Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DAU-0372
Version:
1
Organization's ID:
ACQ 3110, ACQ 3120, ACQ 3130, ACQ 3170V
Location:
Online
Length:
Approximately 14 hours
Minimum Passing Score:
80
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Acquisition Management
Description

Objective:

ACQ 3110 - Defense Industry Landscape: The course objective is to cover the post WWII history of the defense industrial base to present and its importance to the United States, both its defense and its economy. Since World War II the defense industry has evolved. General background will be reviewed, along with the differences between private and public companies, the differences between commercial and defense companies, and maintaining awareness of DOD's industry partner business environment.
ACQ 3120 - Defense Industry Strategy: The course objective is to help learners understand how contractors develop their business and organization strategies and use that knowledge to improve acquisition outcomes. Specifically, we will be covering business strategy and organization. Strategy development, planning, and organizational structures that aid strategies will be covered.
ACQ 3130 - Defense Industry Financials: The course objective is to provide the vital business financial perspective and why businesses have that perspective. It includes material about cost, profit, price, labor rates, financial statements, and ratios.
ACE 3170V - Business Development and Capture Management: The course objective is to provide an initial understanding of industry especially for all who are early in their career or those not in functional areas of program management, contracting, or business finance where the functional certification courses require elements of understanding industry. The course will cover business development strategy, business development strategy and process, business development model, PWin (Probability of Win), PGo, the sales pipeline, customer relations, vendor-customer communications, pursue/no-pursue decisions, B&P funding, capture planning, capture teams, proposal planning and team, proposal process, and post bid activities.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Recognize how scope and diversity of the current industry landscape influences the Defense Industry today.
  • Understand the basics of developing and aligning a business strategy, competitive strategy, and organizational strategy to promote company success.
  • Understand the cost accounting basics defense companies use to manage direct, indirect costs, and rates; cost estimating; and standard financial reports and metrics.
  • Analyze opportunities and constraints companies weigh in prioritizing market opportunities, B&P resourcing, teaming, and strategy.
  • Appraise a company capture planning bid/no-bid decision process and an RFP response process.

General Topics:

  • Defense Industry
  • Strategy Development
  • Organizational Alignment for Success
  • Financial Statements
  • Cost Accounting Basics
  • Proposal Management
  • Bid-No-Bid Decisions
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Practical Exercises
  • Work-based Learning

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies

Other offerings from Defense Acquisition University