This three-day course is designed for engineers, scientists, project managers and other professionals who design, build, test or sell complex systems. Each topic is illustrated by real-world case studies discussed by experienced CONOPS and requirements professionals. Key topics are reinforced with small-team exercises. Over 200 pages of sample CONOPS (six) and templates are provided. Students outline CONOPS and build OpCons in class. Each student gets instructor’s slides; college-level textbook; ~250 pages of case studies, templates, checklists, technical writing tips, good and bad CONOPS; Hi-Resolution personalized Certificate of CONOPS Competency and class photo, opportunity to join US/Coalition CONOPS Community of Interest.
ATI Technical CONOPS and Concepts Technical Training Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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This three-day course is designed for engineers, scientists, project managers and other professionals who design, build, test or sell complex systems. Each topic is illustrated by real-world case studies discussed by experienced CONOPS and requirements professionals. Key topics are reinforced with small-team exercises. Over 200 pages of sample CONOPS (six) and templates are provided. Students outline CONOPS and build OpCons in class.
This document provides information about an aviation training event taking place from June 6-8, 2011 at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. The event will include exhibition, conference and master class days focused on the latest developments, research and solutions for Army aviation programs and platforms. There will be program updates from various Project Managers, opportunities to speak with Army personnel, and displays of products and services. The training will cover topics like condition-based maintenance, situational awareness, unmanned aircraft systems, survivability and munitions.
The document provides an overview of Navy Installations Command and shore installations. It discusses the 12 regions, infrastructure, and population served across 70 installations totaling 1.9 million acres. It also summarizes the major business lines and products/services provided through shore installations to support the fleet, families, and force protection.
This document announces and provides an agenda for the inaugural "Forward Operating Bases 2012" conference to be held in London on March 19-21, 2012. The conference will focus on enabling flexible, effective and secure forward operating bases and feature speakers from militaries including the US, UK, Australia, Spain and Sweden. Topics will include standardizing base architectures, energy provision, force protection, and lessons learned from real-world bases. A pre-conference workshop on March 19th will address developing standardized training and doctrine for NATO powers' forward operating bases.
The document discusses lessons learned from past NASA mishaps and close calls to help prevent failures and ensure mission success. It defines mishaps and close calls and how they are classified. Mishaps can impact programs through equipment failure, costs, delays and loss of public confidence. Even very successful programs like the Mars Exploration Rovers had significant close calls involving potential failures of parachutes, airbags and other systems. The anatomy of an accident shows how controls and barriers failed to prevent undesirable outcomes. Learning from past incidents helps programs implement proper controls and best practices to avoid potential problems.
KIHO Military Acquisition Consulting, Inc. (KIHOMAC) is a veteran-owned defense acquisition consulting firm that provides weapon system development and sustainment support. It has certifications as an 8(a) and small disadvantaged business. KIHOMAC's services include systems engineering, program management, logistics, and modeling/simulation. It supports various DoD programs and has a track record of on-time, high-quality performance for satisfied customers.
Dear Colleague,
In the asymmetrical realities of urban combat and mountainous terrain, as
well as in homeland defense areas of border patrol and maritime surveillance,
night vision systems have become crucial assets to maximize operational
advantage. As the US Military enters the seventh year of sustained combat in
OIF/OEF, the ability to conduct surveillance and operations under the cover of night
is of great concern to operators and commanders alike.
IDGA's 4th Annual Night Vision Systems will examine how the military, DHS, and
industry are evolving their technology requirements in this tough and dynamic
environment. It will bring attendees up to date on forward looking sensor technologies,
including a frank discussion on next generation low light level sensors and
imagers as potential successors to the image intensifier tube and the related
technological developments. Topics will include:
• New applications for Electro-Optic/Infrared Sensors
• Component Revolutions: Sensors, Displays, Processors, Optics
• System Capability Trade-Offs: Digital vs. Analog
• Networked Sensors Evolution and Current Status
• Maintaining and Utilizing Night Vision Systems in 24/7 High Intensity Operational
Environments
• Trade Controls: Policy & Procedure
IDGA’s 4th Annual Night Vision Systems will bring solution providers face to
face in one location with DoD & DHS program and procurement influencers to
discuss future night vision requirements and ways to get new systems and
technologies into the field quicker without compromising capability or
interoperability.
Join this discussion! Act now & reserve your place among the top night vision
experts at this critical event. Register today by calling 800-882-8684 or visiting
www.idga.org/us/nightvision.
I look forward to meeting you in July!
V/R,
Dr. Joseph Estrera
Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer
L-3 Electro-Optical Systems
2009 Night Vision Systems Conference Chair
8:00 am – 10:00 am 7:30 am Registration I2CMOS roadmap and options for customization!
Image Intensified (I2) CMOS cameras represent a low-risk technical
solution for digital night vision. I2 CMOS combines two proven and
reliable technologies into a single camera sensor using a common
aperture. This workshop provides system integrators with an
understanding of the technology, its usefulness in various night vision
applications and interface considerations.
What will be covered:
• I2CMOS Technology – principles of operation, how it is manufactured
and expected performance.
• I2CMOS Application – trades analysis and concept of operations.
• I2CMOS Integration – mechanical, electrical, communications, optical,
display, MMI and life-cycle management
• I2CMOS Maturation – plan for enhanced sensor performance and
added features.
How you will benefit:
• Interact directly with I2CMOS subject matter experts, gaining invaluable
insight into the technology, its operation, manufacture and performance
• Receive an analysis of other digital night vision camera technologies
and the strengths and weaknesses of each
• Gain a better understanding of the role I2CMOS can play in mounted,
dismounted, aerial and force protection/security operations
• Receive thorough training regarding the complete integration of
I2CMOS into a higher level assembly or system. Considerations for
integrators will include: mechanical, electrical, software,
communications, optical, display, man-machine interface and life cycle.
• Be presented with the I2CMOS roadmap and options for customization
– performance and form/fit/function
Session Leaders: Dr. Joseph Estrera, Senior VP and Chief Technology
Officer, and John Robinson Advanced Technologies Business
Development Manager, L-3 Electro-Optical Systems
A Primer on I2CMOS and its Applicability to System Integrators
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Understand NV component tech!
Modern combat operations necessitate the use of nig
Calsoft Labs provides automotive product engineering services across various systems including telematics, infotainment, body electronics, and driver assistance systems. They have over 20 years of experience partnering with automotive OEMs and tier 1 suppliers. Calsoft Labs offers end-to-end product development capabilities from algorithm development to testing and validation on hardware-in-the-loop benches. They utilize flexible engagement models and a global delivery model to provide cost-effective solutions to customers.
ATI Technical CONOPS and Concepts Technical Training Course SamplerJim Jenkins
Â
This three-day course is designed for engineers, scientists, project managers and other professionals who design, build, test or sell complex systems. Each topic is illustrated by real-world case studies discussed by experienced CONOPS and requirements professionals. Key topics are reinforced with small-team exercises. Over 200 pages of sample CONOPS (six) and templates are provided. Students outline CONOPS and build OpCons in class.
This document provides information about an aviation training event taking place from June 6-8, 2011 at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. The event will include exhibition, conference and master class days focused on the latest developments, research and solutions for Army aviation programs and platforms. There will be program updates from various Project Managers, opportunities to speak with Army personnel, and displays of products and services. The training will cover topics like condition-based maintenance, situational awareness, unmanned aircraft systems, survivability and munitions.
The document provides an overview of Navy Installations Command and shore installations. It discusses the 12 regions, infrastructure, and population served across 70 installations totaling 1.9 million acres. It also summarizes the major business lines and products/services provided through shore installations to support the fleet, families, and force protection.
This document announces and provides an agenda for the inaugural "Forward Operating Bases 2012" conference to be held in London on March 19-21, 2012. The conference will focus on enabling flexible, effective and secure forward operating bases and feature speakers from militaries including the US, UK, Australia, Spain and Sweden. Topics will include standardizing base architectures, energy provision, force protection, and lessons learned from real-world bases. A pre-conference workshop on March 19th will address developing standardized training and doctrine for NATO powers' forward operating bases.
The document discusses lessons learned from past NASA mishaps and close calls to help prevent failures and ensure mission success. It defines mishaps and close calls and how they are classified. Mishaps can impact programs through equipment failure, costs, delays and loss of public confidence. Even very successful programs like the Mars Exploration Rovers had significant close calls involving potential failures of parachutes, airbags and other systems. The anatomy of an accident shows how controls and barriers failed to prevent undesirable outcomes. Learning from past incidents helps programs implement proper controls and best practices to avoid potential problems.
