Decision Point provides TMs and the Technical Center with the following benefits:

• Strengthened Technology Program justifications to increase customer acceptance and funding support.
• Facilitated review and prioritization among Technology Programs in a constrained resource environment.
• Enhanced documentation process to support the STO/ATD/ACTD nomination process or transition to an acquisition program. (Science and Technology Objectives/Advanced Technology Demonstration/Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations)
• Increased efficiency and effectiveness (high technology transfer ratio) of the technology development process.

Decision Point increases the probability of successfully fielding the right technology solution at the right time:

• Decision Point is a standardized process based on a validated development model.
• Decision Point provides a system-engineered activity set consisting of technical, programmatic, and transition management activities.
• Decision Point establishes a common language.
• Decision Point supports continuous improvement through incorporation of lessons learned across enterprise.
• Decision Point reduces gaps in program execution.
• Decision Point uses a standardized TRL-based Technology Maturity Assessment.
• Decision Point provides consistency in development method and execution.

Decision Point increases productivity of Program Management enabling an S&T Organization to be more responsive to emerging needs such as:

• Fulfillment of the DoD 5000 Technology development & assessment process.
• Real-time enterprise-level TRL-based metrics for all S&T Programs.
• Visibility into all aspects of the program portfolio execution.
• Program Justification (Auditing).
• Answer Maturity Trade-off requests.
• Tools for self-assessment of technology maturity for down selection.