1. New DAU Knowledge Management/Sharing
Initiatives
This presentation will provide a quick overview of some of the major knowledge management initiatives DAU is focused on to expand the AT&L Knowledge Management System (AKMS)
John Hickok
Director, Knowledge Management
eLearning and Technology Center
’05 ’06 ’07

2. The Challenge DoD’s Big “A”cquisition Systems and Processes
Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics Life Cycle Management Framework
Draft ver May 21, 2004
Joint Capabilities
Development System
Integration &
VCJCS Oversight
CJCSI D
Acquisition
Defense
USD(AT&L) Oversight
System
DoDD
Planning,
DEPSECDEF Oversight
Budgeting & Execution
Programming,
MID 913
Decision Support Systems
Three DOD
Effective Interaction is Essential
The Milestone Decision Authority may authorize entry into the acquisition process at any point, consistent with phase specific entrance criteria and statutory requirements
This chart is a classroom aid for Defense Acquisition University students. It provides a notional illustration of the interfaces among the three major decision support systems used to develop, produce, and field a system for national defense. Defense acquisition is a complex process, with many more activities than shown here, and many concurrent processes that cannot be properly displayed on a two-dimensional chart. Supporting information is on the back of this chart. For more detailed information see the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Knowledge Sharing System (
Concept Refinement Phase
Technology Development Phase
System Development & Demonstration Phase
Production & Deployment Phase
Operations & Support Phase
Refine initial concept. Develop Technology Development Strategy MS A
Reduce technology risk and determine appropriate set of technologies to integrate into a full system. MS B
Develop a system or increment of capability; reduce integration and manufacturing risk; ensure operational supportability; reduce logistics footprint; implement human systems integration; design for producibility; ensure affordability and protection of critical program information; and demonstrate system integration, interoperability, safety, and utility.
Achieve operational capability that satisfies mission needs.
Execute a support program that meets operational support performance requirements and sustains the system in the most cost-effective manner over its total life cycle. Dispose of the system in the most cost-effective manner at the end of its useful life. MS C
Decision Points/Milestones CD
System Integration
DRR
System Demonstration
Low-Rate Initial Production
FRP DR
Full-Rate Production/Deployment
Sustainment
Disposal
Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System - Acronyms
CDD – Capability Development Document
DOTMLPF – Doctrine, Organization, Training,
CPD – Capability Production Document
CJCSI – Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction
Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, and Facilities
DAB – Defense Acquisition Board
JROC – Joint Requirements Oversight Council
KPP – Key Performance Parameter
IOC – Initial Operational Capability
ICD – Initial Capabilities Document
DoD Strategic
Guidance
KPPs
System Threat Assessment
KPPs
System Threat Assessment
IOC
FOC
Joint
Capabilities Integration & Development System
(need driven)
Net-Ready
KPP
Net-Ready
KPP
FOC
Joint Operations Concepts
Area Analysis
Functional
Joint Integrating Concepts
Joint Functional Concepts
Joint Operating Concepts
Integrated Architectures
ICD
Joint Functional Concept
Joint Integrating Concept
Integrated Architecture
CDD
Draft
& Supportability Cert.
J-6 Interoperability
Service/JROC
Validation &
Approval
CDD
Threshold/objective tradeoffs – Revised Performance Attributes
Joint Functional Concept
Joint Integrating Concept
Integrated Architecture
& Supportability Cert.
J-6 Interoperability
Service/JROC
Validation &
Approval
CPD
CPD
Threshold/objective tradeoffs – Revised Performance Attributes
Joint Functional Concept
Joint Integrating Concept
Integrated Architecture
Validated and approved CDD and CPD for each increment of an evolutionary acquisition
Needs Analysis
Functional
Information
