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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.
Communitiesof 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 andContinuous 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.
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Functional Gateways
Sixteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.
Special Topics
Links to gateways about important topics outside the general portals and beyond the standard career fields:
This is the landing page for the Requirements Management gateway.
For more information, select any of the links under “Requirements Management” in the menu on the top-left of the page.
Patrick WillsAssociate Dean
In partnership with the Joint Staff J-8 and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a competency requirements and training program was established to certify Department of Defense (DoD) military and civilian personnel with responsibility for generating requirements. The Requirements Management (RM) training program provides DoD with robust and enterprise-wide requirements training.
— OSD(AT&L) Memo, 24 September 2012
A requirements manager is a military member or DoD civilian charged with developing, assessing, validating, and prioritizing requirements and associated requirements products. Additionally, the requirements manager advocates for the warfighter within DoD’s three decision support systems: the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), the Defense Acquisition System (DAS), and the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system.
— Requirements Management Community of Practice, ACC
[Related Websites] Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) Writer's Guide, TRADOC, Version 2.3, 23 April 2012
[Memorandum] Key Performance Parameter Relief
[References] "The AoA an Early Filter to Create an Affordable Program"
[Learning Materials] Lesson Charts - ACQ 404, Urgent Needs, 12 Dec 2012
[Learning Materials] RQM 310 Lesson - Urgent and Emergent Operational Needs and Their Fulfillment, 5 Dec 2012
Leadership Perspectives on Requirements Management by Admiral Winnefeld, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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