Technology Readiness Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Evaluating the Readiness of Technology for Use in Acquisition Programs and Projects

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Abstract:

Technology readiness assessments (TRA) - evaluations used to determine a technology's maturity - have been used widely at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since the early 2000s. Other government agencies, as well as industries in aerospace, maritime, oil and gas, electronics, and heavy equipment have also used TRAs to help manage their acquisitions. Few agencies have guides for assessing a technology's maturity and its readiness for integration into larger acquisition programs, and the federal government has not adopted a generally accepted approach for evaluating technology beyond using technology readiness level (TRL) measures. This TRA Guide (referred to as the Guide) is intended to help fill those gaps.

Author(s):
Persons, Timothy M. ; Francis, Paul ; Sullivan, Michael J. ; Schwenn, Ron ; Ortiz, John Jr
Author Organization(s):
United States Government Accountability Office
Funding Organization(s):
United States Government Accountability Office, Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Technical Report
Publication Date:
2016 Aug 01
Pagination:
147

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GAO-16-410G
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
test and evaluation, systems engineering, software development, reliability, test equipment, business administration, manufacturing, department of defense, engineering, management personnel, operating systems, acquisition, military acquisition, organizational structure, production, engineers, governments
Keyword(s):
Best Practice, TRA Team and Purpose, Scope, Schedule for TRA Plan, ISRACO(International Systems Readiness Assessment Community of Interest)
Subject Categories:
Mechanical, Industrial, Civil and Marine Engineering
Creation Date:
2022 Jul 12
Update Date:
2022 Oct 05