1. DACS–USC CSSE Data Repository Joint Venture Announcement
Jo Ann Lane
USC CSSE
Tom McGibbon
Quanterion

2. DACS-USC Data Repository Overview
Goal of repository
Capture and analyze software and software engineering data and make it available to the DACS and USC CSSE communities
Candidate uses
Support software, systems, and SoS engineering research
Provide searchable data to support
Cost estimation: local calibrations for cost models or estimation by analogy
Project planning and management: life cycle model information, key risks, lessons learned

3. Potential Contents
Counting rules for quantitative data
Software/system characteristics
Life cycle models, architecture styles, tools used, tool evaluations,
Software, system, system of systems
Size, schedule, total cost of ownership, interoperability, and quality data/trends
Process-related artifacts
Templates, characteristics, home-grounds
Lessons learned (acquirer and supplier perspectives)

4. What’s Next Develop a repository plan to define
Contents
Roles and responsibilities
How to sanitize data to protect data sources
Access rules
Candidate sources of data to initiate repository
We solicit your support
What data/information would be useful
Data contributions
Target schedule
Complete initial plan in next few months
Implement initial repository in Spring 2011 (USC students)
Populate with initial data and go on-line by early Summer 2011