Operational Test in Agile Development: Vetted Capability at the Speed of Relevance
Abstract
The traditional Operational Test and Evaluation (OT and E) process and timeline are no longer sufficient to keep pace within an agile software development environment. Agile development requires OT and E to be just as agile while still ensuring the adequacy and sufficiency required to keep the Fleet's trust in new capabilities. In order to accomplish this, we recommend five initiatives that will help the current OT and E process. Those initiatives are: The "Pulverizer," an agile Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), universal test plan working group, an integrated operational test assessment, and a dedicated annual OT and E period. These initiatives make the bureaucratic requirements for OT and E much more streamlined and agile. They ensure an annual schedule all stakeholders can work towards and drive down many of the important OT and E decisions to the test squadron level. These recommendations have already been shown to work with positive feedback from stakeholders for the F/A-18 program. If these changes are implemented across all of naval aviation, OT and E can be become as agile as the software development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1213582
Entities
People
- Brian D Morrill
- Joseph D Polnaszek
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School