Systems Engineering Capability Model

| AA | Advanced Attribute | |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute | |
| BIT | Built-In-Test | |
| CAWG | Capability Assessment Working Group | |
| CDRL | Contract Data Requirements List | |
| CMM | Capability Maturity Model | |
| COTS | Commercial-Off-The-Shelf | |
| CR | Change Request | |
| DMP | Data Management Plan | |
| DSMC | Defense Systems Management College | |
| EIA | Electronic Industries Association | |
| EPIC | Enterprise Process Improvement Collaboration | |
| FA | Focus Area | |
| GA | Generic Attribute | |
| GC | Generic Characteristic | |
| GP | Generic Practice | |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | |
| IMP | Integrated Master Plan | |
| IMS | Integrated Master Schedule | |
| INCOSE | International Council of Systems Engineering | |
| ISO | International Organization for Standards | |
| NDI | Non-Development Item | |
| PA | Process Area | |
| PDP | Product Development Process | |
| QFD | Quality Function Deployment | |
| SECAM | Systems Engineering Capability Assessment Model | |
| SECM | Systems Engineering Capability Model | |
| SE-CMM | Systems Engineering - Capability Maturity Model | |
| SP | Specific Practice | |
| SPICE | Software Process Improvement Capability Determination | |
| TC | Technical Category | |
| TPM | Technical Performance Measurement | |
| TPP | Technical Performance Parameter | |
| TQM | Total Quality Management | |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |