Glossary of Abbreviations
| a.k.a | also known as |
| AFIS | Association Française d'Ingénierie Système (French Chapter of INCOSE) |
| AIAA | American Institution for Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| AR | Acquisition Reform (of DoD) |
| ASAP | As soon as possible |
| CAE | Computer Aided Engineering |
| CE | Concurrent Engineering |
| CI | Continuous Improvement |
| CMMI | Capability Maturity Model Integration |
| CONOPS | Concept of Operations |
| DFMAT | Design for Manufacturing, Assembly and Testing |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DODAF | DoD Architecture Framework |
| EADS | European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company |
| EdNet | LAI Educational Network |
| ELOP | Elbit Systems Electro—Optics, Israel |
| EM | Enterprise Management |
| FBC | Faster, Better, Cheaper (a former NASA practice) |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GE | General Electric |
| HALT/HASS | Highly Accelerated Life Test/Highly Accelerated Stress Screen |
| IPT | Integrated Product Team |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| INCOSE | International Council on Systems Engineering |
| JSF | Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) |
| LAI | Lean Advancement Initiative, formerly Lean Aerospace Initiative, formerly Lean Aircraft Initiative |
| LEfSE | Lean Enablers for Systems Engineering |
| LEM | Lean Enterprise Model |
| LMU | Loyola Marymount University |
| LPD | Lean Product Development |
| LPDF | Lean Program Development Flow |
| LSE | Lean Systems Engineering |
| LSE WG | Lean Systems Engineering Working Group (of INCOSE) |
| MBA | Master of Business Administration |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MoD | Ministry ... |
