CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) - MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE NAVY MODERNIZATION PROCESS (NMP) (01 NOV 2007)

CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS) - MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE NAVY MODERNIZATION PROCESS (NMP) (01 NOV 2007)., The Entitled Process (EP) for Navy Modernization was promulgated by the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command in 2006 as a common, disciplined process to deliver operational and technical modifications to the fleet in an effective and cost efficient fashion. The authoritative document is the Surface Ships and Carriers Entitled Process for Modernization (SSCEPM) Operations and Management Manual (SL720-AA-MAN- 030) commonly referred to as the “One Book”. Upon adoption, the EP became known as the Navy Modernization Process (NMP) to recognize its broad application and permanence. The terms EP and NMP are synonymous in that they both refer to the process that grew from the Navy’s SHIPMAIN initiative which began work to reengineer modernization processes in 2003. A key tenet of the NMP is a permanent structure comprised of process stakeholders who provide strategic oversight and operational management. At present the NMP applies to surface ships and aircraft carriers. It is not applicable to modernization programs for submarines, ships of the Military Sealift Command, small craft, or U.S. Coast Guard vessels. Measures to include all Navy ship modernization in the NMP are underway. The current version of the “One Book” and its letter of promulgation are maintained on the FMP web page (www.fmp.navy.mil) by NAVSEA 04RP.