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Fundamentals of T&E and Certification, Test and Evaluation Training by Tonex

Fundamentals of T&E and Certification, Test and Evaluation Training by Tonex

Fundamentals of T&E and Certification, Test and Evaluation is a 3-day training program emphasizes basic DoD test and evaluation (T&E) principles, methods, policies, processes, and best practices. Fundamentals of T&E and Certification, Test and Evaluation covers the integrated T&E processes outlined in the Defense Acquisition Guidebook and provides the essential foundation knowledge needed by T&E professionals involve in DoD T&E activities.

This practical course provides the participants with in-depth learning of principles of T&E, skills in applying those principles to system development programs and DoD acquisition , and the ability to conduct effective and efficient T&E planning.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Learn the principles and importance of Test and Evaluation (T&E) in product and system certification.
  • Plan and execute T&E activities in accordance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Analyze T&E data to make informed decisions and recommendations for product or system certification.
  • Identify and mitigate risks associated with T&E activities to ensure safety and reliability.
  • Develop comprehensive T&E documentation and reports for certification purposes.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve successful product and system certification.

Audience:

This course is intended for professionals in the fields of engineering, quality assurance, product development, and project management. It is ideal for individuals involved in T&E activities, seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in order to contribute to the successful certification of products and systems.

Course Outlines:

Basic principles of T&E

  • T&E principles to system development programs
  • Effective and efficient T&E planning
  • Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
  • Planned Test and Evaluation (T&E) activities

T&E Roles and Responsibilities

  • T&E business, programmatic and technical dimensions
  • T&E requirements
  • T&E “lessons learned”
  • T&E policies

Creating and assessing T&E Strategies, Capabilities, Processes and Systems

  • Assessing T&E plans and procedures
  • Verification and validation (V&V)
  • Creating and assessing certification and accreditation strategies
  • SE Roles & Expectations
  • Tools to create test and evaluation strategies
  • Test and evaluation plans and procedures
  • Developmental and operational testing
  • Observe and communicate test results
  • Re-test decisions
  • Mitigation strategies
  • System acceptance decisions
  • Best Practices and Lessons Learned

T&E Cross Activities and Procedures 

  • Life-cycle of a System or System of System (SoS)
  • Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES)
  • Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E)
  • Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E)
  • Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E)
  • Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E)
  • Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
  • Operational Assessment (OA)
  • Live-Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)
  • Operational Test Readiness Review (OTTR)
  • Test Readiness Review (TRR)

Applying T&E Process Systems Engineering and System Thinking 

  • T&E causes in engineering successes and failures
  • Drivers of T&E success and the causes of T&E failures
  • Key indicators and constraints of T&E failures
  • Roles of the leadership, program managers, project managers and systems engineers in successful T&E projects
  • Risk management, project control, and decision-making processes in T&E projects
  • Evaluate engineering failures, root cause analysis approaches, and failure analysis processes and methods
  • Discuss and evaluate techniques for mitigating design fail

Introduction to Accreditation

  • Accreditation Methodology
  • Accreditation Information
  • Needs Information
  • Collection Plan Assessment Plan
  • Accreditation Issues Key Participants
  • Accreditation Participants
  • V&V Participants Other Participants
  • Planned Accreditation Resources
  • Accreditation Resource Requirements
  • Accreditation Milestones and Timeline
  • M&S Requirements Traceability Matrix
  • Accreditation Programmatics

Accreditation Plan

  • Accreditation Plan Executive Summary Problem Statement
  • Intended Use
  • M&S Overview
  • M&S Application
  • Accreditation Scope
  • M&S Requirements and Acceptability Criteria
  • M&S Assumptions, Capabilities, Limitations, & Risks/Impacts
  • M&S Assumptions
  • M&S Capabilities
  • M&S Limitations
  • M&S Risks/Impacts

Accreditation Methodology

  • Accreditation Information
  • Needs Information
  • Collection Plan Assessment Plan
  • Accreditation Issues Key Participants
  • Accreditation Participants
  • V&V Participants Other Participants
  • Planned Accreditation Resources
  • Accreditation Resource Requirements Accreditation Milestones and Timeline

 

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