Support
Plan
Validation & Approval
Service/JROC
Information
Support
Plan D O L M T F P
(CJCSI 3170)
Changes
Materiel
Approaches
Materiel
Ideas for
Analysis of
Approaches
Materiel
DOTMLPF Changes
(CJCSI 3180)
Alternative 1
Initiate Evolutionary Acquisition Strategy
Evolutionary Acquisition Strategy
Increment II B C
DRR
FRP
Functional Solution Analysis
Alternative 2
Alternative N
Post Independent
Analysis
- Certification (MAIS)
- Compliance (all IT)
Clinger-Cohen Act
- Certification (MAIS)
- Compliance (all IT)
Clinger-Cohen Act
- Certification (MAIS)
- Compliance (all IT)
Clinger-Cohen Act
- Certification (MAIS)
- Compliance (all IT)
Clinger-Cohen Act
Increment III B C
DRR
FRP
ADM
ITAB
DAB/
MDA
ADM
Criteria
Exit
Met
ITAB
DAB/
MDA
ADM
Criteria
Exit
Met
ITAB
DAB/
MDA
APB
ADM
Criteria
Exit
Met
ITAB
DAB/
MDA
ADM
Criteria
Exit
Met
ITAB
DAB/
MDA
APB
ADM
Criteria
Exit
Met
DAB/
ITAB
MDA
APB
Oversight &
Review
Development Strategy
Technology
performance goals &
Cost, schedule &
Program Strategy
exit criteria for first tech
Test Plan
demo
Acquisition Strategy
Acquisition Approach
Program Structure
Resource Management
T&E Considerations
Risk Management
Capability Needs
Business Considerations
Life-Cycle Considerations
Acquisition Strategy
Acquisition Approach
Program Structure
Resource Management
T&E Considerations
Risk Management
Capability Needs
Life-Cycle Considerations
Business Considerations
Acquisition Strategy
Acquisition Approach
Program Structure
Resource Management
T&E Considerations
Risk Management
Capability Needs
Business Considerations
Life-Cycle Considerations
ADM – Acquisition Decision Memorandum
APB – Acquisition Program Baseline
AoA – Analysis of Alternatives
DAB – Defense Acquisition Board
DRR – Design Readiness Review
CD – Concept Decision
FOC – Full Operational Capability
ITAB – Information Technology Acquisition Board
FRPDR – Full-Rate Production Decision Review
MAIS – Major Automated Information System
LRIP – Low Rate Initial Production
IOC – Initial Operational Capability
MDA – Milestone Decision Authority
Oversight & Review Acronyms
Cycle Systems
Total Life
Management
AoA Plan
Performance
Deployment
Post
Review
AoA
AoA
updated
AoA
n/a MAIS
updated
Produce systems for IOT&E
Ramp to Production Rate
Establish Production Base
Purpose of LRIP:
AoA
MAIS only
Contracting
Contracts
Study
Plan
Acq
RFP
Draft
Selection
Source
Development
Technology
Contract
Plan
Acq
Selection
Source
Draft
RFP
System Development
& Demonstration
Contract
Plan
Acq
RFP
Draft
Selection
Source
Integrated Baseline Review
Contract
LRIP
Plan
Acq
Selection
Source
Plan
Draft
RFP
RFP
Integrated Baseline Review
Production
Contract
Post Production Software Support Contracts
RFP – Request for Proposal
Integrated Baseline Review
Integrated Baseline Review
Sustainment Contracts
Products
Major
Architecture
Integrated
Preliminary
Approach(es)
Materiel
Best
Preferred
Concept
System
Demos
Tech
Performance
System
Spec
Dev Models
Engineering
Prototypes/
Prototypes/
Engineering
Dev Models
Production
Initial
Baseline
Low-Rate Initial Production
Systems
Production
Final
Baseline
Production
Full-Rate
Systems
In-Service
Review
Supports O&M Budget Review
Product Support Package/PBL Implementation
Support and Cost Baseline
Product Support Elements
Supply Chain Management
Contract for Sustainment (organic & commercial)
Logistics/
Sustainment
Supportability
Define
Objectives
Support Capabilities
Evaluate Product
Supportability
Constraints
Objectives/
Refine
Develop Initial Product Support Strategy
Supply Chain Mgmt
LCC Optimization
Interoperability
Footprint reduction
Product Support
Elements
Product Support Plan
Legacy Considerations
Statutory/Regulatory
Source of Support
-Maintenance Support Data
-Supply Support Training
-Manpower & personnel
Product Support Elements
Product Support
Strategy
Set
Demonstrate Product Support Capability
Supply Chain Management
Product Support Elements
Footprint Reduction
Continuous Tech Refreshment
Obsolescence Management
Configuration Control
Data Management
Product Support/PBL Management
Assessment of PSI/PSPs
Public-Private Partnering
Supply Chain Management
PBA Modifications
Operations & Sustainment
Training
Peacetime
Joint Operations
