For some time, the root of the problem has been our bureaucratic machinery and its excessive emphasis on perfection that often lands much closer to rigid conformity. With thousands of pages of regulations and an ingrained culture of risk aversion, we have too often been paralyzed by the fear of making mistakes. Meanwhile, our adversaries aren't constrained by these same rules, and this ‘playing not to lose’ mentality has cost us dearly, leading to a troubling erosion of competitive advantages.
Alas a sea change is upon us if we are willing to ride it. We now have the authority, tools, and frameworks to “play to win.” The landscape is shifting, and we are witnessing a clear divide: Some acquisition organizations are stuck in the old paradigm of localized risk avoidance, while others are embracing a more dynamic, win-oriented approach. This divide is starkly illustrated by recent data from two of our Program Executive Offices. Last year, one PEO conducted 21 pilots — 20 using the Innovation Adoption Kit and one following the traditional method. Another PEO was inundated with lengthy paper-only Analyses of Alternatives and only two pilots. The results were dramatic: The innovative pilots were completed 105 times faster and yielded 25 times the outcomes compared to the traditional approach.
Pilots attempted ranged from overhauling network infrastructure three different ways to shifting to much more edge compute, where it sits, how it connects, how it is secured and the speed at which it f ..
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