Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room C
Start Date
29-4-1997 2:00 PM
Description
Historically, concepts proposed for future DoD systems are often incremental improvements of existing systems. In addition they are specifically tailored for a particular task, and are independent of other Air Force, DoD, National, and Civil systems. An Integrated Planning Team (IPT) paradigm can break down many of these stove-pipe barriers in planning and acquisition and allow synergy in research and development, production, and operation by examining the task via a system of systems approach. Recently, Air Force Materiel Command was tasked to investigate the possibility of moving the surveillance functions of the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS), and the Joint Surveillance, Tracking And Reconnaissance System (JSTARS) into space. A broad range of organizations were invited to participate in Integrated Planning Teams (IPTs) to perform the necessary studies. The multiple viewpoints of the IPT members led to innovative concepts which built on the research of traditionally isolated communities. These concepts should satisfy the needs of multiple organizations. Without the IPT paradigm cutting across organizational barriers, the historical, incremental approach would likely have led to concepts which were specialized, satisfying the needs of a much smaller group of users. In the long term, the Air Force and the DoD will save time and money if future system planning is transitioned from a specialized, incremental improvement approach to the multiple organization, IPT paradigm.
Paper Session I-C - IPT Paradigm for Long Range Planning
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room C
Historically, concepts proposed for future DoD systems are often incremental improvements of existing systems. In addition they are specifically tailored for a particular task, and are independent of other Air Force, DoD, National, and Civil systems. An Integrated Planning Team (IPT) paradigm can break down many of these stove-pipe barriers in planning and acquisition and allow synergy in research and development, production, and operation by examining the task via a system of systems approach. Recently, Air Force Materiel Command was tasked to investigate the possibility of moving the surveillance functions of the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS), and the Joint Surveillance, Tracking And Reconnaissance System (JSTARS) into space. A broad range of organizations were invited to participate in Integrated Planning Teams (IPTs) to perform the necessary studies. The multiple viewpoints of the IPT members led to innovative concepts which built on the research of traditionally isolated communities. These concepts should satisfy the needs of multiple organizations. Without the IPT paradigm cutting across organizational barriers, the historical, incremental approach would likely have led to concepts which were specialized, satisfying the needs of a much smaller group of users. In the long term, the Air Force and the DoD will save time and money if future system planning is transitioned from a specialized, incremental improvement approach to the multiple organization, IPT paradigm.