Crises
The Challenge
DoD’s Big “A”cquisition Systems and Processes CD A B
DRR C
FRP DR
Defense
Acquisition
System
(event driven)
Alternative Maintenance & Logistics Concepts
Exit Criteria
AoA Plan
ICD
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
INPUTS
Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Strategy (Preferred Product Support Approach)
OUTPUTS
OTRR
Prelim Sys Spec
T&E Strategy
Concepts & Technologies
Support & Maintenance
SEP
-draft CDD
Inputs to:
-Cost/Manpower Est.
-AoA
-TDS
Preferred Sys Concept
ICD & Draft CDD
Concepts & Technologies
Support & Maintenance
T&E Strategy
Exit Criteria
SEP
TDS
AoA
Sys Performance Spec
LFT&E Waiver Request
Validated Sys Support &
TEMP
SEP •PESHE •PPP •TRA
Maintenance Objectives &
Requirements
-IBR -ISP -STA -CDD
-Affordability Assessment
-Acq Strategy
Inputs to:
-Cost/Manpower Est.
Validated Sys Support &
Sys Performance Spec
Exit Criteria
Maintenance Objectives &
Requirements
APB
TEMP
ISP
SEP
CDD
Performance Based
Agreements
Business Case
Analysis
Product Support Provider
Product Support Integrator/
Initial Prod Baseline
Test Reports
Elements of Product
TEMP
Risk Assessment
Support
SEP •TRA
-CPD -STA -ISP
Inputs to:
PESHE
-Cost/Manpower Est.
Independent IOT&E
Pre-IOC & Post IOC Supportability Assessments
Full-Up System Level LFT&E
Congress
Report to
BLRIP
Logistics & Technical Acronyms
BLRIP – Beyond Low Rate Initial Production
ASR – Alternative Systems Review
EDM – Engineering Development Model
DT&E – Developmental Test & Evaluation
CDR – Critical Design Review
CI – Configuration Item
ESOH – Environmental, Safety & Occupational Health
FCA – Functional Configuration Audit
EOA – Early Operational Assessment
FMECA – Failure Mode Effects & Criticality Analysis
FOT&E – Follow-on Test & Evaluation
IOT&E – Initial Operational Test & Evaluation
FTA – Failure Tree Analysis
JITC – Joint Interoperability Test Command
LFT&E – Live Fire Test & Evaluation
ISR – In-Service Review
LRIP – Low Rate Initial Production
LORA – Level of Repair Analysis
LCC – Life Cycle Costs
MTA – Maintenance Task Analysis
OA – Operational Assessment
PESHE – Programmatic Environment, Safety &
OTRR – Operational Test Readiness Review
OT&E – Operational Test & Evaluation
PCA – Physical Configuration Audit
Occupational Health Evaluation
PRR – Production Readiness Review
PDR – Preliminary Design Review
RMS – Reliability, Maintainability &
PPP – Program Protection Plan
SFR – System Functional Review
SEP – Systems Engineering Plan
Supportability
SRR – System Requirements Review
S&T – Science & Technology
TEMP – Test & Evaluation Master Plan
SVR – System Verification Review
STA – System Threat Assessment
T&E – Test & Evaluation
TRA – Technology Readiness Assessment
TDS – Technology Development Strategy
TRR – Test Readiness Review
Acceptable
Least
Most
Recycle/Reuse
Reprocessing
Disposal
Landfill
Certification Testing
JITC Interoperability
FOT&E
& Supportability Validation
J-6 Interoperability
Congress
Report to
LFTE
ASR
SRR
SVR
PRR
Environmental Constraints
Analyze Operational
Interpret User Needs,
Capabilities &
Concepts Versus
Analyze/Assess
Defined User
Needs
Interpret User Needs.
Analyze Operational
Environmental Constraints
Capabilities &
Concepts & Technology
Demo & Validate Sys
Defined User Needs
Maturity Versus
Interpret User Needs,
Performance Specs &
Refine System
Environmental Constraints
Combined DT&E/OT&E/LFT&E
Specified User Needs &
Demonstrate System to
Environmental Constraints
INPUTS
APB • CPD • SEP •TEMP
Exit Criteria
Test Results
Product Support Package
Production Baseline
- Cost/Manpower Est.
TEMP • PESHE • SEP
Test Reports
Input to:
OUTPUTS
Service Use Data
Discrepancy Reports
Failure Reports
User Feedback
SEP
INPUTS
Modifications/upgrades to fielded systems
Input to CDD for next increment
Data for In-Service Review
SEP
OUTPUTS
Technical
Systems Engineering
Test & Evaluation
Supportability
Trades
Analyze
Trades
Analyze
Trades
SRR
Analyze
Performance (& Constraints)
Definition & Verification
Develop Concept
Objectives
System Concept’s
Concept & Verify
Assess/Analyze
Performance
Enabling/Critical Tech
(& Constraints) Spec &
Develop System Perf
&Verification Plan
Integrated System Versus
