BAM FY22 Q4 PI Planning: Full Schedule

Welcome to the BAM FY22 Q4 PI Planning Event

8:30am EDT

FY22 Q3 Accomplishments Review and FY22 Q4 Kickoff

Please join us for the FY22 Q4 Kickoff as we celebrate the accomplishments from FY22 Q3 and discuss the focus for FY22 Q4!

Agenda:

Q3 Accomplishment Review (45 mins)
Q4 Kickoff Remarks by Mr. McCune (15 mins)
PI Event Format Review (10 mins)

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Speakers

Dan McCune

Executive Director, Software Product Management, Department of Veterans Affairs

Daniel McCuneExecutive DirectorSoftware Product Management (SPM)As the Executive Director for Software Product Management (SPM) in the Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Mr. McCune is responsible for VA’s software products’ lifecycle.Before joining SPM, Mr. McCune spent... Read More →

Dina Elshazly

PM, BAH

Maggie Figueroa

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Nate Carlson

STE of C&P, BAH

Ash Sethi

STE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dan Ziober

Memorials Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Robert Ezekiel

Principal, BAH

Nathan Jolly

STE for BEP and CSS, Booz Allen Hamilton

Laura Murdaugh

PM, BAH

Monday June 27, 2022 8:30am - 9:50am EDT

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10:00am EDT

Demo: JIRA Program Board Overview

Join us for a quick JIRA Program Board overview as we'll utilize JIRA throughout the week. Thanks!

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Dina Elshazly

PM, BAH

Monday June 27, 2022 10:00am - 10:15am EDT

All

10:00am EDT

Review FY22 Q4 PI Goals and Objectives - Memorials Product Line

Agenda:
Review draft PI Plans for Q4 for feedback

Expected Outcomes:
Review draft Q4 PI Commitments to discuss/resolve any remaining concerns before the final confidence vote

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Moderator

Karla Smith

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Speakers

Samantha Lewandowski

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dan Ziober

Memorials Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Michael Ouslander

Memorials Benefits and Services Product Line Man., VA

Jessica Laudicina

MBMS Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Kim Cumbie

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Molly May

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

BIP Memorials Team - MBMS and MEL Production Operations and Support

Ron Newcomb

Project Manager, BAH

Nicole Streetman

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monday June 27, 2022 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Memorials Product Line

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10:30am EDT

Review FY22 Q4 PI Goals and Objectives - Compensation and Pension Product Line

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Speakers

Dina Elshazly

PM, BAH

Erica Kaufman

C&P Project Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton

Chris Knox

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Solution Train Engineer, CAPRI

Nate Carlson

STE of C&P, BAH

Monday June 27, 2022 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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12:00pm EDT

Lunch Break

Monday June 27, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

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12:00pm EDT

DEMO: C&P Q3 Capability Demo - Part 1

Agenda: Demo of newly delivered capabilities built by the C&P Product Line in the Q3 PI.

Claims Automation – 5 minutes
Exams – 35 minutes
DBQ CMT – 20 minutes

Expected Outcomes: Feedback on the new functionality delivered in Q3.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Speakers

Cheryl Blocker

BID C&P Requirements Lead, J-Mack

Cheryl has been working on the VBA VBMS project team since July, 2011 as a Technical Requirements Analyst. She also represents the BIP C&F Project team as the Requirements Lead.

Emma Simpson

PIM, BAH

Monday June 27, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

1:00pm EDT

Solutioning: Product Optimization PI Plan Engagement Session

Agenda: Review Product Optimization PI Plan and gather feedback from UAT and 3rd parties to collectively target capabilities to releases.

