Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms

ABL
ANSI
AT&E
CAD
CAE
CAM
CASE
CCB
CCP
CDR
CI
CM
CMM
CMMI
COD
COTS
CPM
CSC
CSCI
CSU
CWBS
DDP
DFD
DID
DoD
DSMC
DSN
DT&E
ECP
EIA
EMC
EMI
FAIT
FBL
FCA
FEA
FFBD
FQR
GPS
HMI
HWCI

Allocated baseline
American National Standards Institute
Acceptance test and evaluation
Computer-aided design
Computer-aided engineering
Computer-aided manufacturing
Computer-aided software engineering
Configuration control board
Contract change proposal
Critical design review
Configuration item
Configuration management
Capability maturity model
Capability maturity model integration
Concept of operations document
Commercial-off-the-shelf
Critical path method
Computer software component
Computer software configuration item
Computer software unit
Contract work breakdown structure
Design-dependent parameters
Data flow diagram
Data item description
(U.S.) Department of Defense
Defense Systems Management College
Design support network
Developmental test and evaluation
Engineering change proposal
Electronics Industry Association
Electromagnetic compatibility
Electromagnetic interference
Fabrication, assembly, integration and testing
Functional Baseline
Functional configuration audit
Finite element analysis
Functional flow block diagram
Formal qualification review
Global Positioning System
Human-machine interface
Hardware configuration item

ICD
ICWG
IEEE
ILS
INCOSE
IPPD
IS
LCC
LSC
MIL-HDBK
MIL-STD
MOE
MOP
NCOSE
NDI
OCD
OFP
OOA
OSA
OT&E
PA
PBL
PCA
PDR
PHST
PIDS
PMBOK
PWBS
QA
QFD
RBS
RFT
RMP
SBS
SDD
SDR
SE
SECAM
SECM
SE-CMM
SEDS
SEI
SEMP
SEMS

Interface control document

Interface control working group
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Integrated logistic support
International Council on Systems Engineering
Integrated production and process development
Interim standard
Life-cycle cost
Logistic support concept
(U.S.) Military handbook
(U.S.) Military Standard
Measure of effectiveness
Measure of performance
National Council on Systems Engineering
Non-developmental item
Operational concept document / description
Operational flight program
Object oriented analysis
Open systems architecture
Operational test and evaluation
Process area
Product baseline
Physical configuration audit
Preliminary design review
Packaging, handling, storage and transportation
Prime item development specification
Project management body of knowledge
Program work breakdown structure
Quality assurance
Quality function deployment
Requirements breakdown structure
Request for tender
Risk management plan
System breakdown structure
System design document
System design review
Systems engineering
Systems engineering capability assessment model
Systems engineering capability model
Systems engineering CMM
Systems engineering detailed schedule
Software Engineering Institute
Systems engineering management plan
Systems engineering master schedule

SOP
SOW
SRD
SRR
SSADM
STD
SW
SWEBOK
T&E
TEMP
TPM
TRAP
TRR
URD
V&V

Standard operating procedure(s)

Statement of work
Stakeholder requirement document
Systems requirements review
Structured systems analysis and design methodology
State transition diagram
Software
Software Engineering Body of Knowledge
Test and evaluation
Test and evaluation master plan
Technical performance measure
Technical review and audit plan
Test readiness review
User requirements document
Verification and validation

WBS

Work breakdown structure