DARPA What is DARPA? Why this was formed?

Kaustuv, Jyoti

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What is XC2V The first crowd-sourced military vehicle. Designed by Victor Garcia, built by Local Motors. Usage is to transport items or people around quickly in a potentially hostile but mobile environment. Unique about XC2V-The basic idea derived from a Design Challenge The winning design from this challenge will be rapidly developed and transformed into an operational prototype. The first prototype will be shown around the United States as a proof of concept. There are two different mission sets
Combat Delivery and Evacutiation Intelligence, Surveilance and Reconnaissance

What is Crowd Project Management? Crowd Project Management is a practical, affordable and effective way to solve problems and manage project to achieve organizational goals Works best when it:
Focuses on a well-stated challenge Links to clear, well-articulated outcomes Targets communities with particular perspective or experience, rather than general crowds Makes clear how participating will be valuable to the crowd

Certain rules of thumb

Pick the right model Pick the right crowd Offer the right incentive Keep in simple

Advantages of Crowd PM
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Crowds can be tapped for great ideas in manufacturing A great way to accelerate innovation Bring the best mix of ideas to the manufacturing industry .Eg; food tins, flights, space craft Only a fraction of the effort or investment is used. Speed up the design and manufacturing of complex components while reducing costs Carried with greater design flexibility. DARPA crowdsourcing tank design to speed up heavy weapons development Provides much greater feedback at a much higher level of abstraction

How this is achieved in this case Chiranjib, Devanjan