Expected Outcome: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for Product Optimization

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Speakers

Amy Piazza

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Meaghan Sponseller

Scrum Master, BAH

Monday June 27, 2022 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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1:00pm EDT

Review FY22 Q4 PI Goals and Objectives - EVRE Product Line

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Ash Sethi

STE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Priya Ramadurai

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jenney Duval

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monday June 27, 2022 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Education Veteran Readiness and Employment (EVRE) Product Line

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1:00pm EDT

Briefing/Demo: Business Intelligence National Cemetery Administration (BINCA)

Agenda:
Discuss the progress made during the previous Program Increment (PI) and upcoming proposed PI commitments, including any dependencies or risks associated with those commitments

Expected Outcomes:
Review and validate proposed PI commitments

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Moderator

Margarita Ryan

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Speakers

Samantha Lewandowski

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monday June 27, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Memorials Product Line

2:00pm EDT

Review FY22 Q4 PI Goals and Objectives - BIA Product Line

This session is to review the FY22Q4 Draft PI Plans, Capacity, Risks/Issues, Dependencies and confidence voters for each of the BIA Products

FY22Q4 Jira Roadmap

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Speakers

Ivan Vanegas

Senior Lead Technologist, Booz Allen Hamilton

Robert Ezekiel

Principal, BAH

John Gyselinck

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Stephen Quick

RTE BIP Solutions, Booz Allen

Cassandra (Cassie) Hess

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Release Train Engineer (RTE) for the BIP Platform Engineering and API Framework

Nathan Jolly

STE for BEP and CSS, Booz Allen Hamilton

Amie Parcinski

Senior Lead Engineer, BAH

Elizabeth (Brett) Mills

BIA System Team Lead, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monday June 27, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Benefits Integration and Administration (BIA) Product Line

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2:00pm EDT

Briefing: AIM Overview and Engagement Session

Agenda: Discuss details of the PACT Act and the high level purpose for the Automated Issue Management (AIM) effort.

Expected Outcomes: Ensure a common understanding of the AIM project and align on FY22Q4 PI usability sessions frequency, content, and resources needed for AIM ART.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Speakers

Mary Kate Alber

Program Analyst, VBA - Office of Production Optimization

Kristin Morelli

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Allie Burrier

Deputy RTE/Scrum Master, Booz Allen

Monday June 27, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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2:30pm EDT

Briefing/Demo: MBMS Eligibility Office (EO)

Agenda:
Discuss the progress and approach for building out the MBMS Eligibility updates. Review high-level planning for Phases 2 and 3.

Expected Outcomes:
Review Phase 1 accomplishments and demo
Review Phase 2 and 3 high-level scope
Review high-level tasks by phase
Review next steps and actions

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Moderator

Crystal Johnson

Scrum Master, BAH

Speakers

Kelly Cappello

Product Owner Representative, Booz Allen Hamilton

Peg Philleo

Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monday June 27, 2022 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT

Memorials Product Line

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3:00pm EDT

Briefing: Update to CorpDB Migration

Agenda: Review the status of the migration to SuperCluster M8 and the steps to completion.

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Speakers

Steven Hamilton

Product Manager, VA

Nathan Jolly

STE for BEP and CSS, Booz Allen Hamilton

A. David Knight-McLeod

Deputy Product Line Manager, VA

Lindsay Tucker

Monday June 27, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Benefits Integration and Administration (BIA) Product Line

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3:30pm EDT

Briefing: Q4 Claim Automation Enhancements to enable DBQ Data Ingestion

Agenda: Discuss plan to add enhancements in support of claim automation.

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for adding claim automation enhancements.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Michael McEvoy

Release Train Engineer, BAH

Lee Morris

Business Analyst/Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monday June 27, 2022 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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8:30am EDT

Daily Stand-up and Daily Retrospective

FY22Q4 MURAL Board

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Tuesday June 28, 2022 8:30am - 9:00am EDT

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9:00am EDT

Briefing: PACT Act

Agenda: Session to discuss possible outcomes and impacts in anticipation of PACT Act being signed the first week of July

Expected Outcome: Understanding of work planned in support of PACT Act

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Speakers

Dina Elshazly

PM, BAH

Erica Kaufman

C&P Project Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton

Laura Murdaugh

PM, BAH

Tuesday June 28, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

All

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9:30am EDT

Briefing/Demo: Urn and Plaque (U/P)

Agenda:
Discuss progress to date on the U/P initiative and timeline to meet the January deadline

Expected Outcomes:
Ensure a common understanding of the plan and support needed

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Moderator

Michelle Dieudonne Yenyo

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Speakers

Cole Bradley

Architect, Booz Allen Hamilton

Salesforce developer and Tech Lead on the Memorials project.

