Conference Paper
Early identification of SE-related program risks
Publication Date: 3/15/2010Event: 8th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER)
Event: Hoboken, NJ
Lead Authors:
Dr. Barry Boehm
Paul Componation
Kathleen Dangle
Dan Ingold
Dr. Richard Turner
This paper summarizes the results of a DoD Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) project to synthesize analyses of DoD SE effectiveness risk sources into a lean framework and toolset for early identification of SE-related program risks. It includes concepts of operation which enable project sponsors and performers to agree on the nature and use of more effective evidence-based reviews. These enable early detection of missing SE capabilities or personnel competencies with respect to a framework of Goals, Critical Success Factors (CSFs), and Questions determined from leading DoD early-SE CSF analyses. The SE Effectiveness Measurement (EM) tools enable risk-based prioritization of corrective actions, as shortfalls in evidence for each question are early uncertainties, which when combined with the relative system impact of a negative answer to the question, translates into the degree of risk that needs to be managed to avoid system overruns and incomplete deliveries.