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ACQ 315 Understanding Industry (Business Acumen)
(Last Modified:06-Oct-2015)

Description

Course covers a wide range of business acumen competencies including industry orientation, organization, cost and financial planning, business strategy/development, supplier management, incentives, and negotiating strategies. Business skills will be learned on aligning company strategies, finances, and operations that motivate company decisions to meet their business goals, gain fair and reasonable profits, while providing best taxpayer value to the government on defense products.

Objectives

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Target Attendees

Acquisition professionals at the GS-12 or above (military O4 and above) with at least 6 years acquisition experience in their career field.

Prerequisite(s)

Recommended:

DAWIA Level III Certification or completion of either CON 360, LOG 340, or PMT 352A

CLM 005, Industry Proposals and Communication

HBS 428, Negotiating

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

4.5 class days

Additional Course Information

Delivery Mode	Resident
Equivalent Courses	None
ACE Recommended Credits	None
PDS Code	ZNF
DAU Public (material/prework)	YES

Continuing Education Units	3.7
Continuous Learning Points	37
Reservist Retirement Points	0
Historical Allocations	Mouse Over for Past CEU/CLPs

Notes

Pre-work required / Walk-ins authorized / Pre-work accessible on DAU Public Blackboard

This course includes approximately 1.5 hours of course pre-work requirements.