1. RAM VII Training Summit
Presented to:
RAM VII Training Summit
The Westin
Huntsville, Alabama
Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability including
Testability and Software Reliability
Policy Updates
IAW DoD Directive , DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Presented by:
Robert S Smith and
Judy M. Potter-Shields
General Engineers
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center
Date: 4 November 2014

2. Purpose/Contents Purpose Contents
Provide an update to the RAM community of DoD R&M Engineering Activities
Contents
Policy
Guidance
Standardization

3. Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Cost (RAM-C) Rationale Report

4. RAM-C Format Executive Summary
RAM-C Report and Timing
Sustainment Rationale
Description of Sustainment Parameters
Operational Mode Summary/Mission Profile
Product Support Strategy
Verification Assessment
Feasibility Assessment
Summary
Introduction – Purpose, Changes, and Preparers
Purpose
Changes
RAM-C Preparers
Sustainment KPP/KSAs/APAs Overview and Program Data
Sustainment Metrics
Operational Information

5. RAM-C Format Assessment of Sustainment Parameters Tradeoff Analysis
Definitions
Sustainment KPP/KSA/APA Verification
Operational Availability (AO) Verification
Materiel Availability (AM) Verification
Mission Reliability Verification
O&S Cost Verification
Verification Summary
Sustainment KPP/KSA/APA Feasibility
Sustainment Metrics Feasibility
O&S Cost Feasibility
AO and AM Feasibility
Feasibility Summary
Tradeoff Analysis
Summary

6. Army Regulation (AR) 702-3

7. AR 702-3 Important AR 702-3 Reminders:
A RAM-C report is required by the Army for any program with RAM requirements.
The DOTE FDSC policy* has been implemented in Army policy.
* Independent Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Suitability Assessments

8. Standardization & Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)

9. Standardization Update Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)
What is DID situation as it relates to R&M?
What is available for R&M DIDs including testability and SW Rel?
Do gaps exist in those DIDs for R&M policy?
What solutions are the best to fill those gaps?

10. Initial DIDs Reviewed
Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report
DI-ILSS-81495, Failure Mode Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report, 30 Oct 1995 and Validation 10 Sep 2014
Failure Summary & Analysis Report
DI-RELI-80255, Failure Summary and Analysis Report, 17 Oct 1986
Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Allocation Report
DI-RELI-81496, Reliability Block Diagrams and Maintenance Models Report, 30 Oct 1995 validated on 10 Sep 2014
R&M Block Diagrams and Mathematical Models Report
R&M Predictions Report
DI-RELI-81497, Reliability Prediction and Documentation of Supporting Data, 30 Oct 1995 validated on 10 Sep 2014
R&M Program Plan
DI-SESS-81613, Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program Plan, 1 Aug 2001
DI-MNTY-81600, Maintainability Program Plan, 08 Feb 2001
DI-ATTS-81270, Testability Program Plan, 12 Jun 1992

11. Standardization Update - Solutions Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)
Determined that new/updates to R&M DIDs were needed for
Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report
Failure Summary & Analysis Report
Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Allocation Report
Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Block Diagrams and Mathematical Models Report
Reliability and Maintainability Predictions Report
Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program Plan

12. DID Current Status
Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report
New DID developed
Failure Summary & Analysis Report
New DID Developed
R&M Allocation Report
DI-RELI-81968, Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Allocation Report,
10 Jul 2014 – NEW released
R&M Block Diagrams and Mathematical Models Report
Reliability and Maintainability Predictions Report
R&M Program Plan
DI-SESS-81613A, Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program Plan,
15 Jul 2014 – Updated

13. Overarching DID Policy
Overarching DID policy updates:
Enclosure 12 of DoDM , Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Procedures, dated 24 Sep 2014 covers DIDs
MIL-STD-963C, Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), dated 24 Sep 2014

14. Division Statement of Work (SOW) Tool

15. Statement of Work (SOW) Tool
PROTOCOL SOW Tool located at “RAM Task Advisor” tab
ED/RAM is in the process of updating the RAM SOW tool
Plan tasks:
Update SOW task wording
Update DIDs listing
Update Life Cycle Acquisition Phases
Update Criticality
Update Optional System Characteristics

16. RAM-C Rationale Report AR 702-3 Standardization – DIDs RAM SOW Tool
Summary
Provide a quick status overview to the RAM community
RAM-C Rationale Report
AR 702-3
Standardization – DIDs
RAM SOW Tool

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Questions?