# Presentation: 442315

***March 17, 2005***

**Curriculum Transformation**
**Overview**
**Lyle Eesley**
**Center Director for Contracting**

**Placing the "M" in Contracting**

**Notes:**
Our customers, the over 130,000 members of the DoD AT&L workforce are currently facing major challenges:
Projected loss of experience and knowledge
Need to adapt to evolutionary advances in information technologies
Necessity of streamlining infrastructure
Participating in the fundamental transformation of the Department of Defense
To help our customers meet these challenges, we at DAU had to transform acquisition training. 
We transformed our organization
We transformed our curriculum content and delivery methods
We transformed the concept of learning to extend beyond the course itself to include continuous learning, knowledge sharing, performance support, applied research, and strategic partnerships

Because of our successful efforts in transforming DAU, we were recognized as the Best Overall Corporate University in 2002 at the Corporate University Best-In-Class awards.

We received accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education in February 2003 

Our strategy is to provide you the members of the AT&L community premier career-long learning options to help you add value in your vital support to the warfighter.  

## DAU Vision

**DAU Vision**

- Our Products and services
- Are directly aligned with DoD strategic goals and priorities
- Facilitate workplace effectiveness
- Promote career-long learning
- Available 24/7 – when and where you want

***DAU . . . “A premier corporate university enabling a motivated, agile DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) workforce”***

**Notes:**
Unlike traditional universities that focus on providing programs for academic degrees (BA, MS, Ph.D.), a corporate university’s focus in on the career-long professional development and learning for the JOB.  Providing the training and skills necessary to be successful in the workplace.
As a corporate university for the DoD AT&L community we must be (and we are) aligned with the goals of the community.  Our learning products and services clearly support DoD and AT&L goals.
The bottom line:  we help the organization achieve its business goals by focusing on the job and for the job as we provide total learning products and services to the AT&L workforce.

## AT&L Performance Learning Model   Products and Service Architecture

**AT&L Performance Learning Model   ****Products and Service Architecture**

- 	Consulting **– we come to your workplace to assist you**

- 	RDT **– on-site & on-line training on latest AT&L policies**

- 	CL Modules **– on-line modules to help you earn continuous learning points**

- 	PEO SYSCOM / Business Manager / DAU Alumni Association

- 	AKSS **– on-line gateway to AT&L information & tools**

- 	ACC **– on-line collaboration communities tailored to your needs**

**	****Keeping you **connected to research tools** when you are not on campus**

- 	Targeted Training **– tailored learning for organization**

- 	**DAWIA certification, assignment-specific, and executive & international courses – **in the classroom and on-line

**Notes:**
Our Performance Learning Model (PLM) is at the heart of our transformation.  The model includes four main thrusts aligned with the DAU mission:
Certification and Assignment-Specific Training
Continuous Learning
Performance Support / Rapid Deployment Training
Knowledge sharing
Through the PLM, DAU is building a learning environment that will give the workforce more control over their career-long learning solutions.
Providing learning opportunities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the PLM creates a structured foundation for the new learner-centered environment.

## Framing the Learning Architecture 

- Single dimension learning paradigm (old)

- Multi- dimensional  learning paradigm (new)

**Group**

**Individual**

**Knowledge**

**Distribution**

**Skills**

**Development**

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**Performance Support**

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**Action Learning**

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**Fee for Service**

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**Targeted Training**

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**Learning Organization**

**  ****Knowledge Sharing System **

**(Communities of Practice)**

**-**

**  ****On - Line Guidebook**

**  ****Yellow Pages**

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**Web**

**-**

**based **

**Learning **

**Management **

**System**

**Resident Certification **

**Training **

**Distributed Learning **

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**Classroom**

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**On**

**-**

**site **

**Knowledge Sharing **

**Job Performance **

**Support **

**Framing the Learning Strategy for an **

**Agile Learning Environment**

## Modernization Philosophy

- Alignment of *mission outcomes *with *contract performance *outcomes
- Command of a *Common Process* across any mission area
- Develop solid foundation of technical understanding
- Thinking Business Strategists who can
- Think Critically to develop effective support strategies
- Think Strategically and Tactically
- Team Effectively linking *Mission Results* with optimum *Business Strategies*
- Contracting professionals who can ACT**2**
- Align, Command, Think and Team
- ACT**2** is the core of ACTION

