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TABLE 5.1 Continued
Technology Product,
Process
West Coast/Alaska
Tsunami Warning Center
Paciic
Tsunami Warning Center
Technology Life Cycle Processes
System Planning
Processes
Not observed
System Development
Processes
Software is internally developed, during periods of operational slack, by
watchstanding scientists.
IT support staff express reservations about stability of hardware, software
infrastructure.
System Deployment
Processes
Performed by watchstanding scientists, during periods of operational
slack
Release deployment follows CMP's
instructions and requirements
System Testing
Processes
Development and test systems
provide testbed before systems are
operationally deployed.
CMP provides testing requirements.
Not described
System Support
Watchstanding scientists maintain the pieces of code that they are
responsible for developing.
IT support staff report software is
unstable and aging.
System Procurement
Processes
Informal
Dated
Inadequately budgeted
System Maintenance
Regularly performed
Informal processes
System Coniguration
Management
No formal processes described
Updates dificult
IT support staff performing
updates and installing changes
impacted by unstable and aging
software.
No formal processes described
Organizational
Learning Processes,
Process Improvements,
Incorporation of
Lessons Learned,
Dissemination of Best
Practices
Not observed
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