Program Manager's Guide to Ada (Trademark).

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Abstract:

This guide provides current information to help a Program Manager in making decisions relatve to the use of Ada. It discusses perinent Air Force and DoD policy, the effects of Ada on contractual documentation, and steps that must be taken to apply Ada. This guide identifies benefits and inherent risks of using Ada, and Program Office initiatives needed to control risk. It cites factors that will affect programmer training, software costschedule estimation, design, and configuration management. As background information, the basic features of Ada and the software needed to support programming in Ada are described. This document reflects changes in Ada technology and policy since the initial publication of the guide.

Author(s):
Howe, G. ; Hazle, M. ; Byrne, W. E. ; Grund, E. C. ; Hilliard, R. F., Ii
Author Organization(s):
MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Supplementary Note:
See also AD-A178 263, AD-A183 226, AD-A189 651, and AD-A199 271.
Pagination:
0111

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;distribution Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
MTR-9588, ESD-TR-85-159
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F19628-84-C-0001
Monitor Series:
TR-85-159
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, *PROGRAMMING MANUALS, DECISION MAKING, AIR FORCE, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, COST ESTIMATES, SCHEDULING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software
Keyword(s):
ADA programming language, LPN MITRE 522 D, PE64740F
Report Date:
1985 May 01