Matt Fisher
Software Engineering Institute
Publications by Matt Fisher
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Generalized Criteria and Evaluation Method for Center of Excellence: A Preliminary Report
December 01, 2009 • Technical Note
William Craig (AMRDEC SED)Matt FisherSuzanne Garcia-Miller
Criteria and standards to certify an organization as a COE are presented in this Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute preliminary report.
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Evaluating Artifact Quality from an Appraisal Perspective
November 01, 2009 • Technical Note
Emanuel R. BakerMatt FisherCharlene Gross
This report explores the lack of agreement among SCAMPI Lead Appraisers about what “artifact quality” means in the SCAMPI process context.
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Evaluating Process Quality from an Appraisal Perspective
November 01, 2009 • Technical Note
Emanuel R. BakerMatt Fisher
This report explores the lack of agreement among SCAMPI Lead Appraisers about what “process quality” means in the SCAMPI process context.
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Software Product Lines: Report of the 2009 U.S. Army Software Product Line Workshop
April 01, 2009 • Technical Report
John K. BergeySholom G. CohenPatrick Donohoe
This report is a synthesis of the presentations and discussions that took place during the 2009 U.S. Army Software Product Line Workshop.
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Basic Principles and Concepts for Achieving Quality Parent
December 01, 2007 • Technical Note
Emanuel R. BakerMatt Fisher
This report extends the quality concepts first articulated in "A Software Quality Framework (SQF)" developed in the early 1980s for the DoD by Baker and colleagues.
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Case Study: IRS Business System Modernization Process Improvement
March 01, 2004 • Technical Report
Lloyd AndersonMatt FisherJon Gross
This report provides an overview of applying the SA-CMM to the IRS modernization effort to establish and implement more effective acquisition management processes and practices.
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Deriving Enterprise-Based Measures Using the Balanced Scorecard and Goal-Driven Measurement Techniques
October 01, 2003 • Technical Note
Wolfhart B. GoethertMatt Fisher
This 2003 report describes the application of the balanced scorecard and goal-driven measurement methodologies to ways to measure an organization's health and performance.
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Fifth DoD Product Line Practice Workshop Report
June 01, 2003 • Technical Report
John K. BergeySholom G. CohenMatt Fisher
This 2003 document summarizes the presentations and discussions from the Fifth Department of Defense (DoD) Product Line Practice Workshop, held in August 2002.
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Reducing System Acquisition Risk with Software Architecture Analysis and Evaluation
January 28, 2003 • Presentation
Matt FisherLawrence G. Jones
This 2003 presentation on reducing system acquisition risk with software architecture analysis and evaluation was delivered by J.K. Bergey, Matt Fisher, and Lawrence G. Jones of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).
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Use of the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM) in Source Selection of Software-Intensive Systems
June 01, 2002 • Technical Note
John K. BergeyMatt FisherLawrence G. Jones
This report explains the role of software architecture evaluation in a source selection and describes the contractual elements that are needed to support its use.
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Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM) Version 1.03
March 01, 2002 • Technical Report
Jack CooperMatt Fisher
This 2002 version of the SA-CMM incorporates change requests that have been received, as well as the results of lessons learned from conducting appraisals and from the use of Version 1.02.
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Measuring Acquisition Processes
February 01, 2002 • Presentation
Matt FisherWolfhart B. Goethert
This presentation on measuring acquisition processes was delivered by Matt Fisher and Wolfhart B. Goethert of the Software Engineering Institute in February 2002.
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Army Workshop on Lessons Learned from Software Upgrade Programs
November 01, 2001 • Special Report
John K. BergeyMatt FisherCaroline P. Graettinger
This report summarizes the results of the SEI-sponsored Software Upgrade Workshop for Legacy Systems at the Redstone Arsenal on June 5-7, 2001.
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Fourth DoD Product Line Practice Workshop Report
October 01, 2001 • Technical Report
John K. BergeyAlbert SouleSholom G. Cohen
The report summarizes the workshop presentations and discussions from the Fourth Department of Defense (DoD) Software Product Line Practice Workshop, held in March 2001.
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Use of the ATAM in the Acquisition of Software-Intensive Systems
September 01, 2001 • Technical Note
John K. BergeyMatt Fisher
This report discusses the role of software architecture evaluations in a system acquisition and describes the contractual elements that are needed to accommodate architecture evaluations in an acquisition. The report also provides an example of contractual language that incorporates the ATAM as a software architecture evaluation method in a system acquisition.
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Third DoD Product Line Practice Workshop Report
December 01, 2000 • Technical Report
Sholom G. CohenTricia OberndorfBrian P. Gallagher
This report synthesizes the presentations and discussions of the Third Department of Defense Product Line Practice Workshop held in March 2000.
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Improving the Acquisition of Software Intensive Systems
August 01, 2000 • Technical Report
Dennis GoldensonMatt Fisher
The SEI surveyed senior acquisition managers about the performance of their organizations, especially on skills and competencies, and issues surrounding the training needed to develop them. The results of the survey are presented in this report.
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Basic Concepts of Product Line Practice for the DoD
February 01, 2000 • Technical Note
John K. BergeyMatt FisherBrian P. Gallagher
This 2000 report provides background information to inform other reports in an SEI-published series of reports designed to provide concise and usable information about product line acquisition practices.
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Software Architecture Evaluation with ATAM in the DoD System Acquisition Context
September 01, 1999 • Technical Note
John K. BergeyMatt FisherLawrence G. Jones
This report explains the basics of software architecture and software architecture evaluation in a system acquisition context.
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The DoD Acquisition Environment and Software Product Lines
May 01, 1999 • Technical Note
John K. BergeyMatt FisherLawrence G. Jones
This technical note examines three key DoD acquisition policies and regulations, along with their implications for launching a product line.
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Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM), Version 1.02
April 01, 1999 • Technical Report
Jack CooperMatt FisherRobert W. Krut, Jr.
This document has been updated to a new version. If you want to see the newer document, see Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM), Version 1.03 (CMU/SEI-2002-TR-010).
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Software Acquisition Improvement Framework (SAIF) Definition
July 01, 1998 • Technical Report
Matt FisherRon DamerRick Barbour
This 1998 document discusses rationale behind the need for the Software Acquisition Improvement Framework (SAIF), the elements constituting the SAIF, and the intended operational usage of the SAIF.
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Software Acquisition Process Maturity Questionnaire
August 01, 1997 • Special Report
Jack R. FergusonJack CooperMichael Falat
This 1997 report contains a software acquisition process maturity questionnaire, intended for those interested in learning about and performing software acquisition process appraisals.
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Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model
December 01, 1996 • Technical Report
Jack R. FergusonJack CooperMichael Falat
This 1996 version of the SA-CMM incorporates the results of lessons learned from the use of Version 1.0.
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