FIELDING THE FUTURE
FIGURE 2
Supportability Cell conducts an assess- ment of the projects within the portfolio to identify the major projects that have the strongest needs for supportability analyses and improvements.
These supportability project officers provide the initial assessment and iden- tify necessary follow-on tasks, taking the burden off the project lead. Tey serve as the single point of contact for all support- ability-related tasks. Tese tasks detail the specific assessments, analyses and evalua- tions necessary to address supportability concerns, implications and opportunities.
Te tasks are then given to the project lead for inclusion into the overall project plan. An internal document at CCDC AC provides guidance to project leads on how to assemble a team and what tasks the proj- ect lead is responsible for—it guides the leads in the steps of project initiation and management. In situations where resources are not available to fully analyze or miti- gate supportability concerns, someone is designated to track the risks associated with a project and include them in a risk profile, so the project lead can focus on the project as a whole.
Tese assessments provide the entire proj- ect team insight into cause-and-effect relationships between certain design decisions and the potential impact to the Soldier and the Army infrastructure. To accomplish their objectives, supportabil- ity project officers use various engineering tools and techniques such as risk analy- sis, failure modes and effects analysis, and supportability analysis.
In addition to these tools, supportabil- ity project officers have access to some totally new and unique tools, such as the Logistics Map (LOGMAP) and the Life Cycle Impact Analysis Tool, which were
PRODUCTION LOCKS IN COSTS
This 2003 report, “Setting Requirements Differently Could Reduce Weapon Systems’ Total Ownership Costs” (GAO-03-57), details when life cycle costs are locked in. Once a system enters production, 90 percent of that cost is already locked in. (Image by U S. Government Accountability Office)
developed by the Armaments Center as part of separate initiatives.
LOGMAP adds value to the project management process used at CCDC AC, the Armaments Technology Develop- ment Process, by providing guidance to the life cycle engineering community on recommended actions and analyses that should be done at specific times within the process.
LOGMAP identifies when specific actions should be taken in relation to other proj- ect tasks, allowing logistics engineers and logisticians to synchronize their actions with those of the other project engineers. It allows for the development of a support- ability road map within the science and technology environment for each project.
It provides guidance to supportability project officers with respect to the high- level “how, what and when” actions that should be taken.
ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS Te Life Cycle Impact Analysis Tool is a software-based tool that helps support- ability project officers and project team members identify potential supportabil- ity and cost burdens by answering a series of questions. It “speaks” to the design engi- neers, asking questions on intricate design details that have a profound impact on the eventual support needed for the system rather than asking basic “compliance” questions.
Currently, the tool contains more than 500 questions that were derived from
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