2.1 Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)

Question 1

Ten (10) Tenets of Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)

Answer 1

1. Customer Focus
2. Concurrent Development of Products and Processes
3. Early and Continuous Life Cycle Planning
4. Maximize Flexibility for Optimization and Use of Contractor Approaches
5. Encourage Robust Design and Improved Process Capability
6. Event-Driven Scheduling
7. Multidisciplinary Teamwork
8. Empowerment
9. Seamless Management Tools
10. Proactive Identification and Management of Risk

https://dau.csod.com/content/dau/publications/6574/Content/Projects/Res/library/ACQ2020_M2_L01_KeyTenetsofIPPD.pdf

Question 2

Thirteen (13) Barriers of Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)

Answer 2

1. Lack of sustained top management commitment
2. Cultural change required
3. Functional organization not fully integrated into the IPPD process
4. Lack of planning
5. Insufficient education/training
6. Lessons learned and good practices not shared across programs
7. Not invented here
8. IPPD practices directed by contract
9. Contractor uses IPPD/DoD doesn’t
10. DoD asks for IPPD in RFP but awards to traditional approach bidders
11. Contractors promise more than they can deliver in implementing IPPD
12. Poor incentives/award fees criteria
13. Over-extended reviews

https://dau.csod.com/content/dau/publications/6574/Content/Projects/Res/library/ACQ2020_M2_L01_BarrierstoIPPD.pdf

Question 3

Six (6) Principles for Implementing Sucess oriented Integrate Product Teams (IPTs)

Answer 3

1. CHARTERING, LAUNCH, AND INITIATION
2. GOAL ALIGNMENT
3. OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH NO SECRETS
4. EMPOWERED, QUALIFIED TEAM MEMBERS
5. DEDICATED/COMMITTED PROACTIVE PARTICIPATION
6. ISSUES RAISED AND RESOLVED EARLY

https://dau.csod.com/content/dau/publications/6574/Content/Projects/Res/library/ACQ2020_M2_L01_Principlesfor_SuccessOrientedIPTs.pdf