| name | dote-te-guidebook |
| description | Knowledge base from the DoD Test & Evaluation Enterprise Guidebook (August 2022 edition 8.02) with DOT&E-facing enterprise emphasis. Use for T&E enterprise roles (DOT&E vs USD(R&E)), DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E, cybersecurity T&E, MOSA/automation/digital enablers, suitability/reliability growth, and TEMP/Strategy/STE planning. Distinct routing from dod-te-guidebook (same guidebook family, pathway-deep pack). Guidance only—defer to DoDI 5000.89 and Title 10 for binding requirements. |
T&E Enterprise Guidebook (8.02) — DOT&E-Facing Enterprise View
Source: DoD T&E Enterprise Guidebook, August 2022, ed. 8.02 (US Government work, public domain; Distribution A) | Chapters: 8
When to use
Reach for this pack when you need the enterprise T&E operating system with a DOT&E-facing lens: who owns OT/LFT independence vs DT infrastructure, how DT/OT/LFT and cyber fit together, how MOSA/automation/digital engineering change test tempo, how suitability/reliability growth gates OTRR, and how Strategy/TEMP/STE planning resources the body of evidence.
Prerequisites: none — plain Markdown; no MCP server, API key, or licence tier needed at runtime. For pathway-by-pathway TEMP patterns, also load dod-te-guidebook.
How to Use This Skill
- Without arguments — load the core frameworks below.
- With a topic — ask about DOT&E vs USD(R&E), DT/OT/LFT, cyber T&E, MOSA/digital enablers, suitability/reliability, or TEMP/STE.
- With a chapter — ask for
ch01 through ch08.
Supporting files: glossary.md, patterns.md, cheatsheet.md.
Core Frameworks & Mental Models
Guidance, not policy
Implements/clarifies DoDI 5000.89 across AAF pathways. On conflict, policy and statute win.
Four communities, one evidence store
CT + DT&E + OT&E + LFT&E should be integrated, automated, and reused via shared repositories—without erasing independent OT/LFT judgments.
OSD split
| Principal | Lean |
|---|
| USD(R&E) | DT&E policy/sufficiency, engineering, test infrastructure (TRMC) |
| DOT&E | OT&E/LFT&E independence, oversight-list approvals, SecDef/Congress reporting |
Operational ladder + OTRR
Ops Demo -> EOA -> OA -> IOT&E -> FOT&E. OTRR checks R/M/S and safety manageability before operational events.
Cross-cutting enterprise themes
- Cyber T&E across cooperative DT and adversarial OT (Focus Area/companion depth)
- MOSA + digital engineering + automation as tempo/enabler stack with VV&A
- Suitability/reliability growth as DT sufficiency + OTRR + OT outcomes
- Strategy/TEMP/test plans/STE resources as the executable spine
Pack routing vs dod-te-guidebook
| Need | Pack |
|---|
| Pathway chapters (UCA/MTA/MCA/Software/DBS) deep dive | dod-te-guidebook |
| DOT&E-facing enterprise, cyber, MOSA/digital, suitability, Strategy/STE emphasis | dote-te-guidebook (this pack) |
| Same underlying August 2022 Enterprise Guidebook family (ed. 8.02) | both — not conflicting policies |
Chapter Index
| # | Section | Key content |
|---|
| ch01 | Enterprise Overview and Roles | Structure, DOT&E/USD(R&E), oversight, pack routing |
| ch02 | Developmental T&E | DT knowledge mission, sufficiency, CDT |
| ch03 | Operational T&E | Event ladder, OTRR, IOT&E, OTA |
| ch04 | Live Fire T&E | Survivability/lethality, FUSL, waiver limits |
| ch05 | Cybersecurity T&E | Lifecycle cyber, software pipeline, survivability |
| ch06 | MOSA, Automation, Digital T&E | DE, VV&A, automation, MOSA testability |
| ch07 | Suitability and Reliability Growth | R/M/S, OTRR gates, logistics evidence |
| ch08 | Strategy, TEMP, STE Planning | Docs, data/IDSK, resources, approvals |
Topic Index
- Automation / sequential testing → ch06, ch08
- CDT / T&E WIPT / PM roles → ch01, ch02
- Cybersecurity T&E → ch05
- dod-te-guidebook relationship → ch01, Scope & Limits
- DOT&E authorities → ch01, ch03, ch04
- DT&E / sufficiency assessments → ch02
- FUSL / LFT&E waiver limits → ch04
- IOT&E / EOA / OA / FOT&E → ch03
- Logistics / supportability evidence → ch07
- MOSA and interface testability → ch06
- OTRR → ch03, ch07
- Reliability growth → ch07
- Shared data repositories → ch01, ch02, ch08
- STE / test resources → ch08
- T&E Oversight List → ch01, ch08
- TEMP / T&E Strategy → ch08
- USD(R&E) / TRMC → ch01, ch02
- Verification / Validation pairing with T&E → ch02, ch06
Supporting Files
Scope & Limits
This pack covers the DoD Test & Evaluation Enterprise Guidebook, August 2022, edition 8.02 (DMI mirror of the public Distribution Statement A release; 165 pages per extraction metadata) as synthesized reference notes with a DOT&E-facing enterprise emphasis (roles, DT/OT/LFT, cyber, MOSA/digital enablers, suitability/reliability, Strategy/TEMP/STE).
Relationship to dod-te-guidebook: both packs derive from the same August 2022 Enterprise Guidebook family. dod-te-guidebook is the earlier OUSD(R&E)-framed pack with deeper pathway-specific chapters. This pack does not replace it; it cross-routes and fattens enterprise/DOT&E/cyber/suitability/strategy themes. Prefer loading both when pathway detail and enterprise oversight detail are needed together.
It does not cover: full text of DoDI 5000.89 or other 5000-series instructions; detailed STAT/DOE methodology; CUI/CAC-gated companion procedures; or Acquisition of Services pathway depth (under review in source). US Government public domain work (Distribution Statement A). No source-material download link is published.
