Technology Readiness Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Evaluating the Readiness of Technology for Use in Acquisition Programs and Projects
Abstract
Technology readiness assessments (TRA) - evaluations used to determine a technology's maturity - have been used widely at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since the early 2000s. Other government agencies, as well as industries in aerospace, maritime, oil and gas, electronics, and heavy equipment have also used TRAs to help manage their acquisitions. Few agencies have guides for assessing a technology's maturity and its readiness for integration into larger acquisition programs, and the federal government has not adopted a generally accepted approach for evaluating technology beyond using technology readiness level (TRL) measures. This TRA Guide (referred to as the Guide) is intended to help fill those gaps.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1173994
Entities
People
- John Jr Ortiz
- Michael J. Sullivan
- Paul S Francis
- Ron Schwenn
- Timothy M. Persons
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office