Business or Mission Analysis Process

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What is the purpose of the ConOps document?

To describe what the system will do and why (rationale)

To summarize business needs from an operational perspective for the solution classes

To communicate system characteristics to the acquirer, user, supplier, and other organizational elements

To direct the overall characteristics of the future business and systems (correct)

Who prepares the OpsCon document?

The supplier enterprise(s)

The organization that has the business need for the SOI

The business operations in engagement with nominated stakeholders

Business management at the enterprise level (correct)

What is described in the Acquisition concept?

The desired support infrastructure and manpower considerations for supporting the system after deployment

The way the system will be removed from operation and retired

The way the system will be validated, delivered, and introduced into operations

The way the system will be acquired including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, design, production, and verification (correct)

What is the primary reference against which the operational capability is validated?

Stakeholder requirements Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the purposes of defining business validation criteria?

To establish critical and desired system performance thresholds and objectives Signup and view all the answers

What does ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 describe OpsCon as?

A System Operational Concept document that describes what the system will do (not how it will do it) and why (rationale) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Business Requirements Specification (BRS)?

To transform needs into business requirements Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Stakeholder Requirements Specification (StRS)?

Capturing formal stakeholder requirements Signup and view all the answers

Which document captures the transformation of stakeholder requirements into system requirements?

System Requirements Specification (SyRS) Signup and view all the answers

What guides the stakeholder needs and requirements definition process?

Enterprise business vision, strategies, and goals Signup and view all the answers

What is the initial step in the business or mission analysis process?

Defining the business or mission problem or opportunity Signup and view all the answers

Which process establishes alternative system architectures and selects one?

Architecture Definition Process Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of OpsCon according to ANSI/AIAA G-043A-2012?

Summarizes the needs, goals, and characteristics of a system's user and operator community Signup and view all the answers

What is the ConOps, according to ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148?

The intended way of operating an organization, addressing the use of one or more systems to forward the organization's goals and objectives Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of business or mission analysis in the SOI life cycle?

Defines the problem domain and identifies major stakeholders Signup and view all the answers

What is a key responsibility during the management of business or mission analysis?

Establish and maintain traceability of analysis results Signup and view all the answers

Who nominates major stakeholders during business or mission analysis?

Business managers Signup and view all the answers

"ConOps" and "OpsCon" are separate concepts with different purposes. What distinguishes them?

"ConOps" is the intended way of operating an organization, while "OpsCon" summarizes the needs, goals, and characteristics of a system's user and operator community. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 technical processes?

To define system requirements and transform them into an effective product Signup and view all the answers

What do technical processes enable systems engineers to do?

Coordinate interactions between engineering specialists, other engineering disciplines, system stakeholders, and operators Signup and view all the answers

What would be the consequence of not having technical processes according to the text?

Unacceptably high risk of project failure Signup and view all the answers

According to ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, what do technical processes lead to?

Creation of a sufficient set of requirements and resulting system solutions Signup and view all the answers

What is a 'need' as per the Oxford English Dictionary in the context of technical processes?

A thing that is wanted or required Signup and view all the answers

What do technical processes allow consistent reproduction of when necessary?

The product Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition process?

Defining stakeholder requirements for a system that caters to the needs of users and other stakeholders Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of stakeholders involved in the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition process?

Users, operators, decision-makers, regulatory bodies Signup and view all the answers

What are some inputs for the Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition process?

Stakeholder needs, operational concept, validation criteria Signup and view all the answers

How are stakeholder needs transformed into stakeholder requirements?

By considering scenarios, interactions, constraints, and critical qualities Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of defining validation criteria for stakeholder requirements?

To determine the operational success of the solution Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the outcomes of analyzing stakeholder requirements?

Identifying potential issues during system implementation Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Needs are capabilities or desires for a system, arising in various contexts of SE, including internal projects, external agreements, and entrepreneurship.
Requirements are formal statements that can be verified and validated, derived from needs.
Business or mission analysis process:
- Begins with enterprise business vision, strategies, and goals.
- Transforms needs into business requirements, captured in a Business Requirements Specification (BRS).
Stakeholder needs and requirements definition process:
- Guided by enterprise ConOps and system preliminary OpsCon.
- Elicits stakeholder needs and transforms them into formal stakeholder requirements, captured in a Stakeholder Requirements Specification (StRS).
System requirements definition process:
- Transforms stakeholder requirements into system requirements, captured in a System Requirements Specification (SyRS).
Architecture definition process:
- Establishes alternative system architectures and selects one.
Business or mission analysis process overview:
- Defines the business or mission problem or opportunity.
- Characterizes solution space and identifies potential solution classes.
- ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 process per ISO/IEC/IEEE 6.4.1.1.
The Stakeholder Needs and Requirements Definition process aims to define stakeholder requirements for a system that caters to the needs of users and other stakeholders in a defined environment.
Successful projects rely on meeting the requirements of all stakeholders throughout the system's lifecycle.
Stakeholders include users, operators, decision-makers, regulatory bodies, and society at large, among others.
Inputs and outputs for the process are listed in Figure 4.4 and include stakeholder needs, operational concept, validation criteria, and stakeholder requirements, among others.
Preparing for the stakeholder needs and requirements definition includes determining stakeholders, eliciting stakeholder needs, and defining the operational concept.
The stakeholder needs are defined through the elicitation process from identified stakeholders, and the operational concept is developed, which includes identifying operational scenarios, system interactions, and constraints.
The stakeholder requirements are transformed from needs by considering scenarios, interactions, constraints, and critical qualities.
Validation criteria for stakeholder requirements, such as measures of effectiveness (MOEs) and measures of suitability (MOSs), are defined to determine the operational success of the solution.
Analyzing stakeholder requirements helps to identify potential issues, and stakeholder requirements are managed throughout the process.

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Test your knowledge on the initial phase of system development where the problem domain is defined, stakeholders are identified, and business requirements are developed. Figure 4.2 is discussed in relation to the IPO diagram for the business or mission analysis process.