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Mission Phase Analysis / Mission Analysis Process Guidelines _{(Revised 07/2001)}

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• 1.0 GENERAL
  • 1.1 Purpose 
  • 1.2 Background  
  • 1.3 Scope
  • 1.4 Applicability
• 2.0 RESPONSIBILITIES DURING MISSION ANALYSIS
  • 2.1 FAA Acquisition Executive
  • 2.2 FAA Joint Resources Council
  • 2.3 Sponsoring Lines of Business (AAD, ATS, ARP, ACS, AST, API, AVR, ARA, ASY)
  • 2.4 Mission Analysis Steering Group
  • 2.5 Air Traffic System Requirements Service
  • 2.6 Office of System Architecture and Investment Analysis
  • 2.7 NAS Configuration Management and Evaluation Staff
• 3.0 MISSION ANALYSIS
  • 3.1 Principal Activities of Mission Analysis
  • 3.2 Major Considerations for Mission Analysis Teams  
    • 3.2.1 Monitor and Analyze Changing Needs 
    • 3.2.2 Assess Impact of Changing Constraints
    • 3.2.3 Determine Needed Mission Capability   
    • 3.2.4 Collect/Maintain Mission/NAS Operational Data  
    • 3.2.5 Quantify/Analyze Capability of Mission/NAS Baseline  
    • 3.2.6 Determine Mission Capability Shortfalls
    • 3.2.7 Conduct Operational Safety Assessment
    • 3.2.8 Establish/Sustain Mission Analysis Support System(s)
    • 3.2.9 Determine Criticality and Timeframe
    • 3.2.10 Determine Whether a Nonmaterial Solution Will Satisfy the Need
    • 3.2.11 Determination of Potential Benefits
    • 3.2.12 Resource Estimate Placeholder
    • 3.2.13 Revalidation of Mission Needs
    • 3.2.14 Technological Opportunities
• 4.0 PREPARE MISSION NEED STATEMENT
  • 4.1 Mission Need Statement Development Team Establishment  
  • 4.2 Mission Need Statement Development
  • 4.3 Mission Need Statement Endorsement  
  • 4.4 Mission Analysis Steering Group Prioritization of Mission Need Statements
  • 4.5 Mission Need Statement Coordination
  • 4.6 Prepare Joint Resources Council Mission Need Determination Briefing
  • 4.7 Brief Mission Need Statement to Joint Resources Council  
  • 4.8 Joint Resources Council Mission Need Determination Decision  
• 5.0 RELATION TO OTHER PROCESSES
  • 5.1 Summary of Mission Analysis Trends
  • 5.2 Relationship to Strategic Planning
  • 5.3 Relationship to National Airspace System Architecture
  • 5.4 Relationship to Investment Analysis
  • 5.5 Relationship to Long-Range Resource Allocation
• APPENDIX A LIST OF ACRONYMS
• APPENDIX B MISSION NEED STATEMENT TEMPLATE

LIST OF FIGURES

• Figure 2-1 Mission Analysis Organizational Relationships
• Figure 3-1 Mission Analysis Process
• Figure 4-1 Mission Need Statement Development