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Exhibit 10.14

                       NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

      This Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement is made as of <DATE>, between BMC
Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and <EXECUTIVE>
("Executive").

      To carry out the purposes of the BMC Software, Inc. 1994 Employee
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), by affording Executive the opportunity to purchase
shares of common stock, par value $.01, of the Company ("Stock"), and in
consideration of the mutual agreements and other matters set forth herein, in
the Plan, and in that certain Employment Agreement dated <DATE>, by and between
the Company and Executive, as the same may be amended from time to time (the
"Employment Agreement"), the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

      1. GRANT OF OPTION. The Company hereby irrevocably grants to Executive the
right and option ("Option") to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of
<# of SHARES> shares of Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth herein and
in the Plan, which Plan is incorporated herein by reference as a part of
this Agreement. This Option shall not be treated as an incentive stock option
within the meaning of section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code").

      2. PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price of Stock purchased pursuant to the
exercise of this Option shall be $<PRICE> per share. For all purposes of this
Agreement, fair market value of Stock shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan.

      3. EXERCISE OF OPTION. Subject to the earlier expiration of this Option as
herein provided, this Option may be exercised, by written notice (in the form
prescribed by the Company from time to time) to the Company at its principal
executive office addressed to the attention of the President or the Treasurer,
at any time and from time to time after the date of grant hereof, but, this
Option shall not be exercisable for more than a percentage of the aggregate
number of shares offered by this Option determined in accordance with the
following schedule:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    PERCENTAGE OF SHARES
               EXERCISE DATE                       THAT MAY BE PURCHASED
               -------------                       ---------------------
<S>                                                <C>
            less than 3 months                               0%
 3 months or more, but less than 6 months                   6 1/4%
 6 months or more, but less than 9 months                  12 1/2%
 9 months or more, but less than 12 months                 18 3/4%
12 months or more, but less than 15 months                     25%
15 months or more, but less than 18 months                 31 1/4%
18 months or more, but less than 21 months                 37 1/2%
21 months or more, but less than 24 months                 43 3/4%
24 months or more, but less than 27 months                     50%
27 months or more, but less than 30 months                 56 1/4%
30 months or more, but less than 33 months                 62 1/2%
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<S>                                                <C>
33 months or more, but less than 36 months                68 3/4%

36 months or more, but less than 39 months                    75%
39 months or more, but less than 42 months                81 1/4%
42 months or more, but less than 45 months                87 1/2%
45 months or more, but less than 48 months                93 3/4%
             48 months or more                               100%
</TABLE>

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, within the 12-month period beginning on the
date upon which a Change of Control occurs, Executive's employment with the
Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive within 60
days of an event that constitutes Good Reason, then this Option shall become
immediately and fully exercisable on the date of such termination. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, the terms "Change of Control," "Cause" and "Good
Reason" shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Employment
Agreement. Additionally, in the event Executive takes an unpaid leave of absence
from the Company (1) Executive's right to exercise this Option shall be
suspended three months after the beginning of such leave, (2) Executive's right
to exercise this Option shall be reinstated if Executive returns to active
employment with the Company within 12 months after the beginning of such leave,
and (3) if Executive does not return to active employment with the Company
within 12 months after the beginning of such leave, then, for purposes of this
Option, Executive shall be considered to have terminated employment on the date
such leave began. Further, notwithstanding the exercise schedule set forth
above, (i) while Executive is on an unpaid leave of absence, further vesting of
shares stops and this Option is exercisable (to the extent provided in the
preceding sentence) only as to the number of shares Executive was entitled to
purchase hereunder as of the date such leave began, and (ii) if Executive
returns to active employment with the Company within 12 months after the
beginning of such leave, then the exercise schedule set forth above shall be
reinstated (subject to the provisions of clause (i) of this sentence).

      This Option is not transferable otherwise than by bequest or the laws of
descent and distribution. This Option may be exercised only while Executive
remains an employee of the Company and will terminate and cease to be
exercisable upon Executive's termination of employment with the Company, except
that:

            (a) If Executive's employment with the Company terminates by reason
      of Disability (as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement as in
      effect on its original effective date), then this Option may be exercised
      by Executive (or Executive's estate or the person who acquires this Option
      by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of
      the death of Executive) at any time during the period of one year
      following such termination, but only as to the number of shares Executive
      was entitled to purchase hereunder as of the date Executive's employment
      so terminates.

