Download or read book Software Management for Weapon System Programs written by Cynthia L. Norman and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research and development of new weapon systems can be very expensive. In addition, the maintenance of these systems can be expensive, adding to the overall life cycle cost of the systems. Proper design of the new systems can lessen the maintenance costs. However, more and more, weapon systems are not just a product of hardware engineering. Computer systems and software help to run the systems more efficiently and make it easier for humans to control the sophisticated hardware. The Air Force Systems Command is currently the main procurer of new weapons systems for the Air Force. In particular, the Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD) buys aircraft and aircraft systems for the Air Force. Currently, ASD has a pool of engineers for program offices to draw upon whenever hardware technical expertise is needed, but the pool of software experts is very small. Do the majority of the program offices need such a pool of software experts, and if they do, what type of educational and work experience should these people have? To answer this question, the views of people who are in the program offices were collected. Program managers and software personnel were asked to give their views on education, training, and work experience.