The current standard is EIA-748D, published in January 2019. The NDIA Integrated Program Management Div. submitted a draft revision, EIA-748E, for balloting and approval by SAE International, the voluntary consensus body. Paul Solomon submitted an appeal to the SAE Systems Management Council (SMC), alleging that EIA-748E is a business standard, not an engineering standard, and that it is not within the scope of the SAE G-27 Systems Engineering Committee's charter, per the rules of the SMC.
Shortcomings of EIA-748 EVMS Standard, which make it "not fit for use," are in the white paper, "Outcome-Based Metrics Plus SE" = Integrated Program Management. Engineering best practices are in the white paper Integrating the Embedded Software Path, Model-Based Systems Engineering, MOSA, and Digital Engineering (DE) with Program Management.
EIA-748D, published in January 2019 must be revised or reaffirmed every five years. The NDIA Integrated Program Management Div. submitted a draft revision, EIA-748E, for balloting and approval by SAE International, the voluntary consensus body (VCS). Paul Solomon submitted an appeal to the SAE Systems Management Council (SMC), alleging that, because EIA-748E is a business standard not an engineering standard, it is not within the scope of the SAE G-47 Systems Engineer Committee's charter.
Additional information is in the following letters to Dept. of War and OMB officials and the white papers cited therein.
not an engineering standard. is a business standard, outside of the scope and technology area of the G-47 SE Committee. not a best practice on the engineering of (4) quality, and (5) other areas conforming to broadly accepted engineering practices or specifications for a product, process, procedure, or test method. systems. not within the scope of SAE International’s policies or of the SMC Org. and Operating Procedures.
Warfighting Capabilities.
the reforms should lead to expedited outcomes and implementation of DE. Both objectives require outcome-based metrics. Consequently, the reforms should abandon the NDIA’s EVMS standard, SAE/EIA-748, and replace it with Project Management Institute (PMI) standards and guides. The GAO provided justification to utilize PMI documents.
Gen. Thompson committed to develop and deliver a DE ecosystem that enables the Space Force to rapidly mature innovative concepts into integrated solutions and deliver warfighting capabilities faster. Please consider my advice for the Space Force’s success.
The continued use of EIA-748, which is silent on engineering practices, DE, and the product scope, is antithetical to the effective use of DE and to attaining the schedule and cost benefits of the DE ecosystem.
best practices that should be added to the revised documents include:
· The product baseline and the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and Minimum Viable Capability Release (MVCR) baselines.
· collection of DE metrics of schedule progress and quality towards the MVP and MVCR.
· Automated requirements traceability to completion criteria in the schedule.
· Measures used to track progress towards completing MVPs and MVCRs in the digital thread.
Request that SAE Int. cancel the EIA-748D EVMS Standard because it is “not fit."
Letters since September 3 are posted on my website. They include engineering best practices that should be in a system engineering or project management standard.
Neither version of the NDAA for FY 2026 includes an acquisition reform first recommended to Ike Skelton in 2010. He marked up the NDAA for FY 2011 to add a provision on EVMS. Please address EVMS in conference with the SASC along with other acquisition reforms that are in my letter to Dep. Sec. of War Feinberg dated 10/24, subj: Additional Engineering Best Practices Absent from the EIA-748 EVM. Also, coordinate with OMB Director Vought to fix outdated OMB policy.
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