Elements of the Computer Program Development Plan

Air Force Regulation 800-14 dictates that computer programs will be planned, analyzed, designed, coded, checked, integrated, tested, and delivered in accordance with a Computer Program Development Plan (CPDP). The CPDP is a management plan. This paper discusses the elements necessary to such a plan in terms of the classical management functions of definition of objectives, setting of goals, analysis and breakdown of work tasks, establishment of schedules, definition and establishment of organizational structures, allocation of resources, establishing standards, maintenance of motivation, accomplishing the work, and provision of management controls. The section of the paper relating to management controls specifically discusses status determination, management actions, documentation control, configuration control and quality assurance.