FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
R 071517Z JAN 08
UNCLAS
SUBJ:USMC CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT (CPI) IMPLEMENTATION POLICY
MARADMIN 014/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC IL LR//
SUBJ/USMC CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT (CPI) IMPLEMENTATION POLICY //
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/09OCT2007//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DUSD/11MAY2006//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/03MAY2006//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC/141654ZDEC2006//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/CMC/211203ZDEC2006//
REF/F/MSGID: USMC CPI GUIDEBOOK/-/21DEC2007//
NARR/REF A IS THE SECNAV/CMC/CNO MEMO ON DON OBJECTIVES FOR FY 2008 AND BEYOND THAT CALLS FOR THE ACCELERATION OF LEAN SIX SIGMA (LSS) INTEGRATION ACROSS THE DON IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.  REF B IS A DEPSECDEF MEMO ESTABLISHING DOD-WIDE CPI PROGRAMS.  REF C IS A SECNAV MEMO ON TRANSFORMATION THROUGH LSS.  REF D IS THE ACMC MSG DIRECTING THE USE OF INNOVATION AND CPI TOOLS TO INCREASE COMBAT READINESS AND SUPPORT TO THE WARFIGHTER.  REF E CONTAINS INITIAL CPI REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  REF F IS A REFERENCE DOCUMENT FOR CPI PRACTITIONERS AND CONTAINS THE CURRENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND TERMINOLOGY CONSISTENT WITH DOD AND DON CPI STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE.  REF F PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR A SERIES OF FUTURE CPI MARADMINS DURING FY08.//
POC/EISSINGER/GS15/UNIT:LR/-/TEL:DSN 225-5768/TEL:COMM 703 695-5768 /EMAIL:JOEL.EISSINGER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE REFS DIRECTED THE USE OF CPI TO IMPROVE COMBAT READINESS.  CPI IS NOW BEING USED ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS WITH CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS.  THIS MESSAGE IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF MARADMINS THAT WILL PROVIDE POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE APPLICATION OF CPI IN THE MARINE CORPS PENDING PUBLICATION OF A MARINE CORPS ORDER ON CPI.
2.  STATUS
A.  HIGH IMPACT CORE VALUE STREAMS (HICVS).  HICVS ARE STRATEGIC PROCESSES THAT SUPPORT COMBAT READINESS AND THE WARFIGHTER.  THE MARINE REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (MROC) DESIGNATED NINE USMC HICVS.  THE MROC ALSO DESIGNATED SENIOR LEADERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING, COORDINATING, IMPROVING, AND REPORTING THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE HICVS, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY CROSS ORGANIZATIONAL LINES.  WORK HAS BEGUN TO DEFINE (OR "MAP") THE NINE HICVS, DEVELOP PRIORITIZED PLANS WITHIN EACH HICVS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND INITIATE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  ACROSS THE USMC, OVER 200 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN INITIATED AND 120 COMPLETED. RESULTS INCLUDE IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY, REDUCED CYCLE TIME, REDUCED ERRORS OR REWORK, AND IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF USMC RESOURCES.  THE NINE HICVS AND THEIR DESIGNATED LEADERS ARE:
HICVS:                                        HICVS LEADERS:
ACQUISITION                                   CG, MARCORSYSCOM
AVIATION MATERIAL LIFE CYCLE MGMT (AIRSPEED)  DC, AVN
CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT                        DC, CD&I
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT                   DC, M&RA
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY                        DIR, C4/CIO
INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT                       DC, I&L
RESOURCE ALLOCATION                           DC, P&R
SERVICE ADVOCACY                              DC, PP&O
TOTAL LIFE CYCLE MGMT (GROUND)                DC, I&L
B.  TRAINING
(1) SENIOR LEADER TRAINING.  SECNAV ESTABLISHED A GOAL TO PROVIDE CPI TRAINING TO 100 PERCENT OF FLAG/SES AND COL/GS-15 (NSPS EQUIVALENT) SENIOR LEADERS BY THE END OF CY07.  MARINES IN JOINT ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS GOAL.  ADDITIONALLY, OPERATIONAL FORCE BILLETS AT THE MEF OR LOWER ECHELON-LEVEL ARE EXCLUDED UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT CONTINGENCY REQUIREMENTS ALLOW FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CRITICAL IMPROVEMENT EFFORT.  THE CURRENT STATUS IS 81 PERCENT TRAINED.  COMMANDS WILL CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN THE GOAL OF 100 PERCENT OF SENIOR LEADERS TRAINED AND REPORT STATUS AS PART OF MONTHLY REPORTING TO CMC (LR) DESCRIBED IN PARA 3B(5) BELOW.
