• Soldier acceptance: PM SW funded ARL-HRED support to MCoE to identify critical functional needs that underlie Soldier acceptance and general usability of an end product. ARL-HRED, PM SW and members of the Picatinny Arsenal legal and pro- curement communities developed a qualitative research design (QRD). With the QRD, ARL-HRED will use Soldier acceptance events as criteria for down-selecting in source selection com- petitions. Tis ensures that the final product not only meets all product spec- ifications but also truly reflects what the Soldier wants and needs in the field.
• Review of lessons learned: PM SW and MCoE use this exercise to support requirements generation. Just as new technology incorporates what already exists, it must also draw upon lessons learned from previous development and acquisition efforts. Tese lessons come from rigorous reviews of operational testing, post-combat survey data, HSI assessments and other Soldier feed- back and Soldier-system performance sources. MCoE incorporates these les- sons in new and sometimes existing requirement documents (e.g., through memos of clarification), and uses them to inform test and evaluation strategy in order to ensure assessment of the sys- tem’s functional performance.
CONCLUSION Industry has
successfully applied HSI
early in product development for quite some time, but PM SW is the only proj- ect management office currently using it as a regular part of source selection and other nontraditional applications within the Army.
It has introduced HSI to several programs currently in the early stages of acquisi- tion—including the Grenadier Sighting
System, Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System, XM-17 Modular Handgun Sys- tem and Small Arms Fire Control—and to the Improved Weapons Cleaning Kit, which has been fielded. Analysis and doc- umentation of the return on investment will follow product fielding.
An integrated HSI program supports requirements development, testing and procurement processes. HSI helps create an acquisition program that bridges the gaps between operational needs, require- ments, S&T and products. PM SW is broadening the focus
to Soldier-system
performance and system-of-systems con- siderations. It is leveraging information from the field and capitalizing on ongoing S&T investments and research efforts by the government, industry and academia.
Making transformational advances in small arms requires learning from and leveraging past and current Army investments. Program managers must reach across organizational lines to best develop and procure materiel solutions that operationally support an underly- ing capability gap. Widening the focus of priorities from system performance to Soldier-system performance facilitates an adaptive and agile operational capability and yields a better return on acquisition investment.
Incorporating HSI within
the PM SW portfolio is critical for future investments in Army systems that will augment Soldier capabilities and mitigate Soldier limitations to achieve battlefield overmatch.
For more information, contact Dr. Gabri- ella Brick Larkin at
gabriella.b.larkin.
civ@mail.mil.
DR. GABRIELLA BRICK LARKIN is the human factors lead for Project Man- ager Soldier Weapons and an employee of
the Human Factors Integration Division of ARL-HRED. She holds a Ph.D. in experimental psychology (mind, brain and behavior) from the City University of New York and a B.S. in psychology from Brook- lyn College.
MR. JOSHUA CHARM is the chief systems engineer for PM SW. He holds an executive master’s in technology management from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology and a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering from the Uni- versity of Michigan. He is Level III certified in engineering and in production, quality and manufacturing, and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.
MAJ ARON HAUQUITZ is the assistant program manager for ammunition and weapons at the U.S. Special Operations Command. He previously served as chief of MCoE’s Lethality Branch. He holds a master of military studies degree in uncon- ventional warfare from American Military University, an MBA from Columbus State University and a B.A. in history from Shippensburg University. He served as an infantry officer with four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and two company commands in the 82nd Airborne Division. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Workforce.
MAJ ADAM PATTEN is MCoE’s Small Arms Branch chief, Soldier Division, responsible for
requirements development
in support of the Army’s small arms mod- ernization efforts. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. in human and regional geog- raphy, he most recently served as a company commander and assistant brigade S3 plans officer with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division before transi- tioning to the Army Acquisition Workforce.
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