FROM THE AAE
FROM THE ARMY ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE MS. HEIDI SHYU
‘PORTFOLIO’ PERSPECTIVE Provides essential long-term modernization focus
to maintain a decisive advantage over current and future adversaries. It is a sig- focus and reassessment are indispensible. As the writer and well-known futurist think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”
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While managing multimillion-dollar acquisition programs, complex contracts, means trivial, what we do must be tied to an even larger direction.
As we adapt to declining budgets and an evolving defense strategy, it is more criti- cal than ever that we make short-term
ur central equip mission is Soldiers with best weapons to the and equip- ment available, in order
investment decisions based on a long- term focus. That requires a strategic approach to Army modernization based on a sanguine assessment of current and anticipated threats; a careful review of peer nation capabilities; knowledge of state-of-the art commercial, academic, and government research; and a sound resources. The steps required to achieve the strategy must be expressed over near-, mid-, and long-term horizons.
Most importantly, this assessment must our
research or
investments, as expressed in S&T formal programs of
record
(PORs), are linked to a broader outlook. Annual determinations of what we can spend against what we need are insuf- deliberate choices based on a comprehen- sive investment strategy.
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION As detailed in this issue of Army AL&T Magazine, the Army recently began managing acquisition requirements
in
a manner that looks both within and across “portfolios” in order to strike the proper balance of affordability, produc- tivity, and innovation in key areas. This approach, implemented through Capa- bility Portfolio Reviews (CPR), involves a holistic look across programs and sys- tems to validate military needs, identify potential redundancies, and aid future planning efforts.
These efforts have yielded positive ben- and transition. But this is one step as we work toward a larger direction.
Such questions must also drive the development of requirements for new
WHILE CPRS HELP EVALUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR TODAY’S PORS, THE S&T PORTFOLIO REVIEWS SHOULD HELP DEFINE THE ARMY’S CAPABILITIES OF TOMORROW.
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FROM THE AAE
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