ICH + IT-AAC = Assuring the business value of technology …. A not-for-profit research institute (501 C(6)) whose value added focus is on saving Government.

ICH + IT-AAC =Assuring the business value of technology

….A not-for-profit research institute (501 C(6)) whose value added focus is on saving Government Dollars and Cycle Times in acquiring information technology and meeting mission needs

Dr. Marv Langston, CTO703 768 0400 www.ICHnet.orgwww.IT-AAC.org

Interoperability Clearinghouse &IT Acquisition Advisory Council

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Wave 3 Technology vs Wave 2 DoD Architecture/Acquisition Methods

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Why ICHnet.org?A not-for-profit research coop

Reduce COSTs/RISKs in Information Technology (IT) Acquisitions of Government by:

CAPABILITY STUDIES:

Improving Integration and Alignment of Intersecting IT Activities and Stake Holders

Embracing SOA models and governance.

BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS:

Revamp requirements; link to COTS Capabilities & Measureable Outcomes that reflect stake holder agreements.

Create “bottom up” solution view of IT market capabilities (COTS/OSS) preventing over specification and acquisition risks

CONFLICT FREE INDUSTRY INTERACTION:

Align IT investments decisions with Stake Holder Business Objectives and Mission Outcomes.

Mitigate potential conflicts of interest in the IT planning and architecture processes.

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ICH’s Trusted IT VALUE ADDEDAdvisory Services

Government proven, conflict free, and on GSA Schedule 70 & MOBIS

Acquisition Assessment Method: (Chief Engineer, Bob Babiskin)– Decision analytics for rapid AoA, Business Case Analysis, Tech Assessment– Measurable, Repeatable, Sustainable needed to enable billions in cost avoidance

Solution Architecture Innovation Lab (SAIL): (CTO, Marv Langston)– Reusable solution architecture templates for E-Gov, IT Infrastructure, Cyber-

Security, HealthIT – Leverages existing testing and implementation results from multiple communities

IT Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC):. (Chairman, Mike Wynne)– A non-partisan think tank created to drive sustainable IT Acquisition Reform – Leverages expertise from academia, standards bodies, innovators and COIs. – “Grey Beard Peer Review” that guides agencies around mine fields and pot holes.

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AAM Decision AnalyticsAssuring business value of IT at the speed of need

ICH deconflicts and informs the IT Lifecycle (requirements, architecture, acquisition;

Requirements & Capability Gap Analysis (Value Stream Analysis)

Rapid Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and Evaluation of Alternatives (EoA)

Architecture Alignment; Business Architecture, Services Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, with supporting metrics and evidence

Reusable Performance Metrics and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Evidenced Based Technology Readiness and Maturity Assessments

Business Case Analysis and ROIs

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PredictableResults

Confid

ence

Level

ICH reduces Acquisition Time Line and cost

High

Low

RiskDelta

Cost/timeDelta

ICH’s AAM = Reusable Decision Analytics Sharing IT results & lessons learned reduces time, cost and risk

Acceptable Risk Level

Redundant Decision AnalyticsSAIL Collaborative Research and Validation

Project A Project B

Project C

Strategy / Capability Def / Tech Validation / AoA / Acqu. Strat / Source Selection

Inconclusivefindings

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Critical Success Factors for Acquisition AssuranceICH compliments existing federal resources

Contractor Type CSF for COTS Acquisition

Non-profit Research Institute (ie. ICH)

System Integrator Consultancy

FFRDC Academia

Open, inclusive structure by which innovations of the market can be quickly assessed

ICH Does not buy, sell, develop or test any IT, while integrating many communities of practice.

reseller agreements & implementation interests cannot be firewalled.

Best suited for assessment of specific configurations.

Best suited for R&D activities associated with specific solutions

CCA; Access to commercial best practices, Lessons learned

ICH brings forward 38 PPP and access to over 100K SMEs

focus on stock holder value and profit disincent reuse of 3rd party success

FFRDC restrictions prevent partnering with industry, limited access to real world expertise.

Focus on research issues. Most work done by students.

Ability to leverage a wide range of expertise & SMEs

Virtual corporation model leverages widest range of expertise.

SI focus is butts in seats, limiting ability to bring in real experts

Often have higher percent of SMEs with advanced degrees.

Often have higher percent of SMEs with advanced degrees.

NDAA Sec 803; Formal mechanisms for COTS & reuse

Organically structured for reuse.

Evidences suggests little incentive to use COTS, prefer costly build to spec model.

Not a focus area of FFRDCs.

Not a focus area

OMB A119; requires adoption of consensus based standards

AAM is a proven standard for acquisition analytics .

Commercial entity cannot set standards. Offer proprietary only.

Cannot set standards.

Cannot set standards

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ICH Past PerformanceMaking the Government a better buyer

Agency/Program ICH Task using AAM Analytics Outcome/Benefit

Navy CANES, 07 AoA, Requirements Vetting, Risk Assessment Exposed innovative CDS solutions. Eliminated 23% of requirements as high risk, reducing program risk.

AF ASAP, 06-09 Establish integrated IT Assessment and Biz Case Analysis tool. Apply to EFOIA

Reduce Cycle time from concept to acquisition to less than 4 months for EFOIA with no customization.

BTA IT306, 08-09 Establish rapid IT Acquisition Decision Analytical Method based on AAM. Created CCA Compliance Guide. Apply to Hosting for AoA/BCA

Identified core hosting Capabilities. Completed AoA/BCA in less than 6 months. Enabled potential savings of $300M over 5 years.

USMC Training CDS Configuration, 08

Provided AoA/BCA for Thin Client, Cross Domain Solution config.

Defined 3 distinct interoperable configurations for TRACOM wide deployment in just 90 days.

Govt Printing Office, FDSys, 07

Vetting requirements into measurable Service for complete digitization of GPO.

Saved over $150M compared with NARA approach. Enabled successful automation in just 13 months

JFCOM Multi-National Information Sharing

Developed AoA for MNSI. Assessed over 30 CDS

Clarified realm of the possible. Established rigorous SLAs and Measures of Effectiveness representing stake holder needs.

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IN CONCLUSIONThe ounce of prevention in these lean times

ICH’s Method and Knowledge Network saves DOLLARS and TIME!

Acquisition Assurance Method (AAM): A SOA based decision framework needed for establishing business driven SLAs. Defines IT Acquisition Lifecycle entry/exist criteria to better align business needs with Architectures, and EA with interoperable solution sets. AAM is derived from real world benchmarked best practices and evidenced based research.

Mentoring Services: facilitate stake holder collaboration using Value Stream Analysis (VSA) techniques to help establish stake holder agreements, measurable outcomes and provide traceability from business need to solution set.

Knowledge Sharing: a conflict free structure that taps a wide range of experts and expertise not available from traditional contracting resources. ICH’s virtual corporation models gives agencies an infinitely flexible structure to meet its changing needs.

Solution Architecture Patterns: Provide an open and inclusive structure by which both users and innovators of the market can define the Realm of the Possible validated by Evidenced Based Research.

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