ABSTRACT
Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs have a history of problems with cost growth and schedule slip. Recent emphasis on revitalization and application of systems engineering (SE), with a special focus on early phases of the system’s development life cycle, is aimed at reducing these risks. Revitalization of SE alone, though, will not result in the full potential of desired
Contents 2.1 Implementation and Integration Issues .......................................................22 2.2 Execution Issues in Systems Engineering ....................................................25 2.3 Case Example for Requirements Failure: Requirements Creep
and the Aquila Remotely Piloted Vehicle ....................................................26 2.4 Case Example in Requirements Failure: “Stated-but-Not-Real”
Requirements, “Real-but-Not-Stated” Requirements, and the Future Combat System ..........................................................................................27
2.5 Complex “Systems-of-Systems” Issues ........................................................28 2.6 Conclusion .................................................................................................31 Authors ...............................................................................................................32 References ...........................................................................................................32
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