Date: 4 November 2014

Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability including

Testability and Software Reliability Policy Updates

Presented by:

Robert S Smith and

Judy M. Potter-ShieldsGeneral Engineers

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center

Presented to:

RAM VII Training Summit

The Westin

Huntsville, Alabama

IAW DoD Directive 5230.24, DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

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• Purpose Provide an update to the RAM community of DoD R&M Engineering Activities

• Contents Policy Guidance Standardization

Purpose/ContentsPurpose/Contents

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Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Cost

(RAM-C) Rationale Report

Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Cost

(RAM-C) Rationale Report

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1. Executive Summary A. RAM-C Report and Timing

B. Sustainment Rationale

1) Description of Sustainment Parameters

2) Operational Mode Summary/Mission Profile

3) Product Support Strategy

C. Verification Assessment

D. Feasibility Assessment

E. Summary

2. Introduction – Purpose, Changes, and Preparers

A. Purpose

B. Changes

C. RAM-C Preparers

3. Sustainment KPP/KSAs/APAs Overview and Program Data A. Sustainment Metrics

B. Operational Information

C. Product Support Strategy

RAM-C FormatRAM-C Format

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4. Assessment of Sustainment Parameters A. Definitions

B. Sustainment KPP/KSA/APA Verification

1) Operational Availability (AO) Verification

2) Materiel Availability (AM) Verification

3) Mission Reliability Verification

4) O&S Cost Verification

5) Verification Summary

C. Sustainment KPP/KSA/APA Feasibility

1) Sustainment Metrics Feasibility

2) O&S Cost Feasibility

3) AO and AM Feasibility

4) Feasibility Summary

5. Tradeoff Analysis

6. Summary

RAM-C FormatRAM-C Format

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Army Regulation (AR) 702-3Army Regulation (AR) 702-3

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• Important AR 702-3 Reminders:

– A RAM-C report is required by the Army for any program with RAM requirements.

– The DOTE FDSC policy* has been implemented in Army policy.

* 10-05-12 Independent Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Suitability Assessments

AR 702-3AR 702-3

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Standardization & Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)

Standardization & Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)

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• What is DID situation as it relates to R&M?

• What is available for R&M DIDs including testability and SW Rel?

• Do gaps exist in those DIDs for R&M policy?

• What solutions are the best to fill those gaps?

Standardization UpdateData Item Descriptions (DIDs)

Standardization UpdateData Item Descriptions (DIDs)

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• Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report DI-ILSS-81495, Failure Mode Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report, 30 Oct 1995 and Validation 10

Sep 2014

• Failure Summary & Analysis Report DI-RELI-80255, Failure Summary and Analysis Report, 17 Oct 1986

• Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Allocation Report DI-RELI-81496, Reliability Block Diagrams and Maintenance Models Report, 30 Oct 1995 validated

on 10 Sep 2014

• R&M Block Diagrams and Mathematical Models Report DI-RELI-81496, Reliability Block Diagrams and Maintenance Models Report, 30 Oct 1995 validated

on 10 Sep 2014

• R&M Predictions Report DI-RELI-81497, Reliability Prediction and Documentation of Supporting Data, 30 Oct 1995 validated

on 10 Sep 2014

• R&M Program Plan DI-SESS-81613, Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program Plan, 1 Aug 2001 DI-MNTY-81600, Maintainability Program Plan, 08 Feb 2001 DI-ATTS-81270, Testability Program Plan, 12 Jun 1992

Initial DIDs ReviewedInitial DIDs Reviewed

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• Determined that new/updates to R&M DIDs were needed for Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report Failure Summary & Analysis Report Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Allocation Report Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Block Diagrams and Mathematical

Models Report Reliability and Maintainability Predictions Report Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program Plan

Standardization Update - SolutionsData Item Descriptions (DIDs)

Standardization Update - SolutionsData Item Descriptions (DIDs)

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• Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis Report New DID developed

• Failure Summary & Analysis Report New DID Developed

• R&M Allocation Report DI-RELI-81968, Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Allocation Report,

10 Jul 2014 – NEW released

• R&M Block Diagrams and Mathematical Models Report New DID developed

• Reliability and Maintainability Predictions Report New DID developed

• R&M Program Plan DI-SESS-81613A, Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Program Plan,

15 Jul 2014 – Updated

DID Current StatusDID Current Status

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• Overarching DID policy updates: Enclosure 12 of DoDM 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program

(DSP) Procedures, dated 24 Sep 2014 covers DIDs MIL-STD-963C, Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), dated 24 Sep 2014

Overarching DID PolicyOverarching DID Policy

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Division Statement of Work (SOW) ToolDivision Statement of Work (SOW) Tool

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Statement of Work (SOW) ToolStatement of Work (SOW) Tool

• PROTOCOL SOW Tool located at “RAM Task Advisor” tab https://extranet.amrdec.army.mil/Protocol/Default.aspx

• ED/RAM is in the process of updating the RAM SOW tool

• Plan tasks: Update SOW task wording Update DIDs listing Update Life Cycle Acquisition Phases Update Criticality Update Optional System Characteristics

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SummarySummary

• Provide a quick status overview to the RAM community

RAM-C Rationale Report AR 702-3 Standardization – DIDs RAM SOW Tool

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