Title :
Importance of systems engineering in early acquisition
Author :
Dahmann, Judith S. ; Bhatti, Aumber S. ; Kelley, Michael
Author_Institution :
MITRE Corp., McLean, VA
Abstract :
The US Department of Defense is facing challenges in the successful acquisition of major defense systems. Systems engineering applied early in the acquisition process has been recognized as a key enabler of acquisition success. This paper presents recent experience with applying a systems approach to the defense acquisition system through the application of business process modeling, with a focus on the critical systems engineering activities and their role in providing the technical foundation for program decisions.
Keywords :
military computing; systems engineering; US Department of Defense; acquisition process; business process modeling; critical systems engineering; defense acquisition system; defense systems; Business; Context modeling; Costs; Engineering management; Government; Maintenance engineering; Signal processing; Systems engineering and theory; Acquisition; business process modeling; systems engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Conference, 2009 3rd Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3462-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3463-3
DOI :
10.1109/SYSTEMS.2009.4815781
