UNCLASSIFIED Project Stepstone Dave Pierce9 December 2009 Deputy Director Army Spectrum Management Office HQDA CIO/G6

UNCLASSIFIED Capability Gaps Addressed Intuitive and relatively easy mechanism to complete an Application for Equipment Frequency Allocation (DD FM 1494) Improved compliance checks to assure data quality Collaboration and workflow capabilities for certification process Certification process metrics to enable process improvement

UNCLASSIFIED Spiral Release Approach Version 1.0 Editor Capability Summary –Gathers DD1494 data in a stepwise-intuitive fashion –Data Quality - validation of required fields, syntax, and radio frequency (RF) engineering rules –Once a PM inputs the data an output.pdf data file can be provided to the SMO for processing SMO can receive.pdf via BPM or PDF export is nearly identical to DD1494 when printed Printouts could be used for Host Nation Coordination –Not EL-CID compliant but can be used if EL-CID is not a practical means to collect the initial data from a layman or manufacturer Slide 3

UNCLASSIFIED ESC Editor Version 1.0 Status HQ DA host operational Available at –Contact or (240) for access Service SMO decision of how and when to implement –Must consider El-CID implementation –New certification actions submitted to Army will use the editor to collect data from the manufacturer Slide 4

UNCLASSIFIED Editor Version 1.0 Slide 5

UNCLASSIFIED ESC Editor Version 1.0 Slide 6

UNCLASSIFIED ESC Editor Version 2.0 MCEB Pub 8 compliant to allow automatic data transfer in XML-schema to the JSC data repository Target Operational Date: 1 Oct 10 Incremental beta releases planned –Initiates early feedback on Pub 8-based design –Supports Pub 8 socialization and issue resolution –Releases (notional): Antenna, Transmitter, DOD General Information, Receiver, Foreign Coordination, others Antenna and Transmitter Beta - February 2010 Slide 7

UNCLASSIFIED ESC Editor Version 2.0 Pub 8 implementation questions/challenges identified Technical panel under SD COI Pilot Working Group –Facilitates Pub 8 expert, ESC expert, and system developer collaboration –Ongoing issues are related to crosswalking current data as shown on DD FM 1494 to MCEB Pub 8 data fields Long term sustainment - 2 COAs –Possible GEMSIS initiative Potential adoption of Stepstone by GEMSIS in FY 11 –NII working an initiative SFT to find funding for FY 11 through the FYDP for a data capture tool and BPM Evolution of Stepstone could follow this path if funding is programmed Slide 8

UNCLASSIFIED Business Process Manager (BPM) Slide 9 BPM capability is designed to address the following capability gaps –Lack of transparency of actions in the process –Collaboration and workflow capabilities –Improved certification process metrics –Network-enabled centralized repository of ASMO ESC working papers/data Defense Knowledge Online (DKO) BPM application is the foundation for this capability

UNCLASSIFIED BPM Status Deployed October 1, 2009 Army is first user –Transition is turn-key approach – actions in cue uploaded –220+ Army requests in system to-date –Over the shoulder training at SMO –Army transition complete by 1 December Coordination with the Air Force and Navy begun –Gathering process model information for Air Force and Navy instances –Process manager modules will be tailored accordingly Slide 10

UNCLASSIFIED BPM Site Overview Task Map Slide 11

UNCLASSIFIED Start Spectrum Certification Slide 12

UNCLASSIFIED Start Spectrum Certification Slide 13 Another option for Slide #12

UNCLASSIFIED Start Spectrum Certification Slide 14 DRAFT

UNCLASSIFIED Task Notification Slide 15 Liaison gets an ESC Process Manager Home “My Tasks”

UNCLASSIFIED Reports Overview Slide 16

UNCLASSIFIED Questions? Slide 17