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Studies by academia, industry, and government indicate that applying a sound systems engineering process to development programs is an important tool for preventing cost and schedule overruns and performance deficiencies. There is an enormous body of systems engineering knowledge. Where does one start? How can the principles of systems engineering be applied in the Sandia environment? This road map is intended to be an aid to answering these questions.

When a system is being designed, one of the system requirements will specify the intended life for the system, which is called the design life, the system life, the expected operational lifetime, or the service life. This specification is an important driver of the total life cycle cost. This paper suggests how specifying this design life affects the design and the cost of the system.