One Small Step for Space Acquisition Doctrine
Appendix C Model Input Document: Sentiment and Tenet Alignment
Sentiment Analysis Word Document
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Question 7: How does your organization approach the design and development of technology (e.g., use of COTS, modularity, small distributed systems, Kanban, etc.)? What are the benefits to using this approach? 1. “My most recent organization used less developed systems (TRL-6 or TRL-7 [Technical Readiness Level 6 or 7]) and found early utility. The capabilities did not require significant investment (e.g., an advanced Global Positioning System or a large ground system).” 2. “The organization uses a variety of approaches, some traditional (e.g., Systems Engineering ‘v-Approach’ to requirements decomposition and verification), and others more innovative (e.g., agile, modular, and open systems). The main underlying theme across all approaches is a strong foundation in technical expertise by the government staff, including engineering domain knowledge by the lower level program office staff and an appreciation for technical complexity and detail at senior levels. This cuts down on technical challenges that risk being “swept under the rug” and ignored until they are a fait accompli (issues), or worse, insurmountable.” 3. “AFRL [Air Force Research Laboratory] takes a strategy-to-task approach for prioritizing technology development priorities. In my branch within AFRL, we took design approaches featuring COTS [commercial-off-the- shelf] components and modularity in part to offset constraints set by a small executable budget. For contracted technology development, my org generally took the approach of a level-of-effort development work culminating in demonstrations, reports, and leave-behind capabilities. The benefit of this approach was that it fostered creative progress in high-technical-risk endeavors.” Tenet Alignment Analysis Word Document
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Tenet: Build Smaller Satellites, Smaller Ground Systems, and Minimize Nonrecurring Engineering Build smaller satellites in order to shorten development timelines from many years to just a couple. Use existing technology and designs to minimize nonrecurring engineering and shorten development schedules. This will have the additional benefit of accelerating technology refresh as well. Acquire ground- and software- intensive systems in smaller, more manageable pieces that can be delivered faster.”
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