SICSEI Task 5

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SICSEI - Task 5 Consistency Across CADMID
through the Application of SEs
Colin Petford (AMS) Euro-SIW, June 2004
SICSEI Simulation Interoperability within
Common SE Infrastructures
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Overview

• What is SICSEI ?
• SICSEI Task 5 - Background
• SICSEI Task 5 - Study Details
• SICSEI Task 5 - Conclusions

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SICSEI Simulation Interoperability within Common
SE Infrastructures

• Customer UK MoD / Dstl
• Part of the Dstl study under Output 3a of UK
  MoD's Research Building Block
• Additional support from industry for the task,
  with Dstl acting as knowledge integrator
• 3 year CRP funded study
• Six separate tasks
• Deliverable format
• Presentations / Reports
• Demonstrations

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SICSEI - Overall Purpose
The desired outcome of SICSEI is To make SE
more readily available and affordable by enabling
SEs to be composed from common and re-useable
components. SICSEI Statement of Requirements,
January 2003, Dstl
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SICSEI - The 6 tasks

• Task 1 Integrated Threat Modelling - QinetiQ
• Verification, multi-level, automated behaviour
  acquisition
• Task 2 Simulation Component Reuse - MBDA
• Common strategy, common experimental approach
• Task 3 Common Technical Framework Thales TS
• Integrated suite processes, tools, guidelines
  etc.
• Task 4 Visualisation of the Capability Gap -
  AMS
• Investigate tools and techniques
• Task 5 Consistency Across CADMID via SE
  Application - AMS
• Develop consistent SEs sustainable through
  life-cycle
• Task 6 Assessment of EUCLID RTP 11.13 Toolsuite
  - BAES
• Determine the scope of suitability for potential
  exploitation

Completed
Completed
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SICSEI - Task 5 Consistency Across CADMID through
the Application of SEs
Participants
Task Lead
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SICSEI - Task 5 Consistency Across CADMID through
the Application of SEs
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SeBA - Synthetic Environment Based Acquisition
The use of modelling simulation and synthetic
environments (MSSE) as operational analysis and
systems engineering tools within Smart
Acquisition
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SeBA - Synthetic Environment Based Acquisition
The application of SeBA should start at the
beginning of the capability management decision
making, following the initial identification of a
gap in military capability. SeBA Final Report -
Dstl/CR06014 V1.0, 26/06/03
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Objectives of Smart Acquisition

• To deliver and sustain defence capabilities
  within the performance, time and cost parameters
  approved at the time the major investment
  decisions are taken
• To integrate defence capabilities into their
  environment within Defence, with the flexibility
  to be adapted as the environment changes
• To acquire defence capabilities progressively, at
  lower risk. Optimisation of trade-offs between
  military effectiveness, time and whole life cost
  are maximised
• To cut the time for (key) new technologies to be
  introduced into the frontline, where needed to
  secure military advantage and industrial
  competitiveness
• The UK MoD Smart Acquisition Handbook Edition 5

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SICSEI - Task 5 Consistency Across CADMID through
the Application of SEs
Task Objectives

• To develop an initial understanding of how, in
  the early Concept phase of CADMID the
  capability-based URD can be enhanced through the
  use of MSSEs
• To investigate how such MSSEs can potentially be
  enhanced and re-used in order to establish a
  consistent linkage to the performance
  requirements within the SRD and onwards
  throughout CADMID
• To propose areas for more-detailed follow-on
  research, and highlight areas where other SICSEI
  tasks may be able to further develop some of the
  themes

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SICSEI - Task 5 Consistency Across CADMID through
the Application of SEs
Task Deliverables

• Interim Task Plan / Report (January 2004)
• Final Report (March 2004)

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SICSEI - Task 5 Consistency Across CADMID through
the Application of SEs
Task Approach