(2) LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT AND GREEN BELT TRAINING.  SECDEF AND SECNAV ALSO ESTABLISHED GOALS FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE AFFECTED WORKFORCE TO RECEIVE LSS BLACK BELT OR GREEN BELT TRAINING.  THIS GOAL IS INTENDED TO MAKE ORGANIZATIONS SELF-SUSTAINING IN CPI/LSS AND TO ENSURE TRAINING IS CONDUCTED IAW DON STANDARDS.  A FORTHCOMING MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CPI TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, AND THE AFFECTED WORKFORCE GOALS.  ONE IMPORTANT TRAINING REQUIREMENT IS THAT CPI PROJECTS MUST BE ASSIGNED TO INDIVIDUALS BEFORE BLACK OR GREEN BELT TRAINING COMMENCES.  THE UTILIZATION OF THESE TRAINED BLACK AND GREEN BELTS AND THE STATUS OF THEIR ASSIGNED PROJECTS IS REPORTED TO SECNAV ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND IS AN INDICATOR OF USMC SUCCESS IN IMPROVING SUPPORT TO THE WARFIGHTER.  WE CURRENTLY HAVE 50 BLACK BELTS AND 179 GREEN BELTS TRAINED.
(3) TRAINING REQUESTS FOR USMC SPONSORED CPI/LSS TRAINING CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CMC (LR).  A LIST OF SCHEDULED CLASSES WITH LOCATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE LR WEB SITE (FROM THE HQMC WEBSITE (WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL), SELECT 'INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT,' THEN SELECT 'DIVISIONS,' THEN SELECT 'LR, MC BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE').
3.  ACTIONS
A.  THE MROC HAS CPI OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY.
B.  HICVS LEADERS, MARFOR (COM, PAC, RES) COMMANDERS, AND CGS, MARCORLOGCOM AND MARCORSYSCOM WILL:
(1) USE CPI TO IMPROVE COMBAT READINESS AND WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY.
(2) CONDUCT ANALYSIS OF RESPECTIVE PROCESSES, IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE HIGH-IMPACT CPI PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE COMBAT READINESS, AND APPLY CPI STANDARD METHODS TO EXECUTE PROJECTS.
(3) DESIGNATE A COLONEL/GS-15 (OR NSPS EQUIVALENT) TO SERVE AS ORGANIZATIONAL CPI CHAMPION WHO WILL LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL CPI PROGRAM THAT ENSURES A TAILORED, SELF-SUFFICIENT CPI CAPABILITY.  THEY WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARINE CORPS CPI WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED IN REF D TO COORDINATE CPI IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS THE CORPS.
(4) ENSURE TRAINING IS ACCOMPLISHED AS DIRECTED IN THIS MARADMIN, THE REFERENCES, AND THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN THE CPI GUIDEBOOK.
(5) REPORT CPI RESULTS (PER REF E) TO CMC (LR) NLT THE LAST WORKING DAY OF EACH MONTH TO INFORM THE MROC AND TO SUPPORT MONTHLY SECNAV BRIEFINGS BY THE DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF (DMCS).
C.  THE DC, P&R WILL:
(1) LEAD THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION HICVS.
(2) ASSIST DC, I&L TO RESOURCE THE CPI EFFORT.
D.  THE DC, AVN WILL:
(1) LEAD PROCESS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS IN THE USMC AVN MATERIEL LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (MLCM) HICVS.
(2) COORDINATE AS APPROPRIATE WITH THE NAVAIR AIRSPEED PROGRAM AND DC, I&L TO ENSURE MAXIMUM ALIGNMENT OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES.
E.  THE DC, CD&I WILL:
(1) LEAD THE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, OR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM, HICVS.
(2) ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS IN FORMALLY ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE BILLET STRUCTURE FOR CPI ACTIVITIES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF DC, I&L, HICVS LEADERS, MARFOR COMMANDERS, AND CGS MARCORLOGCOM AND MARCORSYSCOM.
(3) ASSIST DC, I&L TO INCORPORATE CPI KNOWLEDGE INTO TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
F.  THE DC, M&RA WILL:
(1) LEAD USMC HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT HICVS.
(2) COORDINATE WITH DC, P&R; DC, CD&I; CG, MCRC; DON CIVILIAN HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICE (CHRO); AND DIR, AR DIV TO ENSURE THESE EFFORTS ARE ALIGNED WITH THE USMC HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT HICVS.
G.  THE DC, I&L WILL:
(1) LEAD THE TOTAL LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (TLCM) AND INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT HICVS.
(2) ENSURE MROC IS INFORMED OF CPI PROGRESS AND ASSEMBLE MONTHLY CPI REPORTS IN SUPPORT OF SECNAV UPDATES BY ACMC AND DMCS.
