DHA MHWG CONOPS
General Description
CONOPS
Purpose
DHA Landscape
Scope / Functions of this group
Out of scope
What is meant by mobile health
How is that currently done in the DOD/DHA
What gaps exists
Governance Review
Portfolio Management
Strategic Advice on mobile health
Set DHA Enterprise IT strategy
Set DHA Enterprise Mobile Health strategy and policy
Functional program / product management of mobile applications
Currently, these activities are spread across several J-shops and individual programs within the services.
Policy and strategy
Currently, there is no single DHA office identified with the authority to set overall strategy and policy when it comes to DHA Mobile Health.
Program / Product management
Similarly, there is no currently identified DHA office with the capability and authority to oversee program and product management for mobile applications.
As a chartered subgroup of the Clinical Portfolio Management Board, the primary responsibility of the MHWG is to review and approve smaller, mobile health related enterprise projects.
Service / functional champion submits through portal
IMIT reviews
Present to MTWG for approval
Then to j-6 for build
Awareness of DHA / Service level products
As part of governance review, the MHWG shall maintain awareness of the mobile health portfolio of applications across the DoD.
Every 6 months, the service level representatives shall provide an updated list of current mobile projects and initiatives within their respective branches - with the exception of grant funded, research projects. Likewise, DHA representatives shall do the same for DHA enterprise apps. DHA staff shall also collate and manage these entries as well as distribute them accordingly.
Look for opportunities to align.
The MHWG shall use this portfolio of apps to look for opportunities to align individual efforts in order to improve efficiency. For example, if Army and Navy are both working on a cardiology app, the MHWG shall look for opportunities to align the two apps into a single one.
Finally, the MHWG shall, as requested, provide advice on strategy and policy for mobile health to the appropriate DHA entity.
While this workgoup can advise and recommend functional needs, it is the responsibility of the J-6 to set, build and sustain IT Enterprise strategy for the DHA.
While we have identified this as a gap, it is not within the scope of this working group to set strategy and policy for the entire DHA.
This is also a gap and also outside the scope of this working group to address.