Transition/integration engineering: the program management TIE between developer and user

Abstract

The author describes the transition/integration engineering (TIE) effort for a major (almost $3 B) development program. TIE planning and implementation efforts, improving interactions between development and user personnel, and issues relating to transitioning a very large (pecabit) database are addressed. Recommendations for program managers responsible for the transition/integration activity are provided, based on the findings obtained.<>