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H. ILA Meetings and Presentations
H.1 As noted in Section 5, it is critical that meetings and presentations be conducted to ensure
all individuals participating in the ILA understand the process. These presentations offer the
PM an opportunity to educate the ILA team on the program and to receive information from
the ILA team during the course of the assessment. A discussion of the expected meetings and
presentations is provided here to ensure standardization of ILA reporting.
H.2 Pre-Assessment Meeting.
The pre-assessment meeting is conducted to establish coordination/planning among
the team leader, PM, and logistics manager. The following issues should be addressed:
• Confirm the responsibilities of the PO, team leader and team members,
• Confirm the purpose and scope of the review,
• Discuss specific review procedures,
• Coordinate the availability and location of product support and program
documentation (a listing of available documents should be prepared before the ILA for
distribution to team members at the pre-brief),
• Clarify specific ILA schedule of events/agenda,
• Identify the location of all assessment activities,
• Identify and determine availability of PO personnel to respond to ILA team member
questions,
• Necessary security requirements and arrangements, including access to classified
material,
• Conduct of the assessment,
• Issuance of draft and final reports and coordination procedures,
• Post-review procedures to include follow-up on identified issues (as required), and
• Issuance of a certification statement reflecting the results of the assessment.
H.3 Opening Brief.
The opening brief provides the ILA team with a foundation of information regarding
program background, its current status, logistics structure and a review of what to expect
during the assessment. It is important to recognize that ILA team members may not be
familiar with the subject program, and the opening brief is the best opportunity to provide the
ILA team with a basic understanding of the program and provide the necessary background
information to place the program in its proper context. The opening brief consists of the
following:
H.3.1 Program overview (presented by the PM or Deputy PM):
o Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) to include status of KPPs and KSAs and
Program Risk assessment,
o A general description of the system (physical as well as functional),
o System interfaces,
o The planned operational use of the system,
o Support strategy (including unique considerations and performance requirements),
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