MAKING PROGRESS Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division conduct patrols during NIE 16.1, held in September 2015 at Fort Bliss, TX, and White Sands Missile Range, NM. The Soldiers operated combat and tactical vehicles integrated with WIN-T Increment 2. Developed under a plan that incorporated Soldier feedback early and often, the system offers connectivity rivaling that found in a stationary command post. (U.S. Army photo by Amy Walker, PEO C3T Public Affairs)
developer could assist the process owner in maturing the process to the point where it can be automated. To effectively mature processes and gauge when they are ready for automation, we need a scale to measure process readiness, similar to what exists in DOD for technology or manufacturing.
CONCLUSION It’s impossible to sing together if we can’t hear each other. Build- ing a common understanding of requirements and expectations by exchanging roles ensures that we’re singing from the same sheet of music.
As employees of the federal government, funded by taxpayer dollars, we need to remember that we are the ones onstage. We must learn to not just minimally communicate with our users, system developers and other stakeholders: We must invite them to the chorus and learn to sing in harmony.
For more information, go to
http://peoc3t.army.mil/c3t/.
MR. THOM HAWKINS is the continuous performance improvement program director and chief of program analysis for the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T). He holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Drexel University and a B.A. in English from Washington College. Hawkins is Level III certified in program management and Level I certified in financial management, and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps. He is an Army-certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and holds Project Management Professional and Risk Management Professional credentials from the Project Management Institute.
MR. MATT CHOINSKI is a senior software developer at Data Systems Analysts
+ Inc., currently supporting MilTech Solutions
within PEO C3T’s Project Lead Network Enablers. He holds an MBA from Loyola College and a B.A. in business adminis- tration from Towson University.
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