Results of SEI Independent Research and Development Projects
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posted on 2009-12-01, 00:00 authored by Len Bass, Paul C Clements, Dionisio De Niz, Peter H. Feiler, Jeffrey Hansen, Jorgen Hansson, Scott HissamScott Hissam, James Ivers, Mark H. Klein, Karthik Lakshmanan, Gabriel A. Moreno, Daniel Plakosh, Raj Rajkumar, Kristopher Rush, Cal Waits, Kurt Wallnau, Lutz WrageThe Software Engineering Institute (SEI) annually undertakes several independent research and development (IRAD) projects. These projects serve to (1) support feasibility studies investigating whether further work by the SEI would be of potential benefit and (2) support further exploratory work to determine whether there is sufficient value in eventually funding the feasibility study work as an SEI initiative. Projects are chosen based on their potential to mature and/or transition software engineering practices, develop information that will help in deciding whether further work is worth funding, and set new directions for SEI work. This report describes the IRAD projects that were conducted during fiscal year 2009 (October 2008 through September 2009).