Description

Advanced Program Information Systems Acquisition is a critical thinking course for senior personnel who manage, acquire, engineer, test, and evaluate DoD software systems. Case studies, subject matter expert lectures, group discussion, and individually graded short essays are used to cover topics ranging from program planning, requirements management, cost estimation, cybersecurity, architectures, cloud computing, software design, software development including agile methods, measurements, process maturity, software sustainment, quality, testing and the latest emerging IT areas.

Objectives

Download Course Objectives

Target Attendees

Individuals seeking Level III IT career field certification as well as acquisition workforce personnel and industry equivalents that require an understanding of the management and acquisition of information systems within DoD.

Prerequisite(s)

Required:

ACQ 203, Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B

ISA 201, Intermediate Information Systems Acquisition

Predecessor Course(s) (Acceptable as a substitute for this course until the acceptance date specified below.)

Predecessor	Predecessor Course Title	PDS Code	Accepted Until
SAM 301	Advanced Software Acquisition Management	BU9	30-Sep-2017

Course Length

4.5 class days

Additional Course Information

Delivery Mode	Resident
Equivalent Courses	None
ACE Recommended Credits	None
PDS Code	ZYE
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