Bill Nichols

Dec 18, 2023 | insights.sei.cmu.edu | William Novak |Andrew Moore |Bill Nichols |David Sweeney

The SEI conducts independent technical assessments (ITAs) periodically for any programs that request them, looking at both technical and programmatic aspects. Such requests often come from either programs that are experiencing challenges with delivering their systems or from external stakeholders to check on the progress that is being made.

May 1, 2023 | insights.sei.cmu.edu | Bill Nichols |Julie Cohen |Vanessa Jackson |Matthew Heckathorn

As the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) commander, you are told that intelligence has discovered that an adversary has unexpected capabilities. Therefore, you need to reprioritize capabilities. You inform the program manager (PM) for your advanced aircraft platform that the lower priority capability for the whiz-bang software for sensor fusion that was on the roadmap 18 months from now will need to become the top priority and be delivered in the next six months.