CBP COA Brief

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The Evolution of the Pentagons Strategic
Warfighting Resource and Risk Process
are we solving the right problem?
COL Bob Larsen, PhD Chief, Acquisition and
Sustainment Program Analysis Division Army PAE, G8
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JROC Capability Based Process
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Joint Defense Capability Process
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JROC Capability Based Process
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Continuous Early Validation (CEaVa) Context
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Trade Space for Cost-Performance Tradeoffs
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Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) Knees of
the Curve Analysis
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Capabilities Road Maps Assess Quality/Jointness
by Capability
Capability
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Collection System A (Navy-Lead) System G
(AF) System J (AF)
Exploit/Analyze System B (AF) System C
(Navy) System H(Army)
C2 of ISR Assets System D (Army) System I
(AF) System K (Navy)
X
Manage Knowledge System E (AF) System F
(AF) System L (Army)
Overall becomes green in 2014
Quality Good AND Jointness Achieved
Quality Good OR Jointness Achieved
Neither Quality Good NOR Jointness Achieved
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DOTMLPF Assessment
Description The inability to rapidly deploy a
command element to forward operating
areas. Capability Need Identified By OPLANs
XXXX, SPG, IPLs, and OIF Lessons
Learned. Assigned FCB Command and Control
(C2) Potential Offset Risk Area Legacy HQ
operations, support, and OM.
Shortfall
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Capability Framework for Strategic Choices
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Joint Capability Based Process

• Top-down guidance
• Enables the warfighter to shape and influence
  the trade space debate and document the
  discussion along the way
• Provides the trade space discussion at the
  right level

Policy Strategic Planning Guidance/ National
Military Strategy
Concepts Operational Availability Assess end of
program forces in warfighting scenarios
Provide operational capability with fielded
systems to meet a capability gap
FCB Capability Assessment/ DOTMLPF Assessment
Assesses potential programmed capabilities in an
warfighting operational context
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Summary
DoD Transformation
Strategy
Maintaining warfighting capability of current
force while taking steps to reenforce the
resource development of a more Joint, net-centric
force
Process
Review Capabilities Assessment Identify Critical
Capability Gaps, Excess areas, and possible
mitigation
Knees in the Curve
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Program Review Budget Review
Capability ST vs LT
Risk Mitigation