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SEMP‐ET: A New Approach In Evaluating Systems Engineering Management Plans
Author(s) -
Kuehl C. Stephen
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1992.tb01511.x
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , consistency (knowledge bases) , identification (biology) , computer science , quality (philosophy) , process (computing) , strengths and weaknesses , engineering management , process management , software engineering , systems engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , philosophy , botany , archaeology , epistemology , biology , history , operating system
This paper will address the creation of a MIL‐STD‐499B SEMP Evaluation Technique (ET) that can be objectively applied to any tailored SEMP DID structure. SEMP‐ET focuses upon the MIL‐STD‐499B Draft specification of a systems engineering process and expands its metrics definition around a practical contractor implementation. Often contractors go to DID boilerplates to produce program plans that can not be efficiently and effectively reviewed for approval. SEMP‐ET is an attempt to standardize a technique for providing a timely approval feedback loop to the contractor. Based upon five quality levels (each having generically defined metrics), the SEMP‐ET provides an approval authority a flexible capability to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate a contractor's SEMP in a concise and consistent manner. By using the five quality level scoring approach, strengths and weaknesses of the plan can be graphically displayed to determine whether the plan has to be modified for customer satisfied acceptance. SEMP‐ET embodies the direction given by the revised DoD 5000 series guidelines. However, more importantly, SEMP‐ET offers consistency in DID reviewing that can be data based and tracked for identification of good, sound System Engineering Management Plans.