FUNCTIONAL PROCEDURE

DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE
The purpose of the Operational Concept Document – Lite (OCDL) is to:
a. describe a new or modified system in terms of the user needs it will fulfil, its relationship to existing systems and the ways it will be used;
b. communicate the user's needs to the developer and other interested parties;
c. obtain consensus among the End-user, acquirer, developer, support, and user agencies on the operational concept of the system;
d. provide a reference for determining ‘fitness for purpose’ of the system;
e. provide a justifiable basis for the formal requirements to be used to procure the system; and
f. provide a consolidated view of the implications of the system on the Fundamental Inputs to Capability (FIC).