Wild Goose Enterprises, Inc.Capability BriefingOctober xx, 2017

Walt Schroeder, Principal

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Agenda

• Who We Are

• Where We Are

• What We Do

• Where We Are Unique

• What We Have Done

• Where to Find Us

• What We Are Looking For

• Who to Contact

• Backup• Technical Experience Examples

• Working with Databases

• Working with Interfaces

• Creating a User Friendly GUI

• Technical Process Examples• Modified Agile Software Development Process

• Continuous Integration & Testing

• Modularization

• Instrumentation

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Who We Are

Who We AreMission Focused and Results DrivenWild Goose Enterprises, Inc. (WGE) is a small woman-owned business located in Dayton, OH. Founded in2007, Wild Goose Enterprises, Inc. is a privately heldcompany with ten years of experience in federal andstate contracting services. Wild Goose Enterprises, Inc.has evolved from assisting defense contractors with theirproposal needs and requirements to providing a full lifecycle IT project management and requirements and datawarehousing solutions for federal, state, and localgovernment agencies. Wild Goose Enterprises, Inc. hasbeen driving customer mission success and making theimpossible possible since 2007 using a holistic approachbased upon our leaders, our values and our provenmethodologies. Our proven methodologies, based onproject management processes aligned with CarnegieMellon’s CMMI for Services Delivery (CMMI SVC), allowsus to provide consistent and uniform delivery of servicesto create the conditions necessary for cost containmentand risk reduction on behalf of our customers.

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WHY WILD GOOSE?The Irish Celtic Saints referred tothe pursuit of the Holy Spirit as"chasing the Wild Goose".

Like these Saints, we holdourselves to a higher standardfor performance while executingwith the highest levels ofhonesty and integrity

Who We Are (cont.)• Wild Goose Enterprises, Inc.

– Woman-owned small business

– Corporate principals have over 20 years’ experience in government IT program and project management

– Core staff have 10+ years experience working together on Air Force application development and sustainment efforts

– Recognized impact and contribution on key efforts for US Air Force, US Dept. of Commerce, Toyota, and US Dept. of Interior

– Relentless focus on customer mission success

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Who We Serve:

Results We Deliver:

• Outstanding Customer Performance Assessment Review (CPAR) Scores on Air Force GFM-DI Activities

• Excellence.gov Award for Role on Air Force Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support –Enterprise View (LIMS-EV) in 2010

• Four-fold Increase in Users of Toyota Business Intelligence Capabilities

• Formal Recognition by US Dept. of Commerce Chief Counsel (Cam Kerry) for Support Provided on EDMS Initiative

• Successful Delivery and Deployment of over 100 Business Intelligence Capabilities

Where We Are

• Corporate Headquarters: Vandalia, OH

• Software Development Center: • 118 West 1st Street,Dayton, OH

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What We Do

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Information Technology Professional ServicesInformation Technology ServicesBusiness Process Reengineering•Software & Application Development•Data Warehouse Development•Web Application Development•Enterprise Architecture Management•Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

Project Management•Project Oversight/Monitoring•Management of Software Development Teams

Requirements and Design ServicesRequirements Management•Requirements Gathering•Requirements Documentation

Systems Design•System Design Specifications•Application Wireframes

Acquisition and Proposal SupportSolicitationStatement of Work/PWS•Solicitation/RFP•Evaluation Documentation

Source Selection Support

Proposal Management•Technical•Cost

Proposal Response Preparation•Multiple Industries/Types•Complete Responses

Where We Are Unique

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Data WarehousingOrganizing Data to Meet the Mission

Our corporate principals have over ten years experiencein the design, development, and sustainment ofenterprise-scale data warehouse solutions for the US AirForce and Toyota. Leveraging our Modified Agilesoftware development process and Automated TestingRegimen, we have successfully developed and deployedover 100 different visualization solutions in theseenvironments. Our expertise was recognized with anExcellence.gov award for efforts in support of the US AirForce Logistics Data Warehouse.

Where We Are Unique (cont.)

