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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2017-24 (Cross-Functional Team Pilot In Support of Materiel
Development)
1. Reference Army Directive 2017-22 (Implementation of Acquisition Reform
Initiatives 1 and 2), 12 Sep 2017.
2. The Army’s capabilities development and acquisition enterprise is exploring an
innovative organizational construct to integrate and synchronize processes across
multiple stakeholders. The Army will leverage designated Cross-Functional Team
(CFT) pilots to embrace horizontal and vertical integration and improve the quality and
speed of materiel development activities. The CFTs will follow a Developmental
Operations methodology defined as warfighters and developers working together to
prepare sound capability documents that enable the rapid and frequent delivery of
capabilities to the warfighter to inform a potential program of record. The use of
designated CFTs supports the authority of the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) to assist
the Secretary of the Army in the development and approval of requirements.
3. We are establishing CFTs that will narrow an existing capability gap by developing
capability documents, informed in appropriate cases by experimentation and technical
demonstrations, and rapidly transition leader-approved capability requirements to the
Army Acquisition System. This approach will allow us to develop capabilities faster and
in a less costly manner to enable our Soldiers to fight and win.
4. The purpose of this directive is to establish a scalable CFT pilot consisting of
personnel from the following domains: Requirements, Acquisition, Science and
Technology, Test and Evaluation, Resourcing, Contracting, Costing, Acquisition
Logisticians, and U.S. Army Forces Command (as well as Army Service Component
Commands as applicable). The CFTs will also leverage industry and academia where
appropriate to help inform the capabilities development process. The end state is an
empowered team that rapidly integrates and synchronizes Developmental Operations
activities that enable the delivery of leader-approved capabilities to the operating force.
5. The concept for the CFT is to develop a requirement, informed in appropriate cases
by experimentation and technical demonstrations, through teaming, agility, and rapid
feedback to enable the development of a capability document and improve the decision
making for a potential program of record. The Army will stand up eight priority CFTs to
pilot a flat organizational construct enhanced by centralized planning and decentralized
execution to deliver the best possible return on investment for Soldiers. Each CFT will
S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E A R M Y
W A S H I N G T O N
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be led by a Director (Brigadier General) who reports directly to the Under Secretary of
the Army (USA) at the direction of the Secretary of the Army and Vice Chief of Staff of
the Army (VCSA) at the direction of the CSA. The VCSA will chair a panel that includes
the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology);
Commanders of U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine
Command, and U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC); Deputy Under Secretary of the
Army; Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1; Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8; Director of Business
Transformation; Chief, General Officer Management Office; and Director of the Office of
Process Innovation and Integration. The panel will assess nominees for CFT Directors
and make final recommendations to the CSA for approval. The CFTs will consist of
empowered subject matter experts from across the Requirements, Acquisition, Science
and Technology, Test and Evaluation, Resourcing, Contracting, Costing, and
Sustainment communities that participate for the duration of the mission.
a. The eight CFT pilots, aligned with the CSA’s six modernization priorities, are:
(1) Long Range Precision Fires: Long Range Precision Fires CFT pilot.
(2) Next Generation Combat Vehicle: Next Generation Combat Vehicle CFT
pilot.
(3) Future Vertical Lift: Future Vertical Lift CFT pilot.
(4) Network Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence:
(a) Network Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence CFT pilot; and
(b) Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing CFT pilot.
(5) Air and Missile Defense: Air and Missile Defense CFT pilot.
(6) Soldier Lethality:
(a) Soldier Lethality CFT pilot, and
(b) Synthetic Training Environment CFT pilot.
b. We will achieve initial operating capability 14 days from the date of this directive
and will focus on existing priority capability gaps. These teams will be responsible for
developing the respective capability documents, informed in appropriate cases by pre-
Materiel Solution Analysis Phase experimentation and technical demonstrations to
ensure that planned capabilities are technologically feasible, affordable, and available
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to Soldiers. All CFT activities will operate in accordance with the authorities granted to
the Army in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System and Department of
Defense 5000 series (Defense Acquisition System) directives and instructions.
Participating Acquisition Program Managers will continue to report to their assigned
Program Executive Officer and the Army Acquisition Executive.
