U.S. Army Materiel Command Quality Federation (AQF) 07 March 2002 arc D. Saperstein S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command – mament Research, Development & Engineering Center Presented to: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Quality Leadership Forum
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U.S. Army Materiel CommandQuality Federation (AQF)
07 March 2002Marc D. SapersteinU.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command –Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center
Presented to:
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationQuality Leadership Forum
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Bottom Line Up Front
• HQ Army Materiel Command (AMC) Recognizes the Values of Independence, Processes and Core Competencies provided by it’s Quality Organizations
• AMC Quality Federation (AQF) is Framed and Set to Speak as the Quality Voice for AMC Supporting Transformation of the Army
• The AQF has Developed a Strategic Plan to Facilitate AMC-wide, Integrated Quality Management
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Army Transformation
ObjectiveForce
ObjectiveForce
Legacy Force
Interim Force
Objective Force
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AMC Quality Federation (AQF)
• What is it?– A seamless, integrated, virtual structure that
leverages quality resources from all AMC organizations to support the Transformation of the Army
• Why was it formed?– Provide AMC with a strong, cohesive and
comprehensive quality voice– Posture quality function to meet rigorous needs of
Army Transformation– Create a business environment to share best
practices and maintain core competencies– Leverage scarce quality resources
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To focus on the development and execution of best quality practices and approaches in support of our customers and industry partners”
AMC Quality Federation
Missiles & Aviation
Communications & Electronics
Simulators & Training Devices
Ammunition
Tank, Automotive & Armament Systems
Soldier Systems
Biological & Chemical Systems
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AQF Strategic Plan
• Presented to HQ AMC on 12 December 2001
• Topics discussed:– Current Status of Army Quality– Desired End State– Strategic Roadmap– HQ AMC Support
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Army Quality “Trident”• Independence
– Materiel Release– Safety– Test Readiness– Process Improvement– Performance Specifications
• Process Ownership– Quality in Contract Development,
Award & Administration– Life Cycle Quality for Materiel Acquisition– Quality Information/Data Exchange
Fielded Systems Quality AssuranceQuality/Reliability EngineeringSoftware Quality Engineering
StandardizationSystem Safety
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• Subset of Systems Engineering/RD&A within DA & HQ AMC– Increasing Reliance Upon Sub-Commands– Resources Limited
• De-Centralization in Several Commodity Areas– Quality Professionals Managed by PEOs/PMs– Functional Integrity/Core Competencies in
Jeopardy• Limited Communication Across the Army
Quality Community• The Acquisition Community is Reorganizing
Current Status of Army Quality
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The Strategic AQF End-State
• A Virtual, Seamless Corporate Quality Structure Across the Army
• An Integrated Quality Business Environment
• The Premier Source for Developing & Maintaining Core Competencies for Quality
• The Single POC for Quality
Need Army Quality … Think AQF!!
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The Tactical AQF End-State• All Sub-Commands Working as a Single Quality
Organization– Management Hierarchy w/Business Goals & Metrics– Quality Source for All DA & AMC Customers– SPIs for Army Quality– Standardized Quality Core Competencies– Integrated Databases
• AQF Liaison at HQ AMC– Single AQF POC to HQ AMC … and DA?– Proactive Customer Support– AQF Intelligence Gathering
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AQF Roadmap
ISO
CMMI
SIX SIGMA Q21
STRONG TOOLKITS Solution Set #2:Integrated Quality Supplier Management
Solution Set #1:Internal Quality Management
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AQF Roadmap (continued)
• Using Commercial Toolkit for an Integrated AMC-wide (Internal) Quality Management Model– ISO 9001:2000 /AS9100/QS9000– Capability Maturity Model - Integrated (CMMI)– Six Sigma
• Transformation to Integrated Quality Supplier Management (IQSM) – Q21
– (CP)2 Integration– Partnerships w/ Gov’t & Commercial Sources– Use of PPIMS and other Related Data