**Requirements Checklist**

· Was the requirement properly vetted through the sponsoring S/O? Did you get appropriate management approval and commitment?

· Did you clearly define the need and establish a line-of-sight to the AVS Mission of continued operational safety, development of standards and policies, and certification?

· Did you clearly define the desired outcome of the program and the implementation plan to reach the outcome for the research?

· Did you identify phases for the research? Does each phase have milestones, metrics, and exit criteria?

· Did you clearly identify what the intended output of the research will be?

· Did you provide strong evidence and impact statements for each ranking criteria?

**“Quick tips”**

· **Be an active sponsor(Life Cycle)**

· Sponsors should clearly articulate the desired **outcome(s)**

· Sponsors should drive the requirements based on **needs in the field and safety data**

· The sponsor implementation plans should reflect **practical applications that meet the needs**

· Sponsors should **actively participate** in writing requirements, monitoring, and reviewing research

· Sponsors should work within your TCRG and across other TCRGs to **consolidate requirements**

· Sponsors should **follow-through with implementation** and **keep track** of where research was used

· Sponsors should coordinate with the Standard Staff personnel responsible for the implementation

· **Follow the AVS R&D Process**

· **Completely fill in** the requirements form

·  **Meet all the deadlines** for submitting requirements

· Consider **developing requirements at least one month before the due date** to receive feedback from sponsoring S/O prior to the AVS RED Group evaluations (earlier submission may be required to receive feedback according to the individual S/O process)

· **Understand and comply** with all AVS and AIR guidance.  Check with your AVS RED Group representative for S/O-specific guidance as well as overall AVS process guidance.

· **Contact your OPI(s)** with questions throughout the process

· **Content**

·  **Understand who the audience is** (i.e. AVS REDMT) and write so they can understand

· Clearly indicate **who, why, what, and when outputs are needed**

· Clearly indicate **what the sponsor will do with the outputs in the implementation**

· Provide **evidence and impact justification** for the 3 applicable ranking criteria in the justification section

· Clearly indicate **connections/coordination with other TCRGs**

· Reference NextGen **only for research that directly supports it** and cite specific line items in the NextGen plans the research will address

**Heilmeier Catechism***(~ Dr. George Heilmeier, DARPA Director, 1975-1977)*****

1. What are we trying to do? What is the problem we are trying to solve?  (Articulate objectives using absolutely no jargon)

2. How is it done today, and what are the limitations of current practice? 

3. What is new in our approach, and why do we think it will be successful? What gives evidence that it will work? 

4. Assuming we are successful, what difference does it make? 

5. What are the risks and payoffs?

6. How long will it take and how much will it cost? 

7. What are the mid-term and final “exams” to check for success?

**Key Stakeholders**

1. Program Planning Teams (PPT)

· The PPTs are the primary preparers of process documentation and include research sponsors and performers.

·  The PPT monitors sponsor development progress of research requirements and, as required, meets to finalize and balance research requests and reconcile the budget target for a fiscal year.

·  AVS is the lead of the Safety PPT.

·  Participating Organizations for Aircraft Safety PPT:  AAM, AFS, AIR, AOV, AVP, ANG-C1, ANG-E2

2. RE&D Executive Board (REB)

·  The REB members use a top-down oversight approach to managing the portfolio process.  REB members have three roles:

i.  Guide the initial portfolio planning and preparation phase. 

ii. Oversee the gathering of multiple projects’ budget requests into one comprehensive RE&D budget. 

iii. Oversee program impacts of the budget deliberation process.   

· Participating Organizations:  ANG, AEE, ARP, AST, AVS, ABA, AIO, ABP-330

3. Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC) and Subcommittees

· The Congressionally-mandated REDAC, established in 1989, advises the FAA Administrator on research and development issues.  It also coordinates the FAA’s RE&D activities with industry and other government agencies. 

· The REDAC’s Subcommittee for Aircraft Safety (SAS) reviews AVS research programs twice a year. 

4. AVS Research, Engineering, and Development (RED) Group

· Made up of six members representing AVS, AAM, AFS, AIR, AOV, and AVP.

· Responsible for managing the AVS R&D Process for each participating S/O.

· Collects all requirements that have been submitted by the TCRGs and approved by the Sponsoring Directorate or Division and prioritizes them using the AVS ranking standards.  

· The AVS RED Group uses a two-phased approach to develop the R&D Portfolio:

i. Technical evaluation of requirements

ii. Cost evaluation

· Each AVS RED Group member is responsible for coordinating concurrence or changes to the proposed AVS R&D Portfolio within their S/O.

· Participating Organizations:  AAM, AFS, AIR, AOV, AVP

5. TCRGs

6. OPI Participating Organizations: AAM, AFS, AIR, AVP