MINUTES AND PROPOSED WORKING GROUP CHARTER

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 29, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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Minutes and Proposed. Working Group Charter
Attached are two items: (1) minutes of our 22 September meeting, and
(2) the draft of our proposed charter that we will review at our 6 October
meeting. ease note the change in schedule for our next meeting (see
minutes).
Attachments:
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29 September 1983
MD.vIORANDUM FOR: Requirements and Technology
Acquisition Working Group
Chairman
Minutes of 22 September 1983 Working Group Meeting
1. The Requirements and Technology Acquisition Working Group met on
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2. onvened the meet-
minutes of the eptember meeting. noted that his component is
IMS, as opposed to IRS. No other corrections were noted.
3. resented a briefing on the OC requirements cycle.
He explained that OC is trying to formalize the requirements process,
including the call for communications requirements from Agency components,
but there really are two requirements processes. The first, which OC is
doing fairly well, addresses future levels of existing services. The
second, which OC is doing less well, addresses the need for new and
different services. In the discussion prompted by remarks, it was
clear that any requirements methodology has to deal effectively with both
types of requirements.
4. handed out some material extracted from Managing the
Systems Deve opmen Process and recommended the group adopt this book as the
basis for its requirements methodology. The group agreed after some
discussion of how much should be included in the requirements process. The
group's focus will be a fairly narrow one, leaving the larger issues to the
Information Services Planning Working Group. (Copies of the book were
ordered and will be distributed as soon as they arrive.)
5. Discussion of the scope of the group's work led to a review of the
proposed working group charter. The group wanted more emphasis on the
technology acquisition aspects of our work and several other changes. A
revised draft will be circulated prior to our next meeting.
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6. The next meeting of the working group is scheduled for Thursday, 6--
October 1983, at 0930 in Room 4C32. (Note the change of time to accommodate
the ISB meeting at 1100). The agenda for that meeting, which is scheduled
for 60 minutes, is as follows:
a. Approval of minutes of the previous meeting.
b. Miscellaneous old business.
c. A final review of the working group charter.
d. Discussion of deliverables for the ISB.
e. Discussion of a requirements methodology.
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Requirements and Technology Acquisition Working Group
Charter
Purpose
The purpose of the ISB and its working groups as a whole is to improve
the effectiveness of Agency information handling activities. The focus of
our working group is the requirements and technology acquisition process.
In particular, we are to examine, with an Agency-wide perspective, the
process of formulating, validating, and coordinating Agency requirements for
information handling services, and propose improvements where they are
warranted. We are to pay particular attention to the role of new technology
in the requirements process.
Objectives
Our objectives are as follow:
1. To recommend a methodology for developing Agency requirements for
information systems and services. The methodology must explicitly
include the systematic consideration of the latest available
information systems technology.
2. To examine the Agency's ability to use the recommended requirements
methodology with its given organizational structure, and to suggest
organizational improvements where they are warranted.
3. To address specific requirements as raised by the ISB, members of
this working group, and members of other working groups.
Scope of Work
For the Requirements and Technology Acquisition Working Group's
purposes, information handling sytems of interest consist of, but are not
limited to, electronic technologies, including text, data, voice, video,
communications, imagery, and graphics, as well as related processes and
services, included in the CIA Program.
Organization and Responsibilities
The Requirements and Technology Acquisition Working Group is responsible
to the ISB. Requirements Working Group members shall select a Chairman to
serve at the pleasure of the group. The chairman will prepare the agenda
for group meetings, be the group's spokesman, perform final editorial review
on written material prepared by the group, and arrange for the taking of
minutes of the working group meetings. The working group will forward
minutes of its meetings to the ISB Executive Secretary and present its
findings and recommendations to the ISB Chairman orally or in writing, at
his discretion.
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