THE BIG PICTURE


TABLE 1


ICD Revision C


D E


Document Date


26 JUN 12 8 JAN 13 3 MAY 13


MAKING CHANGES FASTER


The AIAMD PO streamlined the process of incorporating revisions to the ICD by using NORs rather than ECPs. The NORs allow P&F kit developers to implement changes immediately. (SOURCE: AIAMD PO)


Te AIAMD PO decided to stream- line the process of incorporating changes to the ICD. In July 2011, the PO began issuing notices of revision (NORs) for changes determined to be in scope, requiring no additional funds to implement. Te NORs paid divi- dends by enabling P&F kit developers to implement changes immediately; thus all key stakeholders can maintain crucial momentum in executing their component-level designs without sacri- ficing control of the interface itself.


At the AIAMD critical design review in May 2012, after successful development of Revision C in the P&F B-Kit to A-Kit ICD, the AIAMD PO decided to con- tinue the NOR process. Because of early NOR approval by stakeholders, AIAMD can estimate schedule savings of five to 13 months. (See Table 1.) At this time, all NORs are formally approved or dis- approved through the AIAMD Virtual Configuration Control Board, adding further efficiencies. Te virtual board eliminates the need for all the decision- making stakeholders


to spend several


hours physically attending a meeting to review the NORs.


INTEGRATED CAPABILITY


Air defense battle management system operators assigned to the 108th ADA Brigade employ the AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel June 21, 2013, in support of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (2-82) during Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-03 at Fort Bragg, NC. By FY17, the AIAMD PO plans to integrate Sentinel radars, among several other systems, to support engagement of air and missile threats. Each sensor and weapon platform will have a P&F inter- face module, defined by a P&F ICD. (U.S. Army photo by SSG Jason Hull, 2-82 Public Affairs)


CONCLUSION No process for managing an ICD is per- fect, and the AIAMD PO continuously looks for ways to make the process better. Among the changes that AIAMD may implement in the next six months are:


116 Army AL&T Magazine April–June 2014 # NORs


Implemented 16


11 17


Approximate Schedule Savings


7 months 5 months 13 months


to Revision F in February 2014. A stan- dard systems engineering approach uses engineering change proposals (ECPs) to accomplish the changes necessary to revise an ICD. However, ECPs are contractual actions that change a con- tractor’s statement of work and may take up to six months to implement, with a potentially significant impact on a pro- gram’s schedule and costs.


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