Demo/Model
Performance Spec
System Verification Plan
Functional Specs &
Develop System
System DT&E, LFT&E & OAs,
& Constraints Compliance
Verify System Functionality
to Specs
PCA
TRR
To Determine Corrective
Analyze Deficiencies
Actions
Verify & Validate
Configuration
Production
Monitor and Collect
All Service
Use Data
Implement and
Field
SFR
FCA
The “Big A” processes shown here make-up an extremely complex system, comprised of three interdependent systems of somewhat predicable processes.
The major processes alone are enough to provide a major challenge to the workforce.
Verification Objectives
Perf into Functional
Decompose Concept
Definition &
Versus Functional
Concept System
Assess/Analyze
Capabilities
Associated Verification Plan
Critical Technologies &
Definitions for Enabling/
Develop Functional
Demo System
Versus Plan
Functionality
FMECA
FTA
RCM
CI Functional (Design to)
Performance Specs into
Evolve Functional
Specs and CI Verification Plan
Integrated DT&E, LFT&E &
EOAs Verify Performance
Compliance to Specs
Trades
Analyze
PDR
(Hardware/Software/Specs)
To Correct Deficiencies
Modify Configuration
Analyze Data to
Root Cause
Determine
Assess Risk of Improved System
Functional Definition into
Assessment Objectives
Component Concepts/
Decompose Concept
Components Versus
Enabling/Critical
Assess/Analyze
Capabilities
& Tech Verification Plan
Definitions into Critical
Decompose Functional
Component Definition
Critical Technology
Demo Enabling/
Versus Plan
Components
(if appropriate)
Waiver
LFT&E
Evolve CI Functional
(Build to) Documentation
Specs into Product
and Inspection Plan
Individual CI
Verification
DT&E
LORA
Hazard Severity
System Risk/
Determine
Corrective Action
Integrate & Test
MTA
CDR
Develop Component Concepts,
Technologies, Constraints
i.e., Enabling/Critical
& Cost/Risk Drivers
i.e., Enabling/Critical Technologies,
Develop System Concepts,
Update Constraints &
Cost/Risk Drivers
Fabricate, Assemble,
Code to “Build-to”
Documentation
Corrective
Develop
Action
Process Change – Hardware/Support
Materiel Change
Funding in
Full
FYDP
Economic Analysis
(MAIS Only)
Assessment
Affordability
POE
CCA
ICE
Economic Analysis
(MAIS Only)
CARD (Designated Programs)
CARD – Cost Analysis Requirements Description
MAIS – Major Automated Information System
CCA – Component Cost Assessment
POE – Program Office Estimate
ICE – Independent Cost Estimate
RDT&E – Research, Development, Test & Evaluation
Cost Acronyms
Economic Analysis
(MAIS Only)
Assessment
Affordability
CARD (Designated Programs)
POE
CCA
ICE
Assessment
Affordability
POE
CCA
ICE
PMO Budget Estimate
PMO POM Input
Cost
Cost Estimation
Methods
Analogy
Parametric
Engineering
Actual Costs
Types of
Funds
RDT&E – Advanced Technology Development
RDT&E – Adv Component Dev & Prototypes
RDT&E – Systems Development & Demonstration
Procurement
Maintenance
Operations &
RDT&E – Management & Support
RDT&E – Management & Support
RDT&E – Management & Support
Planning,
Programming,
Budgeting,
& Execution
Process
(biennial calendar driven)
Defense Agencies
Departments &
Military
August
Appropriated Funds To Support Contracts
POM/Budget Formulation
PCP/BCP Prep
POM/Budget Submit
PCP/BCP Submit
OMB – Office of Management & Budget
FYDP – Future Years Defense Program
BCP – Budget Change Proposals
MBI – Major Budget Issue
PBD – Program Budget Decision
POM – Program Objectives Memorandum
PDM – Program Decision Memorandum
PCP – Program Change Proposals
SLRG – Senior Leadership Review Group
Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Acronyms
DoD Testimony
DoD Appeals
Allocation
September - November
Joint Staff
OSD &
Joint Planning Document
Strategic Planning Guidance
Off Year Optional
Joint Programming Guidance
Off Year Optional
ISSUES
SLRG Reviews
PDM(s)
Apportionment
National Military Strategy
October
April / May
updated
FYDP
PBD Cycle
PBDs
Final
MBI
Budget
DoD
October - November
November
December
updated
FYDP
Congress
Congress
On Year
House
White
National Security Strategy
Fiscal Guidance
OMB
President’s
Congress
Budget to
Committees
Budget
Authorization
Committees
Appropriation
Committees
Authorization/
Appropriation
Acts Passed
Off Year
January
February (1st Monday)
February - September

