Download or read book Software Risk Assessment for DoD Acquisition Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide for assessing computer software aspects of major defense system acquisition programs. IDA's methodology for software assessments is based on experience, and has been documented and refined through internally funded research. An assessment project reviews processes and resulting software products of a DoD acquisition program office and its contractors. Assessment is done by a technically well-qualified team that is independent of the program office. Results inform the program manager of problems and risks that threaten successful software delivery and also assist risk reduction decisions. This guide is provided to assist any DoD sponsored software assessment team. The Overview chapter summarizes IDA's methodology for program managers and acquisition executives who may need assessment assistance. Individual chapters define assessment phases and recommendations for conducting them. A checklist is given for identifying existing software problems and risks within an acquisition.
Download or read book Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense acquisitions knowledge of software suppliers needed to manage risks report to congressional requesters written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Risk Management Guide for DOD Acquisition Sixth Edition Version 1 0 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this guide is to assist DoD and contractor Program Managers (PMs), program offices and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in effectively managing program risks during the entire acquisition process, including sustainment. This guide contains baseline information and explanations for a well-structured risk management program. The management concepts and ideas presented here encourage the use of risk-based management practices and suggest a process to address program risks without prescribing specific methods or tools. Since this is a guide, the information presented within is not mandatory to follow, but PMs are encouraged to apply the fundamentals presented here. The guide should be used in conjunction with related directives, instructions, policy memoranda, or regulations issued to implement mandatory requirements. This guide has been structured to provide a basic understanding of risk management concepts and processes. It offers clear descriptions and concise explanations of core steps to assist in managing risks in acquisition programs. Its focuses on risk mitigation planning and implementation rather on risk avoidance, transfer, or assumption. There are several notable changes of emphasis in this guide from previous versions. These changes reflect lessons learned from application of risk management in DoD programs. management references can be found on the Defense Acquisition University Community of Practice website. This guide is supplemented by Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Risk Management Continuous Learning Module (key words: risk management and course number CLM017). The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) office of primary responsibility (OPR) for this guide is OUSD(AT&L) Systems and Software Engineering, Enterprise Development (OUSD(AT&L) SSE/ED). This office will develop and coordinate updates to the guide as required, based on policy changes and customer feedback.
Download or read book A Risk Assessment Methodology and Excel Tool for Acquisition Programs written by Lauren A. Fleishman-Mayer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementing risk management principles to manage large defense acquisition programs is a priority for the U.S. defense acquisition community. To assist those decisionmakers responsible for identifying the risk associated with major weapons programs, RAND researchers developed a methodology and accompanying Excel, information-based risk tool (the 0́−Assessor Tool0́+). The Assessor Tool offers an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)-level approach to the evaluation and measurement of system integration risk. That is, it is meant for assessors, such as OSD personnel, who may not be especially familiar with the specific program under evaluation but still may need to make judgments about the program0́9s risk. It is based on a tractable and comprehensive set of questions that can help evaluate integration risk at each point in the acquisition process. More specifically, the tool enables users to see how well integration risk is being managed by providing a standards-based valuation of integration issues that can lead to cost growth, schedule growth, and program performance. The users0́9 manual for the Assessor Tool is available in a companion document, An Excel Tool to Assess Acquisition Program Risk (by Lauren A. Fleishman-Mayer, Mark V. Arena, and Michael E. McMahon, TL-113-OSD, 2013). The Assessor Tool and its methodology may also be generalizable to an entire set of information-based risk assessment applications. Overall, the methodology and tool have many strengths, including being based on well-grounded theories, allowing for reproducibility and traceability, and the extensive flexibility to be used to evaluate risk for many different types of programs. To provide a benchmarking and validation of the risk scores calculated by the tool, future work could include the tool0́9s validation by tracking its output against a program0́9s performance.
Download or read book A Risk Assessment Methodology and Excel Tool for Acquisition Programs written by Lauren A. Fleishman-Mayer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information Technology written by Randolph C. Hite and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DoD¿s acquisition of weapon systems and modernization of business systems have both been on a list of high-risk areas since 1995. To assist DoD in managing software-intensive systems, Section 804 of the Bob Stump Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003 required the Office of the Sec. of Defense and DoD component organizations, including the military departments, to undertake certain software and systems process improvement actions. This report assessed: (1) the extent to which DoD has implemented the process improvement provisions of the act; and (2) the impact of DoD's process improvement efforts. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Software Risk Management A Case Study of the V 22 Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past thirty years, software development has become an increasingly important part of the technologically advanced weapon systems acquired by DOD. Program offices for software intensive weapon systems are facing the difficult task of managing software development risk. The purpose of this thesis is to identify and analyze software risk management techniques for their general application to software management problems during the acquisition process. This thesis focused on software risk management and risk management techniques used by the V-22 program office. Lessons learned which can be applicable to other programs are identified. The principal finding is that a formal, systematic, and disciplined risk management process, which includes software risk management, must be in place for software intensive weapon system acquisitions. Two primary recommendations are that the program manager create an environment where risks are freely communicated and that program executive officers assist program managers in the identification of software related development risks by conducting independent assessments.
