Course Description
A one-week course designed to provide an overview of the flight test and evaluation process and to examine, in detail, the subjects necessary to manage T&E programs. The course is offered to members of government and industry who are either directly involved with managing flight test programs/projects; interface directly with a flight test program and need to understand T&E management issues; and/or are program office personnel who oversee flight test programs. The subject matter is useful for anyone involved with the management of either DT&E or OT&E. (Prerequisite: must be enrolled as a Master's Degree candidate and have successfully completed T&E 4001.)
Anticipated Student Academic Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have a basic understanding of the test and evaluation process and the management issues relevant to that process. The student will:
Be Familiar With:
· budget tracking and the Earned Value Management concept.
Understand:
· the requirements process and how user requirements drive the scope of test programs
· the similarities and differences between OT&E and DT&E
· the resource factors which must be considered during T&E planning
· the elements of RML&A tests including their purpose and challenges
· the basic management concepts needed to manage a test program
· risk management and safety considerations while planning and conducting a flight test program
Know:
· how to develop and apply COIs, MOEs/MOSs, and MOAs from user requirements/capabilities documents
