Addressing JCIDS Capability and Solution Analysis: An AoA Manual for Materiel and Non-materiel Information Technology Activities

(1) AoAs have changed significantly under JCIDS with a broader range of roles and activities for the AoA team: Capability refinement * Concept refinement * Performance-Cost-Technology Risk Assessments * Trade-off analysis; (2) AoAs before Milestone A frequently may not have quantitative metrics; (3) the AoA is not a one-time event; it is reviewed and revised or redone in spiral development; (4) A number of analysis tools are available for the AoA that work well with qualitative metrics; (5) The new Manual provides specific guidance for conducting AoAs in this new environment. See also ADM201946. Presented at the Symposium of the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) (73rd), held in West Point, NY, on 21-23 June 2005. Prepared in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD. The original document contains color images.