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Conclusions

In summary, the Review Panel firmly believes that the AIPS++ Consortium should move rapidly to make changes in three key areas if the project is to survive, to start to flourish, and eventually be the source of an innovative set of research tools for the radio astronomy community. These areas are effective Steering Committee guidance, project management, and collaboration with the astronomy and computer science communities.

The Steering Committee must rapidly resolve the present confounding of roles that exists and then take charge of the project by providing clear guidance on strategic and management issues. The scope and functionality of planned releases of AIPS++, linked to real radio astronomy research demands, must be agreed and communicated to the development team. Clear terms of reference for the Project Manager need to be drawn up and enforced.

A full-time Project Manager must be appointed immediately and expected to put in place commonly accepted software project management processes and standards.

In order to end the very real isolation of the AIPS++ project, the Consortium should move to establish close collaborative ties between the AIPS++ project and practicing astronomers on one hand and the computer science community on the other.

We believe that success of the AIPS++ Project is critical for the mid- and long-term future of radio astronomy research and that technical expertise is available in sufficient quality and quantity to assure this success.