Greg's STC Brief

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Standards Been Very Very Good To Me
Gregory Burke Director, Air Traffic Systems
Development Federal Aviation Administration May
1, 2002 Software Technology Conference
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Standards Been Very Very Good To Me
In our business, a day without standards is like
a day without sunshine
Anonymous
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FAA Vision
To provide the safest, most efficient and
responsive aerospace system in the world, and to
be the best Federal employer, continuously
improving service to customers and employees.
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FAA Mission
FAA provides a safe, secure and efficient global
aerospace system that contributes to national
security and the promotion of US aerospace
safety. As the leading authority in the
international aerospace community, FAA is
responsive to the dynamic nature of customer
needs, economic conditions, and environmental
concerns.
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FAA Organization Chart
Administrator AOA
Deputy Administrator ADA
Assoc Administrator Civil Aviation Security ACS
Assoc Administrator Regulation and Certification
AVR
Assoc Administrator Air Traffic Services
ATS
Assoc Administrator Airports ARP
Assoc Administrator Commercial Space Transportatio
n AST
Assistant Administrator Region/Center Ops ARC
Assistant Administrator Human Resources AHR
Office of Public Affairs APA
Assistant Administrator Financial Services ABA
Office of Gov Ind Affairs AGI
Assistant Administrator Info Services
AIO
Assoc Administrator Research Acquisitions ARA
Office of System Safety ASY
Free Flight Program Office AOZ
Office of the Chief Counsel AGC
Assist Administrator Policy, Planning
Internatl Aviation API
Office of Civil Rights ACR
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Review of existing standards has been insightful
!!

• Encouraged introspection
• Brought clarity to objectives
• Viewed as tested guides
• Fostered adoption of common review criteria
• Promoted focus of thought, design, and resource
  allocation
• Provided common language and clearer
  understanding
• Fostered interoperability

PQA
MBNQA
EIA/IS 731
IEEE/EIA 12207
ISO/IEC CD15288
CMMI-SE/SW/IPPD
ISO/IEC TR15504
ISO 90012000
CMM-SE/SW/SA
FAA-iCMM (V2.0)
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Process Improvement Implementation
ARA Performance Goal 7 Continuous
Process Improvement
Associate Administrator for Research and
Acquisition
Goal 7 Input, Guidance, Status and Support
Assistant Administrator for Information Services
Guidance, Implementation, Training and
Appraisals Supports PI Activities
AIO
ARA Management Team
Goal Keeper Leadership
Support Requirements
iEWG
iEWG Sponsor
iPG
iPG Sponsor / Member
iEWG Working Groups
ARA Directorates/ Projects
CMPWG iEWG PAT KSG PDWG PISC TWG
Interpretations / Support
CCB CWG Evol Team iLRG MWG PAWG Tech Team
Program/Project Process Action Teams (PAT)
Legend Dotted Lines-Support Relationship Solid
Lines-Direct Interface CCB- Configuration Control
Board CMPWG-Comprehensive Management
Plan CWG-Communications Working
Group iLRG-integrated Learning Resource
Group iPG-integrated Process Group iEWG-integrated
Engineering Working Group KSG-Knowledge Sharing
Group MWG-Metrics Working Group PAWG-Process
Assets Working Group PDWG-Process Documentation
Working Gp PISC-Process Improvement Service
Center TWG-Transition Working Group
iPG Working Groups
PI Implementation
Directorate Representative
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Real World Benefits FAA Management and Staff

• Higher quality documentation.
• Performance-based work activities with individual
  responsibilities explicitly assigned.
• Objective, formal appraisal program.
• Visible accountability linkage to appraisal
  program.
• Contract monitoring/support.

The FAAs adoption of iCMM-based methodologies,
based on national and international standards,
has been a highly positive motivator in
managing change in a constrained funding
environment.
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Our Journey has just begun!

• Detailed mapping of a series of standards to
  FAA-iCMM.

• Enhancing our domain-specific training focusing
  on applicable standards.

• Hands-on workshops employing classroom scenarios
  emphasizing standards compliance.

• Employing variations of the FAA-iCMM Appraisal
  Methodology to facilitate continuous process
  improvement.

• Enterprise-wide improvement with a national and
  internationally based FAA-iCMM model.

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Points of Contact

• Greg Burke-FAA [phone]
• Dr. Linda Ibrahim-FAA [phone]
• Mike Rymond-FAA [phone]
• William Howard-TRW [phone]
• Gerald Miller-TRW [phone]