AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EXTENT AND SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE

DE&S are responsible for many systems that are software-dependent, i.e. without the software they cannot deliver their capability. Additionally, DE&S acquire and sustain many systems that have a software component. Some of the systems are software-intensive where software essentially influences the design, construction, deployment and evolution of the system as a whole. By this definition, any system is dependent on software. It is estimated that over 80% of all new projects brought into core within MOD are heavily...