2006 Spring Product Support Conference Clearwater, FL May 8-10, 2006

1. 2006 SpringProduct Support ConferenceClearwater, FLMay 8-10, 2006 AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Session #2: Common Data Exchange Howard Mason Corporate IT Office BAE Systems

2. Electronic Enterprise Integration Committee Standards Process

3. The Path to AIA eBusiness Interoperability • Many eBusiness scenarios can be identified • Many standards and initiatives have the potential to satisfy part of the overall industry requirement for interoperability • Between companies and business partners • Between functions in an organization • Between application systems • Challenge: • reduce overall cost and complexity by identifying the most appropriate solution components • provide concrete guidance on how to satisfy specific business requirements using an appropriate selection of those components

4. Standards strategy • In order of preference • AIA adopts existing standards for use in the aerospace industry • AIA influences standards organizations through participation to meet its requirements • AIA develops its own standards when none exists from standards organizations • AIA may then submit a proposal to the applicable standards organization for international adoption • In each case • The AIA may supplement existing standards with aerospace-agreed implementation conventions (subset), models/examples, and guidelines

5. The role of the EEIC Overall concept of operations of the EEIC is to: • Solicit, identify and rationalize specific business requirements for interoperability • Specific scenarios • Identify and assess key standards and initiatives, as components within an overall framework for eBusiness • Develop AIA position statements on relevant standards/initiatives • Undertake projects to ensure that appropriate standards are available to industry in a timely manner, together with suitable guidance material if required • Develop guidelines for deployment of such components to meet specific business scenarios • Seek industry endorsement of the resulting standards and solutions

6. Business requirements PSC EMC Scenarios EEIC eBSG Solutions Business Solutions SMC Companies CONOPS: The ideal situation In an ideal world, specific ebusiness scenarios can be identified by industry, and interoperable solutions can be derived from a set of existing business solutions

7. Business requirements PSC EMC Scenarios EEIC eBSG Solutions Business Solutions SMC Companies AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework Framework Components AIA eBusiness Implementation Guidebook CONOPS: Structured solutions The Guidebook documents specific business scenarios and describes how each scenario can be addressed using a combination of reusable components, which fit within an overall internationally accepted framework

8. Business requirements PSC EMC Scenarios EEIC eBSG Solutions Business Solutions SMC Companies AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework Framework Components AIA eBusiness Implementation Guidebook CONOPS: Meeting new needs New Interoperability Requirements As new business requirements are defined, the EEIC identifies any need for additional components

9. Business requirements PSC EMC Scenarios EEIC eBSG Solutions Business Solutions SMC Companies AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework Framework Components SAML XBRL PLCS AIA eBusiness Implementation Guidebook RFID STEP GECA Boost Aero Track CONOPS: Tracking possible solutions New Interoperability Requirements The EEIC radar screen tracks possible solutions – each “blip” is documented

10. Business requirements PSC EMC Scenarios EEIC eBSG Solutions Business Solutions SMC Companies Monitor external development Adopt existing standard AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework Framework Components SAML EEIC EEIC XBRL PLCS AIA eBusiness Implementation Guidebook RFID STEP PM/EVM AIA development Clickable GTPA Participate in external development GECA Candidate EEIC EEIC Boost Aero Track CONOPS: Preparing candidates New Interoperability Requirements The EEIC works to convert potential solutions into candidates for AIA adoption

11. Business requirements PSC EMC Scenarios EEIC eBSG Solutions Business Solutions SMC Companies Monitor external development Adopt existing standard AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework Framework Components SAML EEIC EEIC XBRL PLCS AIA eBusiness Implementation Guidebook RFID eBSG eBSG STEP X12 EDI GTPA Template Supplier UID eBSG Adopted eBSG PM/EVM AIA development Clickable GTPA Participate in external development GECA Candidate EEIC EEIC Boost Aero Track CONOPS: eBSG Approval New Interoperability Requirements The eBSG approves candidate standards as part of the AIA framework

12. Business requirements PSC EMC Scenarios EEIC eBSG Solutions Business Solutions SMC Companies Monitor external development Adopt existing standard AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework Framework Components SAML EEIC EEIC XBRL PLCS AIA eBusiness Implementation Guidebook RFID eBSG eBSG STEP X12 EDI GTPA Template Supplier UID Standards and Guidelines eBSG Adopted eBSG PM/EVM AIA development Clickable GTPA Participate in external development GECA Candidate EEIC EEIC Boost Aero Track CONOPS: Updating the framework New Interoperability Requirements Approved standards are made available for use in business solutions

13. The tools

14. Key tools • AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework • Assessment criteria for standards and initiatives • “Blips” – documenting the standards and initiatives • Radar screen to manage, track, and display the blips • Implementation Guidebook • EEIC Project Framework – summarising the tools and process

15. AIA eBusiness Interoperability Framework • Need to show complete landscape for interoperable eBusiness • Assessment of initiatives • Guidance for deploying solutions • Must support cross-sectoral coherence • Opportunity for multiple levels of detail • Needs to be recognisable from IT viewpoint • Based on industry best practice • Developed based on NIST eBSC and international MoU/MG work • Builds on many other models

16. Model Representing Interoperable eBusiness Landscape of the Solution sets needed

17. Example Mapping to Framework BoostAero eBSG & ASD STEP/PLCS ISO OAGIS OAGi X12 ANSI UDEF Open Group UID/RFID AIA & DoD GTPA AIA GECA AIA TSCP

18. Assessment criteria for AIA standards • What is a standard? • A document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context • Ensure Compliance with Guiding Principles • Qualify Standard against Selection Criteria • Evaluate against Architectural Principles • Evaluate against AIA project criteria

19. Radar blip • Used on radar screen to indicate status and maturity of standard • Expands to provide AIA position statement on a standard or initiative • Created as basic document to introduce standard or initiative • Updated to track progress • Records final disposition • Provides visibility to members

20. Information behind the “Radar blip” • Abstract • Full Title of Standard or Initiative (Acronym) • Responsible organisation • Lead Organization within AIA • Other stakeholders – by function/organisation • Business justification • Description of activity/deliverables • Business benefits • Location in EEIC Framework • EEIC Action Plan – Monitor/Participate/Develop/Adopt – Guidelines? • EEIC Status (updated) • Adoption plan • eBSG adoption statement (final disposition) • AIA recommendation (final disposition) • Link to a standards host site • Link to supporting material • Used for new tasks and updates

21. The “Radar Screen” • Simple view of AIA eBusiness work programme • Illustrates • Items that may be of relevance to AIA • Candidate standards for adoption • Adopted standards that form part of the Interoperability Framework • Shows strategy for delivery of the candidate standards • Click on blip to get more information

22. The “Radar Screen” Active AIA Project PKI FIPS 201 Adopt existing standard AIA Guidelines TSCP SAML • Supplier • UID IADFA EIA-927 Monitor external development Certipath PLCS STEP SOA X12 EDI GECA Template GTPA Template Supplier IUID UDEF Supplier RFID ebXML PM/EVM Adopted Boost Aero Clickable GTPA Participate in external development AIA development Candidate NCO CDE RFID Track As of 2006-03-13

23. AIA eBusiness Implementation Guidebook • Concept of operations • EEIC standards selection process • eBusiness Interoperability Framework • Extensible taxonomy of framework components • Extensible set of scenarios and corresponding solutions • Scenarios • Components required • Architectural guidance – design time • Implementation guidance – build time • Operational guidance – run time • Core still under development, based on available material