COLLABORATION & THE INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL BASE
expert as well as shoulder-launched munitions engineers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC). Tese experts have signifi- cant experience working on ammunition items and were essential for planning, review and analysis of the munition development.
While the PM CCS product support expert ensured all the neces- sary sustainment planning, coordination and documentation for the 84 mm HE 441E round was being executed through devel- opment, the DEVCOM AC munitions engineers coordinated all aspects of technology management with PM CCS to enable smooth transition to production. Te PM CCS product support expert and the munitions engineers eventually moved to the inte- grated product team, funded and managed by PM CCS, once transition to production was complete. Tis transition was critical to support PM CCS responsibilities for production and execu- tion of sustainment.
THE BENEFIT Tis collaborative and integrated approach minimized the risk of rework, schedule slip and cost growth due to lack of synergy between the two project managers. PM CCS and PM SL have successfully managed the M3A1 and 84 mm HE 441E integra- tion and qualification and ultimately achieved type classification standard on Jan. 3, 2023. As stipulated in the memorandum of agreement, the primary office of responsibility transferred from PEO Soldier to JPEO A&A (PM CCS) on Jan. 30, 2023, after PEO Soldier achieved the type classification standard milestone. Shortly after, PM CCS awarded a standalone delivery order to procure more than 3,000 munitions from Saab Dynamics. By leveraging the established memorandum and directly embedding DEVCOM AC experts with munition experience, all the experts became members of one team. Tis generated a feeling of pride, fellowship and a general spirit of collaboration. Ultimately, the team was able to have all programmatic documents approved on schedule, achieving type classification, a major program milestone
and place the program on a path to successfully deliver necessary capability to the operational environment.
CONCLUSION Te structure of the chartered missions of the PEOs and project management offices within Army acquisition could present chal- lenges when developing individual items that are reliant on one another to operate. By planning, identifying items that require synchronization across PEOs, leveraging formal documents like the memorandum of agreement, aligning funding streams and schedules and joining experts from both organizations into one cross-functional integrated product team, both organizations were able to attain a synergy that resulted in the successful execution of two separate but associated acquisition programs.
For more information, go to
https://jpeoaa.army.mil/Project- Offices/PM-CCS.
FREDERICK WILLECKE is chief of product support at PM CCS since August 2018. He holds a Master of Engineering in systems engineering and master’s certificates in systems supportability engineering and systems engineering and architecting from Stevens Institute of Technology and a B.A. in political science from Villanova University. He holds the Green Belt certification in Six Sigma, as well as the DAWIA Advanced certification in life cycle logistics and the Practitioner certification in test and evaluation.
DAN O’LEARY is product support manager at PM CCS within JPEO A&A. He received his B.S. in liberal arts from Excelsior College and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Sergeant Major Academy. He holds the Green Belt certification in Six Sigma, as well as the DAWIA Advanced certification in life cycle logistics and the Practitioner certification in program management.
Project managers must ensure program priorities are synchronized.
SHELLEY LOWERY is a DEVCOM AC product support integrator working with Product Manager Soldier Lethality within PEO Soldier and PM CCS at JPEO A&A. She holds an MBA in project management and a bachelor’s degree in business, both from Saint Leo University. She holds the DAWIA Advanced certification in life cycle logistics.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Azamat Z. Villar, modernization lead at JPEO A&A; David Okken, MAAWS team lead in Product Director Crew Served Weapons in Project Manager Soldier Lethality with PEO Soldier.
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