Identifying Acquisition Framing Assumptions Through Structured Deliberation

Abstract

Employment of acquisition framing assumptions (FAs) is an approach to defining and tracking key program assumptions that are made early in program development and throughout the program life. FAs serve as a form of risk analysis to identify uncertainties that may or may not be recognized as such. This document provides supporting information for the briefing titled Identifying and Prioritizing Acquisition Framing Assumptions: Structured Deliberation Exercise a briefing to be used in a group setting to identify FAs. It also provides a brief introduction to the concept of FAs; an overview of the approach used in the briefing to identify FAs; and a discussion of how to operationalize this approach, including an overview of structured deliberation, some of the important concepts in having a successful session, and tailoring questions on program risk areas to help elucidate FAs. Note that the briefing is meant as a starting point and should be tailored to specific program circumstances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA615938

Entities

People

  • Lauren A. Mayer
  • Mark V. Arena

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Orbits
  • Flight Training
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Radar
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Space Objects
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Readers

  • Economics
  • Software Engineering.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.