R 251833Z APR 08
MARADMIN 268/08
BT
UNCLAS
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AR ARD ARDB//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/10MAY2007//
POC/H. A. GILBERT/YA-0343-03/UNIT:ARDB WASHINGTON DC/-
/TEL:DSN 244-1081 /TEL:COMM (703) 614-1081/FAX:COMM (703) 693-7270//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 5215.1K, MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.
//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF
THE HQMC ARDB DIRECTIVES PORTAL FOR USE MARINE CORPS-WIDE.
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF A PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE
FOR ISSUANCE OF MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES.  SUBSEQUENT TO ITS
PUBLICATION, THE RECORDS, REPORTS, AND DIRECTIVES BRANCH (ARDB) AT
HQMC INITIATED AND COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKFLOW PROCESS
WITHIN THE EHQMC SHAREPOINT PORTAL TO SIMPLIFY AND AUTOMATE THE
DIRECTIVES REVIEW PROCESS.
3.  INFORMATION.  ALL DIRECTIVES INFORMATION ON THE EARLIER LEGACY
WEB SITE HAS BEEN MIGRATED TO THE ARDB DIRECTIVES PORTAL.  THE ARDB
DIRECTIVES PORTAL PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:
A.  PROVIDES TEMPLATES TO AID SPONSORS WITH PROPER FORMATTING.
B.  PROVIDES ELECTRONIC COLLABORATION, ELIMINATING REDUNDANCY AND
SAVING TIME IN EDITORIAL REVIEW AND COMMENTS BY MULTIPLE REVIEWERS.
C.  PROVIDES REAL-TIME STAFFING STATUS WITHIN THE WORKFLOW PROCESS.
D.  ENABLES REAL-TIME POSTING OF SIGNED DIRECTIVES.
E.  PLACES ALL COMMENTS/REVIEWS AND DOCUMENTS IN ONE PLACE FOR
FUTURE ELECTRONIC ARCHIVING.
4.  MISSION
A.  THE ARDB DIRECTIVES PORTAL IS THE ONLY APPLICATION TO BE USED TO
ELECTRONICALLY CREATE, STAFF, REVISE, REVIEW, AND MANAGE MARINE
CORPS ORDERS AND BULLETINS SPONSORED AND ISSUED BY HQMC. 
(1) WHEN NECESSARY/APPROPRIATE, HQMC WILL USE THE ARDB DIRECTIVES
PORTAL TO STAFF DIRECTIVES TO EXTERNAL COMMANDS (I.E., MARFORS) FOR
REVIEW AND COMMENT.  IN SUCH INSTANCES, EXTERNAL COMMANDS WILL
RESPOND VIA THE DIRECTIVES PORTAL.
(2) DIRECTIVES SPONSORS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENTER AND MAINTAIN THEIR
RESPECTIVE DIRECTIVES, SPONSOR/REVIEWER INFORMATION, ASSOCIATED
FILES AND CONSOLIDATION OF STAFFING COMMENTS.  ARDB WILL MONITOR AND
FACILITATE STAFFING WORKFLOW WITHIN THE ARDB DIRECTIVES PORTAL SITE.
B.  ALL MARINE CORPS UNITS CAN USE THE ARDB DIRECTIVES PORTAL TO
ACCESS AND RETRIEVE DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT 'A' MARINE CORPS ORDERS
AND BULLETINS, AND ACCESS TEMPLATES FOR USE IN CREATING LOCAL
DIRECTIVES.
5.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A.  A MCEITS ACCOUNT IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE SITE AND TO FUNCTION
AS A COMMAND SPONSOR, REVIEWER, OR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO REVIEW
AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON DIRECTIVES.  TO OBTAIN A MCEITS ACCOUNT,
APPLY AT HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/FORMS/REQUEST.ASP.
THE MCEITS
HELP DESK CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, IF NECESSARY, AND CAN BE REACHED
AT (703) 432-0383 OR (703) 432-1213, DSN PREFIX 378.
B.  THE ARDB DIRECTIVES PORTAL CAN BE ACCESSED AT
HTTPS:(SLASH
SLASH)PORTAL.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/SITES/HQMCAR/ARD/ARDB/DEFAULT.ASPX.
USERS' GUIDES, DIRECTIVES TEMPLATES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT ARE
PROVIDED THERE.  THE USERS' GUIDES PROVIDE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
ON WHAT TO DO UPON ACCESSING THE PORTAL.  FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
IN USING THE PORTAL, CONTACT ARDB DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT SECTION AT:
703-614-1081, DSN PREFIX 224.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. S. KRAMLICH, DIRECTOR, MARINE
CORPS STAFF.//