NDIA ICPM
Program Assist Capabilities Update
Jesse Stewart
September 14, 2009
September 14, 2009
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Types of Program Assists & Tools
• Initial enterprise focus will be on Program Advisory Teams (which could include
mentoring and coaching) & Program Transition Workshops
•Development of a Subject Matter Expert (SME) talent management and access
process
• Results of efforts will inform the development of targeted Team Training,
Communities of Practice, Peer Reviews and other tools and assists
Program Assists
Executive
Coaching
Mentoring
Peer
Reviews
Team
Training
SME
Management
& Access
Communities
of Practice
Program
Transition
Workshops
Program
Advisory
Teams
Problem
Solving
Workshops
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Lifecycle Opportunities for Program Assist
• The Materiel Development Decision precedes entry into any phase of
the acquisition management system
• Entrance Criteria met before entering phase
User Needs
• Evolutionary Acquisition or Single Step to Full Capability
Technology Opportunities & Resources
A
ICD
Materiel
Solution
Analysis
Materiel
Development
Decision
B
Technology
Development
C
Engineering and
Manufacturing Development
CDD
AoA
PDR
Pre-Systems Acquisition
Initial Capabilities
Document (ICD)
Production &
Deployment
CPD
Post PDR
Assessment
CDR
Post CDR
Assessment
FOC
Operations &
Support
FRP
Decision
Review
Sustainment
Systems Acquisition
Capability Development
Document (CDD)
PDR: Preliminary Design Review
CDR: Critical Design Review
FRP: Full Rate Production
IOC
Capability Production
Document (CPD)
IOC: Initial Operational Capability
FOC: Full Operational Capability
Weapon Systems/IT Systems/Services
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Focus on Program Advisory Teams & Program Transition
Workshops
Program
Transition
Workshops
Helps focus government
and industry teams at
critical program inflection
points
•Program Initiation
•Early Milestone transitions
•Re baseline efforts
• Post Nunn-McCurdy
• Other
Program
Advisory
Teams
Provides tailored assistance in
typically difficult program areas
•Acquisition Strategy
•RFP Development
•Cost/EVM Processes
•Risk
•Milestone Preparation
•IMP/IMS, etc.
•Major Reviews
•Nunn-McCurdy Recovery
8/12/2009
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Status
• Discussed at senior service management level
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Partnering with Components to leverage expertise
Necessary Cultural shift—accepting of assistance
Minimizing footprint of overhead
Program Advisory Teams (PAT)
Program Transition Workshops
SME identification and potential short term assignments
—SME usage subject to internal service priorities
• Near Term Actions
– Navy and Air Force working through internal processes
– Army establishing SME policy and possible candidates
as well as potential program assist candidates
– Discussions with components and functional leads on
CONOPS
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