26 Outsourcing and Offshoring Software Life Cycle Activities
Acronym
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| PSAC | Plan for Software Aspects of Certification |
| SOW | statement of work |
| TSO | Technical Standard Order |
| U.S. | United States |
26.1 Introduction
“Sourcing refers to the act of transferring work, responsibilities, and decision rights to someone else” [1]. Outsourcing is the act of sourcing work to an outside organization; that is, to an external entity. Outsourcing software development and verification is not new, but it is definitely more prevalent now than in the past. There are many aspects to consider when outsourcing; however, it is not feasible to examine them all here. This chapter concentrates on outsourcing some or all of the safety-critical ...
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