Understanding and Improving Technology Transfer in Software Engineering 2d. Individuals were given a list of 200 technologies and told to list the five that had the most impact on their activities. However, the top five within and outside of NASA were the same.
Agents facilitate the transfer by assisting the technical staff.
Repositories are set up with information about the technology, and gatekeepers watch for new and promising technologies. He describes in depth the transfer of key technologies at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, including the Ada programming language, object-oriented technology, inspections, and the Cleanroom software development process. There is no good infusion mechanism for bringing new technology to the agency. Because NASA is responsible more for research than commercial development, it is more likely to develop new technology for export to other groups than to use technology from other sources. The major goal at NASA has been transfer of products, rather than increases in productivity or quality.