A critical performance or technical requirement that a system or capability must meet to satisfy its intended mission. In U.S. Department of Defense acquisition programs, KPPs establish mandatory threshold and objective values, with failure to achieve a threshold potentially resulting in program reassessment, restructuring, or cancellation.
Key Performance Parameter (KPP)
A critical performance requirement a defense system must meet, with failure to reach threshold values risking program restructuring.
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