Make Decision

1. STEP 1 Find Common Capabilities STEP 2 Communicate w/ Stakeholders STEP 3 Assign Team Members STEP 4 Establish Cust. Reqmts STEP 5 Identify CCR STEP 6 Define Alternatives STEP 8 Make Recommendation STEP 9 Dispute Recommendation STEP 10 Make Decision STEP 7 Execute BCA CORP – Process Flow A Find Common Capabilities Communicate w/ Stakeholders Assign Team Members Establish Cust. Reqmts Identify CCR Define Alternatives Execute BCA Make Recommendation Dispute Recommendation Make Decision Find commonality opportunities Discuss opportunity with stakeholders Request staffing Identify staffing required Identify stakeholders Provide people No No Fulfill program Need ? Technically feasible? Conduct Commonality Planning Conference Perform top level capability review Provide critical C/S/P requirements Yes Yes Conflicts ? Identify upper/lower spec limits A No Publish CCR's Yes Yes Risk Manageable ? Assess C/S/P risks Identify C/S/P risks Drop specific platform No

2. STEP 1 Find Common Capabilities STEP 2 Communicate w/ Stakeholders STEP 3 Assign Team Members STEP 4 Establish Cust. Reqmts STEP 5 Identify CCR STEP 6 Define Alternatives STEP 8 Make Recommendation STEP 9 Dispute Recommendation STEP 10 Make Decision STEP 7 Execute BCA CORP – Process Flow A B Competency approval required ? Identify / document programmatic and technical assumptions Data sufficient for BCA ? A Identify alternatives Yes No Approve Technical assumptions ? No Yes No Determine Appropriate method for BCA Estimate costs for each alternative Gather additional data as needed Yes Make C/S/P Recommendations to platform PMA and commodity office Platform office Accept ? Identify best alternative for NAE & stakeholders B Document specific issues No Yes Commodity office Accept ? Proceed with decision End Process Yes No

3. STEP 1 Find Common Capabilities STEP 2 Communicate w/ Stakeholders STEP 3 Assign Team Members STEP 4 Establish Cust. Reqmts STEP 5 Identify CCR STEP 6 Define Alternatives STEP 8 Make Recommendation STEP 9 Dispute Recommendation STEP 10 Make Decision STEP 7 Execute BCA CORP – Process Flow B Find Common Capabilities Communicate w/ Stakeholders Assign Team Members Establish Cust. Reqmts Identify CCR Define Alternatives Execute BCA Make Recommendation Dispute Recommendation Make Decision Did issue get resolved ? BCA need Update ? B Re-calculate BCA Proceed with decision Yes Yes End Process No No Review BCA and other considerations Convene PMA decision board Yes Mutual Agreement ? Convene executive decision board Review BCA and other considerations No Make decision