{"id":420,"date":"2023-01-04T15:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T15:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2023-03-09T14:13:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:13:55","slug":"digital-maturity-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/2023\/01\/04\/digital-maturity-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Maturity Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"420\" class=\"elementor elementor-420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-717f8c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"717f8c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a577265\" data-id=\"a577265\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6cf6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6cf6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The below content is information that the DAF Digital Transformation Office has provided for programs to use to assess their digital maturity. &nbsp;It is based on the 42 metrics within the&nbsp;<a title=\"https:\/\/aerospace.org\/story\/incose-model-based-capabilities-matrix\" href=\"https:\/\/aerospace.org\/story\/incose-model-based-capabilities-matrix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INCOSE Model-based Capabilities Matrix<\/a>&nbsp;and modified to apply beyond just systems engineering.&nbsp; Since each program is different, each program would first need to understand what its&nbsp;target&nbsp;is for digital transformation, then it would baseline itself on where it is as the starting point and use the information to chart a course to get&nbsp;to the program&#8217;s target for digital transformation.&nbsp; These maturity parameters were updated in May 2022.&nbsp; The guide text below, presentation slides and MS Excel maturity assessment&nbsp;file are included for download below.&nbsp; We are&nbsp;interested in your thoughts on this approach and ways to make program digital&nbsp;assessment for resource identification&nbsp;better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83ce1b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83ce1b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d7e488\" data-id=\"8d7e488\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5697f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5697f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DAF-Digital-Maturity-Guide_v2.0_PA.docx\">Click Here for DAF Digital Maturity Guide Version 2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11148a7\" data-id=\"11148a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e7e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e7e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DAF-Digital-Maturity-Guide_v2.0_PA.pdf\">Click Here for the DAF Maturity Guide pdf Version<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DAF-Digital-Maturity_v2.0_PA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here for the DAF Digital Maturity Assessment Spreadsheet<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0705707 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0705707\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91f040c\" data-id=\"91f040c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fb311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2fb311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">The AF will lose technological advantage over its adversaries without drastic changes in the acquisition process, according to Dr. Roper&#8217;s Digital Acquisition Vision<sup>1,2<\/sup>\u00a0and the DoD Digital Engineering (DE) Strategy.<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0 The AF acquisition focus must change from\u00a0<i>highly specialized<\/i>\u00a0to\u00a0<i>agile<\/i>\u00a0solutions with shortened design-to-fly cycles to stay dominant.\u00a0 Digital Engineering is defined as \u201can integrated digital approach that uses authoritative sources of system data and models as a continuum across disciplines to support lifecycle activities from concept through disposal&#8221; (DAU). \u00a0According to the DE Strategy (2018):<\/p><p class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\" align=\"center\"><em>Digital engineering will require new methods, processes, and tools, which will change the way the engineering community operates;\u00a0<u>however, this shift extends beyond the engineering community<\/u>\u00a0with an impact on the research, requirements, acquisition, test, cost, sustainment, and intelligence communities. The digital engineering transformation offers similar positive changes for business operations including acquisition practices, legal requirements, and contracted activities.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">The DE Strategy outlines five strategic goals for the DoD:<\/p><ol class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\"><li>Formalize development, integration, and use of models<\/li><li>Provide an authoritative source of truth<\/li><li>Incorporate technological innovation<\/li><li>Establish infrastructure and environments<\/li><li>Transform culture and workforce<\/li><\/ol><p class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\">The expected direct benefits of a comprehensive digital engineering strategy include:<\/p><ol class=\"ms-rteFontSize-3 ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0\"><li>Informed decision making and greater insight through increased transparency<\/li><li>Enhanced communication<\/li><li>Increased understanding for greater flexibility\/adaptability in design<\/li><li>Increased confidence that the capability will perform as expected<\/li><li>Increased efficiency in engineering and acquisition practices<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97a4c3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97a4c3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c3aee\" data-id=\"22c3aee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fb1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75fb1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"poc-for-questions-reporting\"><b>POC for Questions &amp; Reporting<\/b><i class=\"c_a_1310c973 css-95\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/h3><p>The self-assessment system described in this guide is under development through a collaboration between SAF\/AQR Digital Engineering Enterprise Office and the AFMC Digital Campaign.\u00a0 Line of Effort 3 \/ Objective 4 of the Digital Campaign is spearheading the development and deployment of metrics, and the POC is Dr. Steven Turek. Please direct all questions and results, as well as constructive feedback (recommendations, modifications, points needing clarification) to\u00a0<a data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:steven.turek.1@us.af.mil\">steven.turek.1@us.af.mil<\/a>.\u00a0 A team of personnel are working to improve this self-assessment for future deployments across the AF, and we would appreciate your feedback. \u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>References<\/b><\/p><ol><li>2020 SAF\/AQ Digital Acquisition Vision &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/software.af.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/There-Is-No-Spoon-Digital-Acquisition-7-Oct-2020-digital-version.pdf\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/software.af.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/There-Is-No-Spoon-Digital-Acquisition-7-Oct-2020-digital-version.pdf\">https:\/\/software.af.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/There-Is-No-Spoon-Digital-Acquisition-7-Oct-2020-digital-version.pdf<\/a><\/li><li>2021 SAF\/AQ Digital Acquisition Vision &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/Portals\/1\/documents\/2021SAF\/01_Jan\/Bending_the_Spoon.pdf\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/Portals\/1\/documents\/2021SAF\/01_Jan\/Bending_the_Spoon.pdf\">https:\/\/www.af.mil\/Portals\/1\/documents\/2021SAF\/01_Jan\/Bending_the_Spoon.pdf<\/a><\/li><li>2018 DoD Digital Engineering Strategy &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ac.cto.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2018-Digital-Engineering-Strategy_Approved_PrintVersion.pdf\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ac.cto.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2018-Digital-Engineering-Strategy_Approved_PrintVersion.pdf\">https:\/\/ac.cto.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2018-Digital-Engineering-Strategy_Approved_PrintVersion.pdf<\/a><\/li><li>INCOSE MBSE Capability Matrix\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aerospace.org\/story\/incose-model-based-capabilities-matrix\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/aerospace.org\/story\/incose-model-based-capabilities-matrix\">https:\/\/aerospace.org\/story\/incose-model-based-capabilities-matrix<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The below content is information that the DAF Digital Transformation Office has provided for programs to use to assess their digital maturity. &nbsp;It is based on the 42 metrics within the&nbsp;INCOSE Model-based Capabilities Matrix&nbsp;and modified to apply beyond just systems engineering.&nbsp; Since each program is different, each program would first need to understand what its&nbsp;target&nbsp;is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":722,"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions\/722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guide.dafdto.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}