This document provides a playbook for determining if blockchain is the appropriate technology to solve a problem. It outlines a multi-step process including assessment, readiness, selection, implementation, and integration. The assessment phase involves understanding blockchain attributes, applicable policies and compliance requirements, and determining if blockchain is suitable. If so, the next phases prepare the organization, choose a use case, identify stakeholders, and determine procurement options. Later phases implement the solution, integrate it, and monitor performance. The playbook provides guidance to help organizations navigate evaluating and applying blockchain technology.

1. BLOCKCHAIN PLAYBOOK -
DO I NEED A BLOCKCHAIN?
Todd Hager
Frederic de Vaulx
ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Blockchain Working Group
Blockchain in Healthcare Today - April 2020
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2. Macro Solutions 2020
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Determine if
blockchain is the
appropriate
technology to
solve my problem
Prepare the
organization for
the use case
Enabling the
organization to
operationalize
the use case
IMPLEMENTATION
Implement the
solution
Integrate the
solution
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ASSESSMENT READINESS SELECTION INTEGRATION
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UNDERSTANDING BLOCKCHAIN AND DISTRIBUTED
LEDGER TECHNOLOGIES

3. Macro Solutions 2020
KEY ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENT
READINESS
SELECTION
IMPLEMENTATION
INTEGRATION
Management People Process Technology Acquisition
• Reinforce schedule
and governance
• Finalize budget
• Confirm DLT
participants
• Identify skill gaps
• Validate scope
• Test ConOps for target
state
• Develop Change
Management Plan
• Choose technology platform
• Define business architecture
• Define
Operating model
• Prepare ATO
• Define Performance
Metrics
• Develop acquisition
model and milestones
• Prepare acquisition
• Award solicitation
• Define initial
schedule, budget and
governance
• Identify the key end
users and DLT
network
participants
• Define scope
• Validate impact and
develop target
ConOps
• Assess readiness for risks
related to nascent DLT
technology, security and
decentralization
• Assess ATO requirements
• Establish consensus on
DLT governance model
• Baseline target KPIs
• Choose the use case
for review to achieve
mission goals
• Identify potential
stakeholders and
collaborators
• Know the use case
and the value
proposition
• Understand the blockchain
attributes needed
• Determine the
procurement options
• Finalize schedule and
governance
• Standard processes
developed and
deployed
• Risk analysis completed
• Resource allocations
• Fill skill gaps
• Deliver required
training
• Continuous skill audit
and training
• Manage Scope
• Initiate and run first PI,
arch. and design sprints
• Finalize and approve
governance process
• Deploy Tech. Platform
• Finalize business
architecture
• Finalize operations model
• Implement sec controls
• Obtain ATO or IATT
• Administer the contract
• Modify contract
• Prepare and award follow
on acquisition
• Monitor schedule,
budget and velocity
• Approve Smart
Contract
• Monitor skill gaps
• Rollout compensation
structure
• Initiate integration PI /
sprints
• Initiate change
management process
• Integration with client code
• Integration with participant’s
network
• Complete Smart Contract
deployment and testing
• Administer the contract
• Monitor contract
performance
• Modify contract
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4. Macro Solutions 2020
• Technical Vision
• Non-functional
Requirements
• Valid Use Cases
• Future State Vision
• Stakeholder Analysis
Guidance on:
• Applicable
government-wide
and agency
specific policy and
compliance
requirements.
• Program/mission
office executive and
rank and file
• A blockchain solution is
applicable. (Selection is not
defined in this phase)
• The ROI permits MGT,
procurement options exist
Goal: Determine if blockchain is the appropriate technology to solve my problem
Inputs Outputs
Blockchain
Business
GRC
• Problem Statement
• Use Case Ideas
Awareness of :
• Applicable NIST
Guidance – FISMA,
800-53 (Security),
800-63(Identity)
• Agency specific
compliance
• Government-wide &
agency-specific
policies
Primer: Basic
understanding of
Blockchain
Blockchain
Business
GRC
Key Activities
• Choose the use
case for review
to achieve
mission goals
• Identify potential
stakeholders and
collaborators
• Know the use
case and the
value
proposition
• Understand the
blockchain
attributes
needed
• Determine the
procurement
options
Key Outcomes
Engaged Defined Planned
Management People Process Technology Acquisition
ASSESSMENT
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7. City of Austin
Healthcare Information and
Management Systems
Society (HIMSS)
NIST Publications
Government Blockchain
Association (GBA)
Playbook in the Wild

8. Blockchain Project Checklist

9. Thank You
Todd Hager - thager@macrosolutions.com
Frederic de Vaulx - f.devaulx@prometheuscomputing.com
ACT IAC BLOCKCHAIN PROJECT: https://www.actiac.org/blockchain-and-distributed-ledger-technology-project
PLAYBOOK (ONLINE): https://blockchain-working-group.github.io/blockchain-playbook/
PLAYBOOK (PRINT): https://www.actiac.org/act-iac-white-paper-blockchain-playbook-us-federal-government
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