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by Gene L. Dodaro and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes observations on the performance of DoD's 2010 portfolio of 98 major defense acquisition programs; data on selected factors that can affect program outcomes; an assessment of the knowledge attained by key junctures in the acquisition process for a subset of 40 programs; and observations on the implementation of acquisition reforms. To conduct this review, the auditor analyzed cost, schedule, and quantity data and collected data from program offices on performance requirements and software development; technology, design, and manufacturing knowledge; and the implementation of DoD's acquisition policy and acquisition reforms. He also compiled assessments of 71 weapon programs. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Managing Risk written by Elaine M. Hall Ph.D. and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 1998-02-05 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The increasing rate of technological change we are experiencing in our lifetime yields competitive advantage to organizations and individuals who are willing to embrace risk and the opportunities it presents. Those who choose to minimize or avoid risk, as opposed to managing it, set a course for obsolescence. Hall has captured the essence of risk management and given us a practical guide for the application of useful principles in software-intensive product development. This is must reading for public and private sector managers who want to succeed as we begin the next century." - Daniel P. Czelusniak, Director, Acquisition Program Integration Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) The Pentagon "Since it is more than just common sense, the newcomer to risk management needs an intelligent guide. It is in this role that Elaine Hall's book excels. This book provides a set of practical and well-delineated processes for implementation of the discipline." - Tom DeMarco, from the Foreword Risk is inherent in the development of any large software system. A common approach to risk in software development is to ignore it and hope that no serious problems occur. Leading software companies use quantitative risk management methods as a more useful approach to achieve success. Written for busy professionals charged with delivering high-quality products on time and within budget, Managing Risk is a comprehensive guide that describes a success formula for managing software risk. The book is divided into five parts that describe a risk management road map designed to take you from crisis to control of your software project. Highlights include: Six disciplines for managing product development. Steps to predictable risk-management process results. How to establish the infrastructure for a risk-aware culture. Methods for the implementation of a risk management plan. Case studies of people in crisis and in control.
Download or read book Risk Management Guide for DOD Acquisition Fifth Edition Version 2 0 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acquisition excellence has changed the way the Department of Defense (DoD) designs, develops, manufactures, and supports systems. Our technical, business, and management approach for acquiring and operating systems has, and continues to, evolve. For example, we no longer can rely on military specifications and standards to define and control how our developers design, build, and support our new systems. Today we use commercial hardware and software, promote open systems architecture, and encourage streamlining processes, just to name a few of the initiatives that affect the way we do business. At the same time, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has reduced the level of oversight and review of programs and manufacturers' plants.
Download or read book An Excel Tool to Assess Acquisition Program Risk written by Lauren A. Fleishman-Mayer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementing risk management principles to manage large defense acquisition programs is a priority for the U.S. defense acquisition community. To assist those decisionmakers responsible for identifying the risk associated with major weapons programs, RAND researchers developed a methodology and accompanying Excel, information-based risk tool (the 0́−Assessor Tool0́+). A description of the methodology and the tool are available in a companion document, A Risk Assessment Methodology and Excel Tool for Acquisition Programs (by Lauren A. Fleishman-Mayer, Mark V. Arena, and Michael E. McMahon, RR-262-OSD, 2013). The present document is the users0́9 manual for the Assessor Tool. The Assessor Tool offers an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)-level approach to the evaluation and measurement of system integration risk. That is, it is meant for assessors, such as OSD personnel, who may not be especially familiar with the specific program under evaluation but still may need to make judgments about the program0́9s risk. It is based on a tractable and comprehensive set of questions that can help evaluate integration risk at each point in the acquisition process. More specifically, the tool enables users to see how well integration risk is being managed by providing a standards-based valuation of integration issues that can lead to cost growth, schedule growth, and program performance. The Assessor Tool and its methodology may also be generalizable to an entire set of information-based risk assessment applications. Overall, the methodology and tool have many strengths, including being based on well-grounded theories, allowing for reproducibility and traceability, and the extensive flexibility to be used to evaluate risk for many different types of programs. To provide a benchmarking and validation of the risk scores calculated by the tool, future work could include the tool0́9s validation by tracking its output against a program0́9s performance.
Download or read book Software Development written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fiscal year 2021, DOD requested approximately $37.7 billion for IT investments. These investments included major business IT programs, which are intended to help the department carry out key business functions, such as financial management and health care. GAO’s objectives for this review were to (1) summarize DOD’s reported performance of its portfolio of IT acquisition programs and the reasons for this performance; (2) evaluate DOD’s assessments of program risks; (3) summarize DOD’s approaches to software development and cybersecurity and identify associated challenges; and (4) evaluate how selected organizational and policy changes could affect IT acquisitions. GAO is making two recommendations to DOD related to revisiting the department’s CIO risk ratings and improving data strategies and automated data collection efforts for the business system and software acquisition pathways necessary for stakeholders to monitor acquisitions and critical to the department’s ability to assess acquisition performance.
