AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TR-2004(8550)-1, SOFTWARE ACQUISITION BEST PRACTICES - EXPERIENCES FROM THE SPACE SYSTEMS DOMAIN (30-SEP-2004)

AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TR-2004(8550)-1, SOFTWARE ACQUISITION BEST PRACTICES - EXPERIENCES FROM THE SPACE SYSTEMS DOMAIN (30-SEP-2004)., This report describes a comprehensive set of software acquisition best practices that the Software Acquisition MOlE research team has identified based on their experience with numerous space programs over many years. These best practices address pre-contract award activities, post-contract award activities, and full life cycle activities for the acquisition of large, complex, software-intensive systems.