1 ACQuipedia 22 April 08

2 What is ACQuipedia? Centralized “knowledge gateway” for acquisition information –Encyclopedia of common acquisition topics and terms –Horizontally integrated across ACQuipedia articles –Highly integrated with existing learning assets –Tied to existing communities of practice –Supplements other gateways (DAG, JCIDS, IFC) Tailored Web 2.0 “wiki concept” to support collaboration and knowledge development –Response to faculty demand –Constantly Expanding information and resources through “mass collaboration” –Accommodates Service/Agency “perspectives” in addition to “purple”

3 ACC ACQuipedia Concept of Use ACQuipedia articles reference Virtual Campus, AKSS, AAP, IFC, JCIDS, DAG, BPCh, Acker Library, Living Library content Community libraries draw content from ACQuipedia pages Courses reference ACC and ACQuipedia as source of content Faculty could use ACQuipedia in the classroom as THE go to reference. Use of TriZenter provides quick access to course references, and “let’s find out” response to student questions Courses ACQuipedia articles reside in Communities of Practice DAG Community Libraries IFC Templates JCIDS BPCh ACQuipedia serves as a knowledge gateway – an encyclopedia to acquisition related topics Living Library AKSS/AAP Virtual Campus Acker Library

4 Article Sources IFC Topic Templates DAU Glossary AT&L Competenc y Topics Big “A” Topics DAU Topic Taxonomy User Recommende d Topics

5 Features/Benefits Supports 852 objectives Establishes a dynamic living encyclopedia – improves currency of information Fosters collaborative approach Owned and managed by the competency owners/SMEs Focused on integration of learning assets across the PLM and horizontal integration of articles Expandable topics to include “competencies” All DAU faculty involved in sharing their knowledge of the topic and contributing quality learning assets

6 Article Format Title –acquisition topic or termTitle Definition –taken from DAU glossary if availableDefinition General Info/Narrative –context, background and relationships, with links inside text to learning assetsGeneral Info/Narrative Policies, Directives, Regulations, Laws Guides, Handbooks, Templates, Examples, ToolsGuides, Handbooks, Templates, Examples, Tools Communities of Practice Training Resources Related Articles –optimize horizontal integration to other ACQuipedia articlesRelated Articles Integration with PLM Learning Assets Sample ACQuipedia Sample ACQuipedia Article

7 Concept of Ops Prototype of the system will feature BCEFM and PM domain topics Phase II to include content in all functional areas Initial content created, updated, and maintained collaboratively by DAU subject matter experts with support from KPOs. If and where appropriate expand content collaboration to OSD SMEs and community members Articles will be tagged as belonging to one of the five functional areas: –BCEFM –Contracting –Engineering and Technology –Life Cycle Logistics –Program Management Articles will be part of CD/PLD learning asset portfolios Maximum ownership by individual faculty desired (LAMP)

8 Timeline Phase IPhase IIIPhase II Insight Article Feb/Mar Brief to Middle Managers early May 08 Participate in DAU Conference Workshops OCT 08

9 Progress to Date Article format developedArticle format developed Draft ACQuipedia Concept of Ops developedDraft ACQuipedia Concept of Ops developedACQuipedia Concept of Ops ACQuipedia Concept of Ops Draft ACQuipedia front-end developedDraft ACQuipedia front-end developedACQuipedia front-end ACQuipedia front-end Initial set of articles populated (~25)Initial set of articles populated (~25) Briefed DAU Stakeholders 18 Jan 08Briefed DAU Stakeholders 18 Jan 08

10 Still to Do Work on plan for article ownership and maintenance (CD, PLD, Competency Owner?)Work on plan for article ownership and maintenance (CD, PLD, Competency Owner?) Expand to other functional areas (targeting 120 articles)Expand to other functional areas (targeting 120 articles) Complete ACQuipedia Concept of OpsComplete ACQuipedia Concept of OpsACQuipedia Concept of OpsACQuipedia Concept of Ops Complete ACQuipedia front-end, add search capabilityComplete ACQuipedia front-end, add search capabilityACQuipedia front-endACQuipedia front-end Establish EMTS codeEstablish EMTS code Establish relationship to FCAREstablish relationship to FCAR Publicize ACQuipediaPublicize ACQuipedia Develop On-line tool for contributors, JIT supportDevelop On-line tool for contributors, JIT support Conduct System Usability testingConduct System Usability testing

11 Summary and Recommendation Potentially one of the most powerful knowledge development tools yet by DAU, using the power of the faculty and leveraging DAU’s PLM assetsPotentially one of the most powerful knowledge development tools yet by DAU, using the power of the faculty and leveraging DAU’s PLM assets Targeting a minimum of 145 articles by Sep 08 launch, covering all functional areasTargeting a minimum of 145 articles by Sep 08 launch, covering all functional areas Recommend LCIC and Faculty continue to work with KM team to develop additional articles and long term CONOPS of oversight under LAMPRecommend LCIC and Faculty continue to work with KM team to develop additional articles and long term CONOPS of oversight under LAMP

12 Example Article in ACC

13 Definition

14 General Info/Narrative

15 Policies, Directives,Regulations Laws

16 Guides, Handbooks, Templates, Examples, Tools

17 Communities of Practice

18 Training Resources

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