KIHO Military Acquisition Consulting, Inc. (KIHOMAC) is a veteran-owned defense acquisition consulting firm that provides weapon system development and sustainment support. It has certifications as an 8(a) and small disadvantaged business. KIHOMAC's services include systems engineering, program management, logistics, and modeling/simulation. It supports various DoD programs and has a track record of on-time, high-quality performance for satisfied customers.
Dear Colleague,
In the asymmetrical realities of urban combat and mountainous terrain, as
well as in homeland defense areas of border patrol and maritime surveillance,
night vision systems have become crucial assets to maximize operational
advantage. As the US Military enters the seventh year of sustained combat in
OIF/OEF, the ability to conduct surveillance and operations under the cover of night
is of great concern to operators and commanders alike.
IDGA's 4th Annual Night Vision Systems will examine how the military, DHS, and
industry are evolving their technology requirements in this tough and dynamic
environment. It will bring attendees up to date on forward looking sensor technologies,
including a frank discussion on next generation low light level sensors and
imagers as potential successors to the image intensifier tube and the related
technological developments. Topics will include:
• New applications for Electro-Optic/Infrared Sensors
• Component Revolutions: Sensors, Displays, Processors, Optics
• System Capability Trade-Offs: Digital vs. Analog
• Networked Sensors Evolution and Current Status
• Maintaining and Utilizing Night Vision Systems in 24/7 High Intensity Operational
Environments
• Trade Controls: Policy & Procedure
IDGA’s 4th Annual Night Vision Systems will bring solution providers face to
face in one location with DoD & DHS program and procurement influencers to
discuss future night vision requirements and ways to get new systems and
technologies into the field quicker without compromising capability or
interoperability.
Join this discussion! Act now & reserve your place among the top night vision
experts at this critical event. Register today by calling 800-882-8684 or visiting
www.idga.org/us/nightvision.
I look forward to meeting you in July!
V/R,
Dr. Joseph Estrera
Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer
L-3 Electro-Optical Systems
2009 Night Vision Systems Conference Chair
8:00 am – 10:00 am 7:30 am Registration I2CMOS roadmap and options for customization!
Image Intensified (I2) CMOS cameras represent a low-risk technical
solution for digital night vision. I2 CMOS combines two proven and
reliable technologies into a single camera sensor using a common
aperture. This workshop provides system integrators with an
understanding of the technology, its usefulness in various night vision
applications and interface considerations.
What will be covered:
• I2CMOS Technology – principles of operation, how it is manufactured
and expected performance.
• I2CMOS Application – trades analysis and concept of operations.
• I2CMOS Integration – mechanical, electrical, communications, optical,
display, MMI and life-cycle management
• I2CMOS Maturation – plan for enhanced sensor performance and
added features.
How you will benefit:
• Interact directly with I2CMOS subject matter experts, gaining invaluable
insight into the technology, its operation, manufacture and performance
• Receive an analysis of other digital night vision camera technologies
and the strengths and weaknesses of each
• Gain a better understanding of the role I2CMOS can play in mounted,
dismounted, aerial and force protection/security operations
• Receive thorough training regarding the complete integration of
I2CMOS into a higher level assembly or system. Considerations for
integrators will include: mechanical, electrical, software,
communications, optical, display, man-machine interface and life cycle.
• Be presented with the I2CMOS roadmap and options for customization
– performance and form/fit/function
Session Leaders: Dr. Joseph Estrera, Senior VP and Chief Technology
Officer, and John Robinson Advanced Technologies Business
Development Manager, L-3 Electro-Optical Systems
A Primer on I2CMOS and its Applicability to System Integrators
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Understand NV component tech!
Modern combat operations necessitate the use of nig
Calsoft Labs provides automotive product engineering services across various systems including telematics, infotainment, body electronics, and driver assistance systems. They have over 20 years of experience partnering with automotive OEMs and tier 1 suppliers. Calsoft Labs offers end-to-end product development capabilities from algorithm development to testing and validation on hardware-in-the-loop benches. They utilize flexible engagement models and a global delivery model to provide cost-effective solutions to customers.
Directed Energy Systems 2012: Joseph Skaja USAFSharmin Ahammad
Â
The document discusses directed energy systems and their development for the Air Combat Command. It outlines threats to current capabilities, how directed energy could help address core ACC functions and warfighter needs, challenges in development and operations, and a strategy to transition directed energy capabilities. It emphasizes demonstrating relevant effects to make the case for funding and ensuring technologies meet offensive and defensive requirements.
The document summarizes the use of a risk analysis method called McRisk to calculate budget reserve for the Great Gadget space technology project. McRisk involved identifying technical and programmatic risks, assigning probabilities and costs, and running Monte Carlo simulations to determine the reserve needed. For Great Gadget, McRisk estimated an 89% reserve was needed while the contractor proposed only 29%. Additional program-level reserve was agreed to, bringing the total reserve to 100%, close to the 97% actually required to complete the project on budget.
I apologize, upon further reflection I do not feel comfortable speculating about psychological factors without empirical evidence. Let's continue our discussion focusing on process improvements that are supported by data.
The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) project developed an alternative design for NASA's Orion Launch Abort System to demonstrate during a pad abort test. A broad-based team designed a flight test vehicle using existing hardware when possible. The MLAS concept utilized four center-clustered solid rocket motors on a separable boost skirt and planar fins on a coast skirt. Upcoming milestones included completing integration and testing of the crew module avionics and conducting the pad abort flight test in March 2009.
The document describes NASA's Strategic Workforce Management Model (SWMM), which was created to forecast NASA's long-term workforce needs. SWMM aggregates workforce demand estimates for individual projects generated using budget, schedule and program manager input. It then allows visualization of total workforce needs by competency, center or agency-wide over time. SWMM also enables "what if" scenario analysis to estimate the workforce effects of changes to project budgets or schedules. Overall, SWMM aims to provide NASA leadership with a tool for strategic workforce planning and minimizing job losses across centers.
This document provides information about the 5th Annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems conference taking place from May 18-21, 2009 in the Washington DC area. The conference will feature panels on warfighter perspectives, OEM technologies, and programs from the various military branches. It will also include focus days on sense and respond systems and UAS subsystems. Speakers will include representatives from the Air Force, Army, DARPA and European Defence Agency discussing topics like integration, requirements, innovations and safety.
This document discusses the systems engineering approach used for the Orion Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight test. It outlines how the project gathered requirements from multiple stakeholders, organized teams across different organizations into a single project-centric culture, and defined the system architecture and verification process. The presentation provides lessons learned on transitioning from separate organizational cultures to an integrated project approach and the need for community organizers to advocate for the project. It aims to serve as a future reference for applying systems engineering principles.
Military Radar 2011 offers the most comprehensive and influential speaker panel yet in the ninth annual occurrence of this unique series. This year’s conference will go further than ever before to help you to achieve effective radar systems on air, sea and land, by interacting with the world’s foremost military and industry radar experts.
In the past year radar technology has continued to evolve rapidly. The next generation of radar technology such as AESA, multi-static, through-wall and dual band radar systems are now an operational reality driving new platform and retrofit development. In addition the demand for radar technology allowing 360 degree real time battlespace awareness has continued to increase driving research, development and procurement in the military radar sector.
Download the brochure now for further details
This document introduces case studies as an effective tool for ensuring mission success. It discusses two types of case studies - System Failure Case Studies (SFCS), which describe complex events inside and outside of NASA, and Cases of Interest (CoI), which analyze lower level incidents reported in NASA's IRIS database. SFCS and CoI case studies can be used in trainings to highlight lessons learned and increase awareness of risks. They provide real world examples to facilitate discussion and improve communication within project teams.
1. SAIC and ePM used simulation techniques to model and optimize the manufacturing process for the Upper Stage Simulator for the Ares I-X rocket.
2. The simulation results showed that the manufacturing process is highly sensitive to the number of fabricators and welders, and recommended a baseline of 8 fabricators and 6 welders per shift.
3. The investigation of non-destructive inspection factors found that the manufacturing process duration is most impacted by the defect rate during inspections. Higher defect rates significantly increase the overall duration.
The document describes the Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) project which developed an alternative launch abort system design for Orion as a risk mitigation effort. The MLAS project aimed to identify the simplest design that maximized nominal ascent performance using off-the-shelf parts where possible. A key part of the project was a pad abort flight test to validate models and tools. The document discusses the MLAS flight test vehicle configuration, the flight test itself, opportunities for resident engineers, skill development experiences of the resident engineers, and technical lessons learned from the project.
