1. ICH + IT-AAC = Assuring the business value of technology …. A not-for-profit research institute (501 C(6)) whose value added focus is on saving Government Dollars and Cycle Times in acquiring information technology and meeting mission needs Dr. Marv Langston, CTO 703 768 0400 www.ICHnet.org www.IT-AAC.org Interoperability Clearinghouse & IT Acquisition Advisory Council

2. ICHnet.org Company Confidential Wave 3 Technology vs Wave 2 DoD Architecture/Acquisition Methods

3. ICHnet.org Company Confidential Why ICHnet.org? A not-for-profit research coop Reduce COSTs/RISKs in Information Technology (IT) Acquisitions of Government by: CAPABILITY STUDIES:  Improving Integration and Alignment of Intersecting IT Activities and Stake Holders  Embracing SOA models and governance. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS:  Revamp requirements; link to COTS Capabilities & Measureable Outcomes that reflect stake holder agreements.  Create “bottom up” solution view of IT market capabilities (COTS/OSS) preventing over specification and acquisition risks CONFLICT FREE INDUSTRY INTERACTION:  Align IT investments decisions with Stake Holder Business Objectives and Mission Outcomes.  Mitigate potential conflicts of interest in the IT planning and architecture processes.

4. ICHnet.org Company Confidential ICH’s Trusted IT VALUE ADDED Advisory Services Government proven, conflict free, and on GSA Schedule 70 & MOBIS  Acquisition Assessment Method: (Chief Engineer, Bob Babiskin) –Decision analytics for rapid AoA, Business Case Analysis, Tech Assessment –Measurable, Repeatable, Sustainable needed to enable billions in cost avoidance  Solution Architecture Innovation Lab (SAIL): (CTO, Marv Langston) –Reusable solution architecture templates for E-Gov, IT Infrastructure, Cyber- Security, HealthIT –Leverages existing testing and implementation results from multiple communities  IT Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC):. (Chairman, Mike Wynne) –A non-partisan think tank created to drive sustainable IT Acquisition Reform –Leverages expertise from academia, standards bodies, innovators and COIs. –“Grey Beard Peer Review” that guides agencies around mine fields and pot holes.

5. ICHnet.org Company Confidential AAM Decision Analytics Assuring business value of IT at the speed of need ICH deconflicts and informs the IT Lifecycle (requirements, architecture, acquisition;  Requirements & Capability Gap Analysis (Value Stream Analysis)  Rapid Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and Evaluation of Alternatives (EoA)  Architecture Alignment; Business Architecture, Services Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, with supporting metrics and evidence  Reusable Performance Metrics and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)  Evidenced Based Technology Readiness and Maturity Assessments  Business Case Analysis and ROIs

6. ICHnet.org Company Confidential Predictable Results Confidence Level ICH reduces Acquisition Time Line and cost High Low Risk Delta Cost/time Delta ICH’s AAM = Reusable Decision Analytics Sharing IT results & lessons learned reduces time, cost and risk Acceptable Risk Level Redundant Decision Analytics SAIL Collaborative Research and Validation Project A Project B Project C Strategy / Capability Def / Tech Validation / AoA / Acqu. Strat / Source Selection Inconclusive findings

7. ICHnet.org Company Confidential Critical Success Factors for Acquisition Assurance ICH compliments existing federal resources Contractor Type CSF for COTS Acquisition Non-profit Research Institute (ie. ICH) System Integrator Consultancy FFRDCAcademia Open, inclusive structure by which innovations of the market can be quickly assessed  ICH Does not buy, sell, develop or test any IT, while integrating many communities of practice.  reseller agreements & implementation interests cannot be firewalled.  Best suited for assessment of specific configurations.  Best suited for R&D activities associated with specific solutions CCA; Access to commercial best practices, Lessons learned  ICH brings forward 38 PPP and access to over 100K SMEs  focus on stock holder value and profit disincent reuse of 3 rd party success  FFRDC restrictions prevent partnering with industry, limited access to real world expertise.  Focus on research issues. Most work done by students. Ability to leverage a wide range of expertise & SMEs  Virtual corporation model leverages widest range of expertise.  SI focus is butts in seats, limiting ability to bring in real experts  Often have higher percent of SMEs with advanced degrees. NDAA Sec 803; Formal mechanisms for COTS & reuse  Organically structured for reuse.  Evidences suggests little incentive to use COTS, prefer costly build to spec model.  Not a focus area of FFRDCs.  Not a focus area OMB A119; requires adoption of consensus based standards  AAM is a proven standard for acquisition analytics.  Commercial entity cannot set standards. Offer proprietary only.  Cannot set standards.  Cannot set standards

8. ICHnet.org Company Confidential ICH Past Performance Making the Government a better buyer Agency/ProgramICH Task using AAM AnalyticsOutcome/Benefit Navy CANES, 07AoA, Requirements Vetting, Risk AssessmentExposed innovative CDS solutions. Eliminated 23% of requirements as high risk, reducing program risk. AF ASAP, 06-09Establish integrated IT Assessment and Biz Case Analysis tool. Apply to EFOIA Reduce Cycle time from concept to acquisition to less than 4 months for EFOIA with no customization. BTA IT306, 08-09 Establish rapid IT Acquisition Decision Analytical Method based on AAM. Created CCA Compliance Guide. Apply to Hosting for AoA/BCA Identified core hosting Capabilities. Completed AoA/BCA in less than 6 months. Enabled potential savings of $300M over 5 years. USMC Training CDS Configuration, 08 Provided AoA/BCA for Thin Client, Cross Domain Solution config. Defined 3 distinct interoperable configurations for TRACOM wide deployment in just 90 days. Govt Printing Office, FDSys, 07 Vetting requirements into measurable Service for complete digitization of GPO. Saved over $150M compared with NARA approach. Enabled successful automation in just 13 months JFCOM Multi-National Information Sharing Developed AoA for MNSI. Assessed over 30 CDS Clarified realm of the possible. Established rigorous SLAs and Measures of Effectiveness representing stake holder needs.

9. ICHnet.org Company Confidential IN CONCLUSION The ounce of prevention in these lean times ICH’s Method and Knowledge Network saves DOLLARS and TIME!  Acquisition Assurance Method (AAM): A SOA based decision framework needed for establishing business driven SLAs. Defines IT Acquisition Lifecycle entry/exist criteria to better align business needs with Architectures, and EA with interoperable solution sets. AAM is derived from real world benchmarked best practices and evidenced based research.  Mentoring Services: facilitate stake holder collaboration using Value Stream Analysis (VSA) techniques to help establish stake holder agreements, measurable outcomes and provide traceability from business need to solution set.  Knowledge Sharing: a conflict free structure that taps a wide range of experts and expertise not available from traditional contracting resources. ICH’s virtual corporation models gives agencies an infinitely flexible structure to meet its changing needs.  Solution Architecture Patterns: Provide an open and inclusive structure by which both users and innovators of the market can define the Realm of the Possible validated by Evidenced Based Research. …. Your not-for-profit research institute