Risk Areas
Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS)
Adherence to Government-off-the-shelf (GOTS)
Computer Obsolescence/Migration
COTS Evaluation
Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)
Modifications
Adherence to Standards (Nat'l and Int'l)
COTS Availability
COTS Integration
Integration with Existing non-COTS
Environmental Aspects
Operations/Support Compliance
Site Environmental Impact
Production Compliance
System Design Considerations
External Interfaces
Interface Specifications
Interfaces to Other Systems
Funding & Schedule (Program or
Project Level)
Cost and Schedule
Funding (Stability/Profile)
Hardware
Memory
Microelectronics Analog (MMIC, other)
Nonstandard Parts
Microelectronics Digital (e.g., VLSI/VHSIC/ASIC)
Packaging (Size/Weight/Power)
Logistics Planning
Logistics Support Analysis
Spares
Technical Manuals
Networking
Interface Standards/Protocols
Network Planning
Operational Site Activation
Installation and Checkout
Personnel
Support & Test Equipment
Training, Material, Equipment
Communications Protocols
Multiple Access
Network Security
Equipment Integration
Site Activation
Programmatic
Acquisition Reform
Acquisition/Decision Strategy
Contract Issues
Contract Issues -- Changing Contractors
Contract Issues -- Incentives
Contract Issues -- Contract Administration
Data Requirements
Funding
PRIME or Government as System Integrator
Legal/Regulatory Issues
Multiservice or Multiagency Program
Program Management (Plans/Resources)
Risk Management
Source Selection (Best Value Type)
Total Cost of a System
Acquisition/Decision Strategy - Spiral Development
Contract Issues - Subcontracting by a PRIME
Contract Issues -- Claims
Contract Issues -- Measuring Contractor Compliance
Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV)
Earned Value
Funding of Spiral Evolutionary Acquisition
International Program
Management Structure
Outsourcing IT Products and Services
Requirements Management
Source Selection
Staffing
User Support
Security
COTS and Security
Cryptography
Information Warfare
Security Concept of Operations
Security Test and Evaluation
Software
Achieving Responsiveness
Achieving System Throughput (at full load)
Code and Unit test
Design
Development Process
Integration and Test
Large-scale Development and Integration
Management Process
Mixed Programming Languages
Object Oriented Migration
Parallel/Multi-Processing
Porting
Real-time Processing Requirements
Requirements Stability
Software Architecture
Software Metrics
Timing & Sizing
Support
Obsolescent Parts
Certification/Accreditation
COTS/GOTS Interoperability
External Interfaces
Projected Security Requirements
Security Standards
System Vulnerabilities
Achieving Processing Reserve Goals
Achieving System Response
Beyond state-of-the-art
Contractor Capability
Development of Algorithms
Development System
Lack of Disciplined Practices
Management Methods
Memory Utilization
Multiple Development Locations
Operating System
Performance Constraints
Prototype Code
Requirements
Reverse Engineering/Code Reuse
Software Estimation (Size and Schedule)
Software Standards
Year 2000 Compliance
Declining Maintenance Budgets
Software Maintenance
Systems Engineering
Balanced Scorecard
Benchmarking
Configuration Control
Engineering Processes
Growth/Expandability
Information Engineering
Parallel Development of Interfacing Systems
Requirements Stability
System Integration
System Migration
System Releasability
Systems Interoperability
Testing
External Agency Certification
Regression Testing Issues
System Testing (In-Plant)
Test Design
Test Plan
Common Data Environment (CDE)
Standard Operating Environment
Fault Tolerant Design
Human Factors
Operational Concept
Reliability/Maintainability/Availability
Safety
System Maturity
System Performance
System Specifications
Technology Insertion
Availability of Test Resources
Integration and Test
System Testing
System Testing (On-site)
Test Design – Usability
Test Plan – Usability