Lesson 2: Program Management Offices
Feb 2013
Lesson 1.2: Systems Acquisition Management: An Introduction
Program Management Offices
Program Management Offices (PMOs) manage the acquisition of defense systems that support the warfighters. Many members of the acquisition workforce are connected, whether directly or indirectly, to a PMO.
Acquisition Program Management
Acquisition Program Management in DOD is very similar to management in the private sector.
There is great pressure today on the DOD and the entire Federal Government to conduct its acquisition business more like the private sector by using more effective planning, staffing, organizing, controlling, and leading. In addition to following sound business management practices, DOD managers must:
• Ensure that public funds …show more content…
The PESHE is not intended to supersede or replace other ESOH plans, analyses, and reports (e.g., System Safety
Management Plans/Assessments, Hazardous Materials Management Plans, NEPA documents,
Health Hazard Assessments [HHA], etc.); it is a management and reporting tool for the PM.
ESOH Requirements
ESOH requirements are driven from the top by federal (including Executive Orders), state, and local ESOH laws and implementing regulations. DoD and Component policies implement the law, and frequently include additional requirements. ESOH requirements:
• Establish the methods and mechanisms of a process for compliance.
• May impose civil injunctions resulting in program delays if the compliance process is not properly planned and executed.
• Mandate legal compliance requirements and processes.
• Assign compliance responsibility primarily to the facility and installation managers and maintainers. For acquisition programs the PM is responsible for considering …show more content…
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
3. Defense Acquisition Management System (DAMS)
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
• Is a calendar-driven process used for securing funding for acquisition programs.
• Offers the basis for informed affordability assessment and resource allocation decisions.
• Provides a formal, systematic structure for making decisions on policy, strategy, and the development of forces and capabilities to accomplish anticipated missions.
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
• Is driven by warfighting deficiencies or needs.
• Determines mission requirements and strategies for meeting those requirements.
• Provides the basis for establishing priorities.
Defense Acquisition Management System
• Establishes a management process to translate user needs and technological opportunities into reliable and sustainable systems that provide capability to the user.
• Is an event-driven process that emphasizes risk management.
• Involves the process of periodic review and approval of programs to progress into subsequent phases of the acquisition life cycle.
• Provides a streamlined management structure.
• Links milestone decisions to demonstrated accomplishments.
Lesson 1.2: Systems Acquisition Management: An Introduction
Program Management Offices
Program Management Offices (PMOs) manage the acquisition of defense systems that support the warfighters. Many members of the acquisition workforce are connected, whether directly or indirectly, to a PMO.
Acquisition Program Management
Acquisition Program Management in DOD is very similar to management in the private sector.
There is great pressure today on the DOD and the entire Federal Government to conduct its acquisition business more like the private sector by using more effective planning, staffing, organizing, controlling, and leading. In addition to following sound business management practices, DOD managers must:
• Ensure that public funds …show more content…
The PESHE is not intended to supersede or replace other ESOH plans, analyses, and reports (e.g., System Safety
Management Plans/Assessments, Hazardous Materials Management Plans, NEPA documents,
Health Hazard Assessments [HHA], etc.); it is a management and reporting tool for the PM.
ESOH Requirements
ESOH requirements are driven from the top by federal (including Executive Orders), state, and local ESOH laws and implementing regulations. DoD and Component policies implement the law, and frequently include additional requirements. ESOH requirements:
• Establish the methods and mechanisms of a process for compliance.
• May impose civil injunctions resulting in program delays if the compliance process is not properly planned and executed.
• Mandate legal compliance requirements and processes.
• Assign compliance responsibility primarily to the facility and installation managers and maintainers. For acquisition programs the PM is responsible for considering …show more content…
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
3. Defense Acquisition Management System (DAMS)
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
• Is a calendar-driven process used for securing funding for acquisition programs.
• Offers the basis for informed affordability assessment and resource allocation decisions.
• Provides a formal, systematic structure for making decisions on policy, strategy, and the development of forces and capabilities to accomplish anticipated missions.
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
• Is driven by warfighting deficiencies or needs.
• Determines mission requirements and strategies for meeting those requirements.
• Provides the basis for establishing priorities.
Defense Acquisition Management System
• Establishes a management process to translate user needs and technological opportunities into reliable and sustainable systems that provide capability to the user.
• Is an event-driven process that emphasizes risk management.
• Involves the process of periodic review and approval of programs to progress into subsequent phases of the acquisition life cycle.
• Provides a streamlined management structure.
• Links milestone decisions to demonstrated accomplishments.