Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DAU-0206
Organization's ID:
ACQ 202
Organization:
Defense Acquisition University
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-paced (34 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Purchasing, Contract Management or Business Administration
Description

Objective:

The course objective is designed for mid-level acquisition professionals and provides a dynamic, real-time learning environment oriented towards developing the requisite skills and knowledge to work in integrated product teams by providing an overview of systems acquisition principles, policies, and processes.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply current acquisition policy and best practices to make sound acquisition management decisions
  • Apply the systems engineering process to transform capability needs and constraints into an operational system design for each phase, and analyze the contractor's status by applying earned value analysis techniques
  • Determine the life cycle logistic support activities and requirements associated with design/development, fielding/deployment, and post-production support of a system
  • Apply the risk management process as a basis for making sound acquisition program decisions
  • Apply qualitative and quantitative tools to support problem solving and decision making in an acquisition environment
  • Determine the role of contracting in the acquisition process and the major contractual contributions toward managing program risk
  • Given a capstone exercise scenario, recognize the responsibilities and actions required to manage the technical and business aspects of a program

General Topics:

  • Integrated Product Team (IPT) leadership concepts
  • Ethics
  • Acquisition strategies
  • Evaluation of alternatives
  • Technical functions involved in planning and executing the program
  • Accommodating program funding level changes
  • Source selections
  • Risk
  • Systems engineering
  • Role of test and evaluation
  • Assessing contractor performance
  • Acquisition management principles
  • Supportability analysis (contracts, finance, systems engineering, and acquisition logistics)
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials