COMPAS: A development-process support system

COMPAS is a development-process support system that provides quick access to documents and document-related information produced at discrete times throughout the development cycle. The system is designed to aid the development of documentation products; aid the planning, scheduling, and tracking of project progress; support activities that verify and validate development products as they are produced; and provide metrics about the document-development process for controlling the current project and data for planning future projects. As a result of using COMPAS, developers have achieved improvements in productivity and product quality. Also, the development cycle now is more visible to managers, and they have more control over it.