A PPENDIX A T EST P LANNING P ROCESS C ONFORMANCE C HECKLIST Test Program:

T&E Team(s):

T&E First Line Supervisor(s): DT Test Director:

OT Test Director:

Version 1: ____ Initial ____ Revision ____ Checklist Complete

Review Signatures: Date:

_______________________________ ____________

T&E First Line Supervisor(s)

_______________________________ ____________ DT Test Director _______________________________ ____________ OT Test Director _______________________________ ____________ TSB Representative

Note 1: Initial – Checklist will be filled out upon notification/assignment to a new T&E project, w/anticipated action tailoring included; Dated and signed Revision – Checklist will be updated each time a changed, newly anticipated or actual but not previously anticipated tailored action is required; Dated and signed for each revision

AP P E N D I X A . TE S T PL A N N I N G PR O C E S S CO N F O R M A N C E CH E C K L I S T

Tes t Program Name : Versi on Date 6

: Action ID Action TSB Role T&E HB Ref. Sec. Tailoring Change(s) w/ Justification (if used) 2

Target Date 3 Completion Date 4 Status/ Comments/ Artifacts 5 TP1 Participate in early product engineering and

implementation reviews Monitor 5.1(a)

TP2 Provide test strategy briefings to the Program

Office Monitor 5.1(g)(2)

TP3

Review the PRD for:

- Requirement completeness

- Definition of NAS operational interfaces - Requirement testability

- COI completeness and testability - Identification of CPRs

- Test program structure

Monitor 5.1(b) 5.1(c) 5.1(d) 5.1(e) 5.1(f) 5.1(g) TP4

Write the T&E section of the PRD, to include essential FAA and contractor tests, and follow the review & approval cycle for submission into the PRD Monitor 5.1(g)(3), 1.9(a), Fig. D-1 TP5

Form (with the Program Office) and participate in the Integrated Test Team (ITT), beginning with ISPD and TEMP planning

Monitor

5.2, 5.3, 7.3.2

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Tes t Program Name : Versi on Date 6_:

Action

ID Action TSB Role

T&E HB Ref. Sec.

Tailoring Change(s) w/ Justification (if used) 2

Target Date 3 Completion Date 4 Status/ Comments/ Artifacts 5 TP6

Write the T&E section of the ISPD, to include test strategy, test schedule and test resource requirements, and follow the review & approval cycle for submission into the ISPD

Monitor

5.2, 1.9(b), Fig. D-2

TP7

Review, witness and document any early evaluations (e.g., prototype tests, user demos, OCDs, OCTs)

Monitor 4

TP8

Write the initial and final TEMP, utilizing the Test Design process:

- Identify and assess requirements

- Identify and decompose COIs into MOEs, MOSs and MOPs

- Identify CPRs

- Define DT and OT test activities - Develop the TEMP VRTM

- Identify Test Capability Requirements - Define test schedule and costs - Update the APB (if required)

- Document the test design in the TEMP

Review 5.3.3 5.3.3.1 5.3.3.2 5.3.3.3 5.3.3.4 5.3.3.5 5.3.3.6 5.3.3.7 5.3.3.8 5.3.3.9 TP9

Provide a briefing to the Program Manager for concurrence on the T&E approach prior to submitting the initial and final TEMP for Program Manager review and approval

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Tes t Program Name : Versi on Date 6_:

Action

ID Action TSB Role

T&E HB Ref. Sec.

Tailoring Change(s) w/ Justification (if used) 2

Target Date 3 Completion Date 4 Status/ Comments/ Artifacts 5 TP10 Tailor and approve the Test Section of the In-

Service Review (ISR) Checklist Monitor 9.2

TP11

Identify if there is a need for test NCPs in the TEMP. If so, provide the required NCP/case file documentation in accordance with FAA Orders 1800.66 and 6032.1B

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Tes t Program Name : Versi on Date 6_:

Action

ID Action TSB Role

T&E HB Ref. Sec.

Tailoring Change(s) w/ Justification (if used) 2

Target Date 3 Completion Date 4 Status/ Comments/ Artifacts 5 TP12

If required, develop test program accreditation requirements (prime contractor for DT, OT Test Director for OT) and document in the TEMP: - For DT, review the prime contractor’s Accreditation Plan(s) and follow the DT Accreditation Plan review & approval cycle prior to providing a final approval

recommendation to the CO and; For OT, develop an Accreditation Plan(s) and follow the OT Accreditation Plan review & approval cycle - Witness prime contractor accreditation activities for DT, and/or conduct accreditation activities for OT; Provide analysis and results for approval no later than 30 days prior to testing using the simulation

- For DT, review the prime contractor’s Accreditation Report and follow the DT Accreditation Report review & approval cycle prior to providing a final approval

recommendation to the CO. For OT, write an Accreditation Report and follow the OT Accreditation Report review & approval cycle - Archive the Accreditation Plan(s), analysis, and Accreditation Report(s) Review 9.1, 9.1.3, Fig. D-14, Fig. D-15 TP13

Follow the review & approval cycle for all versions of the TEMP that require approval signatures

Review

5.3, 1.9(c), Fig. D-3

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Tes t Program Name : Versi on Date 6_:

Action

ID Action TSB Role

T&E HB Ref. Sec.

Tailoring Change(s) w/ Justification (if used) 2

Target Date 3 Completion Date 4 Status/ Comments/ Artifacts 5 TP14

Update the TEMP at major milestones, when the ISPD has been significantly modified, or when the program is significantly changed or restructured

Review 5.3, 5.3.2

Note 2: Tailoring – Identify any required change(s) to the Action, and provide justification for each specific change (Sec. 1.6 of this T&E handbook can be used to provide justifications related to tailoring the T&E process); Leave blank if no tailoring is required

Note 3: Target Date – Provide at least the month and year of the anticipated completion of the Action; Revise only when a major program schedule change has occurred; Leave blank if the Action already occurred prior to the completion of the Initial version of the checklist

Note 4: Completion Date – Provide the actual completion date of the Action; If the Action was completed prior to the completion of the Initial version of the checklist, provide at least the year of the Action completion or leave blank if unknown; If the Action is completed after the completion of the Initial version of the checklist, provide the full date of the Action completion (month/day/year); For Actions that have multiple items to complete, provide completion dates for each item and explain in the

Status/Comments column

Note 5: Status/Comments – Provide any supporting information for the Action; If the Action was completed prior to the completion of the Initial version of the checklist and the actual date of completion is unknown, enter the words “Action occurred prior to the implementation of this T&E process” in this column

Note 6: Each signed and dated version (Initial, Revisions, and Checklist Complete) of this checklist will be maintained by the DT Test Director in either a hard copy or in an electronic copy with a scanned signature page. Each “working copy” of this checklist can be maintained electronically on the DT Test Director’s PC. All signed and dated versions of this checklist will be maintained for a period of two (2) years beyond the completion of the OT Checklist and in accordance with the ANG-E Document Management and Control (DMC) Process Description Document (PDD)