            (b) If Executive dies while in the employ of the Company, then
      Executive's estate, or the person who acquires this Option by will or the
      laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by reason of the death of
      Executive, may exercise this Option at any time during the period of one
      year following the date of Executive's death, as follows: (i) if Executive
      had attained age 65

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      at the time of Executive's death, then this Option may be exercised in
      full; and (ii) if Executive had not attained age 65 at the time of
      Executive's death, then this Option may be exercised only as to the number
      of shares Executive was entitled to purchase hereunder as of the date of
      Executive's death.

            (c) If Executive's employment with the Company terminates for any
      reason other than as described in (a) or (b) above, then, unless such
      employment is terminated for Cause (as such term is defined in the
      Employment Agreement as in effect on its original effective date) or as
      otherwise provided in Paragraph 7 below, this Option may be exercised by
      Executive at any time during the period of one year following such
      termination, or by Executive's estate (or the person who acquires this
      Option by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise by
      reason of the death of Executive) during a period of one year following
      Executive's death if Executive dies during such one year period, but in
      each case only as to the number of shares Executive was entitled to
      purchase hereunder upon exercise of this Option as of the date Executive's
      employment so terminates.

This Option shall not be exercisable in any event after the expiration of ten
years from the date of grant hereof, and this Option shall not become
exercisable with respect to any additional shares after termination of
Executive's employment. Except as provided in Paragraph 4, the purchase price of
shares as to which this Option is exercised shall be paid in full at the time of
exercise in cash (including check, bank draft or money order payable to the
order of the Company). No fraction of a share of Stock shall be issued by the
Company upon exercise of an Option or accepted by the Company in payment of the
purchase price thereof; rather, Executive shall provide a cash payment for such
amount as is necessary to effect the issuance and acceptance of only whole
shares of Stock. Unless and until a certificate or certificates representing
such shares shall have been issued by the Company to Executive, Executive (or
the person permitted to exercise this Option in the event of Executive's death)
shall not be or have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the
Company with respect to shares acquirable upon an exercise of this Option.

      4. CASHLESS EXERCISE. Executive (or the person permitted to exercise this
Option in the event of Executive's death) may direct, in a properly executed
written notice, a cashless exercise of this Option pursuant to the procedures
established by the Committee and in effect on the date of such exercise of this
Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to
comply with, and may unilaterally terminate, the right of Executive (or such
person) to request a cashless exercise of this Option if, as a result of a
change in the accounting rules and regulations applicable to the Company, or the
interpretation thereof, compliance with such provisions will result in the
imposition of adverse financial reporting requirements on the Company.

      5. WITHHOLDING OF TAX. To the extent that the exercise of this Option or
the disposition of shares of Stock acquired by exercise of this Option results
in compensation income to Executive for federal, state or foreign income tax
purposes, Executive shall deliver to the Company at the time of such exercise or
disposition such amount of money or shares of Stock as the Company may require
to meet its obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations, and, if
Executive fails to do so, the Company is authorized to withhold from any cash or
Stock remuneration then or thereafter payable to Executive any tax required to
be withheld by reason of such resulting compensation income. Upon an exercise of
this Option, the Company is further authorized in its discretion to satisfy any
such withholding requirement out of any cash or shares of Stock distributable to
Executive upon such exercise.

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      6. STATUS OF STOCK. Until the shares of Stock acquirable upon the exercise
of this Option have been registered for issuance under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"), the Company will not issue such shares unless the
holder of this Option provides the Company with a written opinion of legal
counsel, who shall be satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Company's counsel, to the effect that
the proposed issuance of such shares to such Option holder may be made without
registration under the Act. In the event exemption from registration under the
Act is available upon an exercise of this Option, Executive (or the person
permitted to exercise this Option in the event of Executive's death), if
requested by the Company to do so, will execute and deliver to the Company in
writing an agreement containing such provisions as the Company may require to
assure compliance with applicable securities laws.

