Results of SEI Independent Research and Development Projects
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posted on 2008-12-01, 00:00 authored by Dionisio De Niz, Sherman Eagles, Peter H. Feiler, John Goodenough, Jorgen Hansson, Paul Jones, Rick Kazman, Mark H. Klein, Insup Lee, Gabriel A. Moreno, Robert Nord, Ipek Ozkaya, Daniel Plakosh, Raj Rajkumar, Lui Sha, Robert W. Stoddard, Kurt C. Wallnau, Charles B. Weinstock, 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 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008).