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participating in “sprints,” or workshops, to define current business processes and to drive requirements for a future solu- tion. Teir job is to challenge the status quo—all of the ways that people are used to doing business—in order to focus the Army on what it really needs.
The success of a converged system is dependent upon the ability of system managers to adapt to the changes that are identified through business process reen- gineering; soliciting feedback and gaining buy-in has been essential throughout this process. EBS-C includes detailed represen- tation from across the Army Secretariat, Headquarters Department of the Army staff, Army commands and, most criti- cally, users in the field.
Office of Business Transformation Te Army Business Council – MCFT Working Group, chaired by the director of the Office of Business Transforma- tion, has an advisory relationship to the MFCT. Te Office of Business Transfor- mation's role in contributing to the EBS-C effort is inherent in its mission, which is to develop business strategy and policy, enable governance and promote best- in-class business practices to improve efficiency and facilitate innovative solu- tions and improvements across the Army.
EBS-C Product Management Office Te Program Executive Office for Enter- prise Information Systems (PEO EIS) EBS-C Product Management Office (PMO) is charged with the creation of the acquisition strategy, as well as development and deployment of the Army's modern- ized and converged enterprise resource planning system. Te PMO will oversee the operational approach and implemen- tation of this modernization, which will ultimately improve how all business is done and reported in a rapidly moderniz- ing Army. Te PMO is conducting a wide
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range of market research to explore the use of modernized acquisition strategies, principles and processes to find the best and most efficient way to make conver- gence a reality.
NEXT PHASE AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES By 2027, the Army will deploy the converged system, fusing six missions into one, to manage everything from ordering and delivering tank and helicopter parts, to managing costs, and combining and sharing the data needed to win on the battlefield.
To get there, the Army will leverage the capabilities of the private sector to support in the deployment, development and inte- gration of the system. In February 2021, the MFCT and the EBS-C PMO hosted their first industry day. More than 500 industry participants attended virtually to hear how the Army plans to partner with the commercial sector on this significant transformation project.
Te pathway to this converged system includes an approach that is “as commer- cial as possible and as military as necessary,” meaning that we must reap the benefits of industry best practices while providing solutions for military purposes.
The benefits of achieving converged processes that adhere as closely as possi- ble to industry best practices will allow the Army to better plan the movement
WHY Modernize?
EBS-Convergence is an approach to modernization that will develop an improved warfighting capability— fusing logistics and finance from the strategic support areas to the tactical edge of the battlefield. EBS-C will align the Army’s business processes with leading industry practices, and provide commanders with authoritative data and leading edge analytics, enabling decision-making and velocity during large scale combat operations in a multidomain environment.
CURRENT NON-CONVERGED EBS
Redundant, siloed, sub-optimized processes. No end-to-end visibility.
Brittle IT infrastructure and highly-manual processes.
Unaffordable sustainment costs. On premises, rigid architectures. CONVERGED EBS
Measurable, effective and efficient processes.
Single source-of-truth. Human-centric user experience.
Return on investments and lower total cost-of-ownership.
WHY CONVERGENCE?
The Army’s current enterprise business systems are not able to efficiently drive readiness, and they do not provide modern capabilities to execute sustainment or fiscal management operations. (Graphic by EBS-C MFCT and EBS-C product office)
Cloud-based and service- oriented architecture.
Improved decision-making and velocity for commanders.
Disconnected operations.
Army AL&T Magazine
Fall 2021
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