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• Introduction
• The Acquisition Lifecycle
  • HFI and the Acquisition Lifecycle
  • Concept Stage
    • HFI Baseline Strategy
    • Target Audience Description
    • Early Human Factors Analysis
    • Domains
    • Concept of Operations
    • Issues Log
    • Analysing Characteristics
    • Comparability Analysis
    • Workstation Design
    • Workload Analysis
  • Assessment Stage
    • HFI Plan
    • Allocation of Function
    • Task Analysis
    • Constraints and Assumptions
    • HFI Working Group
    • Style Guide
    • People Related Requirements
    • Safety Case
    • Health Hazard Assessment
    • Job Design
    • User Modelling
  • Demonstration Stage
    • Solution Providers
    • Through Life Management Plan
    • Manpower Plans and Policy
    • Combined Operational Effectiveness and Investment Appraisal
    • Human Machine Interface Philosophy
    • System Requirements Document
    • Human Reliability Assessment
    • Demonstration and Assessment Report
    • Integrated Test Evaluation and Acceptance Plan
    • Operability Trials
  • Manufacture, In-service and Disposal Stage
    • Lessons Learnt
    • Update People Related Requirements
    • Disposal
• Commercial Considerations
  • HFI COTS Considerations
• Human Factors Assurance
• HFI – Training and Competences
  • Training
  • Competences

Content

Establishing a Human Factors Integration (HFI) Baseline Strategy

What is an HFI Baseline?

An HFI Baseline is a description of key human factor-related issues taking the form of a document that introduces, describes and plans for an Early Human Factors Analysis (EHFA).

For each human factors activity to be undertaken, the HFI Baseline outlines the overall methodology, objectives, plans and resources required.

What should an HFI baseline strategy produce?

An HFI baseline strategy produces a description of the human factor issues along with the risks of the proposed capability. This populates the EHFA.

How is an HFI Baseline produced?

The size and complexity of the acquisition project and the extent of the expected human role in the system defines the effort needed. Typically the HFI Baseline should involve the following steps:

• Definition of a high-level Concept of Operation, which includes a definition of the project baseline inputs, objectives and requirements
• Agreement of baseline project assumptions and constraints
• Consultation with stakeholders to identify human factors integration issues which might represent a risk to cost, time-scales, personnel safety or compromise system effectiveness
• Coordination of human factors issues within the Human Factors Issues Log
• Where feasible, assess the likelihood and impact of each risk, giving an overall priority to each

What topics impact an HFI Baseline Strategy?

The following topics are required to produce a HFI Baseline:

• Target Audience Description (TAD)
• Capability Gap
• Front-end Process Policy
• Early Comparability Analysis (ECA)

When should an HFI Baseline Strategy be produced?

An HFI Baseline should be produced at the earliest stage of the acquisition lifecycle during which all components are explored.

There is potential for gains relating to cost, performance, time and safety if human issues are identified and managed at this early stage.

Further Information can be found in the HFI Process booklet [PDF], People in Systems handbook [PDF], Def Stan 00-250 and the Human Factors Intranet site.

Change History

Change History

1 March 2010

Further Information amended to include a link to People in Systems handbook.

1 December 2009

Further Information added.

1 March 2009

Updated to include links to other HFI content.