1 Executive Overview

• 1.0 Executive Overview
• 1.1 Overview of the Vee Technical Development
• 1.2 Questions that this Guidebook Addresses
• 1.3 Summary

2 Introduction

• 2.0 Introduction
• 2.1 Purpose
• 2.2 Scope
• 2.3 Background
• 2.4 Intended Audience
• 2.5 How to Use This Guidebook

3 ITS Life cycle Processes

• 3.0 ITS Life cycle Processes

• 3.1 Overview of the Life cycle Model for Intelligent Transportation Systems

  • 3.1.0 Overview of the Life cycle Model for Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • 3.1.1 Description of the Life cycle Model
  • 3.1.2 Key Milestones and Project Time Table

• 3.2 Interfacing to the Regional Architecture

  • 3.2.0 Interfacing to the Regional Architecture
  • 3.2.1 Interfacing with Planning and the Regional ITS Architecture

• 3.3 Concept Exploration and Benefits Analysis

  • 3.3.0 Concept Exploration and Benefits Analysis
  • 3.3.1 Needs Assessment
  • 3.3.2 Concept Exploration and Benefits Analysis

• 3.4 Project Planning and Concept of Operations Development

  • 3.4.0 Project Planning and Concept of Operations Development
  • 3.4.1 Project Planning
  • 3.4.2 Systems Engineering Management Planning
  • 3.4.3 Concept of Operations

• 3.5 System Definition

  • 3.5.0 System Definition
  • 3.5.1 Requirements Development [System and Sub-system Level Requirements]
  • 3.5.2 High Level Design [Project Level Architecture]
  • 3.5.3 Component Level Detailed Design

• 3.6 System Development and Implementation

  • 3.6.0 System Development and Implementation
  • 3.6.1 Hardware/Software Development and Unit Test
  • 3.6.2 Integration [Sub-system and System Level Integration]
  • 3.6.3 Verification [Sub-system and system level verification]
  • 3.6.4 Initial System Deployment

• 3.7 Validation, Operations & Maintenance, Changes & Upgrades

  • 3.7.0 Validation, Operations & Maintenance, Changes & Upgrades
  • 3.7.1 System Validation
  • 3.7.2 Operations & Maintenance
  • 3.7.3 Changes & Upgrades

• 3.8 System Retirement / Replacement

  • 3.8.0 System Retirement / Replacement
  • 3.8.1 System Retirement / Replacement

• 3.9 Cross-Cutting Activities

  • 3.9.0 Cross-Cutting Activities
  • 3.9.1 Stakeholder Involvement
  • 3.9.2 Elicitation
  • 3.9.3 Project Management Practices
  • 3.9.4 Risk Management
  • 3.9.5 Metrics
  • 3.9.6 Configuration Management
  • 3.9.7 Process Improvement
  • 3.9.8 Decision Gates
  • 3.9.9 Decision Support/Trade Studies
  • 3.9.10 Technical Reviews
  • 3.9.11 Traceability

4 Systems Engineering Environment

• 4.0 Systems Engineering Environment
• 4.1 Factors That Drive the Systems Engineering Environment

• 4.2 Development Models, Strategies, and Systems Engineering Standards

  • 4.2.0 Development Models, Strategies, and Systems Engineering Standards
  • 4.2.1 The Basic Waterfall Development Model
  • 4.2.2 Spiral Development Model
  • 4.2.3 Vee Development Model
• 4.3 Relationship to the National ITS Architecture and FHWA Final Rule
• 4.4 Relationship to Transportation Planning and Information Technology
• 4.5 Relationship to ITS Standards
• 4.6 Systems Engineering Support Environment
• 4.7 Common Agency Systems Engineering Activities
• 4.8 Systems Engineering Organization
• 4.9 Procurement Options
• 4.10 Estimating the Amount of Process Needed

• 4.11 Example Projects

  • 4.11.0 Example Projects
  • 4.11.1 Example Project 1 – Adding Field Elements to an Existing System
  • 4.11.2 Example Project 2 – Adding New Functionality to an Existing System
  • 4.11.3 Example Project 3 – Implementing a New Central Management System

5 CASE Studies Key Lessons

• 5.0 CASE Studies Key Lessons
• 5.1 Case Study 1 Key lessons learned – MTA New York City Transit ATS
• 5.2 Case Study 2 Key lessons learned – Baltimore Traffic Management
• 5.3 Case Study 3 Key lessons learned – Maryland Chart project

6 Roles and Responsibilities in Systems Development

• 6.0 Roles and Responsibilities in Systems Development

7 Systems Engineering Capabilities and Process Improvement

• 7.0 Systems Engineering Capabilities and Process Improvement
• 7.1 Why Process Improvement?
• 7.2 What is CMMI?
• 7.3 How Do You Measure Process Improvement?
• 7.4 How Do You Use CMMI for Internal Process Improvement?
• 7.5 How Do You Use CMMI to Support Contracting?

8 Appendices

• 8.0 Appendices

• 8.1 Glossary and Acronyms

  • 8.1.0 Glossary and Acronyms
  • 8.1.1 Glossary
  • 8.1.2 Acronyms

• 8.2 Text, Papers and Website References

  • 8.2.0 Text, Papers and Website References
  • 8.2.1 Systems Engineering References
  • 8.2.2 Requirements Engineering References
  • 8.2.3 Reference Standards and Papers for Systems and Software Engineering
  • 8.2.4 References for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Transportation policies
  • 8.2.5 Tools References

• 8.3 Contract Template Guidance

  • 8.3.0 Contract Template Guidance
  • 8.3.1 Request for Proposal Template
  • 8.3.2 Intellectual Property Rights Template

• 8.4 Systems Engineering Documentation Template Guidance

  • 8.4.0 Systems Engineering Documentation Template Guidance
  • 8.4.1 Project Plan Template
  • 8.4.2 Systems Engineering Management Plan Template
  • 8.4.3 Configuration Management [CM] Plan Template
  • 8.4.4 Needs Assessment Template
  • 8.4.5 Concept of Operations Template
  • 8.4.6 Requirements Template
  • 8.4.7 Design Specification Template
  • 8.4.8 Integration Plan Template
  • 8.4.9 Verification Documents Template
  • 8.4.10 Deployment Plan Template
  • 8.4.11 Validation Documents Template
  • 8.4.12 Operation & Maintenance Plan Templates

• 8.5 Case Studies Complete

  • 8.5.0 Case Studies Complete
  • 8.5.1 New York City Transit Automated Train Supervision (ATS)
  • 8.5.2 Baltimore Integrated Traffic Management System
  • 8.5.3 Maryland Chart Project