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Data QualityEnsuring Your Data Supports the Mission

We recognize that data needs to be timely andrelevant to support the on-going needs of anyanalytical tool. Our principals have been in theforefront of ensuring data is accurate and timely froma development and operational context. Working withMitre, we developed the Enterprise Data QualityMeasurement Service (EDQMS) a tool-agnostic dataquality service that easily allows users to define andmonitor their data against specific mission businessrules. From an operational perspective we haveintegrated data quality within our SustainmentManagement Console that automates the day to daymonitoring of system operations.

Where We Are Unique (cont.)

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Proposal ManagementDefining and Procuring Support for the Mission

Our corporate principals have over thirty yearsexperience in supporting the proposal process from boththe client and supplier perspectives. We identified andexecuted expedited acquisition paths for the US Dept. ofInterior and US Dept. of Commerce on key programinitiatives. We have analyzed, managed, and developedhundreds of supplier proposal responses that haveresulted in millions of dollars of contracts. Coupled withour solution expertise we provide value-driven solutionsto client and supplier proposal needs.

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What We Have Done

What We Have Done

Client: US Air Force Global Force Management-Data initiative (GFM-DI)

• System Description: Data application taking data from 20 different sources and mapping to defined force structure vocabulary. Exposed via publishing to Enterprise Messaging Topics. Deployed to both NIPR and SIPR environments

• WGE Scope: Requirements Analysis, Software Design and Development, DoDAF documentation, Sustainment, Project Management

• Duration: 7+ years• Key Achievements: 1st service to FOC. All Outstanding

Award Fee scores.• Challenges Addressed: Leveraging existing enterprise

services to meet requirement.

• Implemented a Management Sustainment Console for monitoring and troubleshooting real-time interfaces.

• Current Challenge: Migration from GCSS-AF to DISA Capacity Services infrastructure

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What We Have Done (cont.)

Client: US Air Force LIMS-EV

• System Description: Business intelligence dashboards in support of logistics community

• WGE Scope: Project management, software design and development, ETL and data modeling, software maintenance

• Duration: 6 years

• Key Achievements: Excellence.gov award (2010). Successfully managed deployment of over 50 different releases.

• Challenges Addressed: Multiple parallel development and deployment activities (up to 10 concurrently).

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What We Have Done (cont.)

Client: US Air Force Logistics Data Warehouse

• System Description: Operations and sustainment of logistics data warehouse

• WGE Scope: Project management, development, software operations and maintenance, data modeling, data quality management

• Duration: 6 years

• Key Achievements: Sustained enterprise data warehouse of over 110 different data sources. Automated many key sustainment processes.

• Challenges Addressed: Integration of data warehouse within GCSS-AF enterprise infrastructure. Automation of manual support processes. Effective monitoring and management of combined development and support staff in excess of 100 people. Data integration and Data Quality Measurement for real-time interfaces.

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What We Have Done (cont.)

Client: US Dept. of Interior Office of Special Trustee

• System Description: Application to allow for tribal self-assessments and audit validations

• WGE Scope: Define requirements, create acquisition documentation, create application wireframes, monitoring of development contractor

• Duration: 1.5 years

• Key Achievements: Defined expedited acquisition approach to maintain schedule

• Challenges Addressed: Developer schedule delays (focused engagement to resolve)

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What We Have Done (cont.)

Client: Toyota

• System Description: Business intelligence applications in support of manufacturing operations

• WGE Scope: Requirements gathering, project management, testing, training

• Duration: 4 years

• Key Achievements: Quadrupled user base of BI. Defined development and governance processes.

• Challenges Addressed: Maintaining schedule delivery in time of consolidation and turnover.

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What We Have Done (cont.)

Client: US Air Force

• System Description: Enterprise Data Quality Measurement Service (EDQMS)

• WGE Scope: Project management, development, integration within other software applications

• Duration: 1 years

• Key Achievements: Established the Data Quality Metadata Exchange (DQME) XML language. Included in DISA’s Forge.mil government source utilities.

• Challenges Addressed: Multi-platform use via adapters. Successful integration with GFM-DI application

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Where to Find Us

• Prime• OH DBITS

• GSA Schedule 70 (in process)

• Sub • GSA STARS II

• Looking for additional subcontract partnering opportunities!

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What We Are Looking For

• Current Partnering Opportunities with:• IT development support

• Data Warehousing

• Business Intelligence

• Web Applications

• IT sustainment support

• IT solution support

• Requirements to source selection support

• IDIQ/MAC Vehicle Partnering/Pursuit• Strong Past Performances

• Hands-on RFP support

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Who to Contact

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Technical Experience Examples:Experience with Databases

WGE has the Database experience needed for your software development effort!

