Author(s)
Kenneth “Charles” Konwin
Abstract
BUILDING BLOCKS FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION INTEROPERABILITY, REUSABILITY AND INCREASED CAPABILITY INCLUDE GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. HOWEVER, STANDARDS ARE ONLY VALUABLE WHEN DISCOVERED, DEEMED APPLICABLE AND USED. UNDERSTANDING ALL THE KEY AREAS WHERE STANDARDS APPLY IS OFTEN DIFFICULT. NUMEROUS CHALLENGES TO IDENTIFYING AND APPLYING MODELING AND SIMULATION STANDARDS ACROSS THE DOD ENTERPRISE REMAIN. WITHOUT DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE, PURPOSE AND APPLICATION OF STANDARDS, THE ABILITY TO SELECT AND APPLY SPECIFIC STANDARDS TO CERTAIN AREAS OF MODELING AND SIMULATION IS LIMITED AND POSSIBLY INEFFECTIVE. INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, SHARING AND UNDERSTANDING OF STANDARDS CAN FILL THAT VOID WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS PROFILES. STANDARDS PROFILES INCLUDE A COMPILATION OF RECOMMENDED STANDARDS METADATA CITATIONS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES. THESE STANDARDS ARE IDENTIFIED OR NOMINATED FROM MULTIPLE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (SDO) THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT FROM MODELING AND SIMULATION. THIS PRESENTATION DISCUSSES THE VALUE AND POTENTIAL OF STANDARDS PROFILES AND EXAMINES HOW THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF TAILORED STANDARDS PROFILES MAY BE APPLIED BY ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE MODELING AND SIMULATION. BENEFITS DERIVED INCLUDE CONSISTENCY, RE-USE, COHERENCY, AND EFFICIENCY WITHIN DOD COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; E.G., ACQUISITION, ANALYSIS, EXPERIMENTATION, INTELLIGENCE, PLANNING, TESTING / EVALUATION, AND TRAINING. PROGRESS TO DATE AND EXPERIENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TAILORED STANDARDS PROFILE WITHIN THE SIMULATION INTEROPERABILITY & STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (SISO) FOR SIMILAR, BUT UNIQUE, ACQUISITION SYSTEMS (E.G. DOD, NASA, ETC.) WILL BE SHARED.
