A Classical Modernization of the V-Model

William Barnum, William Fisher, Mark Winstead, Stephen Walsh (The MITRE Corporation)

Keywords

Digital Engineering;V-Model;Systems Engineering;Modernization;Test and Evaluation

Abstract

This paper provides new iconography for the Systems Engineering “V-Model”. The “Arch Model” resets and refreshes the original iterative intent of the “V-Model” in a modern context integrated with digital engineering (DE). We will highlight common misperceptions that reduced the efficacy of the “V-Model” and explore how a “classical Roman engineering” metaphor can inspire a modern view of systems development based on historically successful, foundational engineering.