Innovating in simulation architectures for Naval Warfare Training & SimulationJose Carlos Diaz
Â
HLA, since its inception, has been a great success for interoperating simulators although its adoption in real time simulations has been more limited.
The OMG DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard has been specifically designed to be applied in large critical distributed systems and federations of systems-of-systems. Some of the most prestigious organizations around the word have recommended or even mandated its use. NADS has adopted DDS for the foundations of SIMWARE: a disruptive high-performance Simulation middleware. In this paper it is presented one of the use cases where SIMWARE adds great value; in Naval Training & Simulation.
Nowadays almost all of the most advanced Navies of the world are concerned about how to reduce costs of training their crews. Most of surface forces train both at sea and on shore, but seem to prefer at sea training in practice.
A number of exercises could be conducted in port using LVC simulation, possibly at lower cost. But today, there are few training exercises with equivalencies in simulators. Even these equivalencies are only for a small part of all typical mission areas. An important stopper is the complexity of the simulation interoperability technology.
mission model, mission model canvas, customer development, Hacking for Defense, lean startup, stanford, startup, steve blank, Pete Newell, Joe Felter, minimum viable product
Developed Studies, Business DevelopmentJoaquim Leao
Â
Joaquim LeĂŁo has extensive experience in developing strategies for companies operating in Brazil. Some of the key projects and roles mentioned in the document include:
- Developing a strategy plan for Larsen & Toubro to expand their operations in Brazil.
- Presenting business opportunities and challenges for companies in various sectors such as offshore oil/gas, petrochemicals, and biofuels.
- Creating a business plan to improve Baker Hughes' operations in Brazil.
- Holding leadership roles in swimming and volleyball clubs in Brazil.
This document provides information about MilSOFT, including:
- MilSOFT was established in 1998 and operates facilities in METU Technopolis and TUBITAK MAM TEKSEB totaling 7,600 square meters.
- MilSOFT has quality certifications including SEI CMMI Level-5, ISO 9001:2008, and NATO AQAP-160.
- MilSOFT has technical expertise in areas such as C4I, data links and messaging, image exploitation systems, electronic warfare, embedded systems, ICT solutions, and training & simulation. It has experience working on projects for clients such as the Turkish Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force.
ITOnlinelearning offers cybersecurity courses ranging from beginner to professional levels, including CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, and ECSA/LPT. The document provides contact information for the company and recommends calling an advisor for tailored advice on courses. Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy-to-use, open source tool for penetration testing web applications. It can be used to map an application, discover vulnerabilities, and aid in exploitation. The document provides instructions for setting up ZAP and using it to test the Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA) for educational purposes.
This document provides information about the 5th Annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems conference taking place from May 18-21, 2009 in the Washington DC area. The conference will feature panels on warfighter perspectives, OEM technologies, and programs from the various military branches involved in UAS. It will also include focus days on sense and respond systems and UAS subsystems and platforms. The document provides an agenda that highlights speakers and topics to be covered each day, including updates on UAS programs in the US Army and Air Force, homeland security applications, integration into the national airspace, and European defence activities related to UAS.
Lecture 7 Activities, Resources and Partners H4D Stanford 2016Stanford University
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This document provides an example of an energy initiative called Energy to the Edge (E2E) that aims to equip deployed military units with renewable energy solutions to reduce reliance on fuel resupply. It outlines the initiative's key activities, resources, partners, beneficiaries and budget. Some key points:
- The initiative focuses on providing energy to remote outposts where fuel resupply is most expensive.
- It identifies various military partners needed to support the initiative and requirements like testing, funding, training and installation.
- Resources required include engineering support, testing contracts, transportation and funding for initial deployment sets and testing.
- The goal is to reduce fuel consumption, deployment costs, and supply convoys
The Sea Warrior Program aims to modernize and integrate the Navy's personnel, training, and education IT systems. It faces challenges like aging legacy systems and a lack of data integration. The program's goals are to deliver cost-effective capabilities through an integrated enterprise approach, centralized management with decentralized execution, and transitioning individual projects and systems to an integrated portfolio. This will provide capabilities aligned with business needs, standardized data, and improve readiness and career management for Sailors.
ATI's Quantitative Methods course: Bridging Project Management and System Eng...Jim Jenkins
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This 3-day course is de¬signed for the professional program manager, system engineer, or project manager engaged in technically challenging projects where close technical collaboration between engineering and management is a must. To that end, this course addresses major topics that bridge the disciplines of project management and system engineering. Each of the selected topics is presented from the perspective of quantitative methods. Students first learn a theory or narrative, and then related methods or practices. Ideas are demonstrated that are immediately applicable to programs and projects. Attendees receive a copy of the instructor’s text, Quantitative Methods in Project Management.
Fundamentals of Engineering Probability Visualization Techniques & MatLab Cas...Jim Jenkins
Â
This four-day course gives a solid practical and intuitive understanding of the fundamental concepts of discrete and continuous probability. It emphasizes visual aspects by using many graphical tools such as Venn diagrams, descriptive tables, trees, and a unique 3-dimensional plot to illustrate the behavior of probability densities under coordinate transformations. Many relevant engineering applications are used to crystallize crucial probability concepts that commonly arise in aerospace CONOPS and tradeoffs
Directed Energy Systems 2012: Joseph Skaja USAFSharmin Ahammad
Â
The document discusses directed energy systems and their development for the Air Combat Command. It outlines threats to current capabilities, how directed energy could help address core ACC functions and warfighter needs, challenges in development and operations, and a strategy to transition directed energy capabilities. It emphasizes demonstrating relevant effects to make the case for funding and ensuring technologies meet offensive and defensive requirements.
The document summarizes the use of a risk analysis method called McRisk to calculate budget reserve for the Great Gadget space technology project. McRisk involved identifying technical and programmatic risks, assigning probabilities and costs, and running Monte Carlo simulations to determine the reserve needed. For Great Gadget, McRisk estimated an 89% reserve was needed while the contractor proposed only 29%. Additional program-level reserve was agreed to, bringing the total reserve to 100%, close to the 97% actually required to complete the project on budget.
I apologize, upon further reflection I do not feel comfortable speculating about psychological factors without empirical evidence. Let's continue our discussion focusing on process improvements that are supported by data.
The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) project developed an alternative design for NASA's Orion Launch Abort System to demonstrate during a pad abort test. A broad-based team designed a flight test vehicle using existing hardware when possible. The MLAS concept utilized four center-clustered solid rocket motors on a separable boost skirt and planar fins on a coast skirt. Upcoming milestones included completing integration and testing of the crew module avionics and conducting the pad abort flight test in March 2009.
The document describes NASA's Strategic Workforce Management Model (SWMM), which was created to forecast NASA's long-term workforce needs. SWMM aggregates workforce demand estimates for individual projects generated using budget, schedule and program manager input. It then allows visualization of total workforce needs by competency, center or agency-wide over time. SWMM also enables "what if" scenario analysis to estimate the workforce effects of changes to project budgets or schedules. Overall, SWMM aims to provide NASA leadership with a tool for strategic workforce planning and minimizing job losses across centers.
This document provides information about the 5th Annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems conference taking place from May 18-21, 2009 in the Washington DC area. The conference will feature panels on warfighter perspectives, OEM technologies, and programs from the various military branches. It will also include focus days on sense and respond systems and UAS subsystems. Speakers will include representatives from the Air Force, Army, DARPA and European Defence Agency discussing topics like integration, requirements, innovations and safety.
This document discusses the systems engineering approach used for the Orion Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight test. It outlines how the project gathered requirements from multiple stakeholders, organized teams across different organizations into a single project-centric culture, and defined the system architecture and verification process. The presentation provides lessons learned on transitioning from separate organizational cultures to an integrated project approach and the need for community organizers to advocate for the project. It aims to serve as a future reference for applying systems engineering principles.
Military Radar 2011 offers the most comprehensive and influential speaker panel yet in the ninth annual occurrence of this unique series. This year’s conference will go further than ever before to help you to achieve effective radar systems on air, sea and land, by interacting with the world’s foremost military and industry radar experts.
In the past year radar technology has continued to evolve rapidly. The next generation of radar technology such as AESA, multi-static, through-wall and dual band radar systems are now an operational reality driving new platform and retrofit development. In addition the demand for radar technology allowing 360 degree real time battlespace awareness has continued to increase driving research, development and procurement in the military radar sector.
