ADAPTING EXPERIMENTATION AND TESTING


BOUNDARIES


NAVIGATING FISCAL


Maximizing results and minimizing risk in a fiscally constrained environment through cumulative testing and industry observations.


by Maj. Thomas Fite and Amit Makhijani F


or a project in its early stages with budget limits and extensive prototyping, it’s crucial to use funds wisely and minimize risks as much as possible before key project milestones to enable overall success. Using cumulative testing and observing industry-led demonstrations can prove to be an effective strategy


in achieving this goal.


Cumulative testing allows for the continuous improvement and refinement of designs and maintaining focus on user needs and requirements while optimizing resource alloca- tion. Observing industry-led demonstrations offers several benefits, including leveraging commercial resources, fostering collaboration and validating practicality of new tech- nologies from industry’s internal investment. In all cases, the critical factor for success is open and candid communication with all stakeholders.


Te XM123 Ground Obstacle Breaching Lane Neutralizer (GOBLN) team incorporated cumulative testing and industry demonstrations into the program’s test and evalua- tion (T&E) strategy during the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) Phase of the program, and used this approach to help tailor the program’s touch points and early user assessments (EUA). Te program team is now using the approach to help translate desired characteristics for the Abbreviated Capability Development Document (A-CDD) into measurable performance requirements.


CUMULATIVE TESTING: DEFINITION AND BENEFITS Cumulative testing involves breaking the development and testing process into small, manageable and measurable increments. Each increment focuses on a specific


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