2-8 Why Integrate Human Factors?

Important HF Questions to Address During Acquisitions. The Human Factors AMS Lifecycle Checklist identifies:

HF questions that need to be considered as part of the Acquisition Management System (AMS) process

The AMS stages at which these questions should be addressed

FAA documents within which the HF findings based on these questions should be incorporated

A sample of these HF questions includes:

Are human capabilities and limitations considered as part of the total solution?

Has a functional analysis been conducted to determine information flow and processing required?

Has a front-end analysis adequately identified the human performance issues for test planning?

Does documentation identify the specific human factors tasks and activities that must be planned and executed to support timely design, development, and implementation?

Do the human factors requirements meet the appropriate specifications or standards, including the Human Factors Design Standard (HF-STD-001B)?

Have product functions been properly allocated between the hardware, software, and the human?

Have the human factors implications of each alternative been determined for their impact on human-system performance, cost, benefits, schedule, interfaces, and technical risks, and then used to select alternatives?