3. The Acquisition Warrior
Present Mission Is To Support 126,000 Members of the DoD Acquisition Workforce
When you add the unpredictable actions that come about through activity with end users, OSD, Congress, industry, oversight organizations, and the media, and
When you add the challenges related to Human Capital Management,
And then the known unknowns, and the unknown unknowns,
- you have a very complex system for the Acquisition workforce to work, including DoD’s industry partners.
DAU’s mission is to help the work force do their jobs, continuously learn, and make the best decisions possible. That workforce numbers 126,000 now, but will most likely grow to 180,000
Acquisition Reform Initiatives from the New Administration and Congress has the DoD Acquisition Workforce Growing to a “Total Force” of 180,000 Government and Contractor Personnel

4. Videos Audios DL Courses Webcasts Policies Lessons learned
(Informal) Acquisition Knowledge Management System (AKMS)
(Formal) Learning Management Systems
AKSS
ACC
BPCh
Multimedia
Atlas
Blackboard
AT&L knowledge repository –will merge JUN 09 into the Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP)
(MOSS2007)
Collaborative arm of the AKMS. Hosts acquisition related Communities of Practice.
(Ecco 2.0)
Repository of validated practices and lessons learned.
(MOSS2007)
Video and audio library.
(Qumu)
Repository , player of online courseware and continuous learning modules.
Repository of classroom courseware. Classroom support and course facilitation tool.
Guidance
AAP Q&A
Policies
Webcasts
Communities of Practice
Videos
Best Practices
Lessons learned
Templates
Tools
Guidebooks
Examples
Regulations
Laws
Handbooks
Audios
DL Courses
CL Modules
DL Course Lessons
Classroom Materials
DAU presently manages six major learning asset systems that offer up assets to the workforce and provide collaboration. The first two, ATLAS and Blackboard facilitate DoD’s formal certification training; and house our formal learning assets – courseware and online modules. Four other systems comprise the AT&L Knowledge Management System (AKMS), where informal assets are developed, contributed and managed. Users find formal and informal assets and cohorts/experts through Formal Learning Management and AKMS systems, Search, and ACQuipedia articles – at their point and time of need.
Users find formal and informal assets and cohorts/experts through “Formal” Learning Management and “Informal” AKMS systems, Search, and ACQuipedia articles – at their point and time of need.

