Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com development, and the acquisition process. Data from the SMMP (for example, MANPRINT issues and MPT con- straints) should be used in developing requirements documents, test plans, and contractual documents. System A generic term that includes individual systems, systems of systems, and family of systems. In some respects, the “system” is the force (such as a Brigade Combat Team) rather than one item of equipment. System of systems In a growing number of acquisition actions, the Government is dealing not with single systems but with multiple systems that must interact with each other to achieve design capabilities.
Illustrative is the Army Battle Command System (ABCS), which consists of a series of individual C4ISR systems that must be integrated horizontally and possess common hardware and software to ensure total system effectiveness. While milestone decision authorities are more likely to address the individual system components, growing pressures such as the Army’s Transformation Campaign Plan will mandate a total systems approach. System safety The application of engineering and management principles, criteria, and techniques to optimize safety within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, and cost throughout all phases of the system life cycle.
Target audience description The target audience description (TAD) lists occupational identifiers for personnel, who are projected to operate, maintain, train, and support a specific future Army system. Further, for each identifier, the TAD should provide an information source, which describes the characteristics of the personnel identified and estimates the number of personnel required. Describing projected system personnel early in the acquisition process increases the Army’s flexibility to achieve the best system solution in terms of design, affordability, supportability, and performance.
Total system A total system is a composite of skilled people, procedures, materials, tools, equipment, training devices, and software that provides an operational capability to perform a stated mission (in the case of a materiel system) or a particular function or set of functions (in the case of an AIS).
A total system includes manpower (the number of people required for its operation, maintenance, and support), personnel (the aptitudes, capabilities, and limitations of the designated operators, maintainers, and support personnel), the affordable school and unit training necessary to ensure that those personnel can achieve the system performance requirements, and the required support equipment and doctrine. Total system performance Total system performance equates to the function of the following:
The performance of the equipment (that is, both hardware and software); the performance of the human (that is, the operator, maintainer, and repairer); and the environment (that is, operational, social, and physical). Training Consideration of the necessary time and resources required to impart the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to qualify Army personnel for operation, maintenance, and support of Army systems. a. It involves— ( 1 ) T h e f o r m u l a t i o n a n d s e l e c t i o n o f e n g i n e e r i n g d e s i g n a l t e r n a t i v e s , w h i c h a r e s u p p o r t a b l e f r o m a t r a i n i n g perspective. (2) The documentation of training strategies.
(3) The timely determination of resource requirements to enable the Army training system to support system fielding. b. It includes analyses of the tasks performed by the operator, maintainer, and supporter; the conditions under which they must be performed; and the performance standards that must be met. c. Training is linked with personnel analyses and actions in that availability of qualified personnel is a direct function of the training process. Section III Special Abbreviations and Terms This publication uses the following abbreviations, brevity codes and acronyms not contained in AR 310–50: AAE Army Acquisition Executive 31 AR 602–2 • 1 June 2001