With the support of the Communications-Electronic Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC), the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) recently completed the migration of its Staff Action Tracking Automation Tool (SATAT) to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Enterprise Portal Services (DEPS) environment. The SATAT is a tool used by over 150 unique IMCOM users on a daily basis to automate the collaboration, coordination, tracking, and approval or rejection of staff actions and tasks across the headquarters and regions. As a result of the migration, users will experience enhanced performance and improved records management and archiving capabilities for the tool.
"The increased performance and capabilities of SATAT make daily work incredibly more efficient," said Michael Kuiper, IMCOM Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G-6. "The success of the migration is a direct outcome of the teams' hard work and dedication to implementing a smooth transition over the last several months."
The work began in October 2013, when IMCOM's SATAT was selected to be part of the Enterprise Content Management and Collaboration Service (ECMCS) pilot to provide Army organizations a consistent platform where geographically dispersed users would be able to collaborate across boundaries and access Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Enterprise features. IMCOM selected the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) services team of CECOM SEC to execute the migration. The ECM team, with its in-depth subject matter expertise in policy and guidance and its practical adoption and implementation experience, was the perfect partner for IMCOM for this effort.
"As a result of the IMCOM and CECOM SEC ECM Partnership, we have significant lessons learned and metrics that provide a foundation of knowledge, experience, and data to input into future enterprise service acquisitions," said Jack Badstibner, division chief (acting), CECOM SEC Data Services Division. "It represents a significant accomplishment in enabling centrally hosted enterprise content management and collaboration services across the Army."
The ECMCS pilot kicked off in April 2013, when the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) approved the CIO/G-6 proposal for the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) to conduct the ECMCS Pilot of the DISA hosted and managed solution for Enterprise Collaboration. The pilot was set for nine months, with goals related to evaluating the DISA managed Enterprise Collaboration Solution, collecting data and metrics to inform the acquisition strategy, and realize new cost savings.
"As one of the first complex customers for the Enterprise Content Management and Collaboration Services pilot, IMCOM demonstrated how the DISA DEPS environment increases both performance and collaboration capabilities for the Army," said Mike Krieger, Army Deputy CIO/G-6. "IMCOM's transition data and feedback provide vital input to help the Army move towards a final enterprise solution."
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