Alignment of technology with mission supports development of a new Capability Portfolio Model
Dcode’s client, the Navy Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), provides program management and systems engineering expertise to support acquisition of solutions, products, and services to meet warfighter requirements. The organization tapped Dcode to help meet a requirement for a new Capability Portfolio Model that would enable rapid deployment of new capabilities in response to emerging threats. The ongoing effort is enabling PEO IWS leadership to identify and break down barriers to technology acquisition and capability deployment to support mission needs.
The Challenge
Major weapons systems and capabilities are developed and fielded by PEO IWS, which requires efficient deployment of new capabilities to support a mission-ready force for the fleet and joint force, as well as nimble processes to respond to emerging threats. The need to accelerate deployment of capabilities in response to new warfighter challenges led to a recommendation from the Atlantic Council Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption to implement a new model that would shift acquisition priorities from peacetime operations to rapid threat response. The effort faced several challenges, including:
- Existing acquisition processes operated within siloed structures, limiting efficiency
- Need for increased alignment on top-priority capabilities to address critical needs
- Tracking measurable value for the new capability model to gain sponsor and command buy-in
Dcode Drives Success
Dcode is working with PEO IWS to lay the groundwork for successful implementation of the new Capability Portfolio Model. Focused on breaking down acquisition and process silos and aligning capability priorities to mission needs, our work includes:
- Enabling mission-focused tech by identifying barriers to technology adoption, closing internal resistance points and policy gaps, and focusing metrics on mission outcomes
- Prioritization of capabilities based on warfighter needs and in alignment with mission outcomes
- Realization and operationalization of newly de-siloed acquisition processes and metrics frameworks to incentivize progress
- Alignment of leadership by defining a common definition of success, creating a shared understanding of needs and end goals, and mapping innovation to value
How We Did It
With every client engagement, Dcode deploys a repeatable, human-centered Methodology through the lens of our proprietary Win™ Framework. This approach aligns key functional areas we know must work together to ensure success with leading-edge technology.
Real Results for Mission Outcomes that Matter
Dcode’s ongoing initiative with PEO IWS has laid the groundwork for faster deployment of new capabilities and technologies. Current outcomes include:
- Improved efficiencies by merging duplicative processes and revising software update policies to accelerate capability updates to end users
- Streamlined acquisition pathways for industry and commercial technologies that meet identified capability requirements
- Established project value with metrics that demonstrate tangible progress toward operationalizing the Capability Portfolio Model
- Internal shift to value-driven culture by enabling team members to identify direct connections between their work and mission outcomes
- Improved collaboration between previously siloed teams and processes
Dcode’s approach is helping PEO IWS leadership speed capability to the fleet by aligning commercial tech, organizational structure, culture, processes, and DoD policy to support accelerated deployment of new capabilities to support warfighters and mission needs.
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