Predicting USMC SBIR Phase I to II Transition Success by Evaluating Use of Systems Engineering Capabilities

摘要

Defense research & development budget cuts, increased pressure from the acquisition community to find research funding, and a congressional directive enforced by the under secretary of defense for acquisition and technology have created a climate where the u.s. marine corps SBIR program must improve its ability to transition technology it develops into acquisition programs. One approach to accomplishing this is by applying systems engineering to the SBIR process. Though no formal systems engineering process exists for its SBIR program, the marine corps wishes to understand the relationship between the systems engineering capability of phase I SBIR projects and their likelihood of transition to phase ii . This study seeks to shed light on that question.