Synopsis of Case Study Learning Principles
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Summarizes the learning principles from our Case Studies
Why We are Doing Case Studies:
- To facilitate learning by emphasizing the long-term consequences of the systems engineering/programmatic decisions on cost, schedule, and operational effectiveness of our DOD Systems and Weapon Systems.
- To provide lessons learned for our leaders and engineers
How We Structured Our First Case Studies:
- Analysis Methodology
- We used the Friedman-Sage framework which decomposes a case into contractor, government and shared responsibilities applied to the 9 concept areas:
- Requirements Definition and Management
- Systems Architecture Development
- System/Subsystem Design
- Validation/Verification
- Risk Management
- Systems Integration & Interfaces
- Life Cycle Support
- Deployment and Post Deployment
- System and Program Management
Envisioned Usage of These Cases:
- Learning objectives in academic environment
- As a lessons learned resource for all SE Practicioners
Future Case Studies:
- A-10, E-10, International Space Station, and MH-53.
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