DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION

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A Data Item Description (DID) is a document that is used to define the format, content and constraints to which a contract deliverable must comply. A Data Item Description is normally provided in the contract for all major deliverables in that contract. Effectively, the should be a DID for each type of deliverable data. The list of all data requirements for a contract is called a Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL). For example, a Data Item Description might be included for the Systems Engineering Master Plan (SEMP), the Configuration Management Plan (CMP), the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), and so on. DIDs can also be called, inter alia, 'model texts', 'templates', or 'proformas'.

Other topics in our resources on Systems Engineering related to Data Item Description include: 
 
  • Milestone
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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  • Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)
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  • Statement Of Work (SOW)

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