COMMENTARY


Scenario narrative and master events list LESSONS LEARNED PROGRAMMATICS


• Technical and systems engineering.


• Contracts and budget. SIMULATION


Simulation results and outcomes


RED CELL • Industry Questions and clarification LOTS OF MOVING PIECES


The author’s proposal for an acquisition exercise features numerous components and exposes participants to a full spectrum of issues, requiring them to make decisions in the day-to-day management of an acquisition program and giving them the chance to quickly see the consequences of those decisions. (Graphic courtesy of the author and the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center)


Event inject


EXERCISE DIRECTOR


CONTROLLER


WHITE CELL ADJUDICATION


Interface


PM LEADERSHIP TEAM


• Activity levels. • Stress decisions.


DAY ONE


0900: The PM and key leaders set up in their assigned conference room. The exercise mentor, a retired senior- level PM or program executive officer, greets the exercise participants, and they discuss the agreed-upon goals, which could include expected issues such as rework prob- lems, or more complex issues such as tackling problems that arise with cost and schedule overruns. The exercise begins.


0925: The participants review status reports on various aspects of the program defining the scenario, including cost, schedule and performance, as well as risk. The PM has an initial phone call with her contractor counterpart. The chief engineer and contracting officer begin to work through the details of the information they’ve received. So far, things are quiet … but not for long.


0957: While the exercise team reviews the acquisition status, the contractor PM calls the government PM to discuss a problem: A key component in the manufac- ture of the low-rate initial production units was installed incorrectly. The rework necessary to correct the problem will take seven weeks to resolve and cost approximately $700,000. The contractor PM knows this will delay the already-planned initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). What does the government want to do?


Meanwhile, the exercise controllers are teeing up the next event. The simulation controllers will take the decision that the PM and team provide and run it through the simula- tion. The individual playing the industry PM discusses the government PM’s guidance from their initial call. Unlike most tactical simulations, this one is going to reflect the decisions and the dynamics they provoke. The results will be accelerated through the system—in this case, the seven weeks will be over in 30 minutes.


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