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Acquisition Process

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:

Workforce

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

Policy

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.

Communities
of Practice

Links to communities of practice and special interest areas, the latest contribution and discussion posts for open ACC communities, community highlights, and links to related communities.

Training and
Continuous Learning

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.

Industry

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.
 
 

Functional Gateways

Fifteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.

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Level I Certification Guide
Type of Assignment  Representative Activities
CIO Office   Identifies and describes 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)   Identifies and describes 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   Identifies and describes 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 101  Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
 Functional Training   As of Nov. 15, 2005, the contents of IRM 101 and SAM 101 were merged. Since Nov. 15, 2005, the same content has been delivered under both course designators/names. Therefore, either of the following conditions must be met:
  IRM 101  Basic Information Systems Acquisition
  and
  SAM 101  Basic Software Acquisition Management
  if both courses were completed before Nov. 15, 2005; or
  IRM 101  Basic Information Systems Acquisition
  or
  SAM 101  Basic Software Acquisition Management
  if either course was completed on or after Nov. 15, 2005
 Education   Formal education not required for certification
 Experience   1 year of acquisition experience in information technology


Core Plus Development Guide (Desired training, education, and experience.) Type of Assignment
Training CIO Off CDA PO/Fld Act
  BCF 103 Fundamentals of Business Financial Management    
  CLB 007 Cost Analysis  
  CLB 016 Introduction to Earned Value Management
  CLE 004 Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts
  CLE 015 Continuous Process Improvement Familiarization
  SYS 101 Fundamentals of Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering
  TST 102 Fundamentals of Test and Evaluation  
Education
  Baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major in computer science, information systems management, business administration, or a related field
Experience
  None specified
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.
3 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in this Core Plus Development Guide if not already completed.