Outcome Focused Solutions
Mission Engineering
“Mission engineering is a process that helps the Department [of Defense] better understand and assess impacts to mission outcomes based on changes to systems, threats, operational concepts, environments, and mission architectures. Mission-based, data-driven outputs help to inform acquisition, research and development, and concepts of operation, as well as to ‘assess the integration and interoperability of the systems of systems (SoS) required to execute critical mission requirements.’”
Department of Defense, Mission Engineering Guide, 1 October 2023
Systems Engineering
“[Systems Engineering (SE)] establishes the technical framework for delivering materiel capabilities to the warfighter. It provides the foundation upon which everything else is built and supports program success. SE seeks to ensure the effective development and delivery of capability through the implementation of a balanced approach with respect to cost, schedule, performance, and risk, using integrated, disciplined, and consistent SE activities and processes regardless of when a program enters the acquisition life cycle. SE enables the development of resilient systems that are trusted, assured, and easily modified.”
Department of Defense, Systems Engineering Guidebook, February 2022
Catalyst Four Mission Engineering focuses on mission outcomes for a decision-maker’s command, control, communications, and computing needs. Each organizational leader balances their systems engineering needs among competing priorities: policy, governance, strategy, technology, acquisition, testing, and operations.
To accomplish mission outcomes, C4ME will strive to understand the boundaries of a customer’s decision space and deliver strategic, technical, programmatic, and operational impact.
