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Ensure senior management involvement and support |
| 1.2 |
Build the team |
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1.2.1 |
Appoint core team members (Program Manager (PM) or Functional Services Manager (FSM), Contracting Officer (KO), Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Legal, Small Business (SB), Financial Manager (FM), etc.) |
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1.2.2 |
Empower Team |
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1.2.2.1 |
Vision, mission statement, charter, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), etc. |
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1.2.2.2 |
Develop rules of conduct |
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1.2.2.3 |
Develop a preliminary project plan/plan of actions and milestones (POAM), and update regularly |
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1.2.2.4 |
Document key tasks, action items, and schedule constraints, and update regularly |
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1.2.3 |
Align workload to team members |
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1.2.3.1 |
Tap multi-disciplinary expertise |
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1.2.3.2 |
Define roles and responsibilities |
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1.2.4 |
Identify gaps between workload and resources |
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1.2.4.1 |
Obtain additional civilian personnel |
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1.2.4.2 |
Obtain additional military personnel |
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1.2.4.3 |
Obtain contractor support to augment sourcing team (if needed) |
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1.2.4.3.1 |
Estimate cost |
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1.2.4.3.2 |
Obtain approval and funding |
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1.2.4.3.3 |
Identify length of time required for support |
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1.2.4.3.4 |
Develop a solicitation or a task order (on an existing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contract) |
| 1.3 |
Identify stakeholders and nurture consensus (users, approvers, senior management, small business rep, etc.) |
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1.3.1 |
Identify interests, objectives, and possible objections |
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1.3.2 |
Identify additional team members (as required) |
| 1.4 |
Develop communication plans |
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1.4.1 |
Refine communication plan |
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1.4.2 |
Coordinate with Major Commands, staff offices, as well as internal team members |
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1.4.3 |
Coordinate with Agency HQ |
| 1.5 |
Develop and maintain the knowledge base over the project life (create project library) |
| 1.6 |
Plan and schedule topical team training such as Risk, COR, Source Selection, etc. Determine if a Services Acquisition Workshop (SAW) is required or recommended. |
