David J. Carney
Software Engineering Institute
Publications by David J. Carney
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Agile Development in Government: Myths, Monsters, and Fables
September 21, 2016 • White Paper
David J. CarneySuzanne MillerMary Ann Lapham
This volume is a reflection on attitudes toward Agile software development now current in the government workplace.
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A Method for Aligning Acquisition Strategies and Software Architectures
October 29, 2014 • Technical Note
Lisa BrownswordCecilia AlbertDavid J. Carney
This report describes the third year of the SEI's research into aligning acquisition strategies and software architecture.
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Potential Use of Agile Methods in Selected DoD Acquisitions: Requirements Development and Management
April 29, 2014 • Technical Note
Kenneth NidifferSuzanne MillerDavid J. Carney
This report explores issues that practitioners in the field who are actively adopting Agile methods have identified in our interviews about their experience in defining and managing requirements.
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Results in Relating Quality Attributes to Acquisition Strategies
February 04, 2014 • Technical Note
Lisa BrownswordCecilia AlbertDavid J. Carney
This technical note describes the second phase of a study that focuses on the relationships between software architecture and acquisition strategy -- more specifically, their alignment or misalignment.
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Isolating Patterns of Failure in Department of Defense Acquisition
June 01, 2013 • Technical Note
Lisa BrownswordCecilia AlbertDavid J. Carney
This report documents an investigation into issues related to aligning acquisition strategies with business and mission goals.
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Testing in Service-Oriented Environments
March 01, 2010 • Technical Report
Edwin J. MorrisWilliam AndersonSriram Balasubramaniam
This report makes 65 recommendations for improving testing in service-oriented environments. It covers testing functionality and testing for interoperability, security, performance, and reliability qualities.
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SoS Navigator 2.0: A Context-Based Approach to System-of-Systems Challenges
June 01, 2008 • Technical Note
Philip J. BoxerDavid J. CarneySuzanne Garcia-Miller
This report introduces the fundamental concepts, processes, and techniques of the SoS Navigator approach. It also presents case studies that show the use of SoS Navigator in healthcare, military, and civilian government systems-of-systems contexts.
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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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Topics in Interoperability: Concepts of Ownership and Their Significance in Systems of Systems
November 01, 2005 • Technical Note
David J. CarneyPatrick R. PlaceWilliam Anderson
This technical note is a brief examination of the concept of ownership and the ways in which it might apply to systems of systems.
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Some Current Approaches to Interoperability
August 01, 2005 • Technical Note
David J. CarneyDavid FisherEdwin J. Morris
This 2005 report examines some of the complexities of interoperability and some recent research approaches to achieving it.
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Topics in Interoperability: System-of-Systems Evolution
March 01, 2005 • Technical Note
David J. CarneyDavid FisherPatrick R. Place
This report - the first in a series of reports on interoperability - examines how interoperable systems of systems evolve.
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Integration and Interoperability Models for Systems of Systems
April 21, 2004 • Presentation
David J. CarneyTricia Oberndorf
David J. Carney and Tricia Oberndorf propose and discuss a unified model of interoperability for the integration of system of systems (SoSs) in this 2004 presentation.
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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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SEI Independent Research and Development Projects (FY 2003)
September 01, 2003 • Technical Report
Felix BachmannSven DietrichPeter H. Feiler
This report describes the IR&D projects that were conducted during fiscal year 2003 (October 2002 through September 2003).
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Identifying Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Product Risks: The COTS Usage Risk Evaluation
September 01, 2003 • Technical Report
David J. CarneyEdwin J. MorrisPatrick R. Place
This 2003 report describes the development of an approach to reduce the number of program failures attributable to COTS software: the COTS Usage Risk Evaluation (CURE).
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A Basis for an Assembly Process for COTS-Based Systems (APCS)
May 01, 2003 • Technical Report
David J. CarneyPatrick R. PlaceTricia Oberndorf
This paper describes a generic process framework for developing software systems based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
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Case Study: Computer Supplier Evaluation Practices of the Parenteral Drug Association
May 01, 2003 • Technical Report
David J. CarneyHarvey GreenawaltGrigonis Grigonis
This case study describes the development of a method for evaluating computer and software suppliers for the pharmaceutical industry.