5. DAU KM Initiatives for 09 New Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP)
New “Faceted” Search Output (ACQuire)
Leveraging Communities of Practice and Mass Collaboration
Acquisition Encyclopedia (ACQuipedia)
Performance and Learning Tools (PLTs)
Linking all knowledge assets to ACQuipedia Articles
DAU continues to expand the systems and learning assets in all areas of the AT&L Knowledge Management System, but the big initiatives this year focus on a new Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP), with a much improved search output; the launch of a wiki-like acquisition encylopedia, the ACQupedia, and leveraging DoD’s acquisition CoPs and the benefits of mass collaboration.

6. What’s in the future?
Phase I (Launch 30 June, 2009)
Converting to new MS Portal for local control of content
Expanding knowledge on all elements of “Big A” to a Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP)
Ownership by DoD/Industry Knowledge Providers Network
Expand RSS “push” of new knowledge
Build exportable “services” for user portals
New Search Results Design
Phase II
Focus on customization “My DAP”
Expand “Services”
CAC sign-on and SSO to other portals
DoD’s present Acquisition portal, the AKSS, is the central jumping off point for policy and other knowledge assets, including the Defense Acquisition Guidebook, the Integrated Acquisition Framework Chart and the Ask A Professor system.
On 30 June this year we will launch the Defense Acquisition Portal, or DAP, which will evolve the AKSS to better cover all element of Big “A” acquisition, including Human Capital Initiatives.

7. This is the DAP’s home page with highlights by DoD’s leader, and major services supporting the entire workforce. Each acquisition major function has a “Gateway” that can be exported into a service, agency or personal portal.

8. This is the gateway for the Contracting community, which will be kept current by DAU’s senior faculty and contracting leadership across DoD.

9. This is the portal page for the three Big “A” systems related to JCIDS, PPBES, and the Defense Acquisition System.

10. This is the portal page focused on the workforce’s career needs and DoD’s Human Capital Initiatives

11. This Portal page makes it easy to find policy documents and top level training on new policy initiatives.

12. The Communities of Practice area provides a quick jump to cross DoD CoPs in the Acquisition Community Connection system as well as CoPs in Service and Agency portals.

13. The Education and Training area supports users needing formal training through DAU and other accredited institutions, and continuous learning options.

14. The Industry area is being built up to help our industry partners find what they need specifically to act as support contractors to the acquisition workforce; or primes and subcontractors developing and maintaining our weapons and support systems.

15. Finally the DAP provides a tab to the DAU re-engineered Home Page, which focuses on the specific DAU products and services available to the workforce,. The DAP and DAU’s Home Page provide the same set of functional “gateways” as common “services”.

16. Videos Audios DL Courses Webcasts Policies Lessons learned
“Informal” Acquisition Knowledge Management System (AKMS)
“Formal” Learning Management Systems
AKSS
ACC
BPCh
Multimedia
Atlas
Blackboard
AT&L knowledge repository –will merge JUN 09 into the Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP)
(MOSS2007)
Collaborative arm of the AKMS. Hosts acquisition related Communities of Practice.
(Ecco 2.0)
Repository of validated practices and lessons learned.
(MOSS2007)
Repository of validated practices and lessons learned.
Video and audio library.
(Qumu)
Video and audio library.
Repository , player of online courseware and continuous learning modules.
Repository of classroom courseware. Classroom support and course facilitation tool.
Guidance
AAP Q&A
Policies
Webcasts
Communities of Practice
Videos
Best Practices
Lessons learned
Templates
Tools
Guidebooks
Examples
Regulations
Laws
Handbooks
Audios
DL Courses
CL Modules
DL Course Lessons
Classroom Materials
As part of the DAP development we are expanding our present ACQuire search system to make it much easier for users to find exactly what they are looking for among the millions of knowledge assets available to them.
Enterprise Search

17. The new results structure returns the best fit in the main window, and is tuned to provide the “Best Bet” as the Glossary link, or ACQuipedia article if available. The results also show the top results by different “types” of assets. One click provides all assets of a certain type into the main window for assessment and searching within results.

