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    oD   • Describe what information sharing problem this 
           community will address (preferably in a single 
           sentence)
          Community of Interest:  A collaborative group of users that 
          must exchange information in pursuit of its shared goals, 
          interests, missions, or business processes and therefore 
          must have shared vocabulary for the information it 
          exchanges. - DoD Directive 8320.2
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    oD   • Describe key members / stakeholders
         • Should be Joint 
            – Across relevant Military Services, Agencies and Combatant 
              Commands)
            – Could include non-DoD government agencies, coalition partners, 
              and commercial partners
         • Should include:
            – Operators and Users
            – Resource Managers & Program Managers
            – Engineers
            – Subject Matter Experts
            Membership:  All producers and consumers of information 
            relative to this COI are welcome and encouraged to participate.
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            Sample COI Governance Structure
                                    Mission Area & Domain 
                                       Portfolio Managers
           2 or 3 star level            Executive Board                  • Promote & review COI activities 
                                  (FO/GO) Chair or Co-Chair              • Resolve cross-COI discrepancies         May be 
          1 star level Chair                                                                                      collapsed
                                  Steering Committee Forum               •  Ensure appropriate participation
            with 0-6/GS-15                                               •  Act as primary COI POC
               membership             (Chair or Co-Chair)                •  Track milestones & success criteria
              Joint Implementation             Data Management            Pilot Demonstration 
                 Working Group                  Working Group               Working Group                  Additional 
                                                                                                           WGs
                  (Appropriate                   (Appropriate                (Appropriate               Working Groups
                 Lead/Co-Lead)                   Lead/Co-Lead)              Lead/Co-Lead)                  as needed
         • Define & implement high level       • Develop shared        • Develop repeatable 
           COI capability roadmap and           vocabulary for a         process to demonstrate 
           schedule milestones                  given problem            COI products (e.g, COI 
         • Stand up Pilot WG as needed          area in                  vocabulary)
         • Synchronize COI products with        accordance with        • Leverage core 
           existing processes (e.g.,            the DoD Net-             enterprise services
           JCIDS, Acquisition, PPBE)            Centric Data           • Execute as risk 
                                                Strategy                 reduction for next Pgm 
                                                                         of Record (PoR) spiral
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         One sentence that describes the increment of COI 
         information sharing to be addressed by the pilot in 
         9-12 months.
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      oD       data as a web-service IAW the agreed COI vocabulary?
           2.  Will value-added services will be demonstrated?  If so, 
               which ones?
           3.  What network(s) will be used to demonstrate net-centric 
               capabilities?
           4.  What joint exercise(s) or venue will be used to 
               demonstrate net-centric capabilities?
           5.  What organizations are participating?
               •    Operational representatives from data consumer 
                    organizations
               •    Engineers and acquisition representatives from data 
                    producer organizations
               •    Etc.
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