dardized format, listed in more detail below (DASA
CE 2010, 12).
- Develop the problem statement; define the ob-
jective and the scope - Formulate assumptions and identify constraints
- Document the current state (the status quo)
- Define alternatives with cost estimates
- Indentify quantifiable benefits and non-quanti-
fiable benefits - Define alternative selection criteria
- Compare alternatives
a) Compare costs and benefits
b) Define trade-offs and billpayers
c) Identify second and third order effects (cause
and effect)
d) Perform sensitivity analysis and risk assess-
ment - Report results and recommendations
A simple example would be a request that had
pure quantifiable costs and quantifiable benefits so
that the equation was straightforward and purely nu-
merical. As one might expect, such a simple analy-
sis is rarely the norm. Much more common are the
requirements with complex considerations that are
both quantifiable and non-quantifiable. Sustainability
requirements can be captured in the quantifiable ben-
efit category when they result in cost reduction, cost
avoidance and productivity improvements. Howev-
er, they also tend to encompass non-quantifiable ben-
efits because of their far reaching impacts to soldier
survivability and ecosystem health that are not easily
assigned a dollar figure.