A Software Project That Partially Failed: A Small Organization That Ignored the Management and Technical Practices of Software Standards

Abstract

We explore what went wrong when a small organization ignored the proven practices of a software engineering standard and what should have been done to meet the needs of this organization if the practices of software engineering standards have been used. Software engineering standards are sources of codified knowledge. Studies have demonstrated the benefits of them, such as product interoperability, increased productivity, market share gains, and improved interaction with stakeholders such as enterprises, government organizations, and the public. Standards and associated technical documents could be considered a form of technology transfer, and, if the right standards are selected and used correctly, they should have economic impacts in an organization. Unfortunately,