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Acquisition Process
Three processes cooperate to deliver capabilities needed by warfighters: the requirements process (JCIDS); the acquisition process (DAS); and the program and budget development process (PPBE). Includes links to DoD and Service policies, guidance, tools, and resources:
Workforce
Information on career management, the DoD Human Capital Initiative, career planning, leadership training, overarching planning and guidance documents, and relevant professional organizations.
Policy
Encyclopedic source of acquisition policy that follows a hierarchy of policy issuance (i.e., executive, legislative, federal, etc.) and filtered according to organization, career field, and special topics.
Communitiesof Practice
Links to communities of practice and special interest areas, the latest contribution and discussion posts for open ACC communities, community highlights, and links to related communities.
Training andContinuous Learning
Information on training and continuous learning that supports DoD acquisition, information that helps manage professional training portfolios, and information on training available from DAU and DoD and Services activities.
Industry
Information on DoD industry partners that helps the participation and execution of DoD processes; including industry support pages, news, information, and links to private sector acquisition contractors.
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Systems Engineering
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“Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach encompassing the entire technical effort to evolve and verify an integrated and total life-cycle balanced set of system, people, and process solutions that satisfy customer needs. Systems engineering is the integrating mechanism across the technical efforts related to the development, manufacturing, verification, deployment, operations, support, disposal of, and user training for systems and their life cycle processes. Systems engineering develops technical information to support the program management decision-making process. For example, systems engineers manage and control the definition and management of the system configuration and the translation of the system definition into work breakdown structures.”
[External Link] AFLCMC/HNBI 99-103 Capabilities-Based Test and Evaluation
[Announcement] Recent Changes
[Processes & Methods] AFLCMC/HNBI 99-103 Capabilities-Based Test and Evaluation
[External Link] Version Description Form
[Tools & Forms] DoD Production Readiness Review (PRR) Checklist
[Response] Attached is a great paper that explains the basics of schedule risk assessment using probalistic models for schedule task durations and Monte Carlo simulation to understand the probability of achieving specific project schedule goals.
[Question] Where can I get a good overview of how to do a schedule risk assessment?
[Processes & Methods] SEP Roles and Project Organization Guide
[Processes & Methods] Information Support Plan Guide
[Question] I am working on a SEP for my program. The program is way into the sustainment phase. I am not sure how to go about talking to the "technical activities from prior phase" and planned SE activiteis for the next phase. Is there any guidance that can help with this area of the System Engineering Plan?
[Question] Where can I find guidance on developing a system reliability growth plan?
[Question] Where is the Probability/Consequence Screening software located P/CS
[Regulatory] OUSD(AT&L) Memorandum, Expected Business Practice: Document Streamlining - Program Protection Plan, July 18, 2011
[Regulatory] Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 11-003 Reliability Analysis, Planning,Tracking and Reporting, 21 March 2011
[Regulatory] Expected Business Practice: Post-Critical Design Review Reports and Assessments
[References] Work Breakdown Structures for Defense Materiel Items
[References] DoD Earned Value Management Implementation Guide
[References] Guide for Integrating Systems Engineering into DoD Acquisition Contracts
[Regulatory] Computer Programming Manual Data Item Description (CPM DID)
[Regulatory] Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) Report Data Item Description (DID)
[Regulatory] Technical Report-Study/Services Data Item Description (DID)
[Regulatory] Schematic Block Diagrams Data Item Description (DID)
[Announcement] Nominations Sought for 2012 Systems Engineering Awards
[Announcement] Government-Industry Training Workshop
[Announcement] Workshop on US Armed Forces Systems Engineering Research and Education Network
[Testimonials] Abundance of SE Information!
[Testimonials] SE Tools Are Very Useful
[Regulatory] SEP Guidance - NEW
[References] Systems Engineering Plan Frequently Asked Questions from OSD
[Learning Materials] How to Prepare a SEP that Works - April 1, 2009
[References] Chapter 16 of Systems Engineering Fundamentals: Systems Engineering Planning
[Presentations] Driving Systems Engineering into Programs. May 24, 2005.
[Tools & Forms] Probability/Consequence Screening Software & User Guide
[Related Websites] ANSI/EIA 632, Processes for Engineering a System
[References] MIL-HDBK-61A, Military Handbook Configuration Management Guide
[Regulatory] Naval SYSCOM Risk Management Policy
[Processes & Methods] Systems engineering Leading Indicators Guide
[Tools & Forms] HSI Requirements Pocket Guide
[Related Websites] Critial Safety Items
[References] Aviation Critical Safety Item Management Handbook, DTD 4 Aug 05
[Tools & Forms] Systems Planning and Requirements Software (SYSPARS)
[References] ESOH in Acquisition - Integrating ESOH into Systems Engineering