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DoD Risk Management card
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Defense Acquisition Guidebook
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Earned Value Management (EVM) Gold Card
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Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms
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Information Assurance Policy Chart
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Integrated Life Cycle (ILC) chart
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Milestone Document Identification (MDID) tool
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Performance Based Logistics Tool Kit
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Program Manager's Toolbox
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Risk Reporting Matrix
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Service Acquisition Mall
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Systems Engineering Technical Review Timing
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Chapter 1: Acquisition Management
Acquisition Processes and Resources
Acquisition Processes and Resources
The Program Manager's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
Operation of the Defense Acquisition Management System: DoDI 5000.02
Acquisition Categories (ACAT)
Acquisition Strategy Considerations
Intellectual Property
Technical Data
Threat Assessment
Program Protection
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) Knowledge
Defense Acquisition Board Timeline Milestones B,C, and FRPDR
Milestone Decision Information –A possible Construct
Requirements for Milestone/Decision Reviews
Interoperability
S&T Linkage to Defense Acquisition Process
Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD)
Acquisition Program vs. ATD and JCTD
Program Structure: Example - No streamlining
International Acquisition
DoD International Armaments Cooperation Policy
The Scope of Defense Cooperation
Defense Sales vs. Cooperative Acquisition
International Activities Associated with Defense Acquisition Phases
Funds Management
Resource Allocation Process - Overlap
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) –Planning Phase
PPBE Integrated Program/Budget Review
Phases of Resource Allocation Process – Overlap
Congressional Enactment Timetable
Procurement Appropriations
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ( RDT&E) Appropriations
MFP 6 vs RDT&E Appropriations
Sample Navy Appropriations and Budget Activities
Appropriation Life
Below Threshold Reprogramming Actions
Life Cycle Cost Composition
Product Improvements
Cost Estimating
Cost Estimating Relationships (CER) – Parametric
Cost Estimating Requirements
Program Cost and Schedule Breach Parameters
Earned Value Management "Gold Card"
Earned Value Management "Gold Card" (Continued)
Contracting
Contracting - Components of Contract Price
Types of Contracts
Contract Type Features
Pre-Solicitation Process
Other Ways to Buy
Defense Industry Business Management
Contractor Profitability Ratios
Aerospace/Defense Industry Contractor Profitability Ratios
Lockheed Martin Corp – DuPont Formula Analysis (an Example)
Cash Cycle
Contractor Financing and Payments
Direct and Indirect Costs
Assigning Indirect Costs
Life Cycle of Indirect Cost Rates
Contractor′s Cost Proposal
Contractor Business Planning Process Outputs
Life Cycle Logistics
Focus Area 1: Life Cycle Logistician
Focus Area 2: Life Cycle Sustainment Metrics
Focus Area 3: Affordable Operational Effectiveness
Focus Area 4: Product Support Business Model (PSBM)
Focus Area 5: Product Support Strategy
Focus Area 6: Elements of Product Support
Focus Area 7: Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL)
Focus Area 8: Ten Things Great PMs Know About Product Support
Organization
Program Office Organization Structures (Examples)
Manufacturing
The Role of Manufacturing in the Acquisition Process
Common Production Risks that Greatly Affect Cost, Schedule, and Performance
Producibility
Producibility (Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG))
Quality Management Systems ((Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG)
Key Characteristics and Variation Reduction
Production Readiness Review (PRR)
Additional Manufacturing Information Sources
Test and Evaluation
Test and Evaluation (T&E) – Types and Tasks
Test and Evaluation Nomograph
Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Planning
Hierarchy of Models and Simulations
The Evolution of Modeling and Simulation
Planning and Control Tools
Gantt Chart
Milestone Chart
Network Schedules
Planning and Control Tools – Examples of Network Scheduling Software
Planning and Control Tools – Schedule Development
Lead Time Chart
Line of Balance Technique
Acquisition Program Baseline
Risk Management
Program Manager's Checklist for Review of Tradeoff Planning and Studies
Technical Performance Measurement
DoD Risk Management Process Model
Root Cause Analysis
Risk Management Process – Details
Program Success Metrics Model – Summary
Systems Engineering
What Is Systems Engineering?
Systems Engineering Processes
Systems Engineering Policy in DoD
Systems Engineering Activities – Materiel Solution Analysis Phase
Systems Engineering Activities – Technology Development Phase
Systems Engineering Activities – Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase
Systems Engineering Activities – Production and Deployment Phase
Systems Engineering Activities – Operations and Support Phase
Requirements (User Needs) Analysis Questions
Attributes of a Well-Defined Requirement
Systems Engineering Process – Design Processes Illustrated
Systems Engineering Technical Management ProcessesKey Questions
Technical Review Definitions
Technical Review Best Practices
Program-Unique Specifications
Performance vs. Detail Specifications
Configuration Management
Interface Management
Interface Control Concept
Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
How to Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Basic Purposes of WBS
Software
Software Development – Technical Review Relationships
Software Development – Key Life Cycle Review Factors
Candidate Software Measures (Metrics)
Quality Events for Software
Software Management Best Practices
Software Acquisition Worst Practices
Chapter 2: Leadership and Managerial Skills
Management and Leadership
Program Management "Diamond Card"
Empowerment, Delegation and Coaching
Coaching Skills
Integrated Product Team (IPT)
Formula for Effective Team Performance
Team Charter
Working Groups
Team Performance Model
Team Decision Making
Effective Decisions
Decision Briefing
Communications
Time Management
Management Tools and Techniques
Continuous Process Improvement/Lean Six Sigma (CPI/LSS)
Chapter 3: Problem Solving Skills
Brainstorming
Cause-and-Effect Diagram
Force Field Analysis
Histogram
Scatter Diagram
Affinity Diagram
Pairwise Ranking
Pareto Chart
Flowcharting
Deployment Flowcharts
Nominal Group Technique
Creative Problem Solving
Reasonability Assignment Matrix (RAM)
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