The clear line of authority from the Defense Acquisition Executive empowers Program Managers to be customer-focused and provide the user with the best, most cost-effective systems and capabilities. Being candid about program status, including risks and problems as well as potential solutions and likely outcomes requires a Program Manager to innovate, collaborate, and strive for optimal solutions. Q-Star™ is the knowledge-sharing forum useable by all program team members: Acquisition, Technology, Engineering, and Logistics.
Q-Star™ is the mission-critical application that assists Program Managers to plan, develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive, affordable, and effective systems support strategy, within Total Life Cycle Systems Management.
|
With Q-Star™, Program Managers can:
- Influence product design for affordable System Operational Effectiveness
- Design and develop the support system utilizing Performance Based Logistics
- Acquire and concurrently deploy the supportable system, including support infrastructure
- Maintain/improve readiness, improve affordability, and minimize logistics footprint
And be consistent with sound business practice and with the overall political, economic, technological, and national security goals of the United States. | |