NAVAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNICAL REVIEW HANDBOOK (VER. 1.0)

NAVAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TECHNICAL REVIEW HANDBOOK (VER. 1.0), The Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) Handbook provides guidance to implement Naval SYSCOM Systems Engineering Policy (MARCORSYSCOM Order 5000.5, SPAWARINST 5000.1, NAVFACINST 5000.15, NAVSUPINST 5000.21, NAVSEAINST 5000.09, and NAVAIRINST 5000.24). The Handbook identifies planning, execution, and follow-on activities for the SETR process. These activities apply to all Naval System Commands (SYSCOMs), with the exception of NAVAIR, executing engineering programs for acquisition and modernization of naval systems, System-of-Systems, and Family-of-Systems. The SETR process is integral to naval systems engineering, and it is consistent with existing and emerging commercial standards. These SETRs provide program management with assessments of program technical health and maturity at key points in the development life cycle. The SETR process consists of several technical assessments. Each SETR assessment is focused on verifying technical health and maturity by examining objective products representing the program work accomplishments to date. Each technical assessment culminates in a formal meeting that documents recommendations to program management concerning the continuation of work into the next stage of development. SETRs formally review and evaluate whether required systems engineering tasks have been completed successfully before proceeding beyond critical events. The Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) can allow their Program Managers have flexibility to tailor the SETR to match their program circumstances. The SETR must be described and updated in the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP), which is approved by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA). Tailoring of SETRs is expected to match the complexity and risks of the program. The tailored SETR must have sufficient technical breadth and depth to assess the maturity of technical work to date and to identify risks associated with continuing the development efforts. The SETR process is event-driven, not schedule-driven. SETR assessments are conducted when the system is ready for review, in accordance with the program SEP. Entry and closure criteria, as well as areas of interest, are identified in the SEP to govern the SETR schedule. A Technical Review Board, chaired by a senior government employee appointed by the SYSCOM Chief Engineer (CHENG), conducts the SETR assessments in collaboration with program management. However, the SETR Chair is independent of the program to avoid conflicts of interest and has expertise reflective of the program complexity to ensure technical integrity of the review. The Systems Engineering Technical Reviews (SETRs) described in this Handbook apply to all Naval System Commands and affiliated program authorities as indicated in the Naval SYSCOM Systems Engineering Policy (MARCORSYSCOM Order 5400.5, SPAWARINST 5000.1, NAVFACINST 5000.15, NAVSUPINST 5000.21, NAVSEAINST 5000.09, NAVAIRINST 5000.24). The review procedures are common to all naval engineering programs for systems, subsystems, and configuration items, as well as System-of-Systems and Family-of-Systems. Enclosures (1) through (5) present interim SETR guidance applicable to ship, air, space, enterprise information system, command-control-communications-computer-intelligence (C4I), land, and integrated warfare systems (IWS), respectively. System-specific SETR guidance is under development and will be included in enclosures (1) through (5) upon first revision of this Handbook.