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Abstract. The Australian Army has been attempting to develop a computerised
command support system since the mid-1970s and appears to have
finally succeeded with the 1999 deployment of the Battlefield Command
Support System (BCSS). The development path was a long and
difficult one, beset by the nature of the software engineering
approach, challenged by the rapid explosion of information technology and
constrained by the nature of relationships between the user, sponsor,
acquirer and developer. This paper describes the background to the
development of the Australian Tactical Command Support System (AUSTACSS) and
its eventual evolution into the Battlefield Command Support System. The
paper also outlines the new management approaches, evolutionary development principles
and contractual arrangements utilised to produce success and win the
battle for an Army command support system.
Related topics:
command support system, command and control, command systems
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