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Spiral Development - Building the Culture: A Report on the CSE-SEI Workshop, February, 2000
July 01, 2000 • Special Report
Fred HansenJohn T. ForemanDavid J. Carney
This report summarizes the CSE/SEI February 2000 SDM workshop and presents its recommendations.
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Quotations from Chairman David (A Little Red Book of Truths to Enlighten and Guide on the Long March Toward the COTS Revolution)
February 01, 1999 • Special Report
David J. Carney
This brief and humorous publication examines some issues related to commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products in DoD and government systems.
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A Summary of DoD COTS-Related Policies
September 01, 1998 • White Paper
David J. CarneyTricia Oberndorf
This monograph examines seven documents that contain official guidance regarding the use of COTS products in Government systems.
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DoD Security Needs and COTS-Based Systems
September 01, 1998 • White Paper
David J. CarneyScott HissamDaniel Plakosh
This monograph offers a "heads-up" to decision makers who are building information systems that have security constraints, who feel the market imperatives, and who want to make opportunistic use of what the market has to offer.
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Case Study: Significant Schedule Delays in a Complex NDI-Based System
June 01, 1998 • White Paper
David J. Carney
The expected audience for this monograph is a general audience, and the major issues tend to be more programmatic and managerial rather than purely technical.
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Case Study: Evaluating COTS Products for DoD Information Systems
June 01, 1998 • White Paper
David J. CarneyCarol A. Sledge
This monograph reports on a DoD program that undertook a detailed evaluation effort that examined several commercial products as candidates for a large information system.
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Isolating Faults in Complex COTS-Based Systems
February 01, 1998 • White Paper
David J. CarneyScott Hissam
This monograph provides an overview of a method for isolating and overcoming faults in COTS-based systems.
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Assembling Large Systems from COTS Components (Monograph)
June 01, 1997 • White Paper
David J. Carney
This monograph, the first in a series, illuminates some general issues that can arise when pursuing a COTS-based approach in complex, heterogeneous systems.
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Assessing the Quality of Large, Software-Intensive Systems: A Case Study
September 01, 1995 • White Paper
Alan W. BrownDavid J. CarneyPaul C. Clements
This paper presents a case study in carrying out an audit of a large, software-intensive system.
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Proceedings of the SEI/MCC Symposium on the Use of COTS in Systems Integration
June 01, 1995 • Special Report
Alan W. BrownDavid J. CarneyM. McFalls
These report includes the presentations and main highlights from the discussions of the SEI/MCC Symposium on the Use of COTS in Systems Integration, held at the SEI in January 1995.
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A Case Study in Assessing the Maintainability of Large, Software-Intensive Systems
March 01, 1995 • White Paper
Alan W. BrownDavid J. CarneyPaul C. Clements
This paper presents a case study in assessing the maintainability of a large, software intensive system. The techniques used are described, and their strengths and weaknesses discussed.
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A Case Study in Assessing the Maintainability of Large, Software-Intensive Systems
March 01, 1995 • White Paper
Alan W. BrownDavid J. CarneyPaul C. Clements
This paper presents a case study in assessing the maintainability of a large, software intensive system. The techniques used are described, and their strengths and weaknesses discussed.
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Principles of CASE Tool Integration
August 01, 1994 • Book
Alan W. BrownDavid J. CarneyEdwin J. Morris
Principles of CASE Tool Integration describes concepts, models, and guidelines for understanding CASE tool integration and analyzes in-depth the CASE tool integration problem.
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Reference Model for Project Support Environments (Version 2.0)
November 01, 1993 • Technical Report
Alan W. BrownDavid J. CarneyTricia Oberndorf
The goal of the PSE Standards Working Group is to provide an interface standard that can be used by project managers as an aid in procuring or assembling a PSE for a particular project or organization. The first step towards this goal is establishing a reference model that describes the full scope of functionality that is expected of a PSE.
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