6. This effort is executed in three phases: Phase I: Establish CFT, Phase II:
Execution of Charter, and Phase III: Transition to Program of Record.
a. Phase I: Establish CFT. Phase I begins upon receipt of this directive. The CFT
will begin planning and coordination. This phase ends when the CFT Director gives a
backbrief of the Strategic Capability Roadmap to the USA and VCSA and is prepared to
begin capability development.
b. Phase II: Execution of Charter. Phase II begins with the USA’s and VCSA’s
approval of the Strategic Capability Roadmap and CFT charter. The CFT will refine
requirements and, in appropriate cases, conduct pre-Materiel Solution Analysis Phase
experimentation and technical demonstrations that leverage industry, academia, and
the warfighter in an iterative process. This phase ends when the USA and VCSA
determine that the requirement is ready to transition a materiel solution via entry into the
acquisition system. The CSA still maintains his role to assist the Secretary of the Army
in personally developing and approving requirements unless delegated to the VCSA.
c. Phase III: Transition to Program of Record. The purpose of Phase III is to
transition CFT capability requirements into the acquisition system. Phase III begins with
the determination that the capability document is sufficient to proceed with a materiel
solution. This phase ends with a Materiel Development Decision (MDD) Acquisition
Decision Memorandum by the responsible Milestone Decision Authority and transition to
the acquisition system.
7. The CFT pilot effort will be assessed against desired organizational and program
outcomes, focusing on improving cost, speed, and capability outcomes for materiel
solutions to meet warfighter requirements.
8. I direct the following actions:
a. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) will:
(1) provide a Product Manager or Deputy Product Manager to support each CFT
at locations to be determined (TBD).
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(2) in coordination with AMC, provide Acquisition Logisticians to support CFT
pilots at locations TBD.
(3) serve as a voting member on the CFT Director Selection Panel.
b. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller)
will provide a Cost Analyst representative to support each CFT at locations TBD.
c. The Commander, Forces Command will:
(1) select units with operational experience as subject matter experts to partner
with CFTs to maintain constant user involvement and feedback through unit
partnerships throughout the developmental process.
(2) serve as a voting member on the CFT Director Selection Panel.
d. The Commander, Training and Doctrine Command will:
(1) provide a Capability Developer to support each CFT at locations TBD.
(2) serve as a voting member on the CFT Director Selection Panel.
e. The Commander, AMC will:
(1) provide, in coordination with ASA (ALT), Acquisition Logisticians to support
CFT pilots at locations TBD.
(2) provide a Contracting Officer to support each of the eight CFTs at locations
TBD to ensure that U.S. Army Contracting Command is integrated with the CFTs.
(3) provide Science and Technology representatives to support the eight CFTs.
(4) serve as a voting member on the CFT Director Selection Panel.
f. The Deputy Under Secretary of the Army will serve as a voting member on the
CFT Director Selection Panel.
g. The Commander, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command will provide a Test
and Evaluation representative to support each of the eight CFTs at locations TBD.
h. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 will:
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(1) provide a Synchronization Staff Officer and/or Requirement Staff Officer to
integrate and synchronize the CFTs at locations TBD.
(2) review draft capability requirements and assist in monitoring to ensure the
CFTs are supported throughout capability and materiel development.
(3) be prepared to assist Training and Doctrine Command and AMC in
conducting Analysis of Alternatives or Sufficiency Analysis in support of the CFTs.
i. The CFTs will:
(1) lead the capability development effort, including, as appropriate,
experimentation and technical demonstration to a point the USA and VCSA have
determined. The CFT will develop and staff the capability documents for the USA and
VCSA to approve for potential transition to the acquisition system.
(2) refine capability documents, in appropriate cases through pre-Materiel
Solution Analysis Phase experimentation and technical demonstration, leveraging
industry, academia, and the warfighter in an iterative process to inform the materiel
solution.
(3) develop and submit the draft capability document for the USA and VCSA to
approve.
(4) brief a strategy with milestones for the USA and VCSA to approve, the CFT
charter, and the Strategic Capability Roadmap, which includes operational outcomes,
timeline, estimated costs, metrics, objectives, technical standards, and architecture, no
later than 30 days after approval of the CFT Director.
