Proceedings of the Workshop on Executive Software Issues August 2-3 and November 18, 1988

These proceedings document the results of two sessions of the Workshop on Executive Software Issues held at the Software Engineering Institute on August 2-3 and November 18, 1988. The purpose of the workshop was to define the issues that should be brought to the attention of executives in the defense industry, government, and academia and to propose resolutions to those issues. The issues discussed were divided into three broad categories: national strategy, acquisition, and building large complex systems. Described in the proceedings are the major issues and recommended actions.