What is a Product Development Group?

Affiliation Data
Our BPDSP (para 4.2.3.4) states "...Only personnel with completed affiliation information will be allowed voting rights in a PDG." You will need to fill out the Affiliation Data Form for EACH PDG that you would like to participate in. Please visit the PDG's page to fill out its individual Affiliation Data Form. Remember to "submit".

Product Development Groups (PDGs) are formed as a result of approved Product Nominations (PN) to develop or modify Balloted Products. The PDG does the work required to create the Balloted Product and resolve ballot comments. The PDG builds a product based on consensus to meet the PN. The PDG may assume a dual role under another standards organization under an agreement between SISO and the other standards organization, e.g., IEEE.

You are considered a Member of a specific PDG if you have...

1. Registered with our site. To do this please select the "Login" link at the top right of the page, then choose the "Register" tab and complete the registration form. (Only one registration per person please).

2. A current SISO membership required by P&P (SISO-ADM-002-2011 para 9.2.3).

3. Submitted your Affiliation Data (see right).

4. Subscribed to the specific discussion. Once you've logged in to the SISO site and completed your Affiliation Data, please select Discussions from the top menu, find your PDG discussions of interest, check the box to the right of each one you wish to subscribe to, then select the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page.

Product Development Groups
C-BML PDG - Coalition - Battle Management Language
Generally, Battle Management Language (BML) is the unambiguous language used to command and control forces and equipment conducting military operations and provide for situational awareness and a shared, common operational picture.

CIGI PDG - Common Image Generator Interface
The purpose of CIGI is to provide interoperability across real-time Image Generator (IG) and Host computational system providers by using a common method of communicatons. The product will provide a common  communications protocol that will enable each disparate visualization tool to quickly interface with other subsystems by providing a set of commonly used subsystem-to-subsystem interactions.  Group transitioned from an SSG to a PDG at the 2011 Fall SIW.


CMSD PDG - Core Manufacturing Simulation Data
This product defines a data interface specification for efficient exchange of manufacturing life cycle data in a simulation environment. The specification provides neutral data interfaces for integrating manufacturing software applications with simulation systems. TOR approved 4 Jan 11 by the SAC to transition CMSD from a PDG to a PSG. 

CSPI PDG - Commercial Off-the-Shelf Simulation Package Interoperability
Since 1980 efforts to improve the productivity of simulation modeling in manufacturing have yielded the range of COTS discrete event simulation packages (CSPs) that are used today by engineers and analysts to investigate complex, dynamic process-based systems found in commerce, health, manufacturing and supply chains.

DDCA PDG - Distributed Debrief Control Architecture
The primary requirement for a distributed debrief control architecture is an object model which can be described for consistent representation in different environments (e.g. DIS, HLS, TENA, etc). The product shall be a SISO standard to define the methods to conduct a distributed debrief over a simulation network framework. The DDCA shall consist of an object model that defines messages, states, and behaviors. Interoperability between different implementations shall be enabled through consistent use of these messages, states, and behaviors. 

DIS PDG - Distributed Interactive Simulation Extension
The DIS PDG is currently developing a revision to IEEE Std 1278.1-1995 and IEEE Std 1278.1a-1998 which will be IEEE Std 1278.1-200X. The PDG investigated the present use of DIS to identify problems with the existing standard, areas where experimental protocol data units (PDUs) have been developed, and areas where the standard required expansion.

DSEEP PDG - Distributed Simulation Engineering and Execution Process
The FEDEP is a generalized systems engineering process for building and executing HLA federations and other distributed simulation applications. The FEDEP was approved as an IEEE Recommended Practice (IEEE 1516.3) in Apr 2003, and has enjoyed continuous active use within the HLA community. DSEEP approved as an IEEE Recommended Practice (IEEE 1730) in Jan '11. PDG transitioned to the DSEEP PSG.

DMAO PDG - DSEEP Multi-Architecture Overlay
The DMAO extends the process described in the DSEEP to address multi-architecture development and execution.  It is designed as an overlay, associating issues and solutions relevant to multi-architecture development to existing DSEEP activities.

EPLRS/SADL PDG - Enhanced Position Location Reporting System including Situational Awareness Data Link Simulation Standard
This product shall be a SISO standard to define the methods to simulate an EPLRS/SADL Network within a Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) or High Level Architecture (HLA) framework.

FEAT PDG - Federation Engineering Agreements Template
The Federation Engineering AGreements Template (FEAT) will benefit all developers, managers, and users of distributed simulations by providing an unambiguous format for recording agreements about the design and use of the distributed simulation.

GM-VV PDG - Generic Methodology for Verification and Validation in the M&S Domain
The GM V&V PDG proposes to develop a product for the international community for a generic V&V and Acceptance methodology for models, simulation, and data.

Link 11 A/B PDG - Link 11 A/B Network Simulation Standard
There are immediate and overdue operational requirements for existing military simulations to exchange Link-11 A/B data using a single interoperable standard.

MSDL - Military Scenario Definition Language
The Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) is intended to provide a standard mechanism for loading Military Scenarios independent of the application generating or using the scenario.

RPR FOM PDG - Real-Time Platform Reference Federation Object Model
SISO-STD-001.1-1999, RPR FOM V1.0 captures the functionality of IEEE 1278.1-1995. The PDG is continuing its work readying RPR FOM V2.0 that will add the functionality of IEEE 1278.1a-1998.

SCM PDG - Simulation Conceptual Modeling
PN approved 18 Oct 10 transitioning the SSG to a PDG. SCM   SG transitioned to SSG 9 Jul 07. The SCM SSG has successfully transitioned to a PDG. A Product Nomination (PN) was discussed during the 2010 Spring SIW during the SAC Face-to-Face meeting and was approved by EXCOM vote 18 October 2010.

SRML PDG - Simulation Reference Markup Language
The SRML Product Development Group (PDG) is working on standardization of a simulation markup language and corresponding simulation engine specification based on the Simulation Reference Markup Language (SRML).
Product Nominations
View  Product Nominations (PNs) in the Digital Library. The PN template may be found at Appendix A of the BPDSP - SISO-ADM-003-2011.
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Composition

Each Product Development Group is composed of the three groups:

 PDG Drafting Group - This group is responsible for performing the analysis and product development steps outlined as Stage Two, (see SISO P&P section 5) of the Product Development Process. This includes evaluating and evolving a draft product; circulating the product for review; responding to comments by reviewers; and responding to the SAC on scope, schedule, and technical issues. The number of drafting group members is established by the SAC, based on the nature and expected activity level of the PDG. This number will normally range from five to seven members. Drafting group membership is assigned by the SAC.

 PDG Assigned Reviewers - This group is responsible for concentrated review and comment on all products, including the interim products identified in the SISO P&P Section 5. The PDG Assigned Reviewers will have up to twenty members. The members will be recommended by the Drafting Group and approved by the SAC. The Drafting Group and the Assigned Reviewers will determine when the interim phases of analysis are complete.

 Volunteer Reviewers - This group is responsible for overall review of the product. The Volunteer Reviewers may review any draft of the product and provide comments to the Drafting Group. Volunteer Reviewer membership is unlimited in size and is open to the SISO community.