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Information Technology Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry

Stay informed on advanced IT planning strategies for FY15 and FY16 acquisitions. Learn about breaking the cycle of software evaluations, benefits projects, VistA Evolution, and VRM initiatives to enhance Veterans' benefits and health services.

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Information Technology Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry

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  1. Information Technology Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry Product Development Steven G. Schliesman Acting DCIO for Product DevelopmentAssistant Deputy CIO for Project ManagementJune 16, 2015

  2. Agenda • Introduction to Product Development • Break The Cycle • Acquisition Opportunities for FY15 & FY16 • FY16 Projected Acquisitions

  3. Introduction toProduct Development

  4. Office of Information & Technology Quality, Performance, and Oversight Executive in Charge and Chief Information Officer Office of Information and Technology Martha Orr Customer Advocacy Service Delivery and Engineering Product Development Architecture, Strategy and Design IT Resource Management Information Security Acting:Steve Schliesman Acting: Luwanda Jones Jackie Patillo Art Gonzalez Stan Lowe Dr. Paul Tibbits Incoming: Greg Ambrose

  5. Product Development Product Development Business Functions Incoming:Greg Ambrose Development Management Project Management IntegrationManagement Rob Thomas Steve Schliesman Acting: Tina Burnette

  6. Integration VA Infrastructure Continuous Improvement Roadmap

  7. Application Lifecycle Management

  8. Project Management: New Divisions Project Management Steve Schliesman BenefitsProducts Tracie Loving Veteran Experience (myVA) Health Products Larry Weldon CommonShared ServicesStephen Levy NCA & Corporate Dan Pate

  9. Break The Cycle

  10. OI&T Projects and Operations: Development As of 6/4/15

  11. Breaking the Cycle Breaking the Cycle The Cycle

  12. Breaking the Cycle

  13. SQUIRE SQUIRE is: • A consistent and repeatable process for objectively evaluating software against a defined set of software quality characteristics. • Evaluation of software code quality using a combination of automated software analysis tools and Subject Matter Expert (SME) services, answering the question: “How well the system is built and documented.” • Proven Technique: Based on MITRE’s Software Quality Assurance Evaluation (SQAE) process used to evaluate 25M lines of code over 25 years • Non-functional requirements testing, including quality, performance, security, capacity requirements, and the “ilities”— scalability, availability, reliability, recoverability, and maintainability. Example of an Evaluated Project’s SQAE Score Summary

  14. Acquisition Opportunities forFY15 & FY16

  15. PD FY15 Remaining Acquisitions

  16. FY16 New Starts As of 6/2/15

  17. Benefits Products Summary: Benefits Delivery Projects utilizes advanced technology solutions and development projects to ensure Veterans’ benefits are delivered on time and without complication. The project alignment supports legacy applications for benefits products by keeping all IT endeavors up-to-date with major program applications. Projects included in this area support VA’s goal of eliminating the backlog of Veterans’ claims. • Business Support Required • Software Development • Hosting Services • Software Licenses and Software Maintenance • Software Maintenance • Testing Services • Hosting Services Benefits Projects Director: Tracie Loving Location: Washington, DC * Charts represent a sample of FY16 projected acquisitions

  18. VistA Evolution Summary: The goal of VistAEvolution is to provide essential health information technology to Veterans and clinicians. VistA Evolution will enable Veterans to have a seamless health record. It will allow VA to transform delivery of health care to be patient centric, team based, and quality driven. Vista Evolution tools are based on a foundation of population analytics and interoperability that will allow VA to increase Veteran access to care. • Business Support Required • Software Development • Software Maintenance • PMO Support • Software Licenses IPT Support • Hardware and Installation • Software Purchase • Testing Services • Hardware Purchase * Charts represent a sample of FY16 projected acquisitions Health Project Manager: Larry Weldon Location: Tampa/St. Petersburg

