The first standard deviation of a normal distribution curve overlaid on the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition life cycle “wall chart” generally aligns with Milestones (MS) / Key Decision Points (KDP) B and C, which bound the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase. Taking this overlay to represent Systems Engineering (SE) effort supports the contention that, historically, the Services and their industry partners have done reasonably well in the practice and management of large amounts of post-contract-award SE.
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