Test and Evaluation as a Continuum: The Integrated Decision Support Key (IDSK) for Test Planning

The Integrated Decision Support Key (IDSK) provides a framework for articulating cradle to grave acquisition lifecycle decision making, informed by operational and technical capabilities’ evaluation, drawing data from the full test continuum of early contractor testing through full-up system of system operational test and/or modeling and simulation.  The IDSK is directed in DoDI 5000.89 for acquisition programs of record (PoR).  The IDSK concept is expanded to an agile, scalable evaluation framework for application outside the PoR acquisition cycle to inform the full continuum decisions involved with science and technology (S&T) – prototyping and experimentation (P&E) – capability portfolio management (CPM) efforts.   This webinar discusses the IDSK it’s expansion across a broader decision space with the agile, scalable evaluation framework concept and illustrates examples of its use.