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Three processes cooperate to deliver capabilities needed by warfighters: the requirements process (JCIDS); the acquisition process (DAS); and the program and budget development process (PPBE). Includes links to DoD and Service policies, guidance, tools, and resources:

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Information on career management, the DoD Human Capital Initiative, career planning, leader­ship training, over­arching planning and guidance documents, and relevant professional organizations.

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Encyclopedic source of acquisition policy that follows a hierarchy of policy issuance (i.e., executive, legislative, federal, etc.) and filtered according to organization, career field, and special topics.

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Information on training and continuous learning that supports DoD acquisition, information that helps manage professional training portfolios, and information on training available from DAU and DoD and Services activities.

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Information on DoD industry partners that helps the participation and execution of DoD processes; including industry support pages, news, information, and links to private sector acquisition contractors.
 
 

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Level II Certification Guide
Type of Assignment  Representative Activities
CIO Office   Applies the following: policies, laws, and regulations; emerging IT acquisition strategies; best practices; IT-related performance measures and quality management; capital planning and investment control; acquisition planning, solicitation, and administration; and information assurance.
Central Design Activity (CDA)   Applies the following: basic concepts of software engineering and development activities; enterprise architecture; best practices; IT systems engineering; information assurance; IT-related technologies; test and evaluation processes; and verification and validation processes.
Project Office/Field Activities   Applies the following: IT program management approaches; emerging IT acquisition strategies; best practices; IT-related performance measures and quality management; acquisition planning, solicitation, and administration; information assurance; test and evaluation processes; verification and validation processes; and fielding and sustaining IT systems.
 
Core Certification Standards (Required for DAWIA certification.)
 Acquisition Training   ACQ 201A  Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
  ACQ 201B  Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B (R)
 Functional Training   IRM 202  Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition (R)
 Education   Formal education not required for certification
 Experience   2 years of acquisition experience; at least one (1) year of this experience must be in information technology


Core Plus Development Guide (Desired training, education, and experience.) Type of Assignment
Training CIO Off CDA PO/Fld Act
  BCF 102 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
  BCF 106 Fundamentals of Cost Analysis
  BCF 107 Applied Cost Analysis (R)
  CLE 003 Technical Reviews    
  CLE 006 Enterprise Integration Overview  
  CLE 007 Lean Six Sigma for Manufacturing
  CLE 016 Outcome-Based Performance Measures  
  CLE 017 Technical Planning    
  CLE 025 Information Assurance (IA)
  CLE 301 Reliability and Maintainability  
  CLL 015 Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA)  
  LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals  
  SYS 202 Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering, Part I  
Education
  Master’s degree, preferably with a major in computer science, management information systems, business administration, or a related field
Experience
  2 years of information technology acquisition experience, preferably in a program office or similar organization (in addition to core certification experience)
Notes:
1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training, education, and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level.
2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident based instruction.
5 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in the Core Plus Development Guide at this and the lower level(s) if not already completed.