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2.1.1 A System of Systems Approach to Warfighter Training
Author(s) -
Parkinson David
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2009.tb00943.x
Subject(s) - interoperability , parallels , training system , system of systems , training (meteorology) , systems design , systems engineering , computer science , scale (ratio) , software engineering , engineering management , engineering , operations management , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology , economics , economic growth , operating system
This paper explores the traditional Systems Approach to Training (SAT) for the Warfighter, suggesting improvements for complex large‐scale, live, and virtual training systems. Such systems are required to deliver military effectiveness and enable Readiness & Sustainment (R&S). It has long been accepted that the proper way to design training is by adopting a systematic approach to assessing the training gap, the design of the syllabus, and the evaluation of the performance improvement. This Systems Approach to Training (SAT) parallels Instructional Systems Design methodology, the latter also being a model to aid in the design, development, and delivery of a training program. The paper discusses the complexity of such large‐scale military training systems and presents a case for designing them using Systems Engineering (SE) principles. The traditional SAT method applies, but does not cope with the overall requirements capture, architecture design or interoperability; nor was it designed to do so. Complex large‐scale training systems are human centric and consequently should be designed using the most appropriate Systems Engineering (SE) processes, methods and toolsets.