Guide to CASE Adoption
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-92-TR-015DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6574016.v1Abstract
In an attempt to address the productivity and quality problems afflicting the software industry, many organizations are turning toward computer-aided software engineering (CASE) technology as a potential solution. Unfortunately, the inflated claims of vendors and unreasonable expectations of new users have led to many failed CASE adoption efforts. This guide answers questions organizations may have concerning CASE technology, and provides a strategy for the adoption of CASE tools into an organization.
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Smith, D., Morris, E., & Stepien-Oakes, K. (1992, November 1). Guide to CASE Adoption. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-92-TR-015). Retrieved February 6, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574016.v1.
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Smith, Dennis, Edwin Morris, and Kimberly Stepien-Oakes. "Guide to CASE Adoption." (CMU/SEI-92-TR-015). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, November 1, 1992. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574016.v1.
D. Smith, E. Morris, and K. Stepien-Oakes, "Guide to CASE Adoption," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-92-TR-015, 1-Nov-1992 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574016.v1. [Accessed: 6-Feb-2026].
Smith, Dennis, Edwin Morris, and Kimberly Stepien-Oakes. "Guide to CASE Adoption." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-92-TR-015). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Nov. 1992. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574016.v1. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
Smith, Dennis; Morris, Edwin; & Stepien-Oakes, Kimberly. Guide to CASE Adoption. CMU/SEI-92-TR-015. Software Engineering Institute. 1992. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574016.v1