Software engineering technology infusion within NASA
| Title | Software engineering technology infusion within NASA |
| Publication Type | Journal Articles |
| Year of Publication | 1996 |
| Authors | Zelkowitz MV |
| Journal | Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 250 - 261 |
| Date Published | 1996/08// |
| ISBN Number | 0018-9391 |
| Keywords | and, computing;aerospace, development, development;aerospace, disciplines;government;industry;software, engineering, industry;research, infusion;technology, management;software, management;technology, MODELS, NASA;engineering, technologies;technology, transfer, transfer; |
| Abstract | Abstract technology transfer is of crucial concern to both government and industry today. In this paper, several software engineering technologies used within NASA are studied, and the mechanisms, schedules, and efforts at transferring these technologies are investigated. The goals of this study are: (1) to understand the difference between technology transfer (the adoption of a new method by large segments of an industry) as an industrywide phenomenon and the adoption of a new technology by an individual organization (called technology infusion); and (2) to see if software engineering technology transfer differs from other engineering disciplines. While there is great interest today in developing technology transfer models for industry, it is the technology infusion process that actually causes changes in the current state of the practice |
| DOI | 10.1109/17.511836 |