• Development and sustainment experience with multiple databases

• Oracle (11g, 12c), Teradata, MySQL

• Air Force relevant experience:• Global Force Management – Data Initiative (GFM-DI)

• Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support – Enterprise View (LIMS-EV)

• Air Force Logistics Data Warehouse (LDW)

• Both NIPR and SIPR database experience

• Experience working with multiple Government enterprise infrastructures

• GCSS-AF

• DISA Capacity Services

• Dept. of Interior

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Technical Experience Examples:Experience with Interfaces

WGE has the Interface experience needed for your software development effort!

• Development and sustainment experience with multiple interfaces

• Logistics Data Warehouse – included over 125 inbound legacy interfaces

• GFM-DI – included 20+ interfaces on both NIPR and SIPR, publishing daily changes to Enterprise Messaging Topics

• Types – SFTP, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Web Services, Enterprise Messaging

• Currency – near-real time, daily, monthly, annual, on demand

• Air Force relevant experience:• Global Force Management – Data Initiative (GFM-DI)

• Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support – Enterprise View (LIMS-EV)

• Air Force Logistics Data Warehouse (LDW)

• Both NIPR and SIPR interface experience22

Technical Experience Examples:Experience Creating User Friendly GUI

WGE has the User GUI experience needed for your software development effort!• Development and sustainment experience with User

GUI• Developed over twenty different user GUIs in support of

different LIMS-EV views• Developed user GUI for MITRE's Enterprise Data Quality

Measurement Service• Developed user GUI for Velcro Product Selector• Developed User GUI for GFM-DI Management Console

• Air Force relevant experience:• Global Force Management – Data Initiative (GFM-DI)• Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support – Enterprise View

(LIMS-EV)• Air Force Logistics Data Warehouse (LDW)• Enterprise Data Quality Measurement Service (EDQMS)

• Modified Agile SDLC drives early visualization of user GUI via use of

• Wireframes• Clickable Prototypes

Enterprise Data Quality Management

Velcro Product Selector

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Technical Process Examples:Modified Agile Development Process

• WGE uses an industry standard toolset for its Modified Agile Development Process

• Toolset consisting of:• JIRA – task assignment, requirements and test traceability

• Jenkins plugin – linking job/test to tasks

• Subversion plugin – linking code commits to tasks

• Benefits• Built-in Agile Process

• Customer and Team Collaboration

• Sprint Planning

• Release Planning

• Task Tracking

• Test Management

• Reports and Analytics

• Help Desk

• Requirement Traceability

• Code Integration

• Custom Workflow

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Technical Process Examples:Continuous Integration & Testing

• WGE has leveraged the Jenkins open source tool for our Continuous Integration & Testing process

• Toolset consisting of:• SVN/GIT code repository• Ant scripts• Jenkins – automated test suite• Fortify plugin• SonarQube plugin• JIRA plugin• Report plugins

• Used in concert with Air Force BES BPD testing framework since 2009

• CIE use and integration• Integrated with HP Quality Center

• Results:• Sprint status reporting• Task and test traceability• Continuous regression testing and integration• Vulnerability tracking• Automated packaging and deployment• NO SURPRISES!

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Technical Process Examples:GFM DI Modularization Story

• WGE has experience in modularizing applications from our GFM-DI Experience• Originally a single fat EAR with EJB and

WAR module with 250K loc.

• Reengineered into 5 independent modules and 1 shared module

• Each WAR module inherits pub/sub, instrumentation, and rest web services from base module

• Future release will decompose further into 8 independent modules

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Technical Process Examples:O&S Benefits of Instrumentation

• Modularization of your application provides opportunity for component instrumentation and metrics display through the WGE provided Sustainment Management Console

• The Sustainment Management Console benefits include:• comprehensive real-time monitoring of all application

system components. • access to detailed logging information. • aggregation of application metrics reporting. • user interface for displaying and reporting on all system

activity. • historical review of all system processes, user activity,

application component logs, as well as problem status alerts through email.

• daily comprehensive report to Administrators and other interested parties.

• GFM-DI went from 10 to 6 people with instrumentation

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