• To investigate and evaluate existing best
  practice guidance provided by the UK MoDs
  web-based Acquisition Management System (AMS) and
  associated MSSE Web.
• To investigate and evaluate the relevance to the
  task of deliverables from the earlier four-year
  UK MoD SeBA CRP Study
• To consider other MSSE-related issues that would
  help to main consistency across CADMID.
• Workshop 1 To review the initial findings and
  allocate responsibilities for production of the
  Final Report
• Workshop 2 Review and agree updates to the Final
  Report prior to issue to the Customer

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Smart Acquisition and the Role of SEs

• Use of SeBA not currently mandated by UK MoD
  Acquisition Management System (AMS)
• Illgen Report recommends its mandation for all
  new acquisitions
• Is this the best approach?
• Current AMS guidelines for the use of SEs within
  CADMID already exist, however
• Need to raise awareness and achieve buy-in
• Need to produce clear evidence of its benefits
• All supporting SeBA infrastructures need to be in
  place
• Need to dispel the not invented here syndrome!
• An ad-hoc project by project approach will not
  succeed

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The Smart Acquisition Handbook
Modelling, simulation and Synthetic Environments
provide a powerful aid to visualisation,
analysis, test, evaluation, training and
rehearsal throughout the acquisition lifecycle
and have a useful role to play in reducing risk.
Needs to convey a more powerful message!
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Through-Life Management Plan
A Through-Life Management Plan is used to
manage the project across the entire acquisition
cycle. It is initiated, developed and maintained
by the Integrated Project Team and provides
visibility to all stakeholders of the through
life management planning process The UK MoD
Smart Acquisition Handbook Edition 5

• Should incorporate a through-life approach to the
  use of MSSE
• Should be supported by a more detailed MSSE
  Strategy / Management Plan which remains a live
  document throughout CADMID

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Use of MSSE to Support URD and SRD Development

• Threat and Environment Models
• URD must include a description of the anticipated
  threat and likely environments
• Threat and environment modelling in the context
  of the current capability promotes a better
  understanding of the capability gap
• Real-world data on threat effects not always
  readily available - MSSE provide a valuable
  alternative source
• Threat and environment models should be
  maintained throughout CADMID, being updated as
  the perceived threat changes over time
• Raises issues of abstraction / aggregation and
  VV of threat and environment models

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Requirements Management

• MSSE provide a valuable tool for Requirements
  clarification
• Provide the ability to gain a common and clear
  understanding of user requirements between all
  stakeholders
• Detailed System requirements can be derived
  through a process of spiral development in order
  to converge on the optimum solution that
  maintains consistency with the baseline user
  requirement
• Uncertainties can be eliminated

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Shared Data Environments

• Can provide an efficient information sharing
  mechanism within and across project teams
• Can provide different views with controlled
  access
• Protection of IPR
• Incorporate security classification access
  restrictions
• SDE should evolve throughout CADMID
• Adapt to the needs of each phase
• Ownership and security issues have to be
  constantly addressed
• SICSEI Task 3 will explore SDE frameworks in more
  depth

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VV

• Complex, multi-level process - no easy answers!
• At the model / federate level, the following
  should exist
• VV Logbook, produced using a standard template
  and terminology
• Model definition and characterisation using a
  common taxonomy
• Define the conceptual model using the same
  terminology as used for model characterisation
• Assists in identifying appropriate assets to
  represent the problem space
• Data assumptions and management across modelling
  layers is a key issue
• Is the federation fit for purpose?
• Currently no commonly accepted standard for VV
  across MoD and Industry

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Conclusions

• The Acquisition Management System and Smart
  Acquisition Handbook need to more proactively
  advocate the use of MSSE
• Comprehensive infrastructures, processes and
  training to support an MSSE approach have to be
  put in place
• A consistent approach to MSSE has to be agreed
  between all MoD and Industry stakeholders
• Use of MSSE has to be tailored appropriately to
  each projects unique needs within a common
  framework.
• MSSE provide a valuable means of requirements
  clarification
• The use of consistent environment and threat
  models in capability analysis and throughout
  CADMID will have a significant benefit

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