DefATL MarApr2010

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The Power and Politics of Program Management Roy L. Wood Power and politics are inherent components of complex defense projects. PMs who recognize that and learn to wield power responsibly and address political issues when they arise can be more successful in achieving their program goals.
The Future of Product Support Randy Fowler The Product Support Assessment Team (PSAT) was formed in 2008 of senior government and industry personnel to assess and offer an action plan for improving product life cycle support. The PSAT effort offers clearly defined, implementable recommendations to drive the next generation of product support strategies.
Test and Evaluation at the Speed of Need Steven Hutchison As DoD acquires IT to enhance warfighting capabilities, the department needs to become more agile in all aspects of the IT acquisition system. Test, evaluation, and certification must move at the speed of need.
We Don’t Dance Well Steve Mills DoD acquisition programs involve a team effort between DoD and industry. Improved education and communication between the two, effectively applied, can strengthen the partnership.
Did You Remember to DID? Art Greenlee If your program team lacks strong communication and essential coordination among its members, it’s time to assess processes regarding Defining, Informing, and Documenting (DID).
Distributed Testing Bernard “Chip” Ferguson and Vincent P. DiFronzo Many program managers and systems engineers may be unfamiliar with the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC), a distributed test program that can cost-effectively integrate live, virtual, and constructive test resources.
The Pulse of Performance Ray Davidson The vehicle cost report provides a hands-on view of program data that is easily relatable and understandable to both the layman and the analyst, providing a pulse of how the program is performing.
Faster, Better, Cheaper Revisitede Lt. Col. Dan Ward, USAF NASA’s “Faster, Better, Cheaper” initiative has helpful and insightful lessons to provide for those involved in developing and fielding high-tech systems.
Scope Creep Horror Wayne Turk Arm yourself with good requirements, strength, determination, good processes, and planning, and you can defend against and even slay the scope creep monster that’s threatening your project.
Defense Acquisition Enterprise 2.0 Peter Modigliani Web 2.0 capabilities such as blogging, wikis, social networks, and others allows users to collaborate in new ways, and integrating Web 2.0 technologies across DoD could help streamline processes.
Savvy Program Management Lt. Col. David R. King, USAF Do you know the issues, your capabilities, and the environment when it comes to your program? Improved awareness of those issues and others can help you obtain success.