Proposed Revisions for Updating the Software
Guidance in
MIL-HDBK-881A: Work Breakdown Structures
for Material Items
OUSD(AT&L)/SSE-USC/CSSE Workshop on
Integrating Systems and Software Engineering under
Competitive Prototyping
with the Incremental Commitment Model
Washington, DC, July 14-17, 2008
Overview of Objectives
•
Existing MIL-HDBK-881a guidance, including Section 3.2.2. and
Appendix B, treats software as a component of a subsystem (i.e,
third tier WBS item)
– ISPAN, NECC, GCSS-A are examples of acquisition programs that,
because of stand alone nature of the software content, have had to look
beyond MIL-HDBK-881a to development meaningful WBS
•
MIL-HDBK-881a up for revision
•
Software Cost Control Working Group objective
– Provide a set of recommended changes/updates to improve guidance
with respect to software development best practices
– Software Cost Control Working Group drafted initial set of
recommendations
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Task Overview
•
Revision objectives:
– Software neutral
– Correct errors
• Key modifications in wording:
– Replace 'material item' with ' acquisition program'
– Add words to make 'artifacts' equal to 'products'
– Include words that make 'product-oriented' and 'DoDAF
architecture' interchangeable WRT to creating a WBS
• Results
– Compiled a Comment matrix
– Drafted a new Appendix B (Software)
• During final review and clean up, the working group was
made aware of 90’s effort (draft MIL-HDBK-171)
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NDIA Participation
• The Software Cost Control working group would like to
provide an industry-coordinated set of recommendations
• We will be requesting industry members of NDIA review
the our suggested changes and provide feedback (i.e.,
validation):
• NDIA review objectives:
– Ensure recommended changes are improvements from industry
perspective
– Request additional changes and refinements within the defined
scope
– Obtain additional examples to include in Appendix B
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Summary/Next Steps
• Software Cost Control working group is finishing up
internal review results
– Incorporation of working group feedback
– Drafting an executive summary of need for update
• Provide Comment matrix to NDIA WBS (Industry
participants) and other identified parties for review and
comment by end of July
– Collect feedback and consolidate into a single baseline by MidSeptember
• Submit Comment Matrix to MIL-HDBK-881a custodian
(Debbie Tomsic, ARA) by end September
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Questions/Discussion
Contact Information:
Chris Miller
SSE/SSA Support
Software Engineering & Systems Assurance
ODUSD(A&T) Systems & Software Engineering
MillerC@syseng-so.com
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