PAM 5-11 — Implementing The Army Modeling And Simulation Enterprise
PAM 5-11 governs Army modeling and simulation management procedures, including enterprise governance, reuse, and verification, validation, and accreditation.
- Publication number: PAM 5-11
- Title: IMPLEMENTING THE ARMY MODELING AND SIMULATION ENTERPRISE
- Date: 05/16/2025
- Proponent: G-8
- Status: ACTIVE
View PAM 5-11 on armypubs.army.mil
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PAM 5-11 addresses capability gaps, M&S communities, governance bodies, standards, awards, configuration management, and data quality metadata. It requires periodic assessments, annual forums, repository reviews, and completion of the four core verification, validation, and accreditation documents.
Topics covered
- Army Modeling and Simulation Enterprise
- Modeling and simulation reuse
- Verification, validation, and accreditation
- Configuration management
- Modeling and simulation standards
- Army M&S Awards program
- Data quality metadata
Questions and answers
What are the goals of the Army M&S Enterprise approach?
The goals of the enterprise approach are identifying and mitigating enterprise-level capability gaps, minimizing redundancy, and promoting reuse. (paragraph 2-2)
How often must organizations review their Army M&S Repository data?
Each organization with M&S equities will conduct a bi-annual Army M&S repository review to ensure relevancy and accuracy of data (see para 3 2). (paragraph 2-2)
What does the M&S 3-star GOSC do?
The M&S 3-star GOSC validates and prioritizes resource requirements and mitigates capability gaps through policy changes and funding decisions. (paragraph 2-3)
Who is eligible for the Army M&S Awards program?
Participation in the Army M&S Awards program is limited to U.S. military and DoD civilians. (paragraph 8-2)
Does the AMSO develop Army M&S standards?
The AMSO does not develop M&S standards for the Army. (paragraph 7-1)