SISO Software Products Study Group SISOSSPSG

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SISO Software Products Study Group (SISO-SSP-SG)

• Chair Bret Givens
• for Emmet Beeker
• Editor Thom McLean

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Goals for this Study Group

• Investigate, analyze, and discuss the definition
  of a methodology for productizing software
• Answer TOR Questions
• Develop recommendations for resolution consistent
  with these TOR
• Present a report of findings to the SISO CC and
  SAC

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Key Points

• Software development is a product development
  activity that SISO can support
• SISO Policies and Procedures (PnP) must address
  the formation and administration of Software
  Product Development Groups (SW-PDG)
• SSP-SG Report tastes great or less filling...

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Software development is a product development
activity that SISO can support
Per the general consensus of the active
participants in this study

• SISO should not be in the software development
  business, as such an activity would be
  competitive with our members and contrary to
  principles governing non-profit, professional
  organizations
• SISO should provide a supportive environment and
  facilitate members in developing the products
  they need, including endorsement of projects
  hosted outside of SISO
• SISO should commission formulation of procedures
  that address Software Product Development Groups
  (SWPDGs), and should incorporate the procedures
  into the SISO PnP

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PnP must address SW-PDGs

• Potential SW-PDG Goals
• Validation of a proposed standard
• Comparison or benchmarking implementations of a
  standard
• Research and Investigation
• Promoting Commercial Acceptance of a Standard
• SISO should ensure that any software developed by
  its members in the context of an approved SWPDG
  will be available, without restriction, to the
  community at large.
• Specifically, SISO should develop one or more
  software licenses, for use with software
  developed by a SWPDG or distributed through SISO.
  SISO legal counsel should review the license to
  ensure protection of the rights of SISO and its
  members.

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Report tastes great or less filling...

• Came to workshop expecting to deliver to CC and
  SAC...EXCOM added to next months agenda
• In Short...
• There does not appear to be any insurmountable
  legal or organizational problem, and there
  appears to be a very receptive development
  community
• SISO cannot simply pick a standard way to develop
  software products
• SISO must support the innovations of member
  developers, but must evaluate the development
  proposals in light of all possible effects on the
  simulation community
• Realizations...
• Just scratched the surface of sticky issues
• More feedback must be solicited from
  international community, commercial and DoD
  sponsors