  19. Veterans Relationship Management (VRM) Summary: VA’s VRM initiative was established as an enterprise-wide, multi-year initiative to improve a Veteran’s secure access to benefits and services administered by VBA. VRM has improved access to benefits for beneficiaries and VSOs both on the phone and online through eBenefits. Veteran interactions with VA through these channels increased from 9.1 million in FY09 to 62.2 million in FY14. • Business Support Required • Hosting Services • Testing Services • Software Licenses and Software Maintenance • Software Maintenance • Software Licenses • Hardware Purchase • Hardware and Software • Hardware and Installation • Telecom Services • Software Development * Charts represent a sample of FY16 projected acquisitions Benefits Projects Director: Tracie Loving Location: Washington, DC

  20. Common Shared Services Summary: Common Shared Services Delivery Projects increase the return on investment, eliminate waste and duplication, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IT solutions.  Common Shared Services directly supports VA’s myVA initiative that seeks to identify and improve organizational shared services by delivering solutions faster, cost-efficient, and with fewer resources. • Business Support Required • Software licenses • Software maintenance * Charts represent a sample of FY16 projected acquisitions Common Shared Services Director: Stephen Levy Location: Eatontown, NJ

  21. Health Products Summary: VA uses information technology to enable the Department to provide access to care and services that our nation’s Veterans have earned and deserve. In fiscal year 2014, VA delivered significant new IT tools to enable VA to better serve Veterans, including mobile applications, telehealth capabilities, patient scheduling, and wireless networks, among others. • Business Support Required • Software Development • Hosting Services • IPT Support • Software Maintenance • Software Licenses and Software Maintenance • PMO Support • Hardware Purchase • Software Purchase • Testing Services • Training • Hardware Maintenance • Software Licenses • Hardware and Software • Hardware and Installation Health Project Manager: Larry Weldon Location: Tampa/St. Petersburg * Charts represent a sample of FY16 projected acquisitions

  22. NCA and Corporate Summary: NCA and Corporate Delivery Projects support VA in managing IT development projects that bolster corporate administration areas, including human resources, project management, capital improvements, policy oversight. Memorials and Corporate is also responsible for centralized procurement, inventory, shipping, receiving, and tracking of all IT components for the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). • Business Support Required • Software licenses • Software maintenance * Charts represent a sample of FY16 projected acquisitions NCA & Corporate Director: Dan Pate Location: Quantico, VA

  23. Enterprise Endeavors Summary: Enterprise endeavors are a focused effort on behalf of the ADCIO for Project Management to evolve and renew the VA’s engagement internally and externally. • Business Support Required • Dependent on effort * Charts represent a sample of FY16 projected acquisitions ADCIO for Project Management: Steve Schliesman Location: Eatontown, NJ

  24. Questions?

  25. PMAS Project Lifecycle New Start MS 0 MS 1 MS 2 MS 3 MS 4 Active Delivery Active Deployment Planning Closed • Project is initiated • IPT Charter, Project Charter, and Business Requirements Document are developed and approved • 4 documents total are completed • Requirements are finalized • Acquisition Strategy is developed and executed • Funding is committed & obligated • 9documents total are completed • Develop Code • Conduct Testing, i.e. user acceptance and 508 compliance • Attain Authority To Operate (ATO) • Deploy developed functionality into Production environment • 18 documents total are completed • Conduct project closeout activities • Return resources for reassignment • Approve and ensure processing of remaining invoices • Close contract, if applicable • Compile lessons learned & best practices • 1documents total are completed *MS: Milestone

  26. Competency Organization: The People • PD became a competency-based organization in October 2010 • Competency model establishes teams organized around key knowledge, skill sets, abilities, and behaviors • Assigns resources to prioritized projects, and reassigns resources once available for the next project • Matrix assignments Competency-BasedOrganizations Competency-Based Organizations have the agility to ensure the delivery of quality products on time and within budget

  27. Helpful Links Getting Oriented to VA: • Mission, Vision, Core Values, and Goals: http://www.va.gov/about_va/mission.asp • VA Strategic Plan: http://www.va.gov/op3/docs/StrategicPlanning/VA2014-2020strategicPlan.PDF • Office of Information and Technology: http://www.oit.va.gov/About_the_Office_of_OI_T Contractor Resources: • Virtual Office of Acquisitions: https://www.voa.va.gov/ • ProPath: https://www.voa.va.gov/documentlistpublic.aspx?NodeID=27

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