Fundamentals of T&E and Certification, Test and Evaluation Training by Tonex
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Fundamentals of T&E and Certification, Test and Evaluation is a 2-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