ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

MIL-STD-245 (see glossary)

1b The SOW is within our capabilities

You can make a quick assessment of your ability to perform the task by using the Experience Window in Table 2-2. Ask yourself the customer and product questions and then compare your answers to the answers and capabilities shown in the table.

Table 2-2. Experience Window
ConditionHave Customer ExperienceHave Product ExperienceCapability to Perform
1YesYesHigh
2NoYesModerate
3YesNoLow
4NoNoUnknown

That's not the end of it, however. Just having customer experience and product experience is not enough; it must be positive experience. If you have had experience with this customer, but it was not positive experience, you must neutralize the negative effects. If you ...

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