Adventures in Software: An Alliance of Academia, Industry, and Government

<p>What is SEI? It is the Software Engineering Institute which has as a primary<br>objective the improvement of the production, management, and maintenance of large<br>software systems used by government, industry, and academic environments. In this<br>thesis, I propose to describe and define this newly-founded organization funded by<br>the Department of Defense. My study concentrates on the history, goals, present<br>status, and future outlook of SEI. While such information exists, it does so in an<br>array of material; thus, many people cannot piece together the story of SEI. So, I<br>have gathered and integrated existing materials: in-house notes, pamphlets, newspaper<br>and journal articles. I have also synthesized and analyzed primary informationinterviews<br>with people who were instrumental in the creation and development of<br>SEI. Hopefully, I can provide a lay reader with a story that will demystify and<br>clarify the shrouded, thus often misunderstood, conception of the Software<br>Engineering Institute.</p>