SBIR/STTR Award attributes
Accountability is the foundation that supports effective execution of any operational process - training, planning, decision support, etc. - as all processes rely on the effective orchestration of people, information, equipment and activities. Most organizations, certainly in the corporate world, long ago solved for this accountability problem. As digital tools evolved, ways to execute this core process accountability changed too. This shift accelerated with COVID-19 and remote work. However, underpinning this shift is the assumption that, for those leaders and employees, the core work of the organization is done while sitting at a desk and looking at a computer screen. It is in this way that the US Air Force and Air National Guard, just as broader DoD, have been left out of the shift to digital for accountability. Adyton’s Platform COTS product and associated mustering and scheduling configurations can be adapted as the Mobile Enterprise Readiness and Accountability System (MERAS). This adaptation will provide USAF users with a proven secure accountability information flow, leveraged to deliver a dynamic skill-based scheduling capability unmatched among software products commonly used in traditional work environments (e.g. Outlook, Google Calendar, Humanity, Deputy). This aligns with USAF Strategic Priority and topic number TA-007. The essential use and purpose of the Adyton Platform is to enable mobile applications to drive productivity in non-traditional & field work environments, especially those where information security is paramount. Accordingly, this adaptation, MERAS, as tailored for ANG and USAF, is a logical extension of the platform and the mustering and planning / scheduling use cases already built out and in use by early adopter organizations. No change to the essential use and purpose of the product is required, and there are no differences in the engineering process for government vs. non-government customers. Rather, adaptation to MERAS is about fitting this tool appropriately into ANG and USAF workflows, supportive of other systems, in an intuitive and impactful way. Proposed Phase I work includes Design of Aircrew currency query & view workflow integrated onto mobile device - Aircrew & staff are able to view currency information, and expiring tasks from the convenience of their mobile device, replacing paper processes and repetitive data calls to SARMS personnel Schedule dissemination & update integration designed - Aircrew are able to access schedule information from a mobile device, staff/schedulers are able to integrate scheduling information using web client Business process validated design for flight requests - Aircrew are able to initiate requests for flight events / respond to scheduler requests via mobile device Supporting workflow process design tested by AF end users - AF end users validate essential core and non-core workflows for application usage
