Risk Reduction Phase
Abstract
The purpose of the Risk Reduction (RR) phase, is to fully assess the COTS solution procured as the results of the Full and Open Competition. The assessment will allow the program to award the initial development contract (Build 1) with a high degree of confidence that the program will successfully execute the development and deployment phase. RR will include several key activities conducted in parallel. First, the program will conduct Global Analysis and Business Blueprinting to optimize the Army’s “To-Be,” End-to-End, Procure-to-Pay processes and business scenarios. The program will define applicable Business Process Designs, identify any gaps between the COTS product and the ACWS requirements and determine how to resolve those gaps. This will all be done with the goal to align Army processes, as much as possible, to the COTS product processes. This will save significant development dollars. This phase will also include design of the required interfaces that are not included as part of the original COTS solution. The ultimate goal of this phase is to maintain the COTS baseline and reduce requirement for customization with a plan that allocates capabilities and interfaces across all software builds. The allocated baseline will be reviewed/ approved during a Preliminary Design Review.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 4128ab6fe0f5d18552ea50bfcb45c32e