DAY ONE: JULY 26, 2010
ACQUISITIONS SUMMIT
Acquisitions Logistics – Best Practices For Formulating A PBL Strategy |
| Morning General Sessions |
1. Developing The Business Case Analysis (BCA)
o What is the best structure for the BCA? Is it the same for every program? Service?
o Determining the best mix of contractor and government – is there a formula?
o PBL as strategy – BCAs – implement PBL strategy
o Success Stories
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2. Starting A PBL Program: What Are The Best Practices For Getting A Program Off The Ground?
o Developing the supportability strategy/feasibility study
o What is the best approach? How do you decide?
o Full system vs. subsystem vs. component
o What are the “Rules of Thumb”?
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3. Focus On BCA Structure
What is a successful business case and do we all agree? The nuts and bolts of how to make the case without a lot of guidance available.
o Weighing all of the factors; PSM vs. PSI?
o Key Performance Parameters: Reliability, Availability, Maintainability
o RAM upfront in acquisitions; defining metrics |
4. PBL Strategy Prior To The BCA
o Defining the best mix of government and industry
o Design – make it easier to sustain a system
o Prognostics, diagnostics; monitor health of system
o Reduce logistical footprint; capture failure data |
| Afternoon General Sessions |
5. GAO PBL Report Update And Impact
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of Performance Based Logistics |
6. SRL: System Readiness Level – Going Beyond The Technology To Look At The Whole System
Measuring the technology and integration readiness levels to determine the overall maturity at the system-level
sustainment requirement levels |
7. Two-Hour Workshop Presentation: Performance Based Support As A Systems Engineering Oriented Process
The workshop will introduce a systems design interface technique that conveys supportability and producibility requirements to the design team and into the product design specification. This technique derives true logistics requirements from lessons learned, assesses empirical data from customer data bases, and results in discrete and timely Supportability Design-to Requirements (SDTRs) and Producibility Design-to Requirements (PDTRs). An objective review of traditional parameters and their limited capability will be compared with the SDTR/PDTR development process. The workshop participants will be provided with a new perspective in engaging the design team with relevant, timely and articulate design-to requirements for Supportability and Producibility. The workshop will define an integrating function for all the ILS Elements, where those functions synthesize and balance to effectively optimize Total Ownership Costs (TOC) and reduce the logistics infrastructure and footprint. The workshop will discuss methods for governance and for measurement of effective integration of sustainment design requirements into the product design from early design through the post-fielding phase. |
| End of Day One |
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DAY TWO: JULY 27, 2010
MAIN CONFERENCE PBL SUSTAINMENT SUMMIT
Sustainment Logistics – Best Practices For Implementing A PBL Strategy |
| Morning General Sessions |
1. Review Of The PSAT Report
The evolution of PBL is happening now. There is a shift away from PBL to product support over the lifecycle. Focus on system sustainment and the support functions required to maintain the readiness and operational capability of weapon systems, subsystems, software, and support systems beginning with early requirements determination and continuing through system design, development, operational use, retirement, and disposal.
o How have words become action? How have the initiatives been implemented?
o Insights from the Administration and PSA Team
o Identifying areas for improvement in PBL |
2. New Product Support Business Model
o What Is The Role Of USG Depots?
o How best to partner with industry?
o Performance-based approach and tie-in contractor & USG Depots
o Innovative approaches form both view points – Depots and PM
o Complying with law within Performance-Based environment |
3. Identifying PBL Solutions: Success Stories
Understanding what your PBL customers’ information needs are and addressing them |
4. What’s In Your Contract Agreement?Afternoon
o Understanding the legal ramifications
o What are the “different colors of money”
o Monitoring performance: Measuring past performance
o Determining recommendations on the Performance-Based part |
| Concurrent Tracks: Idea Exchange Breakout Sessions |
| TRACK A: Interactive Military Exchange TRACK B: Interactive Industry Exchange |
Idea Exchange: Introductions
To kick off this exciting session, moderators for both groups will lay the ground rules, giving attendees a clear idea of how the idea exchange will be structured. |
Idea Exchange: Small Group Exchange
Get ready for some of the most productive conversations you’ll have this year. Here’s your chance to speak to your peers about the specific challenges you’re facing currently. Not sure how to benchmark success? Here’s your opportunity to find out exactly how PBL is working out for others, and how they’ve made it work for their program. |
Idea Exchange: Small Group Recap
Moderators will take this opportunity to recap what was discussed at their table, sharing lessons learned with the whole group. |
Idea Exchange: Joint Discussion Recap And Q&A
As military and industry join forces, the moderators will swap the valuable ideas that were discussed on their sides, creating a collaborative environment to establish the next evolution of PBL. |
| Networking Cocktail Reception |