(3) ISSUE APPROPRIATE CPI IMPLEMENTING POLICY AND, WITH SUPPORT FROM DC, P&R, PROVIDE CPI SUPPORT PROGRAMMING OVERSIGHT FOR IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONS.
(4) APPOINT THE DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE (MCBEO), TO LEAD THE USMC CPI EFFORTS, PROVIDE CPI FUNCTIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND CHAIR THE MARINE CORPS CPI WORKING GROUP.
(5) ESTABLISH REGIONAL CPI SUPPORT TEAMS MANNED WITH CPI BLACK BELTS AND MASTER BLACK BELTS.  BASED ON THEIR STRATEGIC POSITIONING THROUGHOUT THE CORPS, CPI SUPPORT TEAMS WILL ASSIST SUPPORTED COMMANDERS AND HICVS LEADERS WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION OF A TAILORED, SELF-SUFFICIENT CPI CAPABILITY.  WHILE DC, I&L RETAINS FULL AUTHORITY AND FINANCIAL/NSPS SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES OVER CPI SUPPORT TEAMS, THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IS WHOLLY DEPENDENT ON THE USE OF THE SUPPORTED COMMAND'S AUTHORITY.  THUS, SUPPORTED/SUPPORTING COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS MUST BE ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR STRATEGIC POSITIONING AND THE NEEDS OF THE SUPPORTED COMMANDER OR HICVS LEADER.  SUPPORTED MARFOR COMMANDERS AND HICVS LEADERS WILL ASSIST DC, I&L TO REFINE THE REQUIREMENTS (NUMBER, LOCATION, SIZE) AND SUPPORT COMMAND AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL CPI SUPPORT TEAMS THROUGH THE MARINE CORPS CPI WORKING GROUP.
(6) ENSURE CPI SUPPORT TEAMS POSSESS EXPERTISE AND CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS WITH ASSISTANCE/ADVICE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:  CPI PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; HIGH-LEVEL PROCESS MAPPING; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PRIORITIZATION, AND EXECUTION; CPI PROGRAM LESSONS RETRIEVAL/COLLECTION/SHARING; AND, CPI MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING.
H.  THE CG, MARCORLOGCOM WILL:
(1) CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF CPI THROUGHOUT LOGCOM.
(2) SUPPORT THE DC, I&L ROLE TO LEAD THE TLCM HICVS.
(3) COORDINATE AS APPROPRIATE WITH THE DC, I&L TO ENSURE MAXIMUM ALIGNMENT OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS.
I.  THE CG, MARCORSYSCOM, WILL LEAD THE ACQUISITION HICVS.
J.  THE DIRECTOR, C4, WILL LEAD THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HICVS.
K.  THE MARINE CORPS CPI WORKING GROUP WILL:
(1) REPRESENT EACH HICVS LEADER, MARFOR COMMANDER, AND THE CGS OF MARCORLOGCOM AND MARCORSYSCOM AT THE COLONEL/GS-15 (OR NSPS EQUIVALENT) LEVEL.
(2) SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF CPI POLICY AND TIMELY RESULTS REPORTING.
(3) SUPPORT EFFECTIVE CPI IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING ISSUES THAT CROSS FUNCTIONAL AREAS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND HICVS.
(4) FACILITATE EFFECTIVE CPI IMPLEMENTATION AND GOVERNANCE.
4.  CPI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SUPPORT.
A.  IN COOPERATION WITH NAVAIR, AN AUTOMATED CPI MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(CPIMS) TO FACILITATE CPI TRAINING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND REPORTING IS CURRENTLY BEING PILOTED.  FULL IMPLEMENTATION IS PLANNED DURING FY08.  INTERIM REPORTING GUIDANCE (REF E) IS BEING MODIFIED TO BETTER SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO CPIMS AND WILL BE PROMULGATED IN AN UPCOMING MESSAGE.
B.  THE USMC HAS PURCHASED LICENSES FOR THE CPI SUPPORT TOOLS "MINITAB" AND "IGRAFX PROCESS FOR SIX SIGMA" TO SUPPORT PROCESS ANALYSIS.  DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO THESE IT SUPPORT TOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE 2D QTR FY08.
5.  CPI GUIDEBOOK.  VERSION 1.0 IS LOCATED AT THE LR WEB SITE (FROM THE HQMC WEBSITE (WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL), SELECT 'INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT,' THEN SELECT 'DIVISIONS,' THEN SELECT 'LR, MC BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE').
6.  FURTHER INFORMATION ON CPI CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING MCBEO, HQMC (LR) AT 703-695-5768, EMAIL CPI.PROGRAM.OFFICE@USMC.MIL.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. S. KRAMLICH, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//