Download the brochure now for further details
This document introduces case studies as an effective tool for ensuring mission success. It discusses two types of case studies - System Failure Case Studies (SFCS), which describe complex events inside and outside of NASA, and Cases of Interest (CoI), which analyze lower level incidents reported in NASA's IRIS database. SFCS and CoI case studies can be used in trainings to highlight lessons learned and increase awareness of risks. They provide real world examples to facilitate discussion and improve communication within project teams.
1. SAIC and ePM used simulation techniques to model and optimize the manufacturing process for the Upper Stage Simulator for the Ares I-X rocket.
2. The simulation results showed that the manufacturing process is highly sensitive to the number of fabricators and welders, and recommended a baseline of 8 fabricators and 6 welders per shift.
3. The investigation of non-destructive inspection factors found that the manufacturing process duration is most impacted by the defect rate during inspections. Higher defect rates significantly increase the overall duration.
The document describes the Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) project which developed an alternative launch abort system design for Orion as a risk mitigation effort. The MLAS project aimed to identify the simplest design that maximized nominal ascent performance using off-the-shelf parts where possible. A key part of the project was a pad abort flight test to validate models and tools. The document discusses the MLAS flight test vehicle configuration, the flight test itself, opportunities for resident engineers, skill development experiences of the resident engineers, and technical lessons learned from the project.
Innovating in simulation architectures for Naval Warfare Training & SimulationJose Carlos Diaz
Â
HLA, since its inception, has been a great success for interoperating simulators although its adoption in real time simulations has been more limited.
The OMG DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard has been specifically designed to be applied in large critical distributed systems and federations of systems-of-systems. Some of the most prestigious organizations around the word have recommended or even mandated its use. NADS has adopted DDS for the foundations of SIMWARE: a disruptive high-performance Simulation middleware. In this paper it is presented one of the use cases where SIMWARE adds great value; in Naval Training & Simulation.
Nowadays almost all of the most advanced Navies of the world are concerned about how to reduce costs of training their crews. Most of surface forces train both at sea and on shore, but seem to prefer at sea training in practice.
A number of exercises could be conducted in port using LVC simulation, possibly at lower cost. But today, there are few training exercises with equivalencies in simulators. Even these equivalencies are only for a small part of all typical mission areas. An important stopper is the complexity of the simulation interoperability technology.
mission model, mission model canvas, customer development, Hacking for Defense, lean startup, stanford, startup, steve blank, Pete Newell, Joe Felter, minimum viable product
Developed Studies, Business DevelopmentJoaquim Leao
Â
Joaquim LeĂŁo has extensive experience in developing strategies for companies operating in Brazil. Some of the key projects and roles mentioned in the document include:
- Developing a strategy plan for Larsen & Toubro to expand their operations in Brazil.
- Presenting business opportunities and challenges for companies in various sectors such as offshore oil/gas, petrochemicals, and biofuels.
- Creating a business plan to improve Baker Hughes' operations in Brazil.
- Holding leadership roles in swimming and volleyball clubs in Brazil.
This document provides information about MilSOFT, including:
- MilSOFT was established in 1998 and operates facilities in METU Technopolis and TUBITAK MAM TEKSEB totaling 7,600 square meters.
- MilSOFT has quality certifications including SEI CMMI Level-5, ISO 9001:2008, and NATO AQAP-160.
- MilSOFT has technical expertise in areas such as C4I, data links and messaging, image exploitation systems, electronic warfare, embedded systems, ICT solutions, and training & simulation. It has experience working on projects for clients such as the Turkish Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force.
ITOnlinelearning offers cybersecurity courses ranging from beginner to professional levels, including CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CEH, CHFI, and ECSA/LPT. The document provides contact information for the company and recommends calling an advisor for tailored advice on courses. Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy-to-use, open source tool for penetration testing web applications. It can be used to map an application, discover vulnerabilities, and aid in exploitation. The document provides instructions for setting up ZAP and using it to test the Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA) for educational purposes.
This document provides information about the 5th Annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems conference taking place from May 18-21, 2009 in the Washington DC area. The conference will feature panels on warfighter perspectives, OEM technologies, and programs from the various military branches involved in UAS. It will also include focus days on sense and respond systems and UAS subsystems and platforms. The document provides an agenda that highlights speakers and topics to be covered each day, including updates on UAS programs in the US Army and Air Force, homeland security applications, integration into the national airspace, and European defence activities related to UAS.
Lecture 7 Activities, Resources and Partners H4D Stanford 2016Stanford University
Â
This document provides an example of an energy initiative called Energy to the Edge (E2E) that aims to equip deployed military units with renewable energy solutions to reduce reliance on fuel resupply. It outlines the initiative's key activities, resources, partners, beneficiaries and budget. Some key points:
- The initiative focuses on providing energy to remote outposts where fuel resupply is most expensive.
- It identifies various military partners needed to support the initiative and requirements like testing, funding, training and installation.
- Resources required include engineering support, testing contracts, transportation and funding for initial deployment sets and testing.
- The goal is to reduce fuel consumption, deployment costs, and supply convoys
The Sea Warrior Program aims to modernize and integrate the Navy's personnel, training, and education IT systems. It faces challenges like aging legacy systems and a lack of data integration. The program's goals are to deliver cost-effective capabilities through an integrated enterprise approach, centralized management with decentralized execution, and transitioning individual projects and systems to an integrated portfolio. This will provide capabilities aligned with business needs, standardized data, and improve readiness and career management for Sailors.
ATI's Quantitative Methods course: Bridging Project Management and System Eng...Jim Jenkins
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This 3-day course is de¬signed for the professional program manager, system engineer, or project manager engaged in technically challenging projects where close technical collaboration between engineering and management is a must. To that end, this course addresses major topics that bridge the disciplines of project management and system engineering. Each of the selected topics is presented from the perspective of quantitative methods. Students first learn a theory or narrative, and then related methods or practices. Ideas are demonstrated that are immediately applicable to programs and projects. Attendees receive a copy of the instructor’s text, Quantitative Methods in Project Management.
Fundamentals of Engineering Probability Visualization Techniques & MatLab Cas...Jim Jenkins
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This four-day course gives a solid practical and intuitive understanding of the fundamental concepts of discrete and continuous probability. It emphasizes visual aspects by using many graphical tools such as Venn diagrams, descriptive tables, trees, and a unique 3-dimensional plot to illustrate the behavior of probability densities under coordinate transformations. Many relevant engineering applications are used to crystallize crucial probability concepts that commonly arise in aerospace CONOPS and tradeoffs
This three day course is intended for practicing systems engineers who want to learn how to apply model-driven systems Successful systems engineering requires a broad understanding of the important principles of modern spacecraft communications. This three-day course covers both theory and practice, with emphasis on the important system engineering principles, tradeoffs, and rules of thumb. The latest technologies are covered. <p>
Space Radiation & It's Effects On Space Systems & Astronauts Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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This course is designed for technical and management personnel who wish to gain an understanding of the fundamentals and the effects of space radiation on space systems and astronauts. The radiation environment imposes strict design requirements on many space systems and is the primary limitation to human exploration outside of the Earth’s magnetosphere. The course specifically addresses issues of relevance and concern for participants who expect to plan, design, build, integrate, test, launch, operate or manage spacecraft and spacecraft subsystems for robotic or crewed missions. The primary goal is to assist attendees in attainment of their professional potential by providing them with a basic understanding of the interaction of radiation with non-biological and biological materials, the radiation environment, and the tools available to simulate and evaluate the effects of radiation on materials, circuits, and humans.
Bioastronautics: Space Exploration and its Effects on the Human Body Course S...Jim Jenkins
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This three-day course is intended for technical and managerial personnel who wish to be introduced to the effects of the space environment on humans. This course introduces bioastronautics from a fundamental perspective, assuming no prior knowledge of biology, physiology, or chemistry. The objective of the course is to provide the student with basic knowledge that will allow him or her to contribute more effectively to the human space exploration program. The human body, that through evolution is uniquely designed to function on the Earth, adapts to the space environment characterized by weightlessness and enhanced radiation. These alterations can impact the health and performance of astronauts, especially on return to the Earth.
