The DACS ROI CD includes four products, two tools; the ROI Database and the ROI calculating spreadsheet, and two technical reports; "Measuring ROI from Software Engineering and Management", and "Using Cost Benefit Analyses to Develop SPI Strategies".

"Measuring Return on Investment from Software Engineering and Management"

This newly revised report examines the details necessary to demonstrate from a business, profit and loss, and senior management perspective the benefits of using software process improvement (SPI) techniques. The report generalizes and models the cost benefits one can achieve from SPI. The report examines the business implications of the primary benefits (i.e., cost improvements, schedule improvements, quality improvements) as well as secondary benefits (i.e., improved employee morale, higher customer satisfaction). This report includes a spreadsheet and instructions for calculating Return-On-Investment.

Return-On-Investment (ROI) Database

The DACS ROI Database v1.0 captures the benefits gained by software organizations that have undertaken improvements in software management via software process improvement. Results from in excess of 50 organizations are included in this database. Improvements in cost, schedule, reliability, employee morale, and customer acceptance resulting from these improvements have all been captured in this database. A user interface is also provided to search the database to allow users to choose goals (e.g., reduce cost, improve quality), improvements (e.g. ,inspections, cleanroom), and what period of time they wish considered for their query. The system will then collect that data and present the query results in an easy to understand format.

The Data & Analysis Center for Software (DACS) has placed all of its documents in Portable Document Format (PDF) on a single CD. This product includes the DoD/IT Acronym List, every DoD Software Tech News, every DACS Product and Services Brochure and all DACS Technical Reports. On this CD is over $600 worth of reports alone!

This CD Features:

• Full Text and Keyword Search Capabilities
• Document Listing by Title and Type
• Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search Capabilities

A small sampling of the reports found this CD include:

• Complete Reports A Business Case for Software Process Improvement
• A History of Software Measurement at Rome Laboratory
• A Review of Formal Methods
• A Review of Non-Ada to Ada Conversion
• An Analysis of 2 Formal Methods: VDM and Z
• Artificial Neural Networks Technology
• Mining Software Engineering Data: A Survey
• Modern Empirical Cost and Schedule Estimation Tools
• Object-Oriented Database Management Systems Revisted
• Present Value of Software Maintenance
• Software Design Methods
• Software Prototyping and Requirements Engineering
• Software Engineering Baselines
• Software Interoperability
• Understanding and Improving Technology Transfer in Software Engineering
• Using Defect Tracking and Analysis to Improve Software Quality

Either of these CDs may be purchased on-line at www.dacs.dtic.mil/forms/orderform.shtml, or by contacting...
Contact Information DACS Customer Liaison Data and Analysis Center fro Software 775 Daedalian Drive Rome, NY 13441 (800) 214-7921 [email protected]

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