SAFE PROJECT MANAGEMENT REVIEW 19 MARCH 1984

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 31, 2008
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• Publication Date: March 28, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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SAFE Project Management Review.19.'March 1984
COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
to ,whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Deputy Director, onsoli ated SAFE Project Office/ODP
SUBJECT: SAFE Project Management Review 19 March 1984
1. The SAFE Project Management Review conducted 19 March 1984
addressed three topics.
2. The first topic was the move of SAFE-D Hardware and Software
from NCC to the DIAC. The move was described as entirely
successful having been accomplished on schedule with essentially
no interruption of service to DIA. All concerned expressed
appreciation. for a job well done.
3. The second topic was the revised SAFE Schedule proposed by
CSPO to incorporate DIA's Integrated Data Base requirements into
Delivery 4. To reduce technical and management risk resulting
from parallel activities for deliveries and two customers, CSPO
proposed that: (a) Deliveries 2 and 5 be delivered only to CIA in
'March 1985 and 1986 respectively, and Deliveries 3 and 4 be
delivered only to DIA in August 1985 and 1986 respectively; and
(b) that future deliveries would be made to each agency at
one-year intervals following Deliveries 4 and 5. CSPO and DDI
agreed to limit the requirements for CIA.'s Delivery S so as not.to
delay DIA's Delivery 4 beyond August 1986. CSPO was directed to:
(a) continue the analysis of the Integrated Data Base model to
confirm user and system requirements; and (b) determine the cost
impact of proceeding with the Integrated Data Base implementation
and revised schedule. This analysis is to be completed in August
and presented for Management Review for decision to proceed.
4. The third topic discussed was the CSPO proposal that the SAFE
user interface for Delivery 2 be AIM based and that the Delivery 2
interface be extended for subsequent deliveries. CSPO proposed
that the extension be designed to meet the objectives of Book 1 of
the UIRS (one command set and syntax) and the design incorporate
as much off-the-shelf software (AIM; INQUIRE: and M-204) as is
consistent with SAFE functions. DIA and CIA senior management
agreed with the proposal for Delivery 2 and the objectives for
subsequent deliveries. However, before proceeding with the
recommendations for extending AIM, more analysis was requested
to: (a) by 26 March provide an Executive Summary of Book 1 UIRS
to facilitate Senior Management reaffirmation of user interface
requirements; (b) review the feasibility, cost, schedule, risks,
and user impacts of the three major alternatives of (1) extending
AIM; (2) building a user interface consisting of AIM, INQUIRE,
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M-204, and other commands and (3) building a user interface based
on the 14 February 1983 version of Book 2 SUL. During the week of.
-4 June, the CSPO analysis of the three user interface alternatives
will be presented for management review and decision to proceed
with implementation in subsequent deliveries.
S. Copies of this memo are being provided to both agencies'
management, development organizations, and user organizations to
provide a common basis for evaluation to proceed and to provide
schedules for completing the assessments.
cc:
FDA/CIA
DDI/CIA
RS/DIA
VP/DIA
VO/DIA
D/IC Staff
D/ODP
RSO/DIA
WP0/DIA
SUG/DIA
ASG/CIA
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SUMMARY OF CSPO ACTIONS
Regarding SAFE User Interface Issues
a. User Interface Requirements Specifications (UIRS) Book 1 Summary -
CSPO will develop a summary of the most critical user interface
requirements contained within the UIRS Book 1 by 26 March and
staff that through DIA and CIA user organizations in order to
gain formal Agency Senior Management approval of those
requirements for the SAFE user interface.
b. USER User Interface Command Language - CSPO will finalize the set
of language commands in support of the Delivery 2 functions by 26
March and for Delivery 3 by 16 April. The Delivery 4 command set
will be identified by 21 May 1984.
c. SAFE User Interface Model (SUIM) -.Three.separate scenarios will
be developed for the SUIM in order to model the most significant
aspects of the user interface and gain user acceptance and/or
input for changes to the design activity. (This effort will
begin on 26 March and will be completed prior to 4 June 1984).
