Software Procurement Management: Open Systems and COTS Products

Author: Myers
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is meticulously written by senior experts from SEI. It elaborates on the fundamental principles and best practices for successful and open acquisitions based on COTS product systems. It explores the numerous opportunities and challenges brought by this new acquisition approach, predicts potential issues that may arise, and discusses the impact on the work of project managers. The book elaborates on the fundamental principles and best practices of acquisition based on COTS products and open systems, explores the opportunities and challenges it will bring to the acquisition industry, as well as potential issues, and discusses its impact on acquisition work. The information provided in this book covers key issues in the entire software industry and discusses specific problems unique to government procurement processes. The book addresses various themes in software acquisition management and offers insightful recommendations for managing the transition in acquisition methods based on past experience. Additionally, it provides a wealth of teaching resources for software acquisition. This book can serve as a textbook for software acquisition and is suitable for acquisition leaders or project managers in enterprises and government departments.