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Description

THIS COURSE IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE 1 MARCH 2013

Provides a senior level overview course for contracting supervisors and leaders. Discusses FAR concepts such as Contracting Authority, Inherently Governmental, etc. Understand the FAR requirements for the Contracting Officer to include Earned Value Management in some contracts and thus the need to understand this tool. Provides opportunities for senior leaders to readdress and/or discuss again the tools learned in many of the Level I and II courses such as change management, communication tools such as elevator briefings, risk issues of contractor employees in the workplace, risk management, collaboration, and many other topics used to leave participants with actual products to implement in their workplaces.

Objectives

By the end of the four variant, participants will discuss the critical elements of FAR principles such as roles, authority, and responsibility. More importantly, participants will leave the workshop with actual work products to implement in their workplaces.

Understanding the effect of Recent DoD Initiatives to our personnel, resources, and policies

Managing the ethical hurdles of contractors in the workplace

Using the 7 Norms of Collaboration

Producing Brown Bag Training Sessions quickly and effectively

Understanding the Contractor – the capture manager, determination to compete, etc

Managing the Program Manager/Contracting Officer roles,– the essential need for the PM and CO to work side-by-side

Using Risk Management in contracting

Understanding Earned Value Management

Discussing the relationship between Better Buying Power (BBP) and automated tools and innovated processes

Providing a hands on use of Automated Requirements Roadmap Training (ARRT) and to award a performance based acquisition

Target Attendees

Supervisors previously certified Level III in Contracting. A one day variant is available for executive leadership in contracting (General Officers (GO), Flag Officers (FO), Senior Executive Service (SES) Civilians); for the variant, customers select the modules desired.

Prerequisite(s)

None

Predecessor Course(s) (Acceptable as a substitute for this course until the acceptance date specified below.)

Predecessor	Predecessor Course Title	PDS Code	Accepted Until
None	None	None	None

Course Length

4 days (Contracting Supervisors/Level III certified in Contracting); 1 day for GO/FO/SES

Additional Course Information

Delivery Mode	Targeted Training
Equivalent Courses	N/A
ACE Recommended Credits	N/A
PDS Code	N/A
Additional Public Information	N/A

Continuing Education Units	0
Continuous Learning Points	28
Reservist Retirement Points	0
Historical Allocations	Mouse Over for Past CEU/CLPs

Notes

This is a Fee for Service on-site course delivered for requesting organizations after coordination between the organizations representative and the appropriate DAU representative. DAU charges a standard fee for the “off-the-shelf” delivery of the selected course plus instructor(s) travel and per diem as may be required to support the request. Organizations desiring modifications to the “off-the-shelf” design may incur additional fees.

To inquire about or request this course for your organization, click the Apply for Course button in the upper right corner.

The CLPs referenced above presume off-the-shelf delivery.