This guide is designed to assist the Program Manager (PM) and supporting acquisition community in developing and executing high-performance integrated product teams (IPTs). The guide is organized into 5 chapters that cover both DoD policy for IPT structures and fundamental operating principles for any IPT.
Official DoD guide to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), produced by the offices of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) (USD(AT&L)) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence) (ASD(C3I)). Provides guidelines and insight for individuals selected as IPT leaders to manage successful IPTs. Revision 1, dtd October 1999, replaces the previous ''Rules of the Road'' originally issued in 1995.