ACHIEVABLE REQUIREMENTS


AMPV requirements were reviewed, strengthened and validated by the Army, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff. Te Army also solic- ited industry feedback through industry days and requests for information, which led to cost-informed trade-offs to relax or reduce some requirements.


Another recent success is the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, which won the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award in 2013 for cost- saving measures identified by working collaboratively with the


requirements BALANCING REQUIREMENTS


With senior Army leadership involved from the start, the requirements process for the AMPV program concentrated on the capabilities needed to ensure its mission success within the armored brigade combat team while specifically refining capabilities that support mobility and protection. (Photo courtesy of Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems)


community to achieve affordability. Dur- ing the JLTV’s technology development phase,


the Army conducted a cost-


informed trade assessment that examined design options, requirements and afford- ability. Tis program is an example of the success the Army can achieve by defining realistic requirements in partnership with industry.


INSTILLING COLLABORATION Te Army has taken the initiative to institutionalize these value-added processes to ensure more successful acquisition outcomes. Drawing guidance from Better Buying Power 2.0 initiatives, ASA(ALT) signed the implementation memorandum in August 2014 requiring


KNOWLEDGE FLOW


The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) industry day in December 2014 provided a forum where stakeholders and other interested parties could exchange information and learn about best practices. The goal was to boost industry productivity and provide affordable military capabilities to the warfighter. (Photo by Bill Crawford, AMRDEC Public Affairs)


“knowledge point” reviews at key junc- tures in the development of all major acquisition programs. Tis in-depth process establishes a forum for critical review of a system’s proposed specifica- tions for program technical risks, cost and viability. Tese reviews allow Army leadership to judge the realism of require- ments as a function of cost, schedule and technical risks before Milestone B. Iden- tifying performance trade-offs in this way ensures that the program remains affordable and achievable.


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