Ron Newcomb

Project Manager, BAH

Mytika Williams

Product Owner Representative, BAH

Tuesday June 28, 2022 9:30am - 10:45am EDT

Memorials Product Line

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10:00am EDT

Briefing: Letter Creator Progress and Q4 PI Plan

Agenda: Discuss progress made in FY22 Q3 and agreement on the PI plan for FY22 Q4

Expected Outcome: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for Letter Creator and ADG

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Jon Heh

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

David Rhodes

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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10:00am EDT

Solutioning: IA and 508 Compliance PI Plan Engagement Session

Agenda: Review IA and 508 Compliance FY22 Q4 PI Plan and gather feedback from UAT and 3rd parties to collectively target capabilities to release.

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for IA & 508 Compliance

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Dr. Karrie Kreamer

VBMS Compliance | Claims Automation RTE, BAH

Phylesha Sanders

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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11:00am EDT

Solutioning: AIM Solutioning and Integration with Mail Automation

Agenda: Discuss AIM requirements and integration needed with Mail Automation (MAS)

Expected Outcome: Determine Q4 path forward for working with MAS group to ensure applications can provide and retrieve data necessary for AIM processing.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Kristin Morelli

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Allie Burrier

Deputy RTE/Scrum Master, Booz Allen

Tuesday June 28, 2022 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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11:15am EDT

Briefing: BOSS-E Migration

Agenda:
Review progress to date and next steps

Expected Outcomes:

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Margarita Ryan

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Kristi Adams

Project Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

Memorials Product Line

12:00pm EDT

DEMO: C&P Q3 Capability Demo - Part 2

Agenda: Demo of newly delivered capabilities built by the C&P Product Line in the Q3 PI.

Document Types – 5 minutes
Correspondence – 10 minutes
Product Optimization – 30 minutes
Wrap-up and Feedback - 5 minutes

Speakers

Cheryl Blocker

BID C&P Requirements Lead, J-Mack

Cheryl has been working on the VBA VBMS project team since July, 2011 as a Technical Requirements Analyst. She also represents the BIP C&F Project team as the Requirements Lead.

Emma Simpson

PIM, BAH

Tuesday June 28, 2022 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Break

Tuesday June 28, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

All

1:00pm EDT

Briefing: ADG progress, Q4 PI Plan, and Virtual VA Systems Decommission

Agenda: Discuss progress made in FY22 Q3 for ADG and agreement on the ADG PI plan for FY22 Q4. Review VVA systems decommission timeline

Expected Outcome: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for Letter Creator, ADG, and VVA Decommissions

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Jon Heh

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Olivia Tober

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Connor Spillane

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Adrien Ussery

Consultant, BAH

Tuesday June 28, 2022 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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1:00pm EDT

Briefing: eMPWR-VA Digital GI Bill Update and Roadmap

Agenda: Provide a status update on DGIB development by the eMPWR-VA team, current status of solutioning, and overview of upcoming roadmap.

