It is likely that well before you actually write your DCR that you will have been working and coordinating with various functional stakeholders or an associated working group for the various aspects of DOTmLPF-P, and if so, the work required in this section can (and should be) accomplished in a collaborative manner. You should attempt to delegate the construction of the various required Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M), given the level of specificity required. Identifying specific Points of Contact (POCs) at the relevant functional proponent-level—who have voluntarily offered to assist you in this effort—will also greatly facilitate the construction of this section.

If, however, you don’t have the benefit of having functional assistance to this point—perhaps in the case of a rapidly emerging capability gap—don’t worry! You simply have to do your best to assert what a POA&M should entail for each aspect of your recommended change. And, while you will still also have to try to identify proposed Office(s) of Primary Responsibility (OPRs) for each aspect, you will have 60 days from the time your DCR begins staffing to identify the proper agencies.

Another important artifact within this section is the table outlining the Rough-Order-of-Magnitude (ROM) of resources required to fully implement your recommended changes across the entire lifecycle of these changes. See Figure B-19: DCR Summary of Required Resource s. *Note 1: If these recommended changes affect more than one Service or Component (e.g. a Defense Agency), SEPARATE charts will be required for each affected agency. **Note 2: Although cost estimation for no n-materiel capability solutions are not bound by the same statutes and policy as materiel capability solutions, Sponsors are encouraged to leverage their established cost estimation organization(s) and use best-practice cost estimation approaches.