18. Videos Audios DL Courses Webcasts Policies Lessons learned
“Informal” Acquisition Knowledge Management System (AKMS)
“Formal” Learning Management Systems
AKSS
ACC
BPCh
Multimedia
Atlas
Blackboard
AT&L knowledge repository –will merge JUN 09 into the Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP)
(MOSS2007)
AT&L knowledge repository –will merge JUN 09 into the Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP)
Collaborative arm of the AKMS. Hosts acquisition related Communities of Practice.
(Ecco 2.0)
Collaborative arm of the AKMS. Hosts acquisition related Communities of Practice.
Repository of validated practices and lessons learned.
(MOSS2007)
Repository of validated practices and lessons learned.
Video and audio library.
(Qumu)
Video and audio library.
Repository , player of online courseware and continuous learning modules.
Repository of classroom courseware. Classroom support and course facilitation tool.
Guidance
AAP Q&A
Policies
Webcasts
Communities of Practice
Videos
Best Practices
Lessons learned
Templates
Tools
Guidebooks
Examples
Regulations
Laws
Handbooks
Audios
DL Courses
CL Modules
DL Course Lessons
Classroom Materials
To make it even easier for users to get to the exact asset they are looking for, we have just launched a new wiki like tool, inside the ACC, which we call the ACQuipedia.
ACQuipedia articles provide easy access to the best of these assets thru an encyclopedia-like directory of acquisition topics.

19. Add ACC Front Page to set stage on using CoP tool
Add ACQuipedia Front Page when launched
The ACQuipedia articles are developed in the same web 2.0 collaborative system used by our workforce communities of practice and special interest areas. Presently there are over 70,000 registered members and over 1,000,000 contributions in the ACC to draw from through ACQuipedia articles.

20. Add ACQuipedia Front Page here
The front end of the ACQuipedia provides a simple interface to get to articles of interest.

21. The Search feature provides options to the user for quick access to articles that are available in the library. In this example the user is looking for information on the subject of “Capabilities Development Document”

22. The CDD article provides a quick definition and an expanded general information/narrative section that can be improved upon by DAU faculty and the workforce in general. Different types of hand selected learning and support assets are grouped together including related articles.
ACQuipedia articles are developed and maintained by DAU’s faculty, but can be improved by the entire workforce through recommended changes and postings.

23. And now 2 clicks to what the user needs
ACQuipedia Articles
From web enabled documents and performance learning tools - topics are linked to ACQuipedia articles – articles grow through CoP activity -
And now 2 clicks to what the user needs
The real power of the ACQuipedia will come as we link to it from every web enabled document and tool, to provide the workforce with a “two click” capability to just the information bit or asset they’ve been looking for.

24. Summary and Conclusions
Developing New Systems and Tools Is Great, But Content Is Still King
The Good News Is – Content Is Exploding
But The Bad News Is – It’s Exploding
This Is Our Biggest KM Issue
But There’s Hopefully More Good News - Breadth, depth, currency, and accuracy of “content” can be maintained through mass collaboration of “trusted” users
It’s Our Only Hope!
To summarize and Conclude – Developing New Systems and Tools Is Great, But Content Is Still King
The Good News Is – Content Is Exploding
The Bad News Is – It’s Exploding
But There’s More Good News - Breadth, depth, currency, and accuracy of “content” can be maintained through mass collaboration of “trusted” users. Actually, it’s our only hope to manage the amount of content available to the acquisiition workforce.