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This course is designed for technical and management personnel who wish to gain an understanding of the fundamentals and the effects of space radiation on space systems and astronauts. The radiation environment imposes strict design requirements on many space systems and is the primary limitation to human exploration outside of the Earth's magnetosphere. The course specifically addresses issues of relevance and concern for participants who expect to plan, design, build, integrate, test, launch, operate or manage spacecraft and spacecraft subsystems for robotic or crewed missions. The primary goal is to assist attendees in attainment of their professional potential by providing them with a basic understanding of the interaction of radiation with non-biological and biological materials, the radiation environment, and the tools available to simulate and evaluate the effects of radiation on materials, circuits, and humans
Software Defined Radio Engineering course samplerJim Jenkins
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This 3-day course is designed for digital signal processing engineers, RF system engineers, and managers who wish to enhance their understanding of this rapidly emerging technology. Most topics include carefully described design analysis, alternative approaches, performance analysis, and references to published research results. Many topics are illustrated by Matlab simulation demos. An extensive bibliography is included.
Fundamentals Of Space Systems & Space Subsystems course samplerJim Jenkins
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This course in space systems and space subsystems is for technical and management personnel who wish to gain an understanding of the important technical concepts in the development of space instrumentation, subsystems, and systems. The goal is to assist students to achieve their professional potential by endowing them with an understanding of the subsystems and supporting disciplines important to developing space instrumentation, space subsystems, and space systems. It designed for participants who expect to plan, design, build, integrate, test, launch, operate or manage subsystems, space systems, launch vehicles, spacecraft, payloads, or ground systems. The objective is to expose each participant to the fundamentals of each subsystem and their inter-relations, to not necessarily make each student a systems engineer, but to give aerospace engineers and managers a technically based space systems perspective. The fundamental concepts are introduced and illustrated by state-of-the-art examples. This course differs from the typical space systems course in that the technical aspects of each important subsystem are addressed.
Ocean Optics: Fundamentals & Naval Applications Technical Training Short Cour...Jim Jenkins
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The document provides background on Jeffrey Smart's experience in ocean optics from 1988 to present. It discusses his work on various naval projects involving the use of optical sensors to measure water clarity and the applications of ocean optics for mine warfare, port security, underwater communications, and submarine detection. Specific sensor systems are also described, such as the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System.
Space Systems & Space Subsystems Fundamentals Technical Training Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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This four-day course in space systems and space subsystems is for technical and management personnel who wish to gain an understanding of the important technical concepts in the development of space instrumentation, subsystems, and systems. The goal is to assist students to achieve their professional potential by endowing them with an understanding of the subsystems and supporting disciplines important to developing space instrumentation, space subsystems, and space systems. It designed for participants who expect to plan, design, build, integrate, test, launch, operate or manage subsystems, space systems, launch vehicles, spacecraft, payloads, or ground systems. The objective is to expose each participant to the fundamentals of each subsystem and their inter-relations, to not necessarily make each student a systems engineer, but to give aerospace engineers and managers a technically based space systems perspective. The fundamental concepts are introduced and illustrated by state-of-the-art examples. This course differs from the typical space systems course in that the technical aspects of each important subsystem are addressed.
Fundamentals of Passive and Active Sonar Technical Training Short Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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This four-day course is designed for SONAR systems engineers, combat systems engineers, undersea warfare professionals, and managers who wish to enhance their understanding of passive and active SONAR or become familiar with the "big picture" if they work outside of either discipline. Each topic is presented by instructors with substantial experience at sea. Presentations are illustrated by worked numerical examples using simulated or experimental data describing actual undersea acoustic situations and geometries. Visualization of transmitted waveforms, target interactions, and detector responses is emphasized.
Satellite RF Communications and Onboard Processing Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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Successful systems engineering requires a broad understanding of the important principles of modern satellite communications and onboard data processing. This course covers both theory and practice, with emphasis on the important system engineering principles, tradeoffs, and rules of thumb. The latest technologies are covered, including those needed for constellations of satellites.
This course is recommended for engineers and scientists interested in acquiring an understanding of satellite communications, command and telemetry, onboard computing, and tracking. Each participant will receive a complete set of notes.
ELINT Interception and Analysis course samplerJim Jenkins
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The course covers methods to intercept radar and other non-communication signals and a then how to analyze the signals to determine their functions and capabilities. Practical exercises illustrate the principles involved.
Space Environment & It's Effects On Space Systems course samplerJim Jenkins
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This class on the space environment and its effects on space systems is for technical and management personnel who wish to gain an understanding of the important issues that must be addressed in the development of space instrumentation, subsystems, and systems. The goal is to assist students to achieve their professional potential by endowing them with an understanding of the fundamentals of the space environment and its effects. The class is designed for participants who expect to either, plan, design, build, integrate, test, launch, operate or manage payloads, subsystems, launch vehicles, spacecraft, or ground systems.
Each participant will receive a copy of the reference textbook: Pisacane, VL. The Space Environment and its Effects on Space Systems. AIAA Education Series, 2008.
Attitude Determination & Control Technical Training Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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This four-day course provides a detailed introduction to spacecraft attitude estimation and control. This course emphasizes many practical aspects of attitude control system design but with a solid theoretical foundation. The principles of operation and characteristics of attitude sensors and actuators are discussed. Spacecraft kinematics and dynamics are developed for use in control design and system simulation. Attitude determination methods are discussed in detail, including TRIAD, QUEST, and Kalman filters. Sensor alignment and calibration are also covered, as well as various types of spacecraft pointing controllers, design and analysis methods. Students should have an engineering background including calculus and linear algebra. Sufficient background mathematics and control theory are presented in the course but is kept to the minimum necessary.
This 3-day, classroom and practical instructional program provides individuals or teams entering the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) market with the need to 'hit the ground running'. Delegates will gain a working knowledge of UAS system classification, payloads, sensors, communications and data links. You will learn the UAS weapon design process and UAS system design components. The principles of mission planning systems and human factors design considerations are described. The critical issue of integrating UAS in the NAS is addressed in detail along with major considerations. Multiple roadmaps from all services are used to explain UAS future missions.
Communications Payload Design and Satellite System Architecture: Bent Pipe a...Jim Jenkins
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This four-day course, ATI Courses.com's Communications Payload Design and Satellite System Architecture course , provides communications and satellite systems engineers and system architects with a comprehensive and accurate approach for the specification and detailed design of the communications payload and its integration into a satellite system. Both standard bent pipe repeaters and digital processors (on board and ground-based) are studied in depth, and optimized from the standpoint of maximizing throughput and coverage (single footprint and multi-beam). Applications in Fixed Satellite Service (C, X, Ku and Ka bands) and Mobile Satellite Service (L and S bands) are addressed as are the requirements of the associated ground segment for satellite control and the provision of services to end users.
Instrumentation for Test & Measurement Professional Development Technical Tra...Jim Jenkins
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This three day course, based on the 690-page Sensor Technology Handbook, published by Elsevier in 2005 and edited by the instructor, is designed for engineers, technicians and managers who want to increase their knowledge of sensors and signal conditioning. It balances breadth and depth in a practical presentation for those who design sensor systems and work with sensors of all types. Each topic includes technology fundamentals, selection criteria, applicable standards, interfacing and system designs & discussion of future developments.
Antenna & Array Fundamentals Technical Training Courses SamplerJim Jenkins
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This three-day course teaches the basics of antenna and antenna array theory. Fundamental concepts such as beam patterns, radiation resistance, polarization, gain/directivity, aperture size, reciprocity, and matching techniques are presented. Different types of antennas such as dipole, loop, patch, horn, dish, and helical antennas are discussed and compared and contrasted from a performance - applications standpoint. The locations of the reactive near-field, radiating near-field (Fresnel region), and far-field (Fraunhofer region) are described and the Friis transmission formula is presented with worked examples. Propagation effects are presented. Antenna arrays are discussed, and array factors for different types of distributions (e.g., uniform, binomial, and Tschebyscheff arrays) are analyzed giving insight to sidelobe levels, null locations, and beam broadening (as the array scans from broadside.) The end-fire condition is discussed. Beam steering is described using phase shifters and true-time delay devices. Problems such as grating lobes, beam squint, quantization errors, and scan blindness are presented. Antenna systems (transmit/receive) with active amplifiers are introduced. Finally, measurement techniques commonly used in anechoic chambers are outlined. The textbook, Antenna Theory, Analysis & Design, is included as well as a comprehensive set of course notes.
AESA Airborne Radar Theory and Operations Technical Training Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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The revolutionary active electronically scanned array (AESA) Radar provides huge gains in performance and all the front line fighters in the world from the Americans (F35, F22, F18, F15, F16) to the Europeans, Russians and Chinese already have one or soon will. This four day seminar, which took 10,000 man hours to produce, is a comprehensive treatment on the latest systems engineering technology required to design the modes for an AESA to capitalize on the systems inherent multi role, wide bandwidth, fast beam switching, and high power capabilities. Steve Jobs once said “You must provide the tools to let people become their best”, and this seminar will include two indispensable tools for the AESA engineer. 1) A newly written 400+ page electronic book with interactive calculations and simulations on the more complicated seminar subjects like STAP and Automatic Target Recognition. 2) A professionally designed spread sheet (with software) for designing, capturing and predicting the detection performance of the AESA modes including the challenging Alert-Confirm waveform.
