1. Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Using the OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) for Measurement & Analysis or “Measure Like a Fighter Pilot” Joe Lindley Dallas, TX 972-205-7281 Joe_H_Lindley@Raytheon.com

2. Lindley -- 2 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work l Introduce the OODA Loop as an Enabler for Implementing Measurement and Analysis (MA) l Scope –Project Level Measurement –Measurement Analyst/Practitioner perspective –Implementation Strategy –Lessons Learned Purpose

3. Lindley -- 3 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Summation John Boyd’s OODA Loop The OODA Loop for MA Rationale for its Use in MA Agenda

4. Lindley -- 4 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work l “40-Second Boyd” (Korean War) l “Mad Major” (F-15, F-16) l “Genghis John” The OODA Loop & Maneuver Warfare  U.S. Marine Corps  Both Gulf Wars The Legacy of Colonel John Boyd (USAF Ret)

5. Lindley -- 5 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Observe DecideAct l Relates to all human behavior l Goal: Successful interaction with other loops l Get inside the opposing OODA Loop –Destructive: Air Combat, Warfare –Constructive: Engineering Process Orient Boyd’s OODA Loop Feedback Analysis or Synthesis

6. Lindley -- 6 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Summation John Boyd’s OODA Loop The OODA Loop for MA Rationale for its Use in MA Agenda

7. Lindley -- 7 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Measurement & Analysis Process (MA) Shallow Measurement Loops Fail Measures Direction & Feedback Target Process Marginal Project involvement Little added value for the project e.g. Project Monitoring & Control

8. Lindley -- 8 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Measurement & Analysis Process (MA) Deep Measurement Loops “Engage” and Succeed Measures Direction & Feedback Target Process Project depends upon measures Measures Drive Corrective Action

9. Lindley -- 9 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work MA ActObserve “Engage” by Getting Inside the Target OODA Loop OrientDecide Target Process l Shifts focus to Target Process l Provides an agile Framework for Action l Drives Process Change and Corrective Action

10. Lindley -- 10 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Summation John Boyd’s OODA Loop The OODA Loop for MA Rationale for its Use in MA Agenda

11. Lindley -- 11 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Orient Decide Act Harmony Observe Tempo Target Process Ground Truth l Generate Measures – Establish Tempo – Create Harmony with the Staff – Establish Ground Truth

12. Lindley -- 12 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Orient Decide Act Observe (Tempo) Observ e Target Process l Tempo: “Measurement Frequency & Timeliness” l Very challenging l Tools are critical Tempo

13. Lindley -- 13 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Orient Decide Act Harmony Observe (Harmony) Observ e Target Process l Sell measurement l Establish trust and a common goal l Avoid friction

14. Lindley -- 14 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Orient Decide Act Observe (Ground Truth) Observ e Target Process Measures: l Credible, Accessible, Flexible l Finger-tip Feel l Primary Reference Ground Truth

15. Lindley -- 15 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Observe (Example Defect Chart) Credible, Accessible, Flexible and Finger-tip Feel Stakeholder defines the Integration Defect “bin” (what baseline, who’s responsible, what’s happening, who’s defect, where’s it going, what priority) Cumulative In Open Backlog Cumulative Out

16. Lindley -- 16 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Observ e Decide Act Orient Target Process Orient to Measures and Environment l Orient the Stakeholders l Gain Leverage using Perspectives Orient Paradigm

17. Lindley -- 17 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Observ e Decide Act Orient (Stakeholders) Target Process l Understand the Stakeholder Paradigm: – May pull or push-back – May need adjustment l Brief with Charts that support Decision-Making Orient Paradigm

18. Lindley -- 18 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Orient (Example Code Size Charts) Goal: Complete, Consistent, Insightful, No Frills Summary Level Lower Levels

19. Lindley -- 19 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Decide Act Orient (Leverage) Observ e Target Process Orient l Perspectives: - Cost - Competition - Customer- Responsibility l Tools are critical Paradigm

20. Lindley -- 20 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Orient Decide Act Decide & Act Observ e Target Process Stakeholders Decide and Act l Avoid delayed decisions l Proactively support decision/action

21. Lindley -- 21 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Summary John Boyd’s OODA Loop The OODA Loop for MA Rationale for its Use in MA Agenda

22. Lindley -- 22 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Orient Decide Act Harmony Measure Like a Fighter Pilot Observ e Target Process 1.Engage the process 2.Drive corrective action 3.Enjoy the ride! Ground Truth Paradigm Tempo

23. Lindley -- 23 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Back-Up Material

24. Lindley -- 24 Copyright 2004 -- Raytheon Company, An Unpublished Work Boyd: the Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War, Robert Coram, 2003 (suggested) The Mind of War – John Boyd and American Security, Grant Hammond, 2001 “Genghis John”, Chuck Spinney, http://www.d-n- i.net/fcs/comments/c199.htm#Reference2003,1998, 1998 (suggested)http://www.d-n- i.net/fcs/comments/c199.htm#Reference2003,1998 “John R. Boyd Colonel, United States Air Force”, http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jrboyd.htm, 2002 http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jrboyd.htm “War, Chaos, and Business”, http://www.belisarius.com/site_index.htm, 2003http://www.belisarius.com/site_index.htm “From Air Force Fighter Pilot to Marine Corps Warfighting: Colonel John Boyd, His Theories on War, and their Unexpected Legacy”, http://www.d-n- i.net/fcs/boyd_thesis.htm, 2000http://www.d-n- i.net/fcs/boyd_thesis.htm Articles Books References for John Boyd