Standardize essential operational data, processes, and business rules in order to significantly improve the DoD's ability to process and share information throughout the enterprise
Simplify overly complex business rules that unnecessarily complicate operations, lead to expensive and risk-filled solutions, and inhibit breakthrough performance improvement
Stovepipe operations must be eliminated from solution design and deployment, so that the DoD's historically narrow-focused approach to business gives way to an approach that seeks to optimize end-to-end business processes
Streamline DoD's core end-to-end business processes to eliminate non-value added activities and achieve significant improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations
Systems and Services must be deployed in a timely and cost effective manner with a conscious focus on sound requirements management and comprehensive risk mitigation to achieve improved efficiency and effectiveness
JIEDDO Applies BTA Guiding Principles in Rapid Acquisition
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization Deputy Chair Steven J. Cox explained how JIEDDO simplifies DoD's complex business rules, standardizes processes and streamlines end-to-end business processes. Full Article
Interactive Business Capability Lifecycle Collaboration Center Debuts
Business Transformation Agency’s Director of Enterprise Planning and Investment, Paul Ketrick, has introduced the Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL) Collaboration Center. Full Article
Business Enterprise Architecture 6.0 Released, Emphasis on Visualization
The Business Transformation Agency has released version 6.0 of the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) concurrently with the Congressional Report on Defense Business Operations. Full Article
DoD ERP Expert Warning: Functional Silos are Hazardous
BTA's Deputy Director of Enterprise Integration, Jeetendra Ahuja, summarized the biggest challenge currently facing the Department of Defense in the business area: the perils of silos. Full Article
BTA Begins Partnership with U.S. Southern Command
BTA leadership found interest in future partnerships from USSOUTHCOM commander, Adm. James Stavridis and others. Full Article
EP&I’s Director Reaches Out to Financial Functional Community
Paul Ketrick, Director of Enterprise Planning and Investment for BTA, engaged more than 100 members of the DoD financial functional community at the "Land of Lincoln" chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC). Full Article
SCES Marks Success with Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL)
The Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency and Business Transformation Agency have partnered to develop an approach to define, design, develop, field and implement a Security Cooperation Enterprise Solution. Full Article
BTA's ERAM Team Supports the Curriculum for IRMC
The Business Transformation Agency's (BTA) proactive role in risk identification and mitigation was recently recognized by students of the Information Resources Management College (IRMC). Full Article
Recent Updates
New focus on business operations across DoD
BTA Director David Fisher puts into context the roles of the CMO and DCMO and reviews six guiding principles to enable success in business transformation across DoD in a FederalTimes.com commentary.
David Fisher Interviewed on Federal News Radio
BTA Director David Fisher was the guest on "Fed Talk" on Federal News Radio Friday, December 19. Fisher spoke about the challenges, opportunities and guiding principles for Business Transformation at DoD.
Full Interview. (mp3 file is courtesy of Federal News Radio)
Agency seeks to streamline Defense business systems
"Hundreds of legacy business systems will be retired over the next few years, if one small Defense Department agency gets its way." - Gregg Carlstrom, FederalTimes.com
Defense lays groundwork for new management chief
While it will be up to President-elect Barack Obama to fill a congressionally mandated deputy chief management officer position at the Defense Department, the Pentagon already is making preparations for the new official's arrival.
Boosting Performance in Public-Sector IT: An Interview with BTA Director David Fisher
In a July 2008 article, published by The McKinsey Quarterly, the Department of Defense Business Transformation Agency Director David Fisher brings insight from his experience working in Silicon Valley to drive change in DoD’s business processes and information systems. Fisher provides an overview of DoD’s goals for transformation, reviews challenges in deploying technology and managing large-scale projects in support of transformation efforts, keeping people motivated, setting performance measures and lessons learned.
Strategic Management Plan Released
The U.S. Department of Defense, in response to Section 904 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, has released a Strategic Management Plan and Section 904 Implementation Plan.
Final Section 904 Implementation Plan
FY08 Strategic Management Plan
Training
The BTA training initiative serves to advance understanding of BTA’s programs through one-stop access to high quality e-learning products, tools, and resources.
BTA’s e-learning initiative currently offers the ACART v4.0 e-learning and tutorials on Standard Financial Information Structure (SFIS) and the Enterprise Transition Plan (ETP).
For more information, click here.
Final Report on Defense Business Operations to the Congressional Defense Committees
BEA 6.0 released March 2009
Business Enterprise Architecture
Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL)
