This lesson defines the overarching strategy for the conduct of a human factors effort in support of system acquisition programs. The Human Factors Program establishes the approach for applying human factors engineering to the individual systems being acquired through the Integrated Human Factors Plan. The goal is to increase total system performance and reduce developmental and lifecycle costs by optimizing human performance when the system is operated and maintained in the operational environment by members of the target population.
The Human Factors Program and its Integrated Human Factors Plan (IHFP) should be initiated early in the Investment Analysis phase of the system acquisition process and refined during each subsequent acquisition phase, as required.
Establishing a Human Factors Program for a given system acquisition requires focusing on the tasks the humans (operators, maintainers, and support personnel) will perform on the system, and the program activities that must be undertaken during the acquisition to allow early identification and resolution of human performance issues. The figure below illustrates the steps to be taken in developing the Human Factors Program.
Steps in developing a Human Factors Program.
Step 1: Designate Human Factors Coordinator
Step 2: Review System Operation
Step 3: Describe Operators and Maintainers
Step 4: Identify Operator and Maintainer Tasks
Step 5: Identify Human Factors Program Issues
Step 6: Describe HF Program Objectives, Activities, Test & Evaluation Events
Step 7: Devise HF Program Strategy
Step 8: Tailor and Iterate Program
Checklist
HF Working Group Operating Procedures
HF Program Plan Content and Format
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