Objective
The objective of the Manpower & Personnel IPS Element is to identify, plan, resource and acquire personnel, civilian and military, with the grades and skills required:
a) to operate equipment, to complete the missions, to effectively fight or support the fight, to win our nation’s wars;
b) to effectively support the Soldier, and to ensure the best capability is available for the Warfighter when needed.
(Source: DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook, Appendix A)
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Description
Description: Involves the identification and acquisition of personnel (military and civilian) with the skills and grades required to operate, maintain, and support systems over their lifetime. Early identification is essential. If the needed manpower is an additive requirement to existing manpower levels of an organization, a formalized process of identification and justification must be made to higher authority.
Key Manpower & Personnel IPS Element activities according to Appendix A of the DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook and the DoD Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element Guidebook include:
Key References
Related Communities of Practice (CoP)
Training Courses
DAU Training
Specific multi-disciplinary DAU training recommendations related to this Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element are available at:
These Life Cycle Logistics Certification Standards and Core Plus Development Guides for each of the three DAWIA certification levels include:
Non-DAU Training Courses
Continuous Learning Modules
Specific multi-disciplinary DAU continuous learning module recommendations related to this Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element are available at:
Competencies
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