      Executive agrees that the shares of Stock which Executive may acquire by
exercising this Option will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner
which would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state, or foreign
securities laws. Executive also agrees that (a) the certificates representing
the shares of Stock purchased under this Option may bear such legend or legends
as the Company deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable
securities laws, (b) the Company may refuse to register the transfer of the
shares of Stock purchased under this Option on the stock transfer records of the
Company if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory
to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable securities law, and (c)
the Company may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any, to stop
registration of the transfer of the shares of Stock purchased under this Option.

      7. OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. In connection with
Executive's employment by the Company, the Company or an affiliate thereof shall
provide Executive with access to the confidential information of the Company and
its affiliates, or shall provide Executive the opportunity to develop business
good will inuring to the benefit of the Company and its affiliates, or shall
entrust business opportunities to Executive. Executive has agreed, and hereby
agrees, as specified in more detail in the Employment Agreement and/or
Executive's Invention and Non-Disclosure Agreement with the Company, to maintain
the confidentiality of the Company's and its affiliates' information and to
exercise the highest measures of fidelity and loyalty in the protection and
preservation of the Company's and its affiliates' goodwill and business
opportunities. As part of the consideration for the Option granted to Executive
hereunder; to protect the Company's and its affiliates' confidential
information, the business good will of the Company and its affiliates that has
been and will in the future be developed in Executive, or the business
opportunities that have been and will in the future be disclosed or entrusted to
Executive by the Company and its affiliates; and as an additional incentive for
the Company and Executive to enter into this Agreement, the Company and
Executive agree that if, during the term of Executive's employment with the
Company or within a 24-month period following the date upon which Executive
terminates employment with the Company, Executive fails for any reason to comply
with any of the restrictive covenants set forth in Sections 9 and 10 of the
Employment Agreement (as in effect on the original effective date of the
Employment Agreement), then (a) this Option shall immediately terminate and
cease to be exercisable and (b) the Company shall be entitled to recover from
Executive, and Executive shall pay to the Company, an amount of money equal to A
multiplied by B, where A equals the amount of the gain, if any, that Executive
received from the exercise of this Option during the period beginning on the
date that is one year before the date of Executive's termination of employment
with the Company and ending on the date this Option terminates

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and ceases to be exercisable as provided herein, and B equals the fraction X
divided by Y, where X equals 730 minus the number of consecutive days following
Executive's termination of employment with the Company during which Executive
remained in compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in Sections 7
and 8 of the Employment Agreement, and Y equals 730.

      If any of the restrictions set forth in this Paragraph 7 are found by a
court to be unreasonable, or overly broad in any manner, or otherwise
unenforceable, the parties hereto intend for such restrictions to be modified by
the court so as to be reasonable and enforceable and, as so modified, to be
fully enforced.

      8. EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP. For purposes of this Agreement, Executive
shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Executive
remains an employee of either the Company, an affiliate of the Company, a parent
or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424 of the Code) of the
Company, or a corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation assuming
or substituting a new option for this Option. Any question as to whether and
when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such
termination, shall be determined by the committee charged with the general
administration of the Plan, and its determination shall be final. Unless
otherwise provided in a written employment agreement, nothing herein shall
modify the at-will nature of the employment relationship between Executive and
the Company.

      9. SURRENDER OF OPTION. At any time and from time to time prior to the
termination of this Option, Executive may surrender all or a portion of this
Option to the Company for no consideration by providing written notice to the
Company at its principal executive office addressed to the attention of the
President or the Treasurer. Such notice shall specify the number of shares with
respect to which this Option is being surrendered and, if this Option is being
surrendered with respect to less than all of the shares then subject to this
Option, then such notice shall also specify the date upon which this Option
became (or would become) exercisable in accordance with Paragraph 3 with respect
to the shares being surrendered.

      10. BINDING EFFECT; CONTROLLING DOCUMENT. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all persons
lawfully claiming under Executive. In the event of a conflict between the text
of this Agreement and the Employment Agreement, the text of this Agreement shall
control.

      11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized, and Executive has executed
this Agreement, all as of the day and year first above written.

                                 BMC SOFTWARE, INC.

                                 BY:____________________________________________
                                                                    JEROME ADAMS
                                         SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - HUMAN RESOURCES

                                 _______________________________________________
                                                                       EXECUTIVE

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