Enhanced project planning, better communication and coordination between buyers and producers, and increased availability of software engineers who know project management are the goals of this task area. Both buyers and producers of mission-critical operational software must manage resources and make technical decisions to accomplish their functions. The primary objectives of the project management task area are to enhance the buyer manager's capability in early project planning; provide a better means of communicating and coordinating between and within buyer and producer organizations, furnishing tools to aid managers in identifying and correcting problems before they affect schedule or functional capability; and increase the availability of software engineers educated in the principles of project management.