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The BES Process Directory (BPD) is a life cycle management and systems engineering process based on the Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Life Cycle Management System; as tailored for Information Technology (IT) systems via the Defense Acquisition Process Model for Incrementally Fielded Software Intensive Programs (see figure below).
Development Phase (pre Milestone C), or Production and D
(For more information on this model, refer to DoDI 5000.02 Operation of the Defense Acquisition System)
The starting point for entry into this process is to determine where your program is in the life cycle and review the artifacts that support that phase of your program. Upon review, you have the ability to tailor as required by your program. Air Force Instruction (AFI) 63-101/ 20-101 includes the following on tailoring:
The BPD types of artifacts are listed below: