Where Are the People? The Human Viewpoint Approach for Architecting and Acquisition

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) provides a standard framework for transforming systems concepts into a consistent set of products containing the elements and relationships required to represent a complex operational system. However, without a human perspective, the current DoDAF does not account for the human performance aspects needed to calculate the human contribution to system effectiveness and cost. The Human Viewpoint gives systems engineers additional tools to integrate human considerations into systems development by facilitating identification and collection of human-focused data. It provides a way to include Human Systems Integration (HSI) constructs into mainstream acquisition and systems engineering processes by promoting early, frequent coordination of analysis efforts by both the systems engineering and HSI communities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA613406

Entities

People

  • Beverly G. Knapp
  • Holly A. Handley

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Cognition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Information Exchange
  • Military Acquisition
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.