Implement a Shared Data Environment (SDE)

The implementation of the Shared Data Environment for CALS, or the best available alternative to an SDE, is the execution of the IMP for the program. Most of the product related technical information required to support government operations is created and managed within the industrial infrastructure. The NATO/Multi-national infrastructure has the additional task of managing that information throughout NATO and the nations across all programs. Put in the context of changing roles and scenarios over significant periods of time, CALS becomes a powerful performance and management tool. For these reasons it is critical that each contract contain requirements for CALS and the NATO adopted standards supporting NATO CALS. This important aspect is part of the implementation activities as depicted above