Baseline Correlation Matrix (BCM) is a fairly new program management tool in the acquisition business that provides traceability and comparison of the user's requirements, developer's specifications, and operational tester's evaluation criteria. Its primary purpose is to relate and align those requirements, specifications, and evaluation criteria to ensure orderly system development and test. A major problem encountered in the test and evaluation arena has been the agreement on the parameters selected for test evaluation. As an example, during the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOTE) of the EF-111A Operational Flight Trainer (OFT), problems surfaced that obviously showed discontinuity on what the developer specified. Because of this disconnect, the Training Systems System Program Office (SPO) (ASD/YW), Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, researched the BCM concept and developed a process for application to our training system programs. The paper will lay out the methodology used to apply the BCM to training system programs. The areas of the BCM will be summarized with a short history and how it was developed. The paper will discuss the approach and criteria used for selecting specific training programs for the BCM process and provide a guide for preparation and approval. Future test management objectives of the Training Systems SPO using BCM techniques will be outlined.
Baseline Correlation Matrix - A Management Tool that Goes that Extra Mile
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