Contact several contract programs within your organization and research the requirements for RAM. Interview program personnel to determine the following:

(a) How did they allocate and document the requirements allocations to system elements?

(b) What lessons did the development team learn?

(c) How would they advise approaching RAM on future programs?

(d) What sources of RAM data and models did they use to develop RAM predictions?

(e) What type of FRACAS system did the User have in place?
(f ) Did the development team use this information?
(g) How was availability computed for the system?