## Focus  on a Common Process 

- Shift from a course focus to a process focus characterized by  increasing levels of complexity

- Customer
- Mission  Performance
- Outcomes

- Shift from customer satisfaction to ***Customer Mission Success***

## Common Training Curriculum

- Transformation underway for past three years
- CON 100 “Boot Camp” created in 2003
- CON 353 Advanced Business Solutions for Mission Support Fielded in 2004
- New level One series fielded in 2005
- New level Two series planned for 2006
- Federal Acquisition Institute co-located to facilitate exchange and creativity
- OFPP directs common certification training

## New Level One Structure

- Mission Support Planning
-                   On Line

- Mission Strategy
- Execution
- On Line

- Mission
- Performance
- Assessment
- On Line

**CON 110**

**CON 111**

**CON 112**

- Mission Focused
- Contracting
- 2 Week Classroom

**CON 120**

- Shaping Smart
- Business Arrangements
- One Week Classroom

**CON 100**

## CON 2XX Proposed Model

**Classroom – 8.5 Days**
- Intro
- Customer Support
- Leadership
- Creating an Effective Business Environment
- Contractor Bus & Financial Strategies
- Supply Case and case pricing
- Set up FOLE

**Classroom – 13.5 Days**
- Admin and order against services Case
- Integrated Production Cases
-   Cradle to Grave
-   Cost Contract
-   Negotiations
-   Legal
- Course Wrap-Up

- Services Case 9 Weeks + 4 Weeks Legal

- Use WBT/CLM with facilitated discussions & Case Study

- Facilitated Discussion & Case Study

- Mission Focused Business Advisor

**Communication**

**Business Relation**

**Customer **
**Supt**

**Cost & Price**

**Contract Performance**

**Legal**

**Negotiations**

**Contracr Financing**

**Analysis**

**Knowledge Mgt**

**Emerging Issues**

**Teaming**

- Competencies

**Source Selection**

**Solicitation**

**Business Arrangement**

**CON 2X1**

**CON 2X3**

- CON 2X2 Facilitated On Line Education (FOLE)

**Notes:**
This approach reduces delivery risk by reducing FOLE offerings to one.  This will give DAU time to develop faculty for FOLE deliver and opportunity to adjust FOLE delivery with minimal impact on student through put.  Increasing class size to 32 and reducing slightly classroom time will enable us to deliver this structure of instruction with only one additional faculty position over what the current level two delivery required in FY 04.

AS the DAU FOLE model matures (one year later) we will reduce the 2X3 class by one week and create a second FOLE course as originally planned.  Also based on feedback from the FOLE offering we may create additional FOLE offerings focused on specific types of acquisitions such as construction, R&D, logistics, that will enable students to select a course that will help them with their specific jobs.  Each course would have to cover the same learning objectives and outcome, it is just the type of acquisition that changes.

## CON Level II Development Schedule

**CON Level II Development Schedule**

**FY 04**

**FY 05**

**FY 06**

**D**

**D**

**S**

**I**

**S**

**T**

**T**

**Technical Walk-thru**

**F**

**Full deployment**

**FY 07**

**F**

**L**

**I**

## Facilitated On Line Education Plans

**Develop One FOLE course as part of level two certification track**
**Service Contract focus (9 Weeks plus 4 Weeks legal)**
**Potential classes for FOLE delivery **
**CON 244 Construction**
**CON 243 A&E**
**CON 236 Value Engineering**
**CON 234 Contingency - Hybrid simulation, FOLE and classroom**
**Create New courses for key mission areas & processes (FOLE or On Line)**
**Contracting for Systems**
**Contracting for Operations**
**Contracting for Logistics and Sustainment**
**Contracting for R&D**
**Streamlined source selection planning and execution**

## Leverage our Community of Practice