Download or read book A Proactive Means for Incorporating a Software Architecture Evaluation in a DoD System Acquisition written by John K. Bergey and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: "Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs routinely acquire systems that are highly software reliant. With the increasing functionality and complexity of these systems, software problems often contribute to schedule slippages, cost overruns, and system deficiencies. As a result, DoD acquisition organizations need to take proactive measures to reduce software acquisition risk. They cannot afford to just perform perfunctory reviews during software development and wait until after system delivery to determine whether key performance parameters (KPPs) and other acquisition/mission drivers that are important to stakeholders will be achieved. Since the architectural design of a system and its software has a major influence on whether a system achieves its KPPs (and other acquisition/mission drivers), conducting an architecture evaluation is an effective means for reducing software acquisition risk. The evaluation involves the active participation of key stakeholders and focuses on identifying risks (and overarching risk themes) that can affect the architecture's ability to accommodate the system's quality attribute requirements (e.g., performance, safety, and security). Satisfying these quality attribute requirements is key to satisfying KPPs and other stakeholder-specific acquisition/mission drivers.This technical note describes a proactive means for incorporating such a software architecture evaluation (in collaboration with the development contractor) early in the contract performance phase of a DoD system acquisition. The proven means that is described revolves around a sample Software Architecture Evaluation Plan that a DoD program office can easily customize and use in its own Request for Proposal (RFP)/contract. The sample plan covers all aspects -- that is, the 'who, why, when, where, and how' -- of the government's approach to conducting a software architecture evaluation during an acquisition. Moreover, this sample plan provides acquisition organizations and potential offerors [sic] with the insight needed to understand the impact of, and government's expectations for, proactively conducting a software architecture evaluation in an acquisition context."
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions Knowledge of Software Suppliers Needed to Manage Risks written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) is increasingly reliant on software and information systems for its weapon capabilities, and DoD prime contractors are subcontracting more of their software development. The increased reliance on software and a greater number of suppliers results in more opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities in defense software. In addition, DoD has reported that countries hostile to the United States are focusing resources on information warfare strategies. Therefore, software security, including the need for protection of software code from malicious activity, is an area of concern for many DoD programs. DoD acquisition and software security policies do not fully address the risk of using foreign suppliers to develop weapon systems software. The current acquisition guidance allows program officials discretion in managing foreign involvement in software development, without requiring them to identify and mitigate such risks. Moreover, other policies intended to mitigate information systems vulnerabilities focus mostly on operational software security threats, such as external hacking and unauthorized access to information systems, but not on insider threats, such as the insertion of malicious code by software developers. Recent DoD initiatives may provide greater focus on these risks, but to date have not been adopted as practice within DoD. GAO was asked to examine DoD's efforts to identify software development suppliers, and manage risks related to foreign involvement in software development on weapon systems. To address software vulnerabilities and threats, GAO recommends that DoD better define software security requirements and require program managers to mitigate associated risks accordingly. DoD agreed with the findings but only partially concurred with the recommendations over concerns that they place too much responsibility for risk mitigation with program managers. GAO has broadened the recommendations to address DoD's concerns.
Download or read book An Excel Tool to Assess Acquisition Program Risk written by Lauren A. Fleishman-Mayer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementing risk management principles to manage large defense acquisition programs is a priority for the U.S. defense acquisition community. To assist those decisionmakers responsible for identifying the risk associated with major weapons programs, RAND researchers developed a methodology and accompanying Excel, information-based risk tool (the 0́Assessor Tool0́+). A description of the methodology and the tool are available in a companion document, A Risk Assessment Methodology and Excel Tool for Acquisition Programs (by Lauren A. Fleishman-Mayer, Mark V. Arena, and Michael E. McMahon, RR-262-OSD, 2013). The present document is the users0́9 manual for the Assessor Tool. The Assessor Tool offers an Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)-level approach to the evaluation and measurement of system integration risk. That is, it is meant for assessors, such as OSD personnel, who may not be especially familiar with the specific program under evaluation but still may need to make judgments about the program0́9s risk. It is based on a tractable and comprehensive set of questions that can help evaluate integration risk at each point in the acquisition process. More specifically, the tool enables users to see how well integration risk is being managed by providing a standards-based valuation of integration issues that can lead to cost growth, schedule growth, and program performance. The Assessor Tool and its methodology may also be generalizable to an entire set of information-based risk assessment applications. Overall, the methodology and tool have many strengths, including being based on well-grounded theories, allowing for reproducibility and traceability, and the extensive flexibility to be used to evaluate risk for many different types of programs. To provide a benchmarking and validation of the risk scores calculated by the tool, future work could include the tool0́9s validation by tracking its output against a program0́9s performance.
