Posts tagged Department of Defense
May 11 Dinner Meeting: Implementing the Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter
Apr 6th
Defense programs that need to connect to the network are required to meet net-readiness requirements, to
include Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) compliance. Programs have generally had difficulty
in developing derived requirements from the NR-KPP Compliance Statement.
The Navy’s Net-Ready Key Performance Parameter (NR-KPP) Implementation Guidebook, developed by the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) [Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA)] Chief
Systems Engineer (CHSENG), clarifies the definitions of net-readiness and the NR-KPP. It also describes a
refined NR-KPP Compliance Statement that programs can use as a template for their derived NR-KPP
requirements. This Guidebook provides Program Managers, Systems Engineers, and Test Engineers with a
methodology for decomposing the NR-KPP Compliance Statement into measurable and testable derived
requirements that they can address using their normal Systems Engineering Process. The Four-Step Process
includes the following activities:
* A Mission Analysis (MA) to determine derived NR-KPP Operational Requirements in terms of missions,
mission activities, and associated Mission Effectiveness and Operational Performance Measures.
* An Information Analysis (InA) to determine the derived Operational Information Requirements in terms
of required networks, mission thread, Information Elements, and associated Operational Performance
Measures.
* Systems Engineering (SE) to decompose the derived requirements defined in the MA and InA into
System Performance Requirements for use during System Design and Realization.
* Documentation of the Four-Step Process according to engineering best practices and Compliance
Measures in the NR-KPP Compliance Statement.
Agenda
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner and Business Meeting
7:00 – 7:10 p.m. Introduction
7:10 – 7:55 p.m. Presentation by Lesley Painchaud
7:55 – 8:00 p.m. Closing
Location:
Brio Tuscan Grille
Tysons Corner Mall
7854L Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703.288.8882
Author Biography:
Lesley Painchaud is a retired US Navy commander, now working as a scientist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia. She is the current president of the Central Virginia Chapter of INCOSE. Ms. Painchaud is serving on a rotational assignment with the office of ASN RDA CHSENG in order to assist with implementation of the Navy’s NR-KPP Implementation Guidebook by working with Navy and Marine Corps programs that are engaged in meeting the NR-KPP compliance requirements. Ms. Painchaud has a BA degree in Economics from the University of South Florida, an MA degree in Economics from the University of Oklahoma, an MS degree in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and an MS degree in Engineering Systems, also from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Cost:
Cost for dinner is $20 for members and $25 non-members. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
April 21 Tutorial: Building Your Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
Mar 2nd
One of the lost arts in Systems Engineering is the development and use of the Concept of Operations (CONOPS). Dr. Steven Dam along with Dr. Dinesh Verma authored a chapter on this subject in a recent Joint DoD/NASA-sponsored book entitled “Applied Space Systems Engineering.” Dr. Dam will use this text and recent experience in developing CONOPS for the Department of Defense to discuss how to develop a CONOPS using architectures and scenarios. This tutorial will discuss how to: 1) validate the mission scope and the system boundary; 2) describe the operational environment, and primary constraints and drivers; 3) develop key operational scenarios, and associated timelines; 4) synthesize, analyze, and assess key implementation concepts; 5) validate and baseline the operational architecture for the system of interest; and 6) Document and iterate through Architecture and the DoD Architecture Framework. Come participate in this dynamic and interesting tutorial.
Time:11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Brio Tuscan Grille
Tysons Corner Mall
7854L Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102
703.288.8882
Author Biography:
Steven H. Dam, Ph.D. Dr. Dam is the President and Founder of the Systems and Proposal Engineering Company (SPEC Innovations), based in Marshall, VA. He has been involved with structured analysis, software development, and system engineering for over 30 years. He participated in the development of C4ISR Architecture Framework and DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office (DARO) Vision Architecture, the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), and Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) architecture. He currently is applying system engineering techniques to various DoD projects.
Dr. Dam has been a member of INCOSE since the early 1990s. He has presented papers at numerous Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) meetings and national symposiums. He is also a past president of the San Diego INCOSE chapter and current President of the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) Chapter.
Dr. Dam is the author of two systems engineering-based books: “DoD Architecture Framework: A Guide to Applying System Engineering to Develop Integrated, Executable Architectures;” and “Proposal Engineering: A Guide to Developing Winning, Cost-Effective Proposals.” He was a contributor to the DoD/NASA-sponsored text book entitled “Applied Space Systems Engineering.” Dr. Dam is currently completing his third book entitled “Knowledge-Based Analysis and Design (KBAD) – A Methodology for Rapid, Cost-Effective System Engineering and Architecture Development.” Dr. Dam has a BS degree in Physics from George Mason University and a PhD. in Physics from the University of South Carolina.
Cost:
Cost for the tutorial (includes lunch) is $75 for members, $95 non-members, $45 part-time students and $35 for full-time students. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
