Accession Number:

ADA076946

Title:

Management Cybernetics: An Application to the Development of a Conceptual Model of the Software Acquisition Management Discipline.

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AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS

Report Date:

1979-09-01

Abstract:

The underlying thesis of this research is that the management cybernetics paradigm, developed by Stafford Beer, can be applied to Software Acquisition Management. The authors studied the current software acquisition process, how it is employed and controlled, and the current problem areas, and then developed a conceptual model that is capable of improving the process through the application of management cybernetic principles. The conclusions of this research are that a viable Software Acquisition Management Discipline is needed to gain control of acquisition costs, schedules and specification attainment. The conceptual model presented, applying management cybernetics, provides the manager with a systems view of what factors are affecting the acquisition process and how these factors are interrelated. This conceptual model, useful today, provides the framework for developing an effective management information system through the use of a computerized management control model that will enhance the managers ability to effectively control the Software Acquisition Process. Author

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Master's thesis,

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0130

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39.57MB

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