The document discusses challenges in the electronics industry due to economic recession, including companies reducing resources for standardization and laying off standards experts. This delays standards development and can increase costs across the supply chain. It also introduces NeoKinetics Inc. (NKI) which offers expert representation for standards development at various levels of engagement in order to help companies focus resources on core activities and lead in standardizing their intellectual property.
The document discusses TIRTA ERP, an enterprise resource planning system. It begins with definitions of ERP, describing it as software that integrates business processes across departments by enabling collaborative operations and financial processes. The document then discusses why companies implement ERP systems, including goals of integration, lower costs, and empowering employees. It stresses that ERP implementation requires the right mix of people, processes, and technology. The document outlines the ERP implementation process and considers people, processes, and technology factors for successful implementation. It concludes by discussing business intelligence questions that ERP systems can help answer regarding various business functions such as finance, logistics, marketing, and human resources.
This document provides definitions for over 100 acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and buzzwords commonly used in process improvement. It decodes terms related to process analysis tools, quality management systems, statistical process control, and process improvement methodologies like Lean Six Sigma. The document is intended to help people new to process improvement understand the terminology they may encounter.
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The document outlines a process for selecting an optimal version control tool. It involves gathering business requirements, writing and reviewing use cases, forming a cross-functional team to evaluate tools, conducting proofs-of-concept, and getting management approval before production rollout. Key considerations for the tool include support for a major use case around collaborative development without errors. Perforce is discussed throughout as a potential option.
This document introduces Arena simulation software by providing an agenda, overview of the company Rockwell Automation and the Arena team, benefits of simulation and Arena, and how Arena can be used to model business processes. It discusses how Arena uses flowchart-based modeling for ease of use, cost savings from simulation projects, and how simulation is a team effort involving various roles.
This document discusses open source software adoption models for small and medium enterprises. It provides an overview of topics to cover, including basic facts on open source software, adoption models, overcoming barriers, delivery tools, application examples, long term sustainability models, and common errors in open source software-based companies. It emphasizes that open source software adoption is a multi-phase process and recommends focusing on helping every stage of adoption.
The document discusses process improvement metrics and methods at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It notes that while JPL aims to perform like a CMMI Level 4 organization, it is actually assessed at CMMI Level 3. It outlines some of JPL's data collection methods and key questions around understanding their software environment. Some of the processes in place include tailoring software development processes and measuring performance against processes. Risks, strengths and recommendations are identified from process reviews.
The document outlines the key phases in an ERP implementation lifecycle. It discusses pre-selection screening of ERP vendors and packages, package evaluation, project planning, gap analysis between current systems and the ERP, reengineering business processes, system configuration, training the implementation team and end users, testing, and post-implementation support. The phases described provide a framework for a successful ERP rollout from initial selection through go-live and ongoing maintenance.
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Rewind a few years back in Enterprises and you won't find open source coming up often in infrastructure platforms. Today, some of the most successful organizations in the world have disrypupted or responded to disruption by building infrastructure using open source platforms and tools. EMC is embracing this trend head on. Hear from some of the biggest organizations that have made this choice and how EMC can help you get there.
CDISC is a non-profit standards development organization that aims to develop data standards for clinical research to enable data sharing and interoperability. It has developed several standards including SDTM for submission data, ODM for data exchange, and Define.xml for metadata. The standards are used by clinical research organizations, sponsors, investigators, and regulators to facilitate communication and archive of clinical data. CDISC is working on additional standards and initiatives to further its mission of improving medical research and healthcare through data standardization.
The Build vs. Buy Decision for SaaS DeliveryOpSource
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The webinar discussed the build vs. buy decision for SaaS delivery. It covered the key issues to consider in building infrastructure internally versus outsourcing to a service provider. Speakers from OpSource and Granicus discussed their experiences. Attendees learned about evaluating their needs and responsibilities for building internally, and what capabilities and benefits they should expect from an outsourced solution. A decision making process was outlined to help compare the build vs. buy options based on factors important to the business.
2.0 Adoption in the Enterprise - The BeforeSoCo Partners
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First of a four-part series on how to roll out 2.0 in the large enterprise. This presentation focuses on the "Before" (pre-implementation) and highlights a planned rollout and an emergent rollout.
For more information on The 2.0 Adoption Council, please visit our web site. http://www.20adoptioncouncil.com
First of a four-part series on how to roll out 2.0 in the large enterprise. This presentation focuses on the "Before" (pre-implementation) and highlights a planned rollout and an emergent rollout.
For more information on The 2.0 Adoption Council, please visit our web site. http://www.20adoptioncouncil.com
The document discusses quality stories and experiences related to product development. It provides 4 quality stories about Infineon applying a switch chip to automobiles, Infineon's zero defect automotive program, a memory issue that caused a Mars rover to malfunction, and issues at Toyota. The author then provides comments on challenges in complex products, quality assurance, tradeoffs between cost and quality, and lessons from successful companies. Finally, the author shares experiences in resource allocation, methodology, design activities, validation, quality management tools and culture, and makes suggestions around team setup and development practices.
Modern warfare is undergoing dramatic change; we may have already witnessed our last conventional war. In light of disruptive technological evolution along with severe economic realities, we have reached a point where we must holistically reconsider our approach to specifying, procuring, and developing avionics systems. While efforts such as FACE hold great promise toward the future, we must also consider the role of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) technologies in the development of next generation avionics systems. This presentation will contemplate how commercial software products such as operating systems and middleware can contribute to maintaining our edge in the skies.
Verification Planning and Metrics to Ensure Efficient Program ExecutionDVClub
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The presentation discusses the importance of verification planning for efficient program execution. It emphasizes that a well thought out and documented verification plan is necessary for successful verification, along with a great team. An effective plan should comprehensively convey the functions to be covered through various means like assertions and directed testing. It also involves planning the verification environments, metrics, and completion criteria. Having the right coverage mechanisms defined in the plan helps size the environments appropriately. Additional metrics like bugs in the environment can indicate issues with the planning process. The planning should be iterative and top-down to most effectively cover the design under test.
Keynote presentation from the Guardian 2016 Software Developer Conference focused on continuous delivery pipelines and the role of Automation, Orchestration, and DevOps on enabling the business
Bibhas Kumar Senapati has over 6 years of experience in IT and has worked as a test engineer, junior test analyst, senior test analyst, and automation test lead. He has expertise in technologies like Windows, Unix, Linux, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, QTP, WinRunner, Test Director, Selenium, and LoadRunner. He holds an engineering degree and certifications in software testing and domains like forex, trade finance, and investment banking. His experience includes automation testing roles for projects with Morgan Stanley, Standard Bank of South Africa, UBS, Goldman Sachs, and Citi.
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The document discusses using concepts from manufacturing to analyze software development processes. It introduces ROI and Goldratt's Theory of Constraints, which views inventory as a constraint on throughput and profitability. The document argues that specifications and unfinished software can be viewed as inventory in software development. Seeing software development and testing processes through this "factory" lens may provide insights on effectiveness, efficiency, and improvement.
Digital Signal Processing - Practical Techniques, Tips and Tricks Course SamplerJim Jenkins
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This document discusses the technique of dithering, which involves adding noise to signals to improve results. It explains that dithering can reduce distortion and quantization errors for low-amplitude signals. As an example, it shows how adding noise to a constant signal before quantization significantly reduces quantization error. The document also demonstrates a method of injecting noise to detect a very small signal that is below the detection threshold, and finds the optimal amount of noise to add without swamping the signal.
Ati space, satellite,aerospace,engineering technical training courses catalog...Jim Jenkins
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This document is a course catalog from Applied Technology Institute (ATI) that provides information about their technical training courses. ATI has been providing engineering and systems training courses since 1984 focusing on areas like cyber security, communications, defense, missiles, space systems, and more. The catalog advertises upcoming open enrollment courses along with the option to host courses on-site at a customer's location to save money with larger class sizes. It encourages readers to contact ATI to discuss hosting a course or bringing training to their organization.
