Early Identification of SE-Related Program Risks

Abstract

This paper summarizes the results of a DoD Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) project to synthesize analyses of DoD SE effectiveness risk sources into a lean framework and toolset for early identification of SE-related program risks. It includes concepts of operation which enable project sponsors and performers to agree on the nature and use of more effective evidence-based reviews. These enable early detection of missing SE capabilities or personnel competencies with respect to a framework of Goals, Critical Success Factors (CSFs), and Questions determined from leading DoD early-SE CSF analyses. The SE Effectiveness Measurement (EM) tools enable risk-based prioritization of corrective actions, as shortfalls in evidence for each question are early uncertainties, which when combined with the relative system impact of a negative answer to the question, translates into the degree of risk that needs to be managed to avoid system overruns and incomplete deliveries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA548664

Entities

People

  • Barry Boehm
  • Dan Ingold
  • Kathleen Dangle
  • Paul Componation
  • Rich Turner

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Case Studies
  • Color Coding
  • Computer Programming
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Life Cycles
  • Measurement
  • Military Acquisition
  • Prototypes
  • Ratings
  • Risk
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).