THE RIGHT CHOICE
To test three prototypes during the JLTV program’s EMD phase, Soldiers and Marines participated in a training exercise facilitated by the U.S. Army Operational Test Command on Fort Stewart, GA, in October 2014. (Photo courtesy of JPO JLTV)
AEC’s data source matrix (DSM) defined the data that AEC and MCOTEA (the evaluators) needed to assess the JLTVs’ effectiveness, suitability and survivability. As such, DTP development focused on the testing needed to provide this data. Te JLTV purchase description added test data requirements above the DSM, as it was determined to be critical for the SSEB. Subsequently, those requirements were also included in the DTPs.
Tis process also ensured that all stake- holders shared a common understanding of the test procedures, mitigating test creep caused by miscommunication on how requirements were to be tested. Given test program cost and schedule con- straints, the Joint Program Office (JPO) JLTV, in coordination with stakeholders, determined which requirements did not need to be tested and could be evalu- ated through other means. Terefore, a requirements prioritization based on DSM data needs, as well as CDD-driven tier-level criteria (e.g., key performance parameters, key systems attributes versus others) provided guiding factors.
Once the DTP drafts were complete, it was imperative that other stakeholders, such as
systems engineering, logistics
and the JPO product directors—organ- izations responsible for managing each respective EMD OEM—review the documents to ensure that their respective concerns were addressed.
Test execution, to a greater extent than test planning, required constant inter- action of the JPO JLTV, PdM Test, logistics, the budget management office, systems engineering, product direc- tors and the test sites. Daily test update briefs (TUBs) and daily written test sta- tus reports ensured that all stakeholders were aware of current test status, which enabled timely identification and mitiga- tion of test-related issues. Weekly test-site test-completion updates were also an important element in managing the test schedule.
THREAT NEUTRALIZED Efforts to minimize test creep began early in the test planning stages. By limiting testing to those test events needed to
PdM Test’s goal is to maximize test efficiency and effectiveness during the production
phase by eliminating redundant testing … as well as employing test design techniques to ensure efficiency in producing statistically significant and
defensible test results.
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