Technology Readiness Assessments for IT and IT-Enabled Systems

Abstract

To ensure that the Department of Defense (DoD) is approving Milestone B decisions for programs that are technologically mature, the director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) implemented Technology Readiness Assessments (TRA) as a DoD 5000 requirement. With the continued and growing dependence of major DoD systems on information technologies, the TRA Deskbook is being updated to address the unique aspects of computer systems, hardware, and software technologies for embedded systems, business management information systems, net-reliant systems (e.g., command and control), and infrastructure systems (e.g., net-centric enterprise services). The DDR&E tasked the Institute for Defense Analysis, assisted by representatives from DoD services and agencies, to develop the revised guidelines. This article summarizes the revised guidelines, including the new Software Technology Readiness levels, and provides examples in applying the updated guidelines to major defense acquisitions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA489519

Entities

People

  • David Jakubek
  • Robert Gold

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Embedded Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Military Acquisition
  • Personnel Management
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control