Systems Engineering
Agile
Systems Engineering II
Software Assurance
COTS
100
This person plays an important role in designing and managing complex systems.
What is a Systems Engineer?
100
In 2001 several software industry leaders gathered at Snowbird ski resort and published this document describing a now famous approach to software development.
What is the Agile Manifesto
100
Translates operational needs and capabilities into operationally suitable hardware and software increments of a system
What is the Systems Engineering "V"?
100
Public Law 113-66, NDAA for Fiscal Year 2014, Section 937, Joint Federated Centers for Trusted Defense Systems for the Department of Defense:
What is Software Assurance?
100
This law requires the use of COTS IT solutions to the maximum practical extent
What is Title 40/Clinger-Cohen Act
200
This is commonly defined to be a collection of hardware, software, people, facilities, and procedures organized to accomplish some common objectives.
What is a System?
200
This is the primary measure of progress for an Agile development team.
What is working software
200
The mandatory document that describes technical requirements, engineering resources and schedule, technical risk, technical performance measures/metrics etc.
What is the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP)?
200
Lack of Developer Motivation, Lack of Developer Knowledge, and Lack or Technology are primary causes of this.
What are software vulnerabilities
200
This process is typically used when adopting a COTS product.
What is Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)
300
This is a grouping of components that perform a single independent function or single logical function.
What is Modular Design?
300
This is the ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes.
What is Continuous Improvement?
300
Ensuring that we build the RIGHT SOLUTION to the problem (the specified functions and performance actually met the user's operations needs)
What is Validation?
300
These are used to find Software Assurance Guidance and Mandates
What are DoDI 5000.02 and 5200.44
300
This can be used when a COTS product does not provide all functionality required
What is a Bolt-On
400
This provides a virtual duplicate of products or processes and represents them in operationally valid environments.
What is Modeling and Simulation?
400
The 2002 Standish Group study reported on 20% of features are used "often" or "always." This is a key reason why Agile projects focus on this.
What is Business Value?
400
MIL STD 881C: Defines this method of organizing work into products, processes and data for cost estimation and progress tracking.
What is WBS?
400
According to Public Law 111-383, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011, section 932, Strategy on Computer Software Assurance, requires that you report back to this national legislative body on your Software Assurance status.
Who is Congress
400
Modifying this element of a COTS product should be avoided.
What is the Core Code
500
This particular item Identifies products, processes, and data, organizes risk management analysis and tracking, enables configuration and data management, develop work packages for work orders and material/part ordering, and organizes technical reviews and audits.
What is Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
500
Waterfall projects have fixed requirements and usually negotiate Cost and Schedule. Agile projects negotiate this.
What is scope
500
Technical Planning, Decision Analysis, Requirements Mgmt, Configuration Mgmt, Interface Mgmt, Technical Data Mgmt, Technical Assessment, Risk Mgmt.
What are the 8 Technical Management processes of SE?
500
5) Public Law 113-66, NDAA for Fiscal Year 2014, Section 937, Joint Federated Centers for Trusted Defense Systems for the Department of Defense established this to provide vulnerability analysis and mitigation support to programs.
What is Joint Federated Assurance Center (JFAC)
500
COTS products should be considered when defining initial needs in this document.
What is the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD)
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