DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRAINING PLAN AT THE U. S. NAVY'S COASTAL SYSTEMS STATION

摘要

DoD acquisition reform has pushed its R&D laboratories to change their approach to defense system development. Systems engineering methods and practices have become critical to the laboratories' near-term success and long-term survival. One such U.S. Navy R&D laboratory, the Coastal Systems Station (CSS), in an effort to improve its systems engineering capability, performed an assessment of its systems engineering processes and knowledge. In conjunction with the assessment, CSS developed a systems engineering training plan to address the near-term needs of its practicing and upcoming systems engineers. A multi-criteria decision analysis tool, the Brown-Gibson model, was used in the training selection process. Recommended training included an overview course and other in-depth, topic-specific courses as needed.