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The road to successful ITS software acquisition. Volume 2, Software acquisition process reference guide
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1998-07-01
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NTL Classification:NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
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Abstract:This document assembles best practices and presents practical advice on how to acquire the software components of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The intended audience is the “customers”--project leaders, technical contract managers, decision makers, and consultants--who are responsible for one or more ITS systems. The document presents a series of “themes” that serve as guiding principles for building a successful acquisition. Included are people themes of collaboration, team building, open communications, and active customer involvement, which have been likened to partnering; management themes of flexibility, “no silver bullets”, and up-front planning; and system themes of “Don’t build if you can buy” and “Take bite-size pieces”. Software acquisition activities that build upon these themes are presented in subsequent chapters. Among the activities covered are building a team, developing requirements, making build/buy decisions, resolving the intellectual property rights, acceptance testing, and project and risk management. Also included are “war stories” to illustrate the various points, as well as key point summaries and checklists to facilitate use of the material. The document concludes with short stand-alone topic sheets that introduce various relevant software topics.
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