systems.
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Interoperable Acquisition for Systems of Systems: The Challenges
September 01, 2006 • Technical Note
James SmithMike Phillips
This 2006 report explores how systems-of-systems realities necessitate changes in the processes used to acquire, develop, field, and sustain operational capability.
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System-of-Systems Navigator: An Approach for Managing System-of-Systems Interoperability
April 01, 2006 • Technical Note
Lisa BrownswordDavid FisherEdwin J. Morris
This technical note introduces the System-of-Systems Navigator (SoS Navigator), the collection and codification of essential practices for building large-scale systems of systems.
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Requirements Management in a System-of-Systems Context: A Workshop
March 01, 2006 • Technical Note
B. Craig MeyersJames SmithPeter Capell
This 2006 report summarizes the results of a workshop focused on requirements management in a system of systems.
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Topics in Interoperability: Infrastructure Replacement in a System of Systems
November 01, 2005 • Technical Note
David J. CarneyJames SmithPatrick R. Place
This technical note examines the Common Operations System (COS), a large aggregation of independently developed systems, and the risks posed to it by an infrastructure upgrade.
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Using Earned Value Management (EVM) in Spiral Development
June 01, 2005 • Technical Note
Lisa BrownswordJames Smith
This report explores the fundamental challenges in using Earned Value Management (EVM) with spiral development processes and proposes adaptations to some EVM principles to render it more suitable for today's software-intensive systems.
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Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process
March 01, 2005 • Technical Report
B. Craig MeyersIra MonarchLinda Levine
This 2005 report explores achieving interoperability in the acquisition process.
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An Alternative to Technology Readiness Levels for Non-Developmental Item (NDI) Software
April 01, 2004 • Technical Report
James Smith
This report explores the difficulties in using TRLs as they apply to NDI software technology and products, and explores an alternative set of readiness criteria.
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Current Perspectives on Interoperability
March 01, 2004 • Technical Report
Lisa BrownswordDavid J. CarneyDavid Fisher
This 2004 report describes current research within the software engineering community on the topic of interoperability between software systems.
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An Alternative to TRLs for COTS Software-Intensive Systems
January 28, 2004 • Presentation
James Smith
This presentation was delivered by James Smith in January 2004.
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What About Ada? The State of the Technology in 2003
July 01, 2003 • Technical Note
James Smith
This 2003 report documents a recent investigation which characterized the technical and programmatic risks in reusing significant quantities of legacy Ada code in a new system.
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The State of Practice in DoD Acquisitions, and Some Proposed Alternatives
January 28, 2003 • Presentation
Theodore F. MarzJames Smith
This presentation was delivered in January 2003.
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Enterprise Architecture and COTS Intensive System Acquisition Strategies
January 28, 2003 • Presentation
Duane Hybertson (MITRE)Diane Mularz (MITRE)James Smith
This presentation on enterprise architecture and COTS intensive system acquisition strategies was delivered by Duane Hybertson and Diane Mularz of MITRE and James Smith of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in January 2003.
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Rules of Thumb for the Use of COTS Products
December 01, 2002 • Technical Report
Michele MotskoTricia OberndorfEllen-Jane Pairo
This 2002 report provides information to help guide decisions about when COTS products are an appropriate solution,and when they are not.
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