Title Details

About the authors JOHN J. MARCINIAK is Director of Technologies for CTA, Inc., where he is responsible for software development methodologies and strategic technology plans. The author of Software Quality Assurance and Management, Mr. Marciniak has more than twenty-five years of experience in computer systems and software development. He is a member of the IEEE, AIAA, AFA, and AFCEA. Mr. Marciniak received his BEE from the College of the City of New York and his MEE from the University of Oklahoma. DONALD J. REIFER is President of Reifer Consultants, Inc., a leading international software management consulting firm. Mr. Reifer has more than twenty-five years of progressive experience managing large software projects as a member of government and industry teams. He is a member of the ACM, IEEE, ISPA and SSCAG. He received his BSEE from Newark College of Engineering, MSOR from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Certificate in Business Management from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

The Software Acquisition Environment.

Acquisition Management.

Software Statement of Work (SOW) Issues.

Contracts and Contract Law.

Software Management--The Buyer's Model.

Software Management--The Seller's Model.

Software Management--The Team Approach.

Cost Issues and Answers.

Quality Management.

Special Topics in Acquisition Management.

Future Directions in Acquisition Managment.

Appendices: Functional Road Map; IEEE Software Engineering Standards; Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Bibliography.

Index.