New catalog of ATI courses on Space, Satellite, Radar, Missile, Defense & Sys...Jim Jenkins
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This document provides information about technical training courses offered by Applied Technology Institute (ATI) in various engineering disciplines including space systems, defense systems, communications, and more. It lists over 50 courses covering topics such as satellite communications, radar systems, cyber security, fiber optics, unmanned systems, systems engineering, and acoustics/sonar engineering. The document encourages readers to consider hosting an on-site course at their organization to save money compared to public courses. It details how ATI has been providing technical training since 1984 and can tailor on-site courses to meet organizations' specific training needs and objectives.
This document is a catalog from Applied Technology Institute, LLC promoting their technical training courses. It provides an overview of ATI, which has been training professionals since 1984 in areas like defense, engineering, communications, space systems, and more. The catalog lists over 50 courses being offered between April and July 2013 on topics such as satellite systems, engineering, communications, systems engineering, and acoustics/sonar. It encourages bringing on-site training to organizations with 8 or more students to save on costs.
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The document is a catalog from Applied Technology Institute advertising their technical training courses. It provides an overview of ATI, which has been training professionals since 1984 in areas like defense, engineering, space systems, and more. The catalog highlights the benefits of hosting an on-site course for 8 or more students, which can save money compared to public courses. It provides an index of upcoming courses in areas like satellite communications, radar, missiles, and more.
Catalog of ATI courses on Space, Satellite, Radar, Missile, Defense & Systems...Jim Jenkins
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This document provides information about technical training courses offered by Applied Technology Institute, LLC. It begins with an introduction to ATI and a note about bringing on-site courses to organizations. The bulk of the document is a catalog listing over 50 technical courses in areas like defense, engineering, systems engineering, and acoustic and sonar engineering. For each course it provides the title, dates, and location. The document encourages contacting ATI to discuss on-site training or customized courses.
ATI Courses Technical Training & Professional Courses Development Space, Sate...Jim Jenkins
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This document is a catalog from Applied Technology Institute providing information on their engineering and technology training courses. It begins with an introduction to ATI, noting they have been training professionals since 1984 in areas like defense, engineering, communications, and systems engineering. The bulk of the document is a listing of over 50 upcoming courses covering topics such as satellite systems, radar technology, cyber warfare, engineering, and project management. It promotes the benefits of on-site training and provides contact information for organizing such courses.
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A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
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Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und ĂĽberflĂĽssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
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Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
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Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Skybuffer AI: Advanced Conversational and Generative AI Solution on SAP Busin...Tatiana Kojar
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Skybuffer AI, built on the robust SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), is the latest and most advanced version of our AI development, reaffirming our commitment to delivering top-tier AI solutions. Skybuffer AI harnesses all the innovative capabilities of the SAP BTP in the AI domain, from Conversational AI to cutting-edge Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). It also helps SAP customers safeguard their investments into SAP Conversational AI and ensure a seamless, one-click transition to SAP Business AI.
With Skybuffer AI, various AI models can be integrated into a single communication channel such as Microsoft Teams. This integration empowers business users with insights drawn from SAP backend systems, enterprise documents, and the expansive knowledge of Generative AI. And the best part of it is that it is all managed through our intuitive no-code Action Server interface, requiring no extensive coding knowledge and making the advanced AI accessible to more users.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
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Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
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Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
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Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
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Manage and optimize your license adoption and consumption with SAM4U, an SAP free customer software asset management tool.
SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
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I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
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This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
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It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
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How Do Our Clients Use CONOPS?
1. How Do Our Clients Use CONOPS?
Instructor:
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3. CONOPS Can Uncover Requirements
“I recently released a CONOPs developed in parallel with an
early requirements-and-design concept development effort.
This CONOPs was initially resisted, believed unnecessary by
several principals. When it was completed two months later
(using the outline and training provided by Solid Thinking),
we had identified a number of mismatched (and unspoken)
expectations, and identified on the order of forty new
requirements. One of the key original skeptics [said], "This is
one of the best CONOPS I've ever seen". The CONOPs is now
a key system document.”
(Lockheed Martin engineer, 2006)
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4. Organizations Now Using
STC’s CONOPS Outlines
• UAE GHQ
• HQ USAF Air Combat Command A2
• USN Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, FL
• Defense Intelligence Agency
• US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
• Swedish Submarine Forces
• Italian General Staff and Center for Defense Innovation
• Hungarian Ministry of Defense
• Danish MOD, Intelligence Directorate
• Boeing, Raytheon Missiles, Northrop Grumman, MITRE, Booz
Allen Hamilton, Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin, others
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5. Your Clients Know Good CONOPS
• Are required for all DOD/DHS programs
• Can rally users and politicians to help save a threatened
program
• Save money
• Save time
• Deliver better product/service to USERS, sooner, with
living documentation, training, employment tips, support
community
• Provide faster, less expensive upgrades that are easier
to justify and fund
• Sometimes save lives
6. Your Clients Already
Benefit From CONOPS
• Used throughout federal
and state government
agencies (assisted by
BAH, MITRE, SAIC,
others)
• Used for system
development,
reorganizations,
exercises, missions, etc.
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7. So Clients Expect You to . . .
• Help build effective CONOPS
• Participate on CONOPS teams
• Guide R&D, modeling & sim
• Counsel to avoid common pitfalls
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8. In DOD an OpCon and Future
Standard Operating
User- Focused CONOPS Concepts
Procedures (SOP),
Are the Linchpins (e.g. JOpsC) OPORDS, EXORDs,
Ops Assessments
Evolutionary Scenarios, Current
System/Situation,
Increments: Justif for Delta, Scenarios
P3I & ECPs Summary of Impacts
Training
Features Left Out & Personas Programs
Obsolescence Analyses & Scenarios
Personas,
Use Cases
OpCon CONOPS & Scenarios User Manuals *
OpCon Text, Scenarios, Effects-Based Solutions, Lessons
Regular Input From Users Regular Input From Users, Learned
Modeling & Simulation TTPs
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Architecture Requirements
DODAF CBAs JCIDS
DOD/DHS
Reviews
AV-Xs OV-Xs SV-Xs Effects-Based SE
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SysAdmin & downstream product users all need User Manuals
9. CONOPS Important for
Long-Duration Dev’t Projects
“ Mack, the real benefit to doing thorough CONOPS
here is continuity. On programs that last for years we
have a turnover of PMs, lead engineers, in fact of the
ENTIRE staff, sometimes several times. Our CONOPS
now provide an easy-to-understand, unbiased record
of what we did, why we did it, why we are doing
what we have underway at any given time. CONOPS
here are a “touchstone” for EVERYONE on our major
projects.”
(Sr. Engineer at Raytheon, 2008)
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10. Special Supplement
to Technical CONOPS Courses
“Users” Exist in Lots of Flavors
To Which of Them Should We Listen As We Build
CONOPS and Design Systems?
US DOD Photo
11. If I could just find a better
way to initially treat What we need is a
wounded troops without machine to carry 100
For the next exposing medics to small pounds of water and
war, we need to arms fire! ammo for each of us!
design a much
better MEDIVAC
chain with faster
response time,
even under fire!
These People Are Users
and Operators With
Valid Viewpoints
12. Basic Definitions
• User does something with the output of a system (for
example “operations”), or supports those who use
that output (“maintenance”).
• Surrogate User: Not a current user of the system
(headquarters staffer; retired military and now a
defense contractor)
• Operator (always also users): Manipulates some
aspect of the system, especially its controls (fly it,
drive it, or otherwise employ it)
• All operators are also users
• Very few users are also operators
13. Deeper Definitions
• End Users: Far end, downstream users of the output of the
system
• Mid-Stream/Dispersed Users: Use some output of the system
but may not directly control it’s employment
• Requirements Writers (often Surrogate Users):
Headquarters/COCOM staffers who set requirements that
procurement system finds and buys
• Operators (always Users): Manipulate some aspect of the
system (fly it, drive it, or otherwise employ it)
14. Example: Unmanned Aerial Systems in DOD
• End Users: US Army Lieutenant
and his troops watching video
and in contact with hostile forces
US Army Photo
15. • Mid-Stream/Dispersed
Users: US Army
Colonel at Air
Operations Center
using imagery for raid
planning
US Air Force Photo
16. • Requirements Writers (often
Surrogate Users): Air Combat
Command A8/9 planning
exercises and recommending new
procurements
STC Photo
17. Hunter Airfield Controls (STC Photo)
Shadow Downlink & Controls (US Army Photo)
Predator Control Van (USAF Photo)
• Operators (also Users): Remote
“pilots” flying the air vehicles and
operating sensors
Warrior Alpha Control Van (US Army Photo)
18. To Which “Users” Should We Listen?
• End Users?
• Mid-Stream/Dispersed Users?