Overview of DGIB/eMPWR-VA Integration (5 minutes)
Update on progress to date (15 minutes)
- Interface Control Document
- Business Transaction API
- Processing Logic
Commitments for FY22 Q4 PI (10 minutes)
- Transactions
- EMPWR-VA updates
Integration Milestones for Q4 (10 minutes)
Overall Roadmap (5 minutes)
Action Items and Wrap Up (5 minutes)

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on commitments and milestones for Q4

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Christine Steinwedel

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

David Ahern

Solutions Architect, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Education Veteran Readiness and Employment (EVRE) Product Line

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1:00pm EDT

Briefing/Demo: MBMS Training and Change Management

Agenda:
Discuss the progress made during the previous Program Increment (PI) and upcoming proposed PI commitments, including any dependencies or risks associated with those commitmentsReview progress to date and next steps

Expected Outcomes:
Review and validate proposed PI commitments

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Kim Cumbie

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dora Bond

Instructional Systems Designer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Memorials Product Line

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2:00pm EDT

Briefing: Ratings PI Plan Engagement Session

Agenda: Review Ratings PI Plan and gather feedback from UAT and 3rd parties to collectively target capabilities to releases.

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for Interactive Rating Assist

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Speakers

Michael McEvoy

Release Train Engineer, BAH

Lee Morris

Business Analyst/Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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2:00pm EDT

Solutioning: CAPRI - 508 Planning, Alignment, and Comms

Agenda: Review and align on the path forward for resolving 508 audit defects associated to CAPRI

Expected Outcome: Plan for PI commitments and align on process for remediation

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Speakers

Shelby Kavades

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Justin Baden

Scrum Master, BAH

Tuesday June 28, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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2:15pm EDT

Solutioning: Team Planning Session

Agenda:
The MBMS Development Team will discuss how the teams plan to implement proposed work for the upcoming PI, show where commitments will be allocated in the sprints on the PI Program board, and discuss known risks and dependencies.

Expected Outcomes:
Establish a high-level understanding with stakeholders how PI Commitments will likely be delivered over the course of the PI.

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Moderator

Kenneth Oyiborokae

Scrum Master, Razor Talent

Speakers

Nicole Streetman

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Cole Bradley

Architect, Booz Allen Hamilton

Salesforce developer and Tech Lead on the Memorials project.

Tuesday June 28, 2022 2:15pm - 2:45pm EDT

Memorials Product Line

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3:00pm EDT

Briefing: CERNER and DBQ Portal Discussion

Agenda: Robin Schoelerman will provide a status update on CERNER integration through Q3 and discuss future milestones. There will also be a discussion of a DBQ Portal.

Expected Outcomes: This briefing is for informational purposes only. The current status of CERNER integration will be discussed and there will be a discussion of a future initiative for a DBQ Portal.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Speakers

Thomas Moorer

RTE, BAH

Tuesday June 28, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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3:00pm EDT

Briefing: eMPWR-VA Training and Change Management

Agenda: Review of eMPWR-VA Training FY22Q3 Accomplishments and Training Plan for upcoming PI

EMPWR-VA TRAINING CORE COMPETENCIES (5 minutes)
FY22 Q3 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (10 minutes)
- TRAINING FY22 Q3 PI DELIVERED
- ONLINE HELP DASHBOARD UPDATES
- COMMUNICATIONS AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT UPDATES
FY22 Q4 COMMITMENT REVIEW (10 minutes)

Expected Outcomes: Review and validate proposed PI commitments

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Speakers

Jeremy Zhang

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jenney Duval

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Education Veteran Readiness and Employment (EVRE) Product Line

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3:00pm EDT

Senior Leadership PI Plan Review - Memorials Solution Train

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Moderator

Crystal Johnson

Scrum Master, BAH

Speakers

Jessica Laudicina

MBMS Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dan Ziober

Memorials Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tuesday June 28, 2022 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Memorials Product Line

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8:30am EDT

Daily Stand-up and Daily Retrospective

FY22Q4 MURAL Board

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Wednesday June 29, 2022 8:30am - 9:00am EDT

All

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8:30am EDT

FY22 Q4 PI Commitments Outbrief - Memorials Solution Train

Q4 Program Board:

