| TYPE |
Designator |
Functional Area / Career Field |
| Online |
CLB 008 Program Execution |
Program Execution describes the budget execution process, including the legal concerns and potential impact of poor budget execution. At the end of this module, you should be able to describe the apportionment process (including rules for deferral and rescission), describe the funds execution process and laws that govern it, identify the purposes and contents of obligation and expenditure plans, and identify rules for reprogramming. |
| Online |
CLC 004 Market Research |
The requirement to conduct market research is not policy; it’s the law. This module provides a foundational understanding of the benefits of effective market research to reduce acquisition costs and cycle times, and provide greater access to advanced technologies. This module covers the differences between tactical and strategic market research; how to consolidate market research results to develop an acquisition strategy |
| Online |
CLE 026 Trade Studies |
The Trade Studies module addresses the important role that Trade Studies play in systems acquisition and discusses processes for conducting effective trade studies. It describes a four phase process that can be used to initiate, develop, evaluate and perform follow-on action with respect to Trade Studies and outlines success factors |
| Online |
CLL 012 Supportability Analysis |
The overall goal of this cross-functional module is to advance the knowledge and understanding of Supportability Analysis and how it is employed through all phases of the defense acquisition process. This course will examine Supportability Analysis (SA) process with a particular emphasis on Logistics and how the Life Cycle Logistician (LCL) will participate in the SA process and incorporate the results in product support planning. |
| Online |
HBS 424 Leading & Motivating |
This module gives a synopsis of the essential tasks of leadership: setting direction, aligning people, and motivating others. You will learn how to recognize the skills and characteristics of effective leaders, create an inspiring vision, and energize people to support and work toward your goals |
| Classroom |
DAEOW |
Designed for general/flag officers & SESs, provides understanding of the Defense Acquisition Systems & supporting processes & tools. Tailored to needs of each executive |
| Classroom |
ACQ 450 Leading in the Acquisition Environment |
This action-based learning course provides an overview of the competencies and skills needed to lead in an acquisition environment. Experiential activities include role playing, simulation, communication, and critical-thinking exercises; a leadership challenge; and completion of a 360° feedback instrument, and action plans related to the feedback. Participants will learn to apply strategies for leading up, down, and across in an acquisition organization. |
| Classroom |
ACQ 451 |
This participant-driven, action-based learning course exposes DoD acquisition workforce members to the multidisciplinary acquisition perspectives, integration challenges, and influencing strategies necessary for successful integrated acquisition decision making. Through facilitated discussions, simulations, exercises, case studies, and exposure to decision-making tools participants will formulate strategies that promote effective integration and collaboration for a current integration challenge. Participants will gain a wider view of the acquisition environment and their respective roles and responsibilities. |
| Classroom |
ACQ 452 |
This action-based learning course introduces professionals to the methods and skills necessary to identify, assess, and promote the building of stakeholder relationships required for success in the acquisition environment. Experiential activities will include a pre-course stakeholder assessment as well as simulation, communication, and critical-thinking activities that will facilitate the development of tailored stakeholder action plans. At the end of the course, professionals will be able to build ownership of acquisition outcomes across the enterprise |
| Classroom |
ACQ 453 |
The Leader As Coach course is a resident course that focuses on the thinking, behaviors, skills and strategies needed to accomplish a paradigm shift from managers that primarily direct and evaluate subordinates to a paradigm that encourages and rewards innovation, agility, listening, collaboration, continuous and purposeful growth, results and accountability. As a leader you will develop greater personal awareness and increase the impact of your energy and the energy of your organization. You will do this through the learning and application of the principles and behaviors of effective performance coaches. |
| Person-To-Person |
Executive Coaching |
DAU provides executive coaching to key defense acquisition workforce leaders. The target audience is 06/GS-15s, GO/FO/SESs in MDAP/MAIS/ACAT 1 or PEO Key Leader Positions. The length of the coaching engagement is 6 to 9 months. Participation in this program is on a case-by-case basis. Coaching at the executive and supervisory levels offers leaders a powerful one-on-one and team assist to expand their capacities to impact and make a difference with their programs, people, organizations, environments, and with themselves with the intent of producing significant results and improving acquisition outcomes |
| 10 Month Assignment |
Senior Service College Fellowship (SSCF) Program (Army) |
The DAU-SSCF Program is a 10-month leadership/educational opportunity conducted under the auspices of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) at Huntsville, AL, Warren, MI and Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. The purpose of the DAU-SSCF Program is to provide leadership and acquisition training to prepare senior level civilians for senior leadership roles such as Product and Project Managers, Program Executive Officers and other key acquisition leadership positions. On 28 March 2013, the DAU-SSCF program was granted Military Education Level I (MEL-1) equivalency |