1. ISA 301: Advanced Enterprise Information Systems Acquisition

2. Lesson 7B Emerging Technologies
LESSON INFORMATION*************************************************************************************************** *Lesson Point of Contact: *                      Name: Michael Denny *                      Phone: *                      *Length of Presentation: *                       Prework (hours):  0.0 *                       Presentation + Exercise (hours): 4.0 *ELO ID (Use a Comma to separate ELOs if more than one is addressed): , , ****************************************************************************************************************************
ELO Assess the applicability, maturity, risk and likely degree of acceptance of current technologies.
ELO Examine the evolutionary cycle for new technologies and the current marketplace, focusing on those most likely to have an impact on DoD IT acquisition.
ELO Recommend best practices for incorporation into an IT acquisition.
Emerging Technologies

3. Today we will learn to:
Evaluate recent developments in the IT domain for impacts to DoD IT acquisition products and processes.
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*Slide Type(Content or Exercise): Content
*ELO ID (Use a Comma to separate ELOs if more than one is addressed): , ,
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Key Points:
Changing Technology is both an opportunity and a risk therefore it must be understood in a way that it can best be leveraged and supported to ensure the best outcomes for employing and sustaining the system(s).
Key Questions to Ask and Anticipated Answers:
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Terms \ Definitions \ Acronyms:
Emerging Technologies

4. Evaluating Impacts Lesson Plan Tracking Emerging Technology Exercise
Summary
SLIDE INFORMATION********
Method Employed: Transition
Supporting TLO/ELOs ID:
TLO Given an IT acquisition scenario, evaluate the effectiveness of the cloud services solution
Reference(s): NA
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Total Lesson Time: 210 minutes
Lesson Instructor-facilitated Discussion: 60 minutes
Classroom Exercises: 150 minutes
Slide Time Required: 3 min
Major Takeaways (MT):
Learning Points (LP):
Note to Instructors (Q&As; Guidance for Slide):
Transition to topic area
Cloud Computing

5. Evaluating Impacts
How does the pace of technological change impact IT acquisition?
What is technology refresh?
What opportunities and risks are associated with implementing an emerging technology or a potentially disruptive technology*?
from an operational perspective
from an acquisition perspective
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*Slide Type(Content or Exercise): Content
*ELO ID (Use a Comma to separate ELOs if more than one is addressed): , , **************************************************************************************************************************************************
Key Points:
Discuss the idea that Emerging technology and related tools cuts across all of our main Programmatic areas of interest.
Key Questions to Ask and Anticipated Answers:
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Terms \ Definitions \ Acronyms:
*A technology that significantly alters the way that businesses operate. Concept comes from Clayton Christensen’s 1997 book “The Innovator’s Dilemma”
Emerging Technologies

6. Tracking Emerging Technology
Lesson Plan
Evaluating Impacts
Tracking Emerging Technology
Exercise
Summary
SLIDE INFORMATION********
Method Employed: Transition
Supporting TLO/ELOs ID:
TLO Given an IT acquisition scenario, evaluate the effectiveness of the cloud services solution
Reference(s): NA
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SVG Slide# 4
IVG# 4
Total Lesson Time: 210 minutes
Lesson Instructor-facilitated Discussion: 60 minutes
Classroom Exercises: 150 minutes
Slide Time Required: 3 min
Major Takeaways (MT):
Learning Points (LP):
Note to Instructors (Q&As; Guidance for Slide):
Transition to topic area
Cloud Computing

7. Tracking Emerging Technology
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Army Research Laboratory
Naval Research Laboratory
Air Force Research Laboratory
Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) Talks
Gartner Hype Cycle
SLIDE INFORMATION****************************************************************************************************************************
*Slide Type(Content or Exercise): Content
*ELO ID (Use a Comma to separate ELOs if more than one is addressed): , , **************************************************************************************************************************************************
Key Points:
Discuss the idea that Emerging technology and related tools cuts across all of our main Programmatic areas of interest.
Key Questions to Ask and Anticipated Answers:
Q:? A:
Terms \ Definitions \ Acronyms:
Emerging Technologies

8. Gartner’s 2011 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle
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*Slide Type(Content or Exercise): Content
*ELO ID (Use a Comma to separate ELOs if more than one is addressed): , , **************************************************************************************************************************************************
Key Points:
Overview Slide only
Discuss Gartner’s Hype Cycle and its use as a means to critically think about Emerging Technologies.
Examine the evolutionary cycle of new technologies with regards to the Hype Cycle.
Examine Maturity, risk, and degree of acceptance as a function of where the technology is along the evolutionary/hype cycle.
Key Questions to Ask and Anticipated Answers:
Q:? A:
Terms \ Definitions \ Acronyms:
Emerging Technologies

9. Gartner’s 2013 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle
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*Slide Type(Content or Exercise): Content
*ELO ID (Use a Comma to separate ELOs if more than one is addressed): , , **************************************************************************************************************************************************
Key Points:
Overview Slide only
Discuss Gartner’s Hype Cycle and its use as a means to critically think about Emerging Technologies.
OPTIONAL: Get and discuss latest Hype Cycle from Internet.
Examine the evolutionary cycle of new technologies with regards to the Hype Cycle.
Examine Maturity, risk, and degree of acceptance as a function of where the technology is along the evolutionary/hype cycle.
Key Questions to Ask and Anticipated Answers:
Q:? A:
Terms \ Definitions \ Acronyms:
Emerging Technologies

10. Exercise Lesson Plan Evaluating Impacts Tracking Emerging Technology
Summary
SLIDE INFORMATION********
Method Employed: Transition
Supporting TLO/ELOs ID:
TLO Given an IT acquisition scenario, evaluate the effectiveness of the cloud services solution
Reference(s): NA
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SVG Slide# 4
IVG# 4
Total Lesson Time: 210 minutes
Lesson Instructor-facilitated Discussion: 60 minutes
Classroom Exercises: 150 minutes
Slide Time Required: 3 min
Major Takeaways (MT):
Learning Points (LP):
Note to Instructors (Q&As; Guidance for Slide):
Transition to topic area
Cloud Computing

11. Class Exercise
Research an IT related emerging technology from any of the sources discussed in class or from your organization’s innovation branch
As a team prepare and present a 5-10 informational brief that:
Describes the technology and its capabilities
Proposes a high-level strategy for acquiring the technology
Discusses the potential impact on other existing development and sustainment acquisition programs
10 Minute Max.
Discuss Potential impact to DoD operations / national security
Discuss any unique acquisition challenges associated with the technology
Emerging Technologies

12. Summary Lesson Plan Evaluating Impacts Tracking Emerging Technology
Exercise
Summary
SLIDE INFORMATION********
Method Employed: Transition
Supporting TLO/ELOs ID:
TLO Given an IT acquisition scenario, evaluate the effectiveness of the cloud services solution
Reference(s): NA
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SVG Slide# 4
IVG# 4
Total Lesson Time: 210 minutes
Lesson Instructor-facilitated Discussion: 60 minutes
Classroom Exercises: 150 minutes
Slide Time Required: 3 min
Major Takeaways (MT):
Learning Points (LP):
Note to Instructors (Q&As; Guidance for Slide):
Transition to topic area
Cloud Computing

13. Today we learned to:
Evaluate recent developments in the IT domain for impacts to DoD IT acquisition products and processes.
Emerging Technologies