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A briefing I delivered at the 2010 AFCEA-GMU "Critical Issues in C4I" conference. Download the file to see the talk track in the Notes section.
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“The FIST Approach to System Development”LtCol Dan Ward, USAF
SAF/ACPO
Complexity
Cost ≠ Inevitable
Delay
r e s t r a i n t
“What is important?”“What is good?”
OrganizationProcessRequirementsArchitectureTools
FIST-vs-
Traditional
It is important & good to be:FastInexpensiveSimpleTiny
It is important & good to be:DeliberateExpensiveComplexBig
Fast
Inexpensive
Simple
Tiny
Enhances StabilityIncreases AccountabilityOptimizes FailureFacilitates Learning
Fast Stability
InexpensiveStability
SimpleStability
Accountability & Control
OptimalFailures
Learning
Agile, Scrum, XP, etc
Big Safari, Skunkworks
Evolutionary Acquisition
Small Team+
Short Schedule+
Tight Budget+
Simple Technology
Minimize team size,maximize team talent.
FIST GUIDELINES
Allow the schedule and budget to constrain the design.
Incentivize and reward underruns.
Delivering useful capabilities is the only measure of success.
Constraints foster creativity.
Complexity is a cost.
Complexity reduces reliability.
Simplicity scales. Complexity doesn’t.
Download the free PDF athttp://www.lulu.com/content/877467
Talent trumps process.
Teamwork trumps paperwork.
Leadership trumps management.
Trust trumps oversight.
Values Drive Decisions
Enhances StabilityIncreases AccountabilityOptimizes FailureFacilitates Learning
Delivers Useful Capabilities
