SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PLAN (SEP) PREPARATION GUIDE (VER. 1.02) (10 FEB 2006)

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PLAN (SEP) PREPARATION GUIDE (VER. 1.02) (10 FEB 2006)., This document guides program teams in generating their program's Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) regardless of the acquisition category (ACAT) level of the program. This Guide provides an approach for organizing, compiling, and writing a SEP. It describes the key information to include in a SEP; it is not a tutorial on how to accomplish the technical activities discussed in the Plan. The SEP is a "living" document that captures a program's current and evolving systems engineering strategy and its relationship with the overall program management effort. The SEP purpose is to guide all technical aspects of the program. It should be established early in the Concept Refinement phase, updated continually, and disseminated to the relevant team members.