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Moderator

Nicole Streetman

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Michelle Dieudonne Yenyo

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Speakers

Samantha Lewandowski

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dan Ziober

Memorials Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jessica Laudicina

MBMS Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Kim Cumbie

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Molly May

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

BIP Memorials Team - MBMS and MEL Production Operations and Support

Ron Newcomb

Project Manager, BAH

Wednesday June 29, 2022 8:30am - 10:30am EDT

Memorials Product Line

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9:00am EDT

Solutioning: Digital GI Bill Roadmap and Planning

Agenda: Discuss details of the Digital GI Bill effort including key dates and milestones

Expected Outcomes: Understanding of milestones and key deliverables for Digital GI Bill

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Cameron Williams

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jennifer Holliday

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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10:00am EDT

Briefing: VASRD Enhancements Overview and PI Plan Review

Agenda: Discuss plans for VASRD Hearing Loss implementation and removing ODM from ratings to have agreement on the PI plan for FY22 Q4

Expected Outcome: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for VASRD and understanding of ODM removal from Ratings.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Michael McEvoy

Release Train Engineer, BAH

Lee Morris

Business Analyst/Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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10:00am EDT

Solutioning: eMPWR-VA: DGIB Solutioning

Agenda: DGIB dependencies – Data Conversion and DMC/CARS

Overview of DGIB/eMPWR-VA Integration Dependencies (5 minutes)
Data Conversion (25 minutes)
- Requirements
- Dependencies
- Responsibilities
- Timeline
DMC/CARS Integration (15 minutes)
- Dependency
- Commitments for Q4 PI
- Roadmap
Action Items and Wrap Up (5 minutes)

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on Q4 Solutioning outcomes.

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Alec Dolieslager

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

David Ahern

Solutions Architect, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT

Education Veteran Readiness and Employment (EVRE) Product Line

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11:00am EDT

Solutioning: eMPWR-VA: End to end test environment for DGI

Agenda: Review the end-to end test environment requirements and key dates with stakeholders across multiple systems and PLs

Overview of DGIB/eMPWR-VA Requirements (5 minutes)
Update on progress to date (15 minutes)
- Environment Requirements
- Configuration Planning
Roadmap for implementation (10 minutes)
Responsibilities (10 minutes)
Dependencies (5 minutes)
Action Items and Wrap Up (5 minutes)

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on the requirements, responsibilities, and key milestones.

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Kelsey Woody

Scrum Master, Booz Allen

David Ahern

Solutions Architect, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

Education Veteran Readiness and Employment (EVRE) Product Line

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12:00pm EDT

DEMO: BIP Platform FY22Q3 Capability Demo

Agenda: Opportunity to demonstrate new features and capabilities delivered across the BIP Platform

Microservice Framework Phase 1: The BIP Microservice Framework is a lightweight, modular framework for event streaming applications to enable robust real-time event driven capabilities for the VAEnterprise Eventing in Action. Value: Enterprise Events bring real-time data transfer to Tenants, allowing them to act on database changes, and provide support to Veterans in an expedited manner. (Speaker: Jason Burt)
Enterprise Eventing in Action: Enterprise Eventing in Actions will bring real-time data transfer by using Confluent Kafka stream capabilities to provide more up-to-date information in real-time vs downstream batch processing for VA systems and users to allow Tenants to act on database changes and provide support to Veterans. (Speaker:Thomas Sidebottom)
BIP EKS Cluster Build Out with GitHub Actions and Velero Data Migration - Incorporation of new tools and approaches for BIP V3 streamlines the infrastructure build process and increases our velocity for delivering changes for BIP (Speaker:Michael Brzezinski)
Benefits Innovation Hub (BIH): Streamlined Onboarding for Tenants: Streamlined onboarding for tenants to BIH will allow the Self-service portal to support tenants with development teams as they continue to grow with the use of a simple and repeatable process to easily onboard. (Speaker: Amie Parcinski)

Expected Outcome: Spreading awareness of new features introduced across the BIP Product in FY22Q3

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Grace David

Scrum Master/ Product Owner, Booz Allen Hamilton

Cassandra (Cassie) Hess

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Release Train Engineer (RTE) for the BIP Platform Engineering and API Framework

Amie Parcinski

Senior Lead Engineer, BAH

Wednesday June 29, 2022 12:00pm - 12:30pm EDT

Benefits Integration and Administration (BIA) Product Line

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12:00pm EDT

Lunch Break

Wednesday June 29, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

All

1:00pm EDT

Briefing: Exam Management Q4 Priority / Backlog Review / MDEO Roadmap

Agenda: The Q4 backlog will be discussed to ensure that all priorities are represented and any critical production dates are aligned correctly.

