Case Study: United States Department of Defense achieves data-driven decision making and performance accountability with Upland’s PowerSteering

Upland’s PowerSteering integrates strategy, performance and budget data into a single application to help empower the DoD

The U.S. Department of Defense partnered with Upland to scale Continuous Performance Improvement across its vast enterprise. Facing duplication, inefficiency and inconsistent reporting across services, DoD leaders led by J.D. Sicilia needed a centralized system to standardize Lean Six Sigma methodologies, capture best practices and enable consistent measurement.

Upland’s PowerSteering was chosen as the DoD Enterprise Performance Management System, integrating strategy, performance and budget data into a single application. By standardizing metrics and reporting and providing executive visibility, collaboration and financial tracking, PowerSteering enabled data-driven decision making and accountability—helping the DoD achieve results such as $5 billion in financial benefits, 20,000 projects completed and 25,000 Belts trained.

United States Department of Defense

J.D. Sicilia

Former Director, Lean Six Sigma Program Office