Current Barriers to Successful Implementation of FIST Principles

Abstract

The Fast, Inexpensive, Simple, and Tiny (FIST) framework proposes a broad set of organizational values, but provides limited guidance on practical implementation. Implementing FIST principles requires clarifying the definitions of "fast," "inexpensive," and "simple," recognizing where FIST does and does not apply. Additionally, a subset of the FIST heuristics was expanded upon to increase their usefulness for practitioners. The primary research findings are that FIST principles are less conducive for highly complex or novel systems, immature technologies, future needs, acquisitions in early development phases, or when performance is the foremost value. FIST principles were also found to be constrained by the acquisition process, the requirements process, and oversight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1015735

Entities

People

  • Brandon Keller
  • J. R. Wirthlin

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Superiority Fighters
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Complex Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Guidance
  • Information Systems
  • Military Acquisition
  • Product Development
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design