1. The 2016 Air Force Strategic Master Plan directed the Institutionalization of the APM. Formal APM institutionalization occurred September 2016, upon Ms. Costello’s signature to the APM Institutionalization memo.
  2. The APM provided a process framework for various Rapid Improvement Events (RIE), including the Acquisition Program Reporting Tiger Team and Interoperability events. The RIEs leveraged the relevant processes as the current state baseline. The APM also provided the specific policies underlying the processes. Tangible savings include a $7 million cost reduction from the Acquisition Program Reporting Tiger Team.
  3. The APM provided the basis of standard processes for Acquisition in support of the statutorily required Organization Execution Plan (10 USC 2222).
  4. The APM served as a process foundation to create the Acquisition Enterprise Architecture (AcqEA). Specifically, the APM is the approved process component for the AcqEA.
  5. The APM provided the process foundation for the development of SAF/SP Organizational Design CoAs for the standup of SAF/SQ.
  6. Additional success stories are found under CORE DOCUMENTS, SAF/AQX CPI Documents