Defense Acquisition University LOG 204 Configuration Management Course Update February 6, 2006

1 Actions & Status LOG FIPT Endorsed Course Migration to Distance Learning (DL) Format: Oct 04 Content Revision & Conversion: May-Sep 05 Content Clean-up & Lesson Mapping: Oct-Nov 05 DL Conversion: Dec 05-May 06 FIPT Updated: Feb 06 Instructor/Student Pilot: Apr 06 Scheduled DL Course Deployment: Mid-May 06 Successes –Cross-Disciplinary Systems Engineering/Logistics Focus –LOG FIPT Endorsed LOG 204 as “Desired” Level II Certification Course – Jun 05 –SE Functional Advisor Proposal for course to be a SE DAWIA Certification Course

2 Instructor Pilot/Student Validation Pilot Conducted Apr 06 with 35 Students/Instructors –From all services, industry, 4 th Estate, NSA, Homeland Security –Some SMEs, some new to CM Average time to complete: Approximately 16.5 hours Implementing Fixes to Approximately 650 Approved Change Requests Student Feedback Overwhelmingly Positive –Army (AMC HQ) – “You have the basis for an excellent course. You guys do a great job.” –US Coast Guard – “Content Very Good. Able to move through the course quite easily. Cross walk between the MIL-HDBK and Industry standards was effective.” –NSA – “Thank you for the opportunity to assist in the LOG 204 Pilot. Overall the class was great to take. Thank you for all the work that your team put in to creating it and to offer the pilot as you did. Just wanted to send my thanks and appreciation.” –USAF (HQ AFMC) – “VERY GOOD. I will recommend all 106 config mgrs that work at ASC take it.” –Army – “Since I have had no prior training in the subject (other than what I have gained by osmosis on-the-job) I cannot do comparisons. It was good.... was certainly worth my time taking the course. As a result, I'm hungry for more.” –Unknown - Very good. Highly recommended for all persons in logistics support. –Association for Configuration and Data Management (ACDM) President - “The hard work you have done is very obvious and admirable, and the course is excellent. Thank you for the professional courtesy that your strong efforts to include new DM thinking reflect! Much appreciation and many congratulations to you and your team - and also my admiration for running such a professional and pleasant beta test.”

3 Issues/Concerns Student Issues –Length of Some Lessons, Particularly Lessons 11/12 –Cost of Purchasing Commercial Standards/Handbooks –Future of MIL-HDBK-61A Still Uncertain –Wording of Some Exam Questions –Army Concern with any mention of Draft GEIA-927 Common Data Schema for Complex Systems (ballot version) Instructor/Course Manager Issues –FY05/06 Funding Constraints Deferred Interactivity, Flash/Video Lesson Introductions, Lesson Exercises, and Student Suggested Improvements –Availability of Required FY07 Funding for Spiral Update to Content & to Incorporate new Functionalities –Certification or Assignment Specific Course Decision (Life Cycle Logistics) –DoD Adoption of GEIA GEIA-HB-649, Implementation Guide for Configuration Management and GEIA-HB-859, Implementation Guide for Data Management Still Pending (OSD SE Action)

4 Next Steps Finalize Change Request (CR) Incorporation, Apr Final Quality Check (FQR), 2-5 May Scheduled to Deploy by 15 May –Initially Three Rolling Admission Sections, with Capacity for 100 Students Each –Increased Capacity Planned Based on Demand and SE/LOG FIPT Decisions Related to Making LOG 204 a Certification Course Funding Permitting, First Spiral Update Planned for FY07 Course will also be “Chunked” into Multiple Smaller Stand- Alone Continuous Learning (CL) Modules on the DAU CL Site

5 BