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Critical Role of Software Engineering in Development Planning and Sustainment

Michael H. McLendonODDR&E/Systems Engineering

13th Annual NDIA Systems Engineering ConferenceSan Diego, CA | October 28, 2010

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Software – 21st Century Glue

SW

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Key Points

• Ever increasing SW performance and capital asset portfolio

• SW - 21st Century modernization pathway to delivering rapid, affordable performance to the war fighter for the life cycle

• Early SW choices have major, decades long technical and program consequences

• Renewed emphasis on Development Planning demands engagement , active role of SW community to design approaches enabling life long system performance enhancements

• Consistent, continual application of SW engineering for life cycle critical for war fighter success

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Software: Performance & Capital Asset Portfolio

$ Sustainment/Yr

1 B

2 B

$ Investment

100 B 200 B

DOD SW Portfolio (SLOC)

• Cost• Affordability• Workforce

• Functionality• System Performance• Capability Enhancement• Architecture• Technology

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Increasing Reliance on SW as Key Modernization Strategy Pathway

Increasing Role of

SW as Means toAchieve New Performance

Gains

Dynamic War Fighter NeedsDrives Quest for

PerformanceGains

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Future Consequences of Early SW Decisions

SustainmentEarly Technical

DecisionsCan Facilitate PerformanceEnhancement for Decades

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Renewed Emphasis on Role of Development Planning

Materiel Development Decision (MDD)

MS CMS BMS A

CDRPDR

CBA ICD TechnologyDevelopment

Engineering and Manufacturing Development

Production and Deployment O&SO&S

MaterielSolutionAnalysis

Full Rate ProductionDecision Review

MDDCDD CPD

Development Planning

Time - Decades

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Early Engineering Engagement Critical to Development Planning Success…

Component Responsibility

Software EngagementKnowledge, Tools, Practice

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…Continuity of SW EngineeringCritical to Program Life Cycle Success

Time in Decades

MS CMS BMS A

CDRPDR

CBA ICD TechnologyDevelopment

Engineering and Manufacturing Development

Production and Deployment O&SO&S

MaterielSolutionAnalysis

Full Rate ProductionDecision Review

MDDCDD CPD

Development Planning

This is how we often think about SW Engineering…

How We Should Plan and ResourceConsistent, Continuous Engagement

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Software Engineering inSustainment

Measures for Maintenance Study, July 2010, USA/USAF

70%

15%

15%

Contents of Typical SW Release in Sustainment

Enhancements

Perfect Changes

Repairs

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Future SW Sustainment Demands

Measures for Maintenance Study, July 2010, USA/USAF

• More SW intensive systems• Increasing demand for

enhancements• Net-Centric Warfare impacts• New Security/Info Assurance

requirements• Distribution of effort to changes• Increasing demand for SW engineering workforce capability

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Continuous Systems Engineering:Critical to Life Cycle Program Success

Innovation, Speed, and Agilityhttp://www.acq.osd.mil/se

• Sustainment – the 21st Century route to performance enhancements for war fighter

• Must make right SW choices early in design enabling rapid, affordable enhancements in sustainment

• Imperative SW community proactively engage in Development Planning to influence best choices

• Develop knowledge, practices, and tools to make value contribution

• Consistent, continuous SW engineering engagement for multi-decade success

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Questions

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For Additional Information

Michael H. McLendonODDR&E/Systems Engineering

703-602-0851 Ext.121michael.mclendon.ctr@osd.mil

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