Technology Development Life Cycle Processes

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1089868· OSTI ID:1089868

Beck, David Franklin ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

This report and set of appendices are a collection of memoranda originally drafted in 2009 for the purpose of providing motivation and the necessary background material to support the definition and integration of engineering and management processes related to technology development. At the time there was interest and support to move from Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level One (ad hoc processes) to Level Three. As presented herein, the material begins with a survey of open literature perspectives on technology development life cycles, including published data on “what went wrong.” The main thrust of the material presents a rational exposé of a structured technology development life cycle that uses the scientific method as a framework, with further rigor added from adapting relevant portions of the systems engineering process. The material concludes with a discussion on the use of multiple measures to assess technology maturity, including consideration of the viewpoint of potential users.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1089868
• Report Number(s): SAND--2013-3933; 456236
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English