WEBVTT 00:00.579 --> 00:03.496 (mysterious music) 00:08.485 --> 00:10.162 ^- Howdy, and welcome to the latest edition of 00:10.162 --> 00:12.826 ^the C.E. Compass, our long-running video series 00:12.826 --> 00:15.187 ^that highlights issues and initiatives of 00:15.187 --> 00:18.363 ^importance to the Air Force Civil Engineering Community. 00:18.363 --> 00:20.722 ^And I'm here today with Captain Colby Gregory 00:20.722 --> 00:22.226 ^from the Civil Engineers School to talk to you 00:22.226 --> 00:25.779 ^about the strategic value of data in the C.E. Enterprise. 00:25.779 --> 00:27.089 Now, Colby, how long have you been here 00:27.089 --> 00:28.722 teaching at this school house? 00:28.722 --> 00:30.302 - Sir, I've been here for about three and a half 00:30.302 --> 00:31.773 years, teaching at the C.E. School. 00:31.773 --> 00:33.174 - So you've seen a lot of airmen, 00:33.174 --> 00:35.225 military, civilian, and others. 00:35.225 --> 00:37.770 And so I think now more than ever across the Air Force 00:37.770 --> 00:39.570 we rely on quality data 00:39.570 --> 00:42.122 to make sound asset management decisions. 00:42.122 --> 00:44.996 Insuring we spend the right resource on the right asset 00:44.996 --> 00:47.515 at the right time, and then we have the visibility we need 00:47.515 --> 00:50.802 to make enterprise wide decisions as we seek to provide 00:50.802 --> 00:53.793 right sized and resilient installations. 00:53.793 --> 00:55.154 But you can only make good decisions 00:55.154 --> 00:58.071 if we have good, high quality data. 00:58.114 --> 01:00.011 And that's why all of our talented engineers are 01:00.011 --> 01:02.722 critical components of this enterprise effort. 01:02.722 --> 01:05.467 We've asked you to not only gather data on your bases, 01:05.467 --> 01:09.683 but also to recognize that this data has strategic value 01:09.683 --> 01:11.554 that allows us to make smart decisions 01:11.554 --> 01:13.721 and effective investments. 01:14.947 --> 01:16.122 Captain Gregory, from your perspective 01:16.122 --> 01:18.667 tell me a little bit more about how we leverage data 01:18.667 --> 01:19.976 to enable our mission. 01:19.976 --> 01:22.235 - Well sir, we're at a time when the ability to make 01:22.235 --> 01:25.066 the right decisions quickly is often the key factor behind 01:25.066 --> 01:27.003 whether we succeed or fail. 01:27.003 --> 01:29.345 Decisions like selecting which projects are funded 01:29.345 --> 01:32.164 or maintenance is accomplished must be defendable, 01:32.164 --> 01:34.507 because we can't afford to be wrong, 01:34.507 --> 01:37.090 be it money, manpower, or time. 01:38.499 --> 01:40.899 And data is allowing us to be smarter. 01:40.899 --> 01:42.643 We are optimizing maintenance strategies within 01:42.643 --> 01:45.459 the operations flights insuring we know we've made 01:45.459 --> 01:47.419 the right investment decisions. 01:47.419 --> 01:50.122 Good data also helps planners and programmers build data 01:50.122 --> 01:52.372 informed, long range plans. 01:53.130 --> 01:55.347 With these plans, local leadership can make smarter 01:55.347 --> 01:58.155 decisions and derive investments which in turn optimize 01:58.155 --> 01:59.988 our limited resources. 02:00.417 --> 02:02.507 - I think that's one of the keys, you talked about what 02:02.507 --> 02:04.546 it does for the local leaders, right? 02:04.546 --> 02:07.665 And it's for these reasons that we ask you all to populate 02:07.665 --> 02:10.156 the inventory and condition data on your facilities 02:10.156 --> 02:11.505 and infrastructure into 02:11.505 --> 02:14.427 the sustainment management systems, or SMS. 02:14.427 --> 02:17.798 They provide critical platform for analysis and planning 02:17.798 --> 02:19.898 from the air staff all the way down to the operations flight 02:19.898 --> 02:22.548 and electric shop within the operations flight. 02:22.548 --> 02:25.034 It's by knowing the task to populate the SMS has been 02:25.034 --> 02:28.104 an incredible undertaking for engineers at the base level. 02:28.104 --> 02:30.225 But I want everyone to know that the juice is very much 02:30.225 --> 02:32.777 worth the squeeze at every level. 02:32.777 --> 02:35.082 The tools supported by the data you collect everyday 02:35.082 --> 02:38.833 have given us never before seen visibility of our entire 02:38.833 --> 02:41.475 Air Force infrastructure portfolio. 02:41.475 --> 02:43.585 We now know more about our facilities and infrastructure 02:43.585 --> 02:46.795 than we ever have, and when we use these tools correctly, 02:46.795 --> 02:49.571 we can make the right asset management decisions no matter 02:49.571 --> 02:50.654 where we are. 02:51.034 --> 02:52.154 - That's right sir. 02:52.154 --> 02:54.865 In this world of constrained resources, we have plenty 02:54.865 --> 02:57.826 of problems that asset management, when coupled with quality 02:57.826 --> 02:59.602 data, can help us solve. 02:59.602 --> 03:03.763 What's the best place to invest our shops time, for example. 03:03.763 --> 03:06.091 In this representative model, we have two kinds of data 03:06.091 --> 03:08.522 that together portray risk in a base's facility 03:08.522 --> 03:10.939 electrical systems portfolio. 03:10.946 --> 03:13.954 Visualizations like these can be invaluable to shops 03:13.954 --> 03:16.099 when they are balancing and prioritizing their maintenance 03:16.099 --> 03:18.405 strategies, or if they're just looking for opportunities 03:18.405 --> 03:20.791 for hard hitting in-house work. 03:20.791 --> 03:23.859 Likewise, AMP and sub-AMP managers can use visualizations 03:23.859 --> 03:27.138 like these to identify larger investment opportunities. 03:27.138 --> 03:30.338 By leveraging data, not only can we inform decisions, 03:30.338 --> 03:32.946 but we can defend positions and communicate across 03:32.946 --> 03:36.191 our installations in a common language. 03:36.191 --> 03:38.433 - So ultimately as you've heard, the quality 03:38.433 --> 03:40.355 of our decisions will rely on the quality 03:40.355 --> 03:42.195 of the data behind them. 03:42.195 --> 03:44.659 And no matter where you support the CE Enterprise, 03:44.659 --> 03:48.211 you have a role in insuring strong data quality management. 03:48.211 --> 03:50.874 That is why we owe it to you to give you the tools, 03:50.874 --> 03:54.041 training, and support that you need to be successful. 03:54.041 --> 03:56.058 - So in that vain, I want everyone to know that 03:56.058 --> 03:58.874 AFCEC and AFIT are working together to provide training 03:58.874 --> 04:01.865 to assessors and education to the analysts of the Air Force 04:01.865 --> 04:03.738 so they can be smart on asset management 04:03.738 --> 04:05.930 and the importance of data. 04:05.930 --> 04:09.139 This team is hard at work developing an integrated approach 04:09.139 --> 04:11.609 and you should look for on demand courses to be available 04:11.609 --> 04:14.402 later this year via the Civil Engineers School at AFIT. 04:14.402 --> 04:16.097 - I encourage you all to take a look 04:16.097 --> 04:18.014 and remember, engineers 04:18.243 --> 04:20.660 lead the way. - Lead the way.