d. AIM Modifications -.In parallel with the finalization of the
testing of the SUIM, CSPO will participate in detailed workshops
with CIA/ODP/SEG to determine what modifications are necessary to
AIM in-.-order to use this software as a basis for the continuing
development of the user interface for SAFE Deliveries 3-5. (This
effort, will begin 26 March and complete.by 23 April).
e. Technical Assessment - CSPO and ODP/SEG will define and evaluate
the technical feasibility/risk of extending AIM to support the
continuing user interface development for those deliveries
subsequent to Delivery 2. .(This effort will be completed by 30
April 1984).
f. AIM Modification Schedule - CSPO together with ODP/SEG will
develop a detailed schedule for accomplishing the necessary AIM
modifications together with a cost estimate of such a development
as well as the personnel resource most directly impacted. (This
activity will be completed by 21 May 1984).
g. SAFE Development Impact - Based on the aforementioned activities
CSPO will prepare a presentation of the options available for the
SAFE user interface design and the impact of each option on the
SAFE training, development risk, cost, and schedule. These
options shall include but not be limited to the following:
1) AIM based SUI with extension/modifications resulting in
a common set of language commands and syntax.
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Su.-nmary of CSPO Actions (continues)
2) Applications based SUI?(AIM, INQUIRE, M-204) with no
common set-of language commands or syntax.
UIRS Book 1/2 based SUI with documented command-set and
syntax.
4) Combination of #s 1 and 2 with some commonality of
commands and syntax across SAFE functions and data
bases.
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1. The CSPO and the WPO have agreed upon a schedule that incorporates
the IDB as part of SAFE Delivery 4. The schedule essentially requires
the WPO to define the IDB and associated functional system requirements
to the CSPO which will allow design work to proceed for Delivery 4.
Should these requirements not be forthcoming, the design schedule would
be affected. The following is a short description of the work that the
WPO and CSPO need to perform between now and September which will allow
the SAFE software developers to proceed on Preliminary Design for those
parts of the system for which they are responsible.
2. Requirements Documentation. This activity is primarily a WPO
responsibility and has as its output a Requirements Document which will
include maintenance requirements for the IDB. The activity will
conclude with an Internal Requirements Review between WPO and CSPO.
This review will assure that IDB requirements are documented and will
allow CSPO to begin drafting the System Design Document for Delivery 4
(which will be used by the software developers in their individual
Preliminary Design activities).
3. Prototype. This is a four phase activity and'involves the loading
and testing of portions of the IDB under Model 204 on the SAFE machine.
The purpose of the activity is to validate the requirements documented
in the previous activity as well as to develop a more detailed IDB file
design, test performance and evaluate the model's ability to handle
maintenance functions.
4. System Design. This activity involves the development of a system
design consistent with the needs of the IDB. The work has already begun
and is being fed by ongoing work from the activities described above. .
The output of this activity is the System Design.Document for Delivery 4
(SDD, Appendix 4). Expected completion dates are 15 June for the Draft
SDD, Appendix 4 and 7 September for the Final. The activity will
culminate in an Internal Design Review (IDR) with the CSPO and WPO which
will validate the CSPO/WPO approach to including the IDB as part of SAFE
Delivery 4. Completion date for the IDR is currently set for 21
September 1984 although in fact the IDR information will be available
somewhat earlier as we prepare for the review--the last week in August
or the first week in September.
5. The above represents an orderly approach to the definition and
validation of IDB requirements and the incorporation of those
requirements into an overall system design for SAFE Delivery 4. Neither
the CSPO nor the WPO foresee any problems at this time which would
preclude proceeding past the IDR toward the PDR for SAFE Delivery 4
currently scheduled for either December 84 or January 85. The review
and the activities leading up to it do, however, provide management the
means to evaluate progress and the data on which to base a decision for
continuing the effort to include the IDB as part of SAFE Delivery 4.
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