(5) conduct pre-Materiel Solution Analysis Phase experimentation and technical
demonstration activities to inform and refine the development of the Initial Capabilities
Document to support the MDD.
(6) develop and refine capability documentation for post-MDD efforts that is
aligned with the appropriate phase of the program.
j. All organizations will:
(1) use existing positions on organizational tables of distribution and allowances
to staff the CFTs. Personnel will be matrixed to the CFT they are assigned to.
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(2) fund personnel by the supporting agency that are matrixed to the CFTs.
(3) support the development of the CFT charter for each pilot that will include, at
a minimum, authority, mission and purpose, direction, and key operating principles.
(4) capture best practices and lessons learned from CFT pilots to inform future
innovation efforts and report them to the Office of Process Innovation and Integration.
k. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1; Director of Business Transformation; Chief,
General Officer Management Office; and Director, Office of Process Innovation and
Integration will support the CFT Director Selection Panel.
Encl Ryan D. McCarthy
Acting
DISTRIBUTION:
Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Africa/Southern European Task Force
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
U.S. Army Installation Management Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Financial Management Command
U.S. Army Marketing and Engagement Brigade
Superintendent, United States Military Academy
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
CF:
Director, Army National Guard
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Army Directive 2017-24 Enclosure
CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) MANNING REQUIREMENTS
Organization Duty Position
To be determined CFT Director
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
Product Manager or Deputy Product Manager
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capability Developer
U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Science and Technology Representative
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) /
AMC
Acquisition Logistician
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command Test and Evaluation Representative
AMC / U.S. Army Contracting Command Contracting Representative
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management and Comptroller)
Cost Analyst
Army Staff Synchronization Staff Officer / Requirement
Staff Officer
Roles and Responsibilities
Duty Position Responsibilities
CFT Director Develop charter. Draft initial requirement. Refine
requirements and/or design, build, test, and fix capability
concepts. Develop requirements for Under Secretary of
the Army and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army to approve
as a prerequisite to Materiel Development Decision.
Product Manager or Deputy Product
Manager
In coordination with Science and Technology personnel,
manage experimentation and technical demonstration
efforts in support of capability development and assist in
the preparation of informed requirements documents.
Capability Developer Refine Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material,
Leadership, Personnel, Facilities and Policy analysis to
include threat assessment and Operational Mode
Summary/Mission profile. Develop and refine Concept
of Operations, Analysis of Alternatives, and market
research with consortium partners. Draft and prioritize
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Duty Position Responsibilities
operational requirements (Key Performance
Parameters, Key System Attributes, and Additional
Performance Attributes). Complete the capability
document for Vice Chief of Staff approval.
Science and Technology
Representative
Assess technology requirements. Assess current level
of technology. Define technology objectives. Manage
experimentation and technical demonstration efforts, in
coordination with Product Manager, in support of
capability development and assist in the preparation of
informed requirements documents. Advise CFT Director
on technology development. Assess and adjudicate
technology readiness levels.
Acquisition Logistician Conduct Life-Cycle Sustainment Planning in support of
capability development and transition of requirements to
the acquisition system. As appropriate to an effort’s
level of maturity, refine performance-based sustainment
agreements and contract incentives.
Test and Evaluation Representative Assist in capability development through initiation of test
and evaluation planning in accordance with Department
of Defense Instruction 5000.02 and AR 73-1. As
appropriate to an effort’s level of maturity, develop and
update the test and evaluation strategy and develop the
Test and Evaluation Master Plan with the Product
Manager. Ensure testable values are technically
measurable and achievable. Coordinate with U.S. Army
Forces Command liaison officer to maintain Soldier
involvement throughout the design-build-test process,
maximizing unit partnerships.
Contracting Representative Develop and update contracting strategy as appropriate
to an effort’s level of maturity. Facilitate reduced cycle
times. Enable Request for Proposal requirements,
including Intellectual Property, Technical Data Package,
and access to contractor test results. Leverage
contractor testing to reduce costs and schedule.
Cost Analyst Develop Independent Cost Estimate and support the
Army Cost Position process as appropriate to an effort’s
level of maturity.
Synchronization Staff Officer /
Requirement Staff Officer
Assist in requirement validation. Provide budget
assistance. Conduct affordability analysis. Facilitate
Joint Capabilities Integration Development System
processes.