PDR

 

The objectives of PDR are to demonstrate through presentation and support material that the program understands its requirements and has developed a preliminary design that fulfills the requirements.

Typical PDR Entrance Criteria

The following items are complete (to PDR level of development) and typically provided as read material. Read package may also contain analysis material, trade studies, etc. (i.e., Technical Memos)

            System Specification

            Segment Specification

            Element Specification(s)

            Interface Requirements Specifications IRS(s)

            Software Requirements Specifications SRS(s)

            System verification matrix and verification plan

            System Integration & Test Plan

            System Engineering Design Document (SEDD)

System/Sub-System Architecture

            Block Diagrams

            Interface Diagrams

            Operations Concept Document (OCD)

System Behavior (Threads & Use Cases)

            System Design/Cost Analysis

            SFR Action Items

Completed

Mitigation Plan

Typical PDR Presentation Outline

Welcome

*      Program Overview

*      Program Processes

*      Security/P2

*      Program Staffing

*      Schedule

*      Entrance Criteria

System Introduction

*      System Architecture

*      Functions

*      OPSCON (Behavior) – L0 Thread

*      Thread Mapping

            Critical Use Cases

            Segment Behavior Allocation

*      Timeline Allocations

*      TPMs

*      Risk

Segment Design Description (segment responsibility)

Design Description Element

Expectations

System Architecture        

The segment should present the key design areas of their system; Functional, Hardware and Software. Each area should be presented graphically as an architectural diagram. Each will be expanded upon during the Functional, Hardware and Software segments of the PDR presentation. Sub-Segment Architecture Diagram Hardware Implementation & Deployment Diagram Software Implementation & Deployment Diagram

Context Diagram

The segment should present a context diagram illustrating where their segment functionally, physically and logically (SW) fits within the larger system.

Interface Diagram

The segment should present an interface diagram illustrating the physical and logical interfaces with entities outside the segment.

Functional Architecture

The segment should demonstrate they understand the functions required of their system. The segment should present the allocations of functions to HW and SW elements of the design.

Key Function(s) Design

The segment should demonstrate they understand the driving requirements of their segment that support the overall program.

Requirements

The segment should demonstrate the flow down and understanding of system level requirements to Segment and Element.

OPSCON

The segment should demonstrate they understand the necessary behavior of their segment in support of program requirements and in conjunction with other segments.

Risk

The segment should demonstrate they understand and are managing identified areas of design and development risk.

Systems Analysis and Studies

The segment should demonstrate they have performed, with adequate rigor, the analysis of their preliminary design. The segment should present design trades and supporting material for design decisions.

Design Margins

The segment should present design analysis demonstrating design closure and indicating design margin, where applicable.

Development Assurance

*      Requirements Verification Plans & Status

*      Integration & Test

*      Software Engineering

*      Specialty Engineering

*      Reliability/Availability Allocations

*      Maintainability

*      Logistics

*      Safety

Program Wrap-Up

*      Actions from SRR

*      Items Closed

*      Mitigation Plans for Open Items

*      Plan to CDR

*      Exit Criteria

Government Caucus and Assessment

Typical PDR Exit Criteria

Government concurrence that the Preliminary Design is complete and that the contractor has demonstrated program has acceptable risk in proceeding into Critical Design phase.

 

 

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