Linda Levine

Software Engineering Institute

Publications by Linda Levine

Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns

October 01, 2011 • Technical Note

Mary Ann Lapham Suzanne Garcia-Miller Lorraine Adams

This technical note addresses some of the key issues that either must be understood to ease the adoption of Agile or are seen as potential barriers to adoption of Agile in the DoD acquisition context.
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Success in Acquisition: Using Archetypes to Beat the Odds

September 01, 2010 • Technical Report

William E. Novak Linda Levine

This report describes key elements in systems thinking, provides an introduction to general systems archetypes, and applies these concepts to the software acquisition domain.
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Acquisition Archetype: Shooting the Messenger

January 20, 2010 • White Paper

Linda Levine William E. Novak

When problems are detected in programs, everyone needs to listen and work together towards a solution. Shooting the messenger only delays the process, and hurts program morale.
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Acquisition Archetypes: Happy Path Testing

October 15, 2009 • White Paper

Linda Levine William E. Novak

When time and budget are tight, it's tempting to follow the "happy path" in testing. But be careful: it may be a path that brings your program great unhappiness.
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Acquisition Archetypes: Brooks' Law

October 15, 2009 • White Paper

Linda Levine William E. Novak

This April 2009 whitepaper focuses on the problems of underspending, which can result in funds being shifted from one acquisition program to another.
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Identifying Acquisition Patterns of Failure Using System Archetypes

April 09, 2008 • Presentation

Linda Levine William E. Novak

This presentation was given by Linda Levine and Bill Novak of the SEI's Acquisition Support Program at the IEEE Systems Conference in April 2008.
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Using System Archetypes to Identify Failure Patterns in Acquisition

May 02, 2006 • Presentation

Diane Gibson Linda Levine William E. Novak

This SEI presentation – “Using System Archetypes to Identify Failure Patterns in Acquisition” – was delivered by Diane Gibson, Linda Levine, and William E. Novak on May 2, 2006.
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Software Acquisition Planning Guidelines

December 01, 2005 • Handbook

William E. Novak Julie B. Cohen Anthony J. Lattanze

This 2005 handbook presents guidance for acquisition planning and strategy topics in a condensed form, and references the primary resources available for each topic.
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Reflections on Software Agility and Agile Methods: Challenges, Dilemmas, & the Way Ahead

May 11, 2005 • Presentation

Linda Levine

Presented: May 2005
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Reflections on Software Agility and Agile Methods: Challenges, Dilemmas, and the Way Ahead

May 01, 2005 • White Paper

Linda Levine

This 2005 whitepaper argues for that the shift toward agile models and methods signals a larger transformation in the workplace toward the organization of the 21st century. The transition is a work in progress and by no means complete.
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Including Interoperability in the Acquisition Process

March 01, 2005 • Technical Report

B. Craig Meyers Ira Monarch Linda Levine

This 2005 report explores achieving interoperability in the acquisition process.
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Software Patents: Innovation or Litigation?

May 01, 2004 • White Paper

Linda Levine Kurt M. Saunders

This paper summarizes the scope of patent protection in the European Union, the United States, and Japan. In doing so, it examines the patentability of computer software as inventions allowed under E.U. and U.S. patent law.
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Networked Technologies: The Role of Networks in the Diffusion and Adoption of Software Process Improvement (SPI) Approaches

May 01, 2004 • White Paper

Karlheinz Kautz Linda Levine William E. Hefley

Social networks play a key role in the adoption and diffusion of software process improvement as a networked technology. This panel addressed actual examples of SPI networks and identified key characteristics of and roles in these emergent networks.
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Systems of Systems Interoperability

April 01, 2004 • Technical Report

Edwin J. Morris Linda Levine Patrick R. Place

This technical report documents the findings of an internal research and development effort on system of systems interoperability (SOSI).
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SOSI: System of Systems Interoperability

January 28, 2004 • Presentation

Linda Levine Edwin J. Morris Patrick R. Place

This presentation on System of Systems Interoperability (SOSI) was delivered by Linda Levine, B. Craig Meyers, Edwin J. Morris, Patrick R. Place, and Daniel Plakosh of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in January 2004.
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Proceedings of the System of Systems Interoperability Workshop (February 2003)

June 01, 2003 • Technical Note

Linda Levine Edwin J. Morris Patrick R. Place

This report documents the model of interoperability presented and the findings from the System of Systems Interoperability Workshop, held in February 2003.
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SEI Independent Research and Development Projects

October 01, 2002 • Technical Report

Steve Cross Kurt C. Wallnau Eileen C. Forrester

This report describes the IR&D projects that were conducted during fiscal year 2002 (October 2001 through September 2002).
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Discovery Colloquium: Quality Software Development @ Internet Speed

September 01, 2002 • Technical Report

Linda Levine Richard Baskerville Jan Pries-Heje

This report presents the data collected during a 2001 colloquium to explore issues associated with developing quality software at Internet speed.
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Software Process Automation: Interviews, Survey, and Workshop Results

October 01, 1997 • Technical Report

Teresa Belton (Nolan Norton and Company)Edwin J. Morris Alan M. Christie

This 1997 report describes the results of a two-year study of experiences with the adoption and use of software process automation.
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Software Process Automation: Experiences from the Trenches

July 01, 1996 • Technical Report

Alan M. Christie Linda Levine Edwin J. Morris

This 1996 report documents an empirical study that documented practical experiences related to software process automation and to identify what works and what does not.
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Technology Transition Pull: A Case Study of Rate Monotonic Analysis (Part 2)

April 01, 1995 • Technical Report

Priscilla Fowler Linda Levine

This case study reports on efforts to introduce a software technology, rate monotonic analysis, into several software-intensive programs at one site within a multinational firm.
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Technology Transition Push: A Case Study of Rate Monotonic Analysis (Part 1)

December 01, 1993 • Technical Report

Priscilla Fowler Linda Levine

This case study reports on efforts to transform rate monotonic scheduling theory into a practical analytical technique and to transition that technique into routine practice among developers and maintainers of software embedded in real-time systems.
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A Conceptual Framework for Software Technology Transition

December 01, 1993 • Technical Report

Priscilla Fowler Linda Levine

This report presents a conceptual framework that integrates and describes the intersections of three lifecycles of software technology transition: research and development, new product development, and adoption and implementation in organizations.
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Technical Writing for Software Engineers

May 01, 1990 • Curriculum Module

Linda Levine Linda Pesante Susan Dunkle

This module, which is directed specifically to software engineers, discusses the writing process in the context of software engineering.
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