Technical Risk Assessment: A Practitioner's Guide

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Abstract:

DSTOs formal process of preparing Technical Risk Assessments TRA for Projects has been in operation for several years. A recent review of TRAs conducted by Studies Guidance Group revealed the high value-add from DSTO TRAs is in identifying integration risks, and also showed some weaknesses in identifying and assessing System Readiness Levels and identifying technical risks. This paper supplements DSTO s existing TRA guidance by 1 focusing on how to identify and assess System Readiness Levels 2 articulating the difference between technological risk and technical risk and 3 suggesting sets of candidate technical risks that may be relevant to ADF projects.

Author(s):
O'neill, John ; Thakur, Nitin ; Duus, Al
Author Organization(s):
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) DEFENCE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS DIV
Descriptive Note:
Research rept.
Pagination:
0029

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
DSTO-GD-0493, AR-013-821
Monitor Series:
DSTO/DSAD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.6.4_Assess Guidance; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.4.2_Health Service Delivery; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_5.4.1_Manage Risk; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_6.1.2_Wireless Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*MILITARY PROCUREMENT, *RISK ANALYSIS, *TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, INTERACTIONS, AUSTRALIA, MANUALS, TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING, COMPATIBILITY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
FOREIGN REPORTS, TRA(TECHNICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS), TECHNOLOGY RISK, CERTIFICATION, TRL(TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL), SRL(SYSTEM READINESS LEVEL), CONTEXT OF USE, FPS(FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION)
Report Date:
2007 Feb 01
Creation Date:
2007 Aug 15