About ACQuipedia (version 2.0)
ACQuipedia was developed as a collaborative project to create content around Defense Acquisition related topics. Articles (topics) will be maintained as a collaborative effort of subject matter experts across the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). Future growth may expand the collaboration of subject matter experts beyond DAU.
What is ACQuipedia?
ACQuipedia serves as an online encyclopedia of common defense acquisition topics. Each topic is identified as an article; each article contains a definition, a brief narrative that provides context, and includes links to the most pertinent policy, guidance, tools, practices, and training, that further augment understanding and expand depth.
How do I use ACQuipedia?
The top-level Home page serves as a gateway to all of the articles. The Home page includes an interactive display of the “volumes” of the ACQuipedia. Click the spine of a volume to see a list of article titles beginning with that letter. Featured articles also appear on the Home page via a webpart that rotates through a list of featured articles.
In addition, ACQuipedia provides access to its content in other ways:
- Search — returns results within ACQuipedia only
- Functional Area indexes — Business, Contracting, Engineering & Technology, Life Cycle Logistics, and Program Management
- A-to-Z Index — an alphabetical list of ALL articles
Use Cases
ACQuipedia provides the acquisition workforce with quick access to information in a succinct and digestible format. Article content aggregates the most relevant references and learning assets to narrowly focus users and quickly provide high value information.
In addition, to users directly accessing content via the search and browse features of the ACQuipedia site, articles are linked to the Generic Acquisition Process, PM e-Toolkit, Milestone Document Identification (MDID), DoD Integrated Product Support Implementation Roadmap, and other tools and as a resource for courses to supplement more indepth description and links to additional references.
Concept of Operations
Initially the articles contained in ACQuipedia will be created, updated and maintained collaboratively by DAU subject matter experts within the five business field areas. In the future community members may be invited to participate in the upkeep and currency of articles.
User Participation
Users may suggest new ACQuipedia article topics without logging into the site or by using their ACC account. Clicking the Suggest an ACQuipedia Article button opens a form that allows a user to suggest a candidate article. An editor will then review the suggestion before approving it and adding it to a list of articles pending development and review.