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The FIST Approach to System Development LtCol Dan Ward, USAF SAF/ACPO Complexity Inevitable Cost Delay r e s t r a i n t Values & Priorities What is important? What is good? Values = Meta-Requirements

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“The FIST Approach to System Development” LtCol Dan Ward, USAF SAF/ACPO

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Complexity Cost

≠ Inevitable

Delay

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r e s t r a i n t

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Values & Priorities “What is important?” “What is good?”

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Values = Meta-Requirements

Organization Process Requirements Architecture Tools

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FIST

  • vs-

Traditional

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FIST- It is important & good to be: Fast Inexpensive Simple Tiny “Constraints foster creativity”

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Traditional - It is important & good to: Take your time Spend a lot of money Use cutting-edge technology “Solve problems by adding more time and money”

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Fast

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Inexpensive

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Simple

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Tiny

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Enhances Stability Increases Accountability Optimizes Failure Facilitates Learning

Benefits

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Fast Stability

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Inexpensive Stability

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Simple Stability

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Accountability & Control

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Optimal Failures

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Learning

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Agile, Scrum, XP, etc Big Safari, Skunkworks Evolutionary Acquisition

Implementation

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Small Team + Short Schedule + Tight Budget + Simple Technology

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Minimize team size, maximize team talent.

FIST GUIDELINES

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Allow the schedule and budget to constrain the design.

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Incentivize and reward underruns.

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Delivering useful capabilities is the only measure of success.

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Constraints foster creativity.

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Complexity is a cost. Complexity reduces reliability.

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Simplicity scales. Complexity doesn’t.

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Download the free PDF at http://www.lulu.com/content/877467

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Talent trumps process. Teamwork trumps paperwork. Leadership trumps management. Trust trumps oversight.

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Values Drive Decisions

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Enhances Stability Increases Accountability Optimizes Failure Facilitates Learning

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DANIEL.WARD@PENTAGON.AF.MIL