Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) Planning to Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) Gap Analysis
Abstract
Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) is a process intended to assure engineering rigor and discipline is applied during weapons system sustainment, the operations and support phase of the Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Life Cycle Management Framework. The Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) is intended to guide the systems engineering effort throughout a weapon system's life cycle and to show the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) and Program Executive Officer (PEO) that disciplined systems engineering processes and practices are in place and used. OSS&E and the Systems Engineering Plan are both tools intended to invigorate systems engineering in support of safe, suitable, and effective weapon systems. In support of the release of the new AFI 63-1201, Systems Engineering, SAF/AQR requested the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering at AFIT to provide "a Gap Analysis between the AFMCI 63-1201 requirements for an Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E) Assurance Plan and the OSD SEP Guide requirements." This document was also written to be released at the same time and with the updated AFI 63-1201, Systems Engineering and the new AFMCI 63-1201. This updated AFI supersedes the older version titled Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness. The new AFI version doesn't eliminate OSS&E, but includes OSS&E as part of the bigger systems engineering effort.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 28, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA618238
Entities
People
- Karen Bausman
- Michael Ucchino
- Perry Bowen
- Steven W. Pavick
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology