The impact of problem statement languages on evaluating and improving software performance
Alan G. Merten, Daniel Teichroew · 1972
The need to improve the methods by which large software systems are constructed is becoming widely recognized. For example, in a recent study (Office of Management and Budget) to improve the effectiveness of systems analysts and programmers, a project team stated that: "The most important way to improve the effectiveness of the government systems analysts and programmers is by reducing the TIME now spent on systems analysis, design, implementations, and maintenance while maintaining or improving the present level of ADP system quality."