I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Headquarters U.S. Air Force As of:1 Mrs. Marty Evans SE Forum October 15, 2004 Institutionalizing the Revitalization of Systems Engineering

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e As of:2 Institutionalizing SE Requires: Long term leadership support OSD Senior Career staff AFMC/EN Seamless policy and procedures Small gaps remain Skilled and committed workforce Established Center for Systems Engineering (CSE) Education/Training – ongoing Leadership - Direction - Resources

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e As of:3 -ROBUST SE GUIDE - SEP GUIDE - IMP/IMS GUIDE - S/W GUIDE AFFARS Progress toward Institutionalizing SE AF POLICY MEMOS AF GUIDES DoD POLICY MEMOS AFI SEP GUIDE DoD SENIOR SE FORUM DoD GUIDEBOOK AFPDs/AFIs ? DoDDs / DoDIs Lessons Learned OSD SEP REVIEWS Green = Complete Yellow = Gap (JMPS – SEP in Review) Supporting Activities CSE Established LAI Initiatives Industry Associations Phadke Associates

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e As of:4 What are the Gaps in Policy/Procedures? SE participation during Capability development – First “trades” are made here Capability should require attributes of robustness Translation of SE requirements: SOO/SOW > System Specification >Contract Baseline Incorporating critical elements of the contractor proposed SEP to the contract Address flow-down of SE requirements SE and the Test Planning process SE during the sustainment phase of the acquisition life-cycle Need to add or strengthen policy/guidance for:

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e As of:5 AFFARS  Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) Mandatory Procedures – Source Selection Guide: “It is Air Force policy that one of Mission Capability’s subfactors shall be Systems Engineering. Specific guidance on how to tailor the Section L and M guidance on Systems Engineering can be found at and available through (Guidance for the use of Robust Systems Engineering in Air Force Acquisition Programs)  New Language being developed for AFFARS to:  Translate critical SE requirements from the selected contractor’s proposal into the resulting contract  Incorporating critical elements of the contractor proposed SEP to the contract  Address flow-down of SE requirements to subcontractors

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e As of:6 Robust SE Guide Sections in Guide cover: Proposal Guidance for Effective Systems Engineering Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award Section M General Comments Section M Specific Comments Section L General Comments Specific Comments – SE Management, Design, Integration and V&V Means to Incentivize Systems Engineering Award Fee Incentive Fees Performance Based Payments

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e As of:7 SE Example - AOC SOO a. SCOPE. 2.0, b. “Perform robust systems engineering to ensure the resulting AOC baseline is (1) easily scalable and expandable (2) loosely coupled and (3) desensitized to variability.” 3.2 ” Continuously validate model(s) incorporating inputs, outputs, controls, mechanisms and noise.” 5.1 ” Perform Robust Systems Engineering ( to ensure flexibility, scalability, expandability and insensitivity to change. Lead integration efforts and support testing within combined government/contractor team to achieve the evolutionary strategy Support and accomplish the transition of new capability into the AOC baseline Support and accomplish testing required to ensure the effective integration of capabilities prior to fielding 5.2 Create a spiral development environment to satisfy evolving, prioritized AOC requirements Ensure the AOC is operationally efficient, scaleable, expandable, insensitive to variations and continually improving Manage processes to be flexible, adaptable and amenable to changes in situation, guidance, or resources SOO Requirements Flow Into Section L&M

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e As of:8 Longer Term SE Research Knowledge gaps Fast Track SE Research Robust Engineering Guide (Updates) Lean SE Practices LAI Initiatives on Systems Engineering SE Learnings from Lean Now Projects Workshop on System Robustness Robust SE Best Practices Study Pilot Projects Best Practices & Research Reports Recommended Policy Changes LAI Support to Systems Engineering... Workforce Development & Education – Academia -- Government -- Industry