The Budgeting Phase of the PPBE Process includes formulation, justification, execution, and control of an organization’s or program’s budget. The primary purpose of the Budgeting phase is to scrutinize the first one or two years of a program’s budget to ensure efficient use of resources and to produce a DoD budget request that can be […]
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The Materiel Solution Analysis (MSA) Phase assesses potential solutions for a needed capability in an Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). It satisfies the phase-specific Entrance Criteria for the next program milestone designated by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA). The main activity during this phase is to conduct an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA). The MSA phase is critical
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Planning is determining what needs to be done, by whom, and by when, in order to fulfill one’s assigned responsibility. It is important to prepare a plan keeping in view the necessities of the organization or project. It serves the following three (3) critical functions: [1] Helps management to clarify, focus, and research their businesses
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Test resources have many conflicting demands, and their use must be scheduled well in advance of a test. Resources specific to a particular test must often be developed and funded from the Program Managers (PM) own Research and Development (R&D) Test and Evaluation (T&E) budget. Thus, the PM and testers must ensure that test
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DoD appropriated funds are divided into two (2) basic types; (1) investment funds and (2) expense funds. The defining of acquisition as either investment or expense or even a combination of the two, is not always simple. Generally, however, the following definitions apply. [1] Investment: Includes the cost of real property and capital assets which
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Update: The Program Budget Decision (PBD) process has been replaced by the Resource Management Decision (RMD) Process in the PPBE budgeting process. 1 Nov 2012 A Program Budget Decision (PBD) documents issued during the review of a service budget submission by analysts of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Office of
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A Program Objective Memorandum (POM) is a recommendation from the Services and Defense Agencies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) concerning how they plan to allocate resources (funding) for a program(s) to meet the Service Program Guidance (SPG) and Defense Planning Guidance (DPG). Definition: The Program Objective Memorandum (POM) is a request that
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Update: The Guidance of the Development Employment of Force (GDF) and JPG have been combined and been replaced by the Defense Programming/Planning Guidance (DPPG) [2] Joint Programming Guidance (JPG) provides the transition between the Planning Phase and Programming Phase of the PPBE Process. It establishes the guidelines and priorities to the DoD and other defense
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The National Defense Strategy (NDS) is used in the PPBE Process to establish the objectives for the plans for military force structure, force modernization, business processes, supporting infrastructure, and required resources (funding and manpower). Along with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Process, the NDS plays a key role in identifying the capabilities
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The National Security Strategy (NSS) is a document prepared periodically by the executive branch of the government of the United States for Congress which outlines the major national security concerns of the United States and how the administration plans to deal with them. The legal foundation for the document is spelled out in the Goldwater-Nichols
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