Addressing JCIDS Capability and Solution Analysis: An AoA Manual for Materiel and Non-materiel Information Technology Activities

Abstract

SUMMARY: (1) AoAs have changed significantly under JCIDS with a broader range of roles and activities for the AoA team: Capability refinement * Concept refinement * Performance-Cost-Technology Risk Assessments * Trade-off analysis; (2) AoAs before Milestone A frequently may not have quantitative metrics; (3) the AoA is not a one-time event; it is reviewed and revised or redone in spiral development; (4) A number of analysis tools are available for the AoA that work well with qualitative metrics; (5) The new Manual provides specific guidance for conducting AoAs in this new environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 2005
Accession Number
ADA448256

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Sinex
  • Kevan L. Barton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Addressing
  • Costs
  • Guidance
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Security
  • Spiral Development
  • Technical Standards
  • United States Military Academy
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis