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LEANING OUT


Electronic Equipment Inspector Jim Mason, part of the CPI Directorate at Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA, inspects AN/VRC-92F radio system inventory at the depot’s In/Out Cell. A focused and responsive cadre of CPI practitioners could help the Army save billions of dollars and gain efficiency in leaning its processes. (Photo by Steve Grzezdzinski, U.S. Army Communications– Electronics Command)


By having an agile, responsive and focused cadre of CPI practitioners help- ing solve problems, the Army is poised to save billions of dollars and gain effi- ciency in leaning its processes. We can accomplish even greater results than we have achieved over the past decade by broadening the aperture to include the full suite of CPI methodologies and by prioritizing outcomes over process.


In doing so, we can achieve a broad- spectrum CPI capability for the Army business mission area. But this will not happen overnight, and it will not hap- pen at all if we do not retain some CPI capability in our organizations. It is a


multiyear undertaking and a team effort among the OBT, CPI practitioners and senior leaders across the Army. Our abil- ity to maintain Army readiness at reduced funding levels will depend on our ability to decrease our operating costs through CPI efforts.


For more information on the Office of Busi- ness Transformation, go to http://www. army.mil/obt.


MG CAMILLE M. NICHOLS is director, business operations in the Army OBT. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, she holds four


advanced degrees, including a Ph.D. in engineering management from George Washington University. She is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, having served in various acquisition positions over the past 25 years, and is Level III certified in project management and contracting.


LTC JEREMY GWINN is an infantry offi- cer serving as a strategic planner in the Army OBT. He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. in history from Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. He is an LSS Black Belt candidate.


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