12.0. Overview
The purpose of this chapter is to provide guidance for executing the Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL) and is intended for use with existing policy for the definition and acquisition of defense business systems (DBS). It is intended to serve as a reference to support all Department of Defense (DoD) staff with responsibilities throughout a DBS’s lifecycle.
12.0.1. Contents
This overview discusses the Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL) at a very high level and includes the major BCL tenets and a summary of the BCL process. Following the overview, the chapter includes the following sections:
Section 12.1., Business Capability Definition Phase, provides an overview of the Business Capability Definition (BCD) Phase process and an explanation of the rigorous up-front analysis conducted during BCD Phase activities that result in the Problem Statement section of the Business Case.
Section 12.2., Investment Management Phase, provides an overview of the Investment Management (IM) Phase process and an explanation of IM Phase activities that result in the expansion of the Problem Statement into the Business Case and the development of the Program Charter.
Section 12.3., Execution, provides an overview of the last four phases of BCL and an explanation of the activities for each of these phases that result in a fully designed, developed, tested, deployed, and sustained increment of capability (materiel and non-materiel solution) that satisfies the specific outcomes defined in the Business Case.
Section 12.4., DBS-Specific Criteria, provides an overview of criteria specific to defense business systems (DBS) and BCL.
Section 12.5., Tools and Methods, provides information on the various tools and methods used in conjunction with BCL activities, including an explanation of a Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) analysis and an explanation of outcomes and measures development.
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