ITR: Strategic Software Design: Value-Driven Software Definition, Development, Deployment and Evolution

当前针对产品、过程、项目、计划、投资组合和策略的软件设计概念在很大程度上忽略了一个简单但基本的想法：软件设计决策制定的目标是为任何给定的有价值资源的投资创造最大的附加价值。在商业环境中，利润和盈利的机会是最重要的。在其他情况下，适用其他价值衡量标准，例如慈善基金会对重大社会问题的解决方案。调查将集中在开发和增强软件设计决策模型、方法和工具的科学基础上，这些模型、方法和工具明确地与价值最大化目标联系在一起。在不确定性、不完全知识、竞争和自利利益相关者之间需要合作的条件下，价值创造的战略方法将受到特别关注。这项研究是弗吉尼亚大学、卡内基梅隆大学、华盛顿大学和南加州大学共同努力的结果。

Current software design concepts for products, processes, projects, programs, portfolios, and policies largely overlook a simple but fundamental idea: the goal of software design decision making is to create the maximum value added for any given investment of valuable resources. In a business context, profit and opportunities to profit are most valued. In other context, other measures of value apply, such as the solution of major social problems by philanthropic foundations. The investigation will focus on developing and enhancing scientific foundations for software design decision-making models, methods and tools explicitly tied to value-maximization objectives. Strategic approaches to value creation under conditions of uncertainty, incomplete knowledge, competition, and the need for cooperation among self-interested stakeholders will receive particular attention. The research is a joint effort of the University of Virginia, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Washington, and the University of Southern California.