• Requirements Writers (often
Surrogate Users)?
• Operators (also Users)?
19. End Users Mid-Stream Requirements Operators
Users Writers
Pros of • The Real • Visible • Write req’ts • Immediate
Recruiting/ people at tip advocates, and can impact on
Listening to of spear able to drive/divert combat effort
• Rewarding to impact $$$ • Rewarding to
Them
support req’ts • Drive long term support
combat • Can drive contracts for operators
troops/1st new system dev’t
responders COCOM
IPLs
Cons of • Focused on High pressure • Focused on • System OEM is
Recruiting/ fighting job, many equipping king
Listening to today’s war, “bosses”, troops to fight • Other programs
not often often at odds future wars (5- can be threat to
Them
impacted by with 15 years out) current system
R&D established • Requires and its
• Often have contractors dedicated, long improvements
no $$$ and programs term effort to long term
influence
20. Good CONOPS Gets Support From Each
Group With Special Emphasis When Needed
• End Users when your system/enhancement fixes a problem for
troops in contact on today’s battlefield (make CONOPS section 3
especially strong since end users will focus on this)
• Mid-Stream/Dispersed Users when your system improves
effectiveness of system’s utility for non-operators and non-end-
users who use its outputs
• Requirements Writers (often Surrogate Users) when your
system/enhancement will help force posture or combat capabilities
for conflicts 5-15 years in future
• Operators (are also Users) when your system/enhancement
improves controllability or flexibility of the system by its
manipulators.
21. Lastly: Inputs From Surrogate Users
Should ALWAYS Be Welcomed
• Viewpoints can vary widely
with backgrounds and
experiences
• Even (sometimes especially)
dated experience can be
instructive
• Weight the advice based on
source’s level of experience,
span of experience,
reputation and the input’s
applicability to the
system/issues
• Always capture and retain the
advice/ideas.
22. End User’s Real Interests*
• I don’t speak “contracts” or “requirements” and I don’t
completely trust people who do
• I don’t really trust people who have no military experience
because I doubt if they understand my needs
• I want a system that works as advertised, first time and every
time; is easy to upgrade in the field; links seamlessly with other
systems/networks
• I need the system to be easy to use when I am stressed out and
sleepless for 48 hours
• I want the government to buy a full-up system, with training and
spares and factory support whenever I need it
• The headquarters folks do not understand current users’ needs
and they don’t really speak for me and the other end users
• I seldom get asked about system requirements and even then my
words are watered down (made “P.C.”) by MAJCOM or others
* Results from Solid Thinking’s ongoing survey of defense professionals
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23. To Work Best With End Users
• Show effort to fix broken
systems
• Listen to their
frustrations and help
tackle them
• Go visit field units,
observe ops, ask
questions & listen: be
empathic
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24. Failure-Proofing Your
Project/Program
SBI Example (of 5 examples discussed
in the CONOPS course)
25. Solid Thinking’s “Fielding Probability”
Assessment System
• Meets Key Users’ Need - saves lives, saves money, answers a long-standing
need, meets serious emerging need, makes current job easier, permits new
capability against today’s threat, permits new capability against tomorrow’s
threat, meets validated COCOM/MAJCOM requirement, has clear OpCon &
CONOPS
• Answers Key Organizations’ Needs - preserves service/agency’s budget
and/or power base, visibly supports parent org’s goals, lets service visibly
support other service/coalition partner), Joint Service, employs people in
key Congressmen’s districts
• Offers an Executable Program - helps fight today’s conflict, has senior
decision makers’ support (who have discretionary budget), has mid-level
managers’ support (aka Iron Majors), has ops users’ support, championed
by thought leaders, affordable now, fits existing force structure, supportive
of other strong program(s), non-competitive with other strong programs,
ties to ongoing and successful science and technology programs
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26. Solid Thinking’s Scoring System
0 – Normal text on slides: Did not meet criteria
1 - Underlined text: Met criteria
2- Bold text on slides: Exceeded criteria
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27. Solid Thinking’s Fielding “Probability Assessment
System” (PAS)
Teaching Examples
• Automated Feature Extraction for Imagery
• Radar Processing Mode
• Hyperspectral Imaging System
• Acoustic Absorbent Tile for Armored Vehicles
• Tactical ELINT System *
• Border Surveillance System in Southern US *
• ATC Systems in Europe *
• ISR Information Service: Doing it Right! *
* Discussed in 2-day and 3-day courses
Without discussing specific nations, firms or technologies, what went wrong or what
should have been done?
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28. Project 28 – Launch “Prototype”
for $860M DHS Program
• Nine mobile radar/sensor towers
• Four unattended ground sensors
• Seventy SAT phones
• Fifty Vehicles with secure laptops and comms
• Data fused at C2 Center
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29. Project 28 – Launch “Prototype”
for $860M DHS Program
• Nine mobile radar/sensor towers
• Four unattended ground sensors
• Seventy SAT phones
• Fifty Vehicles with secure laptops and comms
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30. Project 28 Problems Cited
in Feb 08 Report from GAO
• Cameras working at less than ½
expected ranges (drives total
numbers and locations of towers
required, other sensors, etc.)
• Radars being falsely triggered by
rain
• Radar data taking too long to
display at C2 nodes
• COTS C2 S/W probably not
appropriate for intended use
• Wrong contract vehicle used: FFP
Task Order contract used for an
R&D / demo project
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31. What Did
Boeing and the
US Border Patrol
Do Right?
• Realized they were
building a complex
system in a politically-
charged atmosphere
• Talked to users
• Got feedback from
users on overall
system capabilities
• Suitability-tested
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32. What Went Wrong?
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User-inputs did not catch errors of omission and commission. Why not? We
don’t know. Some possible reasons:
• Wrong “users” were involved (perhaps surrogate users)?
• Users were involved at the wrong times to impact system design?
• Wrong (subtly biased?) questions were asked of the users?
• Users were not involved in building subsystem requirements or test plans?
• Entire requirements approach was unstructured, users’ inputs were not
properly solicited, timed or managed and no CONOPS was generated?????
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33. Project 28 Prototype’s Score 0-1-0
0- Meets Key Users’ Need - saves lives, saves money, answers a long-standing
need (border security), meets serious emerging need, makes current job
easier, permits new capability against today’s threat, permits new capability
against tomorrow’s threat, meets validated COCOM/MAJCOM requirement,
has clear OpCon & CONOPS
1- Answers Key Organizations’ Needs - preserves service/agency’s budget
and/or power base, visibly supports parent org’s goals, lets service visibly
support other service/coalition partner), Joint Service, employs people in
key Congressmen’s districts
0- Offers an Executable Program - helps fight today’s conflict, has senior
decision makers’ support (who have discretionary budget), has mid-level
managers’ support (aka Iron Majors), has ops users’ support, championed
by thought leaders, affordable now, fits existing force structure, supportive
of other strong program(s), non-competitive with other strong programs,
ties to ongoing and successful science and technology programs
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34. Result: Prototype Rejected
Biggest Loser: US Citizens, now less secure
• Government’s position: We trusted the US’s premier
integrator of complex systems (Boeing) who had the DHS
Director’s support and plenty of money to do this.
• Developer’s probable position: This was a prototype, from
which we were learning about technologies, system
integration enhancements needed, etc. We should have
stressed that “prototype” status. And we should have taken a
CPFF development contract for the R&D part of this job.)
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35. Project 28 Prototype’s Score 0-1-0
What Else SHOULD Have Been Done?
0- Meets Key Users’ Need - saves lives, saves money, answers a long-
standing need (border security), meets serious emerging need, makes
current job easier, permits new capability against today’s threat,
permits new capability against tomorrow’s threat, meets validated
requirement, clear OpCon and CONOPS
A. Should’ve
controlled
1 - Answers Key Organization’s Need - preserves service/agency’sNo brainer
expectations B.
budget
a la “prototype” base, visibly supports parent org’s goals, lets service
and/or power
C. Boeing should have implemented
visibly support other service/coalition partner
status
process for frequent “rudder check”
0 - Offers an Executable Program - helps fight today’snot just HQ folks
from USBP FIELD AGENTS, conflict, has senior
decision makers’ support (who have discretionary budget), has mid-
level managers’ support (Border Patrol Agents), has ops users’ support,
championed by thought leaders, affordable now, fits existing force
structure, supportive of other strong program(s), non-competitive with
other strong programs, ties to ongoing and successful science and
technology programs accepted prototype, then made
D. DHS
Boeing dump it: makes Chertoff’s supporters look silly
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