Re: DOD-STD-2167a

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From: Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93
Subject: Re: DOD-STD-2167a
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Doc Elliott <helliott@LOSAT.REDSTONE.ARMY.MIL> Writes:
>
>I didn't think that 2167A was all that bad!  Sure it had flaws, but those
>flaws only manifested themselves in programs where the standard was
>blindly and rigidly applied and interpreted by Government managers who
>didn't understand the software process.
>
I have to agree with this. 2167A can be made to work effectively
because it provides a bucket for every possible development
byproduct and an "enlightened" reading of the processes allows
for almost any development model. If you're good at tailoring it,
you can easily come up with a rational mapping to the practices
you think you need.

Still, there are the Les Miserables (sp?) style program managers
who can't quite seem to grok that. Hence 498 tried to require
fewer specific methods. I think it's an improvement, but we'd
still be better off if there were a way to "tailor requirements
*in*" rather than having to "tailor requirements *out*" The
latter generally leads to that "blind application of 'the rules'"
syndrome.

Pax,
Marin

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