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Use/Relationship: This Data Item Description (DID) contains information about the sample format, content, and intended use for the data deliverable resulting from the task in the statement of work. This data deliverable consists of two parts. The first part, the Final Developer Report, is used to obtain the actual (as-built) characteristics of a software product and its development process. The second part is the Software Resources Data Reporting (SRDR) Data Dictionary, which defines each of the data elements within the Software Resources Data (SRD) report and describes the methods and rules used to perform the data measurement. Every submission of this SRD report shall contain both the SRDR Final Developer Report and an associated SRDR Data Dictionary.

The SRD report is not a management or software metrics report. It is not intended for tracking progress of the development during contract execution, nor is it intended to collect financial information. It does, however, collect the person-hours expended during software development.

The intent of the SRDR process is to collect objective measurable data commonly used by industry and DoD cost analysts. These data are used to compile a repository of actual software product sizes, schedules, effort, and quality that Government analysts can draw upon to build credible size, cost, and schedule estimates of future software-intensive systems.

Information to be acquired through these data will include descriptive information about the product and developer and actual as-developed software product size, development schedule, peak staff, and direct labor hours incurred.

The contractor must provide an SRDR Data Dictionary that defines the data elements contained in the negotiated SRDR Final Developer Report. The definitions of the data items are negotiable but must include the following categories of data: Context, Project Description, Size, Effort, and Schedule. Optionally, data in the category of Quality may be provided.

The minimum level of detail to be reported in each SRDR submission shall be in accordance with the contract's Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR) Plan, DD Form 2794, as approved by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Deputy Director, Cost Assessment (DDCA). Discrete reporting is required for each Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) element identified in Box 13 of the CSDR Plan.

An SRDR submission shall be prepared in a Microsoft Excel-compatible electronic file format. For submissions that require discrete reporting of multiple WBS elements, the data shall be prepared and integrated into one electronic file.

The SRDR Data Dictionary shall be prepared in a readable electronic (digital) file format such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word (e.g., pdf files are not acceptable).

All required SRDR submissions must be submitted by report upload to the Defense Cost and Resource Center (DCARC) secure Web site using the CSDR Submit-Review System. Uploading requires the use of a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) or a DoD-approved External Certificate Authority (ECA) certificate. See the DCARC Web site for certificate instructions.

This DID supersedes DI-MGMT-81740.