U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  1. Home
  2. Courses
  3. ALD 3100

White graduation cap icon ALD 3100  Leading an Adaptive Organization

Leading an Adaptive Organization

Apply for this Course

COMING SOON.

***This is an in-person classroom (CLRM) Instructor Led Training course. DAU Centralized Travel Funds are NOT authorized. If TDY will be required to attend this course, your organization must fund your TDY. Please contact your organization/agency training office for unit travel funds/Line of Accounting (LOA). DAU and the Component Acquisition Training Offices do not have the authority to provide travel funds/LOA.***

Restrictions:

This course is restricted to DoD government civilian and military students only.

Leadership is not grade- or position-dependent. Developing the capacity to lead should continue throughout one’s career. Why wait to achieve increased and sustainable results, surpass customer expectations, and adapt to a complex and ever-changing environment? DAU Voice of the Customer interviews tell us civilian acquisition professionals need more training in leadership and people skills. DAU’s Acquisition Leader Development (ALD) program provides a series of courses that help acquisition professionals succeed throughout their careers.

This Classroom (CLRM) course builds the skills needed to lead people to work effectively across team, functional, and organization boundaries. The course provides what you need to know to align diverse teams and achieve seamless collaboration, coordination, cooperation, and integration with an emphasis on the dynamic acquisition environment highlights the benefits of approaching tasks with creativity rather than just reacting. Additionally, it provides insights into how to thrive in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous or VUCA environment using models, tools, and frameworks to grow self-awareness, use effective leadership language, look strategically to the future, guide teams of teams, and make change happen lay a strong foundation for becoming an effective leader of an organizational unit or cross-functional team.

REQUIRED PREREQUISITES

None

PREDECESSOR COURSES

TARGET AUDIENCE

Acquisition Professionals serving as Team Leaders or Supervisor at the Government Service (GS) 12-13 level (or broadband equivalent)

NOTES

Additional Information:
  • NOTE: Similar to the pre-work requirement, there are several assignments required post-class. The post-work assignments are discussed in detail during the kick-off meeting. Learners will receive their graduation certificates and CLPs upon successful completion of the post-work assignments.
  • The CLPs assigned to this learning activity may be used to meet professional certification and/or licensure requirements (PDUs/CPE credits).