Vice-Chair, NDIA Systems Engineering Division
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National Defense Industrial Association http://www.ndia.org/
Forums for information exchange with DoD on issues affecting the industrial base
• Policy, guidance, program execution, resources, domains, etc.
• 37 Divisions, 5 Industrial Working Groups
• Structure: Divisions  Committees  Working Groups
NDIA Systems Engineering Division http://www.ndia.org/Divisions/Divisions/SystemsEngineering/
• Focal for systems engineering issues in the defense industry
• DoD liaison: Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Systems Engineering (DASD(SE))
Systems Engineering Division
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http://www.ndia.org/Divisions/Divisions/SystemsEngineering/
Mission:
• Promote effective systems engineering in government and industry to achieve affordable and supportable systems
Organization:
• The largest and most active NDIA division
• Partnered with DASD(SE)
• 15 committees, plus assigned task/working groups
Key Initiatives Include:
• Pre-MS A SE (Development Planning)
• Systems engineering effectiveness
• System development performance measures
• CMMI (former Industry Sponsor)
• System assurance (secure systems engineering)
• System of systems (SoS) engineering
• Development Test & Evaluation (DT&E)
• Education & training
• SE standards for acquisition
• SE workshops, studies, reports
• Host of NDIA Systems Engineering conference
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http://www.acq.osd.mil/se/org.html
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•Hon. William LaPlante, Ass’t Secretary of the Air Force
(Acquisition) and Air Force Service Acquisition Executive
•Mr. Stephen Welby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense, Systems Engineering
•Government Chief Systems Engineers
•Government Program Managers
•Industry Systems Engineering Executives
(6 concurrent)
Secure Systems Engrg SE Effectiveness
Engr’d Resilient Systems Modeling & Simulation
Agile and SE Net Centric/Interoperability
Dev Test & Evaluation Affordability
ESOH
HSI
System of Systems
DoD Standards
Architecture
Education & Training
Proceedings : http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2014system/
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Briefings by by the Office of
Deputy Ass’t Sec’y of Defense,
DASD Systems Engineering http://www.acq.osd.mil/se/outr each/briefs.html#ndiasec2014
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Changing the Culture: “Doing More Without More” http://bbp.dau.mil/ http://www.acq.osd.mil/se/briefs/2014_
10_29-Welby-NDIA-SEC-vF.pdf
Interim BBP 3.0 white paper released – seeking community feedback
BBP 3.0 Focus Areas :
1. Achieve Affordable Programs
2. Control Costs Throughout the Product Lifecycle
3. Incentivize Productivity and Innovation in Industry and Government
4. Eliminate Unproductive Processes and Bureaucracy
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5. Promote Effective Competition
6. Improve Tradecraft in Acquisition of Services
7. Improve Professionalism of the Total
Acquisition Workforce
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Interim DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02
• Emphasize intent, planning vs. rules
• Acquisition models tailored for program characteristics and risk
• Added emphasis on early requirements,
RFP, technology maturation, software
• Extensive updates to SE (encl. 3)
Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)
• Approved at milestone reviews, included in RFP as guidance or compliance http://www.acq.osd.mil/se/briefs/16951-
2014_10_29_NDIA-SEC-Sedmak-SE-PG-vF.pdf
Defense Standardization
• Developing new DoD-specific standards for: SE, Technical
Reviews/Audits, CM, Manufacturing, Logistics
GFY15 Planned Activities
• SE updates: Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG); SEP template ;
Risk Management Guide
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Keys to acquisition:
• Agility, adapt to unknown threats, open architectures
• “Our ability to predict is uncertain – we will be wrong, so we must adapt and be strategic.”
Air Force priorities:
1.
Get our programs right (size, mission, …)
2.
Transparency
– tell it straight
“Read Mr. Kendall’s report on performance of the defense acquisition system” – contract types, having the right incentives
3.
Own the technical baseline – system models, performance, data rights
4.
Implement “Better Buying Power” – “should cost”, affordability, sustainment
5.
Build systems for adversaries, mission threats
– don’t wait (e.g., cyber)
What is systems engineering?
• “To be a true SE, you must be an expert in something – then build on that”
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Know the fundamentals of the domain for your system
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Be empirical
– follow the data vs. opinions
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Be close to a warfighter expert, e.g., C2, validation, sustainment
• “We would have systems engineers be PMs on all programs”
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Briefings
Service/Agency Remarks
Army:
System of Systems Engineering and
Integration (SoSE&I)
Navy:
Kevin Fahey, Executive Director,
Mr. Stu Young, Director, Systems
Engineering, Naval Air Systems
Command
Air Force : Dr. Tom Christian, Assoc.
Deputy Asst Sec’y of the Air Force for
Science, Technology & Engineering
Homeland Security : Mr. James Tuttle,
Chief Systems Engineer, Under
Sec’y of
Science & Technology
FAA : Ms. Michele Merkle, Director,
Office of Systems Engineering for the
National Airspace System
NOAA : Mr. Albert (Benjie) Spencer,
Director, Systems Engineering Center
Challenges: funding, integrating capabilities, networks,
SoS, cyber. Common Operating Env (COE) to cross programs.
“Transforming how we operate across the SE ‘V’.”
Tactical: agile, architectures, platform M&S. Strategic: cyber; SoS risk mgmt; SE modeling; mission SE.
Priorities: enterprise governance; engrg decisions & communications; technical info/stds ; workforce. “Own the technical baseline.” 10-yr strategic plan/roadmap.
Challenge: establish standard SE processes across diverse DHS cultures. Focus on early planning. New
SE life cycle guidebook, tailoring plan.
NextGen mission, NAS enterprise architecture, enterprise planning/analysis. Complex challenges
(cyber, data communications, more sources, UAS).
Science-based agency. Lots of engrg has moved to services. Challenges: sensor integration; complex scale of programs, SOA architecture.
Themes: enterprise integration  workforce  balance risks  cyber  rigor vs. flexibility
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http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2014system/Tuesday
ProgramManagersPanel.pdf
• Communication, communication
• Challenges to move more rapidly and meet affordability targets
• Best practices for managing costs, schedules, risks, dependencies
• Too many programs have bad scheduling practices
• PMs are often incentivized for shortterm vs. long-term issues
• Teach better root cause analysis
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SE as the Integrating Discipline for Program Performance
Mr. Pat Seamon
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Vice President, Engineering & Operations
Harris Govt Communications Systems
Dr. John Zolper
Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Raytheon Company
Dr. Keoki Jackson
Vice-President, Program Excellence
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Mr. Frank Serna
Director of Engineering
Draper Laboratories
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Program
Execution
•Integration across the life cycle
•Data driven decision making
•Performance, affordability
•Validation, engagement with users
Technology •Discriminators, R&D investment
•Transition to business relevance
•Innovation
•Manage technical risks, data rights, IP
Talent
Management
•Accelerating SE development
•No substitute for domain knowledge
•Attract future engrs w/ STEM initiatives
•Empower people, avoid self-constraints
Systems
Engineering
Challenges
•SE technical, cost, schedule tradeoffs
•Accelerate 50% via virtual environments
(models, simulation, MBSE)
•Issues: reqts, poor planning, validation
•“Start slow to go fast”
•Models across disciplines, supply chain
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Proceedings : http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2014system/2014system.html
Track Example representative topics/presentations
System Security
Engineering
Engineered
Resilient Systems
[ intro ]
Trusted systems. Software assurance. Cyber security.
Program protection. Integration w/ SE.
Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC).
Complexity, adaptability, rapid reconfiguration. LCC. S&T insertion. Open architectures. High perf computing.
Infrastructure frameworks. Tradespace. ERS roadmap.
SE Effectiveness DoD enterprise initiatives. Standards, policy. SE streamlining. SE business case. Design to cost. Trades.
Requirements. SE tools. Architectures. Acquisition agility.
Modeling &
Simulation
MBSE. Digital system model. M&S data and tools.
Architecture
Affordability
Concepts, frameworks. Open systems. Product lines.
Architecture analysis. Enterprise architectures.
Affordability analysis. Value engineering. TOC.
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Proceedings : http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2014system/2014system.html
Track
Developmental
Test & Evaluation
Interoperability
Agile
Education &
Training
Human Systems
Integration (HSI)
System of
Systems (SoS)
ESOH
Example representative topics/presentations
Testing in practice: planning, SoS, agile, automation.
Chief Developmental Tester. “Testing to the left.”
Net centric operations. Interoperability policy/process.
Agile in practice: DoD, SE, R&D, affordability, process.
Life cycle model development.
SE workforce competencies. Accelerating technical leadership. DoD workforce development.
HSI and SE. Frameworks. Collaborative work environments. HSI assessment methodology.
SoS engineering, considerations. Applications to SE.
Analysis, tools. Virtual environments.
Safety engrg, planning. ESOH and SE. MIL-STD-882e.
Proceedings : http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2014system/2014system.html
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Questions? More info? http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2014system/2014system.html
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