COMDTINST 5230.67
user's needs are being addressed throughout the life cycle. The Program Manager has the
following IA responsibilities:
(1) Incorporating IA initiatives pertinent to each C4&IT system and managing the Plan of
Action and milestones to mitigate known risks.
(2) Collecting and coordinating input from end users, enterprise application owners, operations
and maintenance communities, and other stakeholders, and using this input to develop
functional requirements.
(3) Developing performance measures that quantify the IA program's success in mitigating
risks to C4&IT across the enterprise and balancing risks against response time and
information accessibility and connectivity. The Program Manager provides these measures
to the Asset Manager.
(4) Developing and promulgating the Concept of Operations for each C4&IT system.
(5) Developing acceptance criteria for each C4&IT system.
f. Sponsor's Representative. The Sponsor's Representative is designated by the Sponsor to serve
as the liaison and interface for the Sponsor and the Program Manager to the other key roles
involved in C4&IT management. The Sponsor's Representative has the following IA
responsibilities:
(1) Validating functional requirements and ensuring that IA is considered and integrated
throughout the life cycle.
(2) Maintaining liaison with the Asset Manager, the Sponsor, and technical staffs of the SDA
and SSA.
(3) Representing all of the Sponsor's needs.
(4) Developing cost estimates in collaboration with the CG-6 Asset Manager, who will collect
and assimilate appropriate SDA and SSA input.
(5) Allocating resources necessary to implement IA. The Sponsor's Representative prepares the
business case and other justification for the Sponsor to use in acquisition of resources.
g. System Development Agent (SDA). The SDA is the individual, unit, firm, agency, or
organization that performs, or has the responsibility for, the design, development,
implementation, and support of the C4&IT system, as well as the acquisition of C4&IT products
or services. The SDA has a critical role in IA. The SDA either implements all IA practices for
assigned systems or is a technical advisor to the other stakeholders involved in IA. More than
one SDA may be involved in the various aspects of IA. The SDA has the following IA
responsibilities:
(1) Carrying out approved IA practices for assigned systems.
(2) Coordinating IA system activities from the conceptual planning phase through the
implementation phase.
(3) Developing a set of measurements to determine the degree of compliance to IA standards
for a developing system. The SDA provides these measures to the Asset Manager.
(4) Providing competent technical authority for IA practices in the current version and for IA
changes under consideration.
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