PANDEMIC-READY
STRIKE A POSE
A Soldier dons the Capability Set 3 militarized prototype of the IVAS during a Soldier touch-point live fire test event at Fort Pickett, Virginia, in October. (Photos by Courtney Bacon, PEO Soldier)
Soldier, Microsoft, Combat Capabilities Development Command, and a number of labs and directorates within the modern- ization enterprise, will have collected more than 40,000 hours of Soldier data,” said Brig. Gen. Tony Potts, the program exec- utive officer for Soldier.
Potts added, "If we want to develop systems at the speed of relevance, and systems that our Soldiers want to use, this is the way we have to do it. We have learned so much through Soldier-centered design. Our real desire is to let Soldiers design it, and then our engineers build what they design. It's about listening to our Soldiers."
Te process puts emphasis on making a product that Soldiers will feel confident using to increase their lethality and maxi- mize their efficiency, both in training and on the battlefield.
According to Walega, “If a Soldier loves and uses IVAS, then we have provided a system that has much greater capability than the current kit.”
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Te Soldier-centric approach has turned out to be a key asset to the project during the disruption in normal operations. Tough large-scale test events such as the third Soldier touch-point event included added COVID-19 mitigation precautions, the internal program schedule was also reorganized so as not to delay the deploy- ment of IVAS to the warfighter.
COVID PRECAUTIONS Although the Soldier touch-point event looked different, Maj. Sean McIntosh was the PM IVAS teammate tasked with lead- ing the implementation of safety measures so that the team was able to continue the mission safely.
“Setting conditions that allow us to continue work during this time is critical for our program’s success,” said McIntosh. “COVID mitigation has been mandatory for everything we do in and out of the office. Te entire workforce remains proac- tive to keep each other safe and has been diligent in abiding by and enforcing the necessary standards to ensure we remain on schedule.”
Te team also preemptively reordered the intensive hardware and software design reviews that were initially going to take place after the third Soldier touch-point event, and used their remote tools and a plethora of Soldier feedback to expedite the hardware design review so that it could take place before the October event. Tis allowed the formal software design sprint to be completed after the third touch- point, and for both designs to be finalized during Capability Set 4 iterations.
“We wouldn't have the flexibility that we do, frankly, if we hadn't been doing Soldier touch-points, user juries, user studies and human factors engineering excursions throughout the entirety of the program,” said Col. Christopher Schneider, IVAS project manager.
SUPPLY-CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT Soldier feedback is a contributing factor that has enabled the IVAS project to move forward despite challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Te team’s inno- vative supply chain risk management
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