A System Maturity Index for Decision Support in Life Cycle Acquisition

Abstract

In the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale is a measure of maturity of an individual technology, with a view towards operational use in a system context. A comprehensive set of concerns becomes relevant when this metric is abstracted from an individual technology to a system context, which may involve interplay among multiple technologies that are integrated through a systems engineering process. This research proposes the development of a system-focused approach for managing system development and making effective and efficient decisions during a systems engineering process. This research will present a System Readiness Level (SRL) index that incorporates both the current TRL scale and the concept of an Integration Readiness Level (IRL) and provide a method for determining current and future readiness of a system to determine its potential position in the systems engineering process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA504206

Entities

People

  • Brian Sauser
  • Jose E Ramirez-Marquez

Organizations

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Cycles
  • Demonstrations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Life Cycles
  • Production
  • Spiral Development
  • Sustainment
  • Systems Engineering
  • Verification

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Space