Welcome to the DACS Gold Practices

This site exists to provide information about prevalent software acquisition and development 'best' practices that may have a positive impact on program risks and ROI.

The menu options at the top righthand corner of each Gold Practice page provides access to the general features of the site. Click here for more detailed information about the menu functionality.

Use the links in the table below for direct access to data and information about specific practices (or practice areas). Click here for further details about the content and functionality of the table. To display definitions of the practice hover your mouse over the practice name.

Practice Name DACS Focus Area Data Survey Results Printable Version
Acquisition Process Improvement Process
Architecture-First Approach Process, Systems Engineering
Assess Reuse Risks and Costs Risk
 
 
Binary Quality Gates at the Inch-Pebble ... Quality
 
 
Capture artifacts in rigorous, model-bas... Change Management
 
 
Commercial Specifications and Standards/... Reqmts
 
 
Defect Tracking Against Quality Targets Quality
 
 
Demonstration-Based Reviews Performance
 
Develop and Maintain a Life-cycle Busine... Management
Ensure Interoperability Performance
 
 
Formal Inspections Quality
 
 
Formal Risk Management Risk
 
 
Goal-Question-Metric Approach Process
 
 
Independent Expert Reviews Performance
 
Integrated Product and Process Developme... Process
Manage Requirements Reqmts
 
 
Metrics-based Scheduling Management
 
 
Model Based Testing Quality
Plan for Technology Insertion Management
 
 
Requirements Trade-Off/Negotiation Reqmts
Statistical Process Control Quality
 
 
Track Earned Value Cost
 
 
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