The creation, development, and production of these documents represents the work and contribution of a number of people to whom we extend our thanks and gratitude.

First, for creation and development:

Norm Brown, Director, Software Program Managers Network (SPMN)

Mike Evans, President, Integrated Computer Engineering (ICE), Inc.

Dr. Frank McGrath, Software Focus, Inc.

Dr. Ken Hebert, Chief Technical Officer, ICE

Dr. Jane Marte, Media Services Manager, ICE

Bob Evans, Media Technician, ICE

Sean McDevitt, SPMN Support Center

The members of the Airlie Software Council and other software experts for giving their time and knowledge for the identification and refinement of the 16 critical software practices and the video clips:

Vic Basili, University of Maryland

Grady Booch, Rational

Peter Chen, Chen & Associates, Inc.

Currie Colket, Mitre Corporation

Christine Davis, Raytheon Systems Company

Tom DeMarco, The Atlantic Systems Guild

Mike Dyer, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Mike Evans, Integrated Computer Engineering, Inc.

Derek Hatley, System Strategies

Capers Jones, Software Productivity Research, Inc.

Tim Lister, The Atlantic Systems Guild

John Manzo, 3Com

Lou Mazzucchelli, Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., Inc.

Tom McCabe, McCabe & Associates

Frank McGrath, Software Focus, Inc.

Ann Miller, University of Missouri

Ron Morrison, Mitretek

Roger Pressman, R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc.

Larry Putnam, Quantitative Software Management

Howard Rubin, Hunter College, CUNY

Jim Sturges, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Jeff Voas, Reliable Software Technologies

Ed Yourdon, IT Cutter

Special thanks to:

Bill Ballhaus, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Linda Stone, Mitretek