PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CONFIDENCE TRACKING TOOL FOR REQUIREMENTS REALIZATION

This thesis shows how a systems engineering-requirements confidence-tracking tool is useful in research and development (R&D) projects. The tool, which tracks confidence and requirements realization, was developed in Microsoft Excel and applied to an energy-related R&D project that was completed in October 2015. To achieve the primary objective, an analytical search for key SE activities was performed on interview data about the 2015 project. The search was conducted to provide a proof of concept of the tool and demonstrate how it could have been implemented during that project. The tool identifies a confidence score in a metric using red, yellow, and green charts created in Excel. Small R&D teams can use this inexpensive option for project-management requirements and provide more traceability of product production pace, which, in turn, can build stakeholder confidence. Furthermore, since Microsoft Office is a standard software package for the Department of Defense (DoD), the tool is accessible throughout DoD.

Department dc:contributor.department

Systems Engineering (SE)

Grantor dc:publisher

Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Ramseur, Joshua D.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Holness, Karen

Statement dc:rights

• This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10945/60449

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/60449