Expected Outcomes: Review the Q4 backlog with steakehodlers, make any fine tune adjustments ahead of confidence votes.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Thomas Moorer

RTE, BAH

Jerraca Davis

Deputy RTE, BAH

Wednesday June 29, 2022 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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1:00pm EDT

Solutioning: Integration and Maintenance PI Plan Engagement Session

Agenda: Review Integration and Maintenance Plan and gather feedback from UAT and 3rd parties to collectively target capabilities to releases.

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for Int/Maint

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Speakers

Marquita Frazier

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Mary Jane Thomson

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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1:00pm EDT

Senior Leadership PI Plan Review (Wed) - EVRE Product Line

Leadership Session - Invite with Webex information will be sent via calendar invite.

Speakers

Himanshu Ratani

Sr Lead Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Ash Sethi

STE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Priya Ramadurai

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jenney Duval

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Leadership

1:00pm EDT

FY22 Q4 PI Commitments Outbrief and Voting - Appeals Product Line

Agenda: Presentation of final plans for Appeals Product Line, voting will be at 2:30pm
Expected Outcome: Brief stakeholders and answer any questions relative to the plans

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Speakers

Maggie Figueroa

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Julie Mann

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Appeals Product Line

2:00pm EDT

Briefing: Status updates on CMT, Exam Modernization, Standard Language Admin Tool, and ESR Document Transfer

Agenda: This briefing is for informational purposes only. Status updates for multi-PI efforts will be reviewed including accomplishments and up coming milestones.

Expected Outcomes: Status updates for multi-PI efforts will be reviewed including accomplishments and up coming milestones.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Thomas Moorer

RTE, BAH

Brian Williams

Deputy Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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2:00pm EDT

Solutioning: VETSNET Modernization PI Plan Engagement Session

Agenda: Review VETSNET Modernization PI Plan and gather feedback from UAT and 3rd parties to collectively target capabilities to releases. Will also discuss what remains for VetsNet Modernization in the backlog.

FY22 Q3 Accomplishments
FY22 Q4 PI Plan & UAT Testing Discussion
Priorities for FY23 and backlog for VETSNET Modernization (VETSNET Modernization Roadmap)
Q&A

Expected Outcome: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for VETSNET

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Monica Williams

Integrations & Tier3 Support Lead, BAH

Carey Matthews

Scrum master, Booze Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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2:00pm EDT

Senior Leadership PI Plan Review (Wed) - BIA Product Line

Leadership Session - Invite with Webex information will be sent via calendar invite.

Speakers

Amie Parcinski

Senior Lead Engineer, BAH

Ivan Vanegas

Senior Lead Technologist, Booz Allen Hamilton

John Gyselinck

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Stephen Quick

RTE BIP Solutions, Booz Allen

Robert Ezekiel

Principal, BAH

Cassandra (Cassie) Hess

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Release Train Engineer (RTE) for the BIP Platform Engineering and API Framework

Nathan Jolly

STE for BEP and CSS, Booz Allen Hamilton

Elizabeth (Brett) Mills

BIA System Team Lead, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Leadership

3:00pm EDT

Senior Leadership PI Plan Review (Wed) - C&P Product Line

Leadership Session - Invite with Webex information will be sent via calendar invite.

Speakers

Dina Elshazly

PM, BAH

Chris Knox

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Solution Train Engineer, CAPRI

Rachel Ankrapp

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Kristin Morelli

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Nate Carlson

STE of C&P, BAH

Dr. Karrie Kreamer

VBMS Compliance | Claims Automation RTE, BAH

Brad Motley

Release Train Engineer - Test Automation, Booz Allen Hamilton

Clayton Coleman

C&P Solution RTE / COO, J-Mack Technologies

Cameron Williams

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Thomas Moorer

RTE, BAH

Allison Tumminia

VBMS Defect Manager/ CIPR RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Marquita Frazier

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Monica Williams

Integrations & Tier3 Support Lead, BAH

Michael McEvoy

Release Train Engineer, BAH

Amy Piazza

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Shelby Kavades

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Jon Heh

RTE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Wednesday June 29, 2022 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT

Leadership

8:30am EDT

Daily Stand-up and Daily Retrospective including BAM FY22 Q4 Key Outcomes Overview

For Thursday, the BAM FY22 Q4 Key Outcomes Presentation will be included in the morning standup.

FY22Q4 MURAL Board

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Dina Elshazly

PM, BAH

Maggie Figueroa

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Nate Carlson

STE of C&P, BAH

Ash Sethi

STE, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dan Ziober

Memorials Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Nathan Jolly

STE for BEP and CSS, Booz Allen Hamilton

Robert Ezekiel

Principal, BAH

Thursday June 30, 2022 8:30am - 9:00am EDT

All

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9:00am EDT

Briefing/Solutioning: VBMS Modernization PI Plan Review and Work Queue/NWQ PI Plan Engagement Session

Agenda: Review and discuss FY22 Q4 PI plan for VBMS Modernization and proposed Work Queue/NWQ usability sessions

Expected Outcomes: Agreement on FY22 Q4 PI Plan for VBMS Modernization and alignment on FY22Q4 PI usability sessions frequency, content, and resources needed for Work Queue/NWQ

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Stephen Quick

RTE BIP Solutions, Booz Allen

Rachel Ankrapp

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Leah Hardie

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Thursday June 30, 2022 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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10:00am EDT

Briefing/Solutioning: Duplicate Corp Records

Agenda: Review the results of the C&P Solutioning Teams efforts from Q3 and align on next steps to help alleviate the Data Duplicates being generated on Corp.

Expected Outcomes: Information Sharing and agreement on path forward.

FY22Q4 Program Board

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John Gyselinck

Solution Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Clayton Coleman

C&P Solution RTE / COO, J-Mack Technologies

Adrien Ussery

Consultant, BAH

Thursday June 30, 2022 10:00am - 10:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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11:00am EDT

Briefing: VBMS Modernization: NWQ Data Integrity and Batch Discussion

Agenda: Recap recent delays in the NWQ Job Derived Claims Processing step, walk-through NWQ modernization approach and timeline

Expected Outcomes: Foundational understanding of recent NWQ job delays and NWQ modernization approach

FY22Q4 Program Board

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Stephen Quick

RTE BIP Solutions, Booz Allen

Leah Hardie

Scrum Master, Booz Allen Hamilton

Rachel Ankrapp

Release Train Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Thursday June 30, 2022 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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12:00pm EDT

Briefing & Demo: VBMS Bug Management Process Improvements - Phase I of Bug Consolidation

Agenda: Provide an overview of the new stage bug consolidation process, review reasons for these changes as well as the benefits of implementation. Discuss the changes in Jira that will be implemented to support this process.

Expected Outcome: Ensure common understanding of the stage bug consolidation process and go live date, as well as address any questions/concerns for a smooth transition.

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Compensation and Pension (C&P) Product Line

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12:00pm EDT

DEMO: eMPWR-VA Functional Demo

Agenda:Conduct demonstration of delivered eMPWR-VA capabilities

Opening Remarks (3 minutes)
EMPWR-VA Live Demo (10 minutes)
Online Help Dashboard Overview (2 minutes)
Live Demo (10 minutes)
Closing Remarks (2 minutes)

Expected Outcomes: Feedback on the new functionality delivered in Q3.

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