1. Status Report Jim VanGaasbeek Ricardo Valerdi
INCOSE CAB
Portland, OR
January 24, 2004
Jim VanGaasbeek
Northrop Grumman - Integrated Systems
Ricardo Valerdi
University of Southern California
Center for Software Engineering

2. Updates since June briefing in Crystal City
Delphi Round 2 completed
40 respondents
Currently pursuing data to calibrate model
Sizing a system via requirements still an issue
Contractors count requirements very differently
PhD dissertation committee formed
Barry Boehm, George Friedman, Elliot Axelband
Next working group meeting on March 15, 2004 at USC

3. How can the CAB help? (Assumptions from the Project Plan)
Identify potential sources for Systems Engineering data
Identify additional commercial INCOSE members for Working Group
Commit resources to assist with:
Driver definition and refinement
Review of outputs
Delphi survey participation
Data from projects
Help in obtaining lead participants from other INCOSE Corporate Members
Establish COSYSMO “owner” within INCOSE
Measurement Working Group willing
Assist USC in finding additional funding support for a COSYSMO dedicated graduate student performer
Need help! 
Need help!  

4. Delphi Round 2 Results:
Cost drivers listed in order of EMR value (or influence)

5. COSYSMO Data Sources
Organizations who have already provided data or have committed resources:
Raytheon (Garland), BAE Systems (San Diego), Aerospace Corp., Northrop Grumman (Los Angeles), Lockheed Martin (Philadelphia), NAVAIR
Organizations in the pipeline:
L3, Boeing, General Dynamics, NASA
Would still like to get these involved:
BAE Systems (Nashua), MITRE, Xerox, Rockwell Collins, Harris, Motorola

6. Parametric Cost Model Critical Path
Usual #
Months
Critical Path Task
6 Converge on cost drivers, WBS
6 Converge on detailed definitions and rating scales
12 Obtain initial exploratory dataset (5-10 projects)
6 Refine model based on data collection & analysis experience
12+ Obtain IOC calibration dataset (30 projects)
9 Refine IOC model and tool
Note: Initial dataset can be obtained from the six companies
listed on previous slide

7. Contact Information
Ricardo Valerdi
Dr. Barry Boehm
Dr. Elliot Axelband
Websites