Risk Community of Practice (CoP) Status from Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

1. Risk Community of Practice (CoP) Status from Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Project Risk Symposium 2004 May 04 By: John Driessnack john.driessnack@dau.mil jdriessn@gmu.edu

2. OUTLINE •  Background on DAU • Performance Learning Model • Principle Risk Course – PMT-250 • DoD AT&L Knowledge Sharing System • Risk Community of Practice (Risk COP) • Community Meetings/Projects • Acquisition Review Quarterly … Spring 03 Edition • Standard Definitions and Process … last year • Risk CoP and Guide Upgrade • DoD 5000 and Acq Guide linkages

3. A Structured Approach to Organizing AT&L Intellectual Capital Executive Job Experience Level 3 DAWIA Certification Communities Of Practice Performance Support Job Experience Level 2 DAWIA Certification Job Experience Level 1 DAWIA Certification Continuous Learning DAU Performance Learning Model

4. DAU’s Learning Paradigm Shift Instructor Centric Student Instructor Student Learner Centric (Knowledge Seekers) Student Student Other Universities & Organizations Instructor Library Resource Center Class Experts Learner Communities of Practice Internet products XXX.dau.mil 13

9. OUTLINE •  Background on DAU • Performance Learning Model • Principle Risk Course – PMT-250 • DoD AT&L Knowledge Sharing System • Risk Community of Practice (Risk COP) • Community Meetings/Projects • Acquisition Review Quaterly … Spring 03 Edition • Standard Definitions and Process … last year • Risk CoP and Guide Upgrade • DoD 5000 and Acq Guide linkages

10. Acquisition Review Quarterly Special Edition on Risk - Spring 2003 • Copy in Print or DAU web page (www.dau.mil) • Editors – LtCol John Driessnack & Noel Dickover • My two cents- quotes from article • …implementation of risk management is often shallow and not well integrated with other program management tools • Transparency relative to program status is going to increase as each service expands its information systems, … • The emphasis on risk, realism, and knowledge-based acquisition has the potential to truly transform the way we view acquisition programs. • … move beyond standard program baselines with point estimates…transparency into the risks in a program by exposing the range in the estimate, given the risks involved, …

11. Acquisition Review Quarterly Special Edition on Risk - Spring 2003 • Article from PMCoP Risk Community Members • 2nd – Research…“there was no correlation found between cost and schedule length. In addition, we did not find the anticipated connection between cost growth and schedule growth…” • 3rd – Overview that asks you questions about Managing Risk in a Program Office Environment • 4th – Seven specific issues relative to contracts and risk program • 5th – An approach that breaks out the business (project) and performance (product) side of decision supports • 6th – Industry view with PMI PM Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and defense extension - comparisons • 7th –Normalize your measures with an Index to Measure a System’s Performance Risk • 8th – Army’s Health Hazard Assessment Program – one of many views of a program

12. Standard Definitions and Process •  Lockheed Martin • Too many Definitions and Processes Models • Process Model Nomenclature table • Look at various “standards” and policy • PMI, DAU, IEEE, INCOSE, ISO ….industry • Risk CoP Community • Met Aug and Nov 03…notes on CoP • Team decided on two changes to DAU Model • Break out Identification from Assessment • Add Implementation – discuss levels (WBS)

14. DAU PM Tool Kit Feb 2002 http://www.dau.mil/pubs/misc/toolkit.asp

17. NEW RISK CoP front page

18. New Risk Guide Links with CoP and DoD 5000

19. Break Out One Step Added Implementation

20. 5000.1 4.3.1 Flexibility …no one best way 4.3.2 Responsiveness …time phased capability 4.3.4 Discipline …program goals for minimum number… 4.5 Streamlined and Effective Management …decentralize to maximum extent practicable E1.5 Cost Realism…proposal that are realistic E1.6 Cost Sharing…undue risk is not imposed (contractor) E1.14 Knowledge-Based Acquisition… Tech, Integration, and manufacturing risk reduced E1.21 Program Stability …realistic program schedules. E1.27 Systems Engineering approach 5000.2 19 references to Risk DoD “new” Policy References to RISK – 22 to 22! Risk and Realistic in enough paragraphs?

21. DoD Acquisition Guide • ..Draft Risk Areas • 5.3.12.2 ESOH Risk Management • 5.5.2 Management Activities • 5.5.2.1 Risk Management • 7.5 Human Systems Integration (HIS) Strategy, Risk, and Risk Mitigation • 9.4 Acquisition Protection Strategy for PMs • 9.4.4 Risk Management • 11 Decisions, Assessments, and Periodic Reporting • The review associated with each decision point typically addresses program progress and risk, affordability, program trade-offs, acquisition strategy updates, and the development of exit criteria for the next phase or effort. • 12 Program Management Activity • 12.4 Risk Management

22. Risk Community of Practice (CoP): Status from Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Project Risk Symposium 2004 May 04 By: John Driessnack john.driessnack@dau.mil jdriessn@gmu.edu Slides posted at http://acc.dau.mil/simplify/ev.php?ID=37971_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC Or go to http://acc.dau.mil and search “Driessnack” Risk/EV Survey at http://mdc.dau.mil/mdcsurvey/rm-evm03/rm-evm03.htm ARQ Special Edition on Risk is available at http://www.dau.mil/pubs/arq/2003arq/arq2003.asp#spring