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<p>Department of the Navy system acquisition begins with a statement of  user need. Delivery of required capability depends heavily on the effective  translation of user need to system requirements. Failure typically results in  program cost overruns, schedule slippage, and sometimes partial or complete  failure to deliver needed capability.  Architectures as part of systems engineering were created to cope with  the growing complexity of modern systems. The Navy develops and operates some  of the most complex systems in the world. Yet, architecture development, while  mandated, remains largely ancillary to the systems engineering process. As a  result, much of the engineering advantage of architectures remains untapped.  This study examined U.S. Navy policy, process, and current engineering  and architectures standards and identified recommendations to improve the  process of translating user needs to system requirements while facilitating  the use of architectures.
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<br>Subjects: Systems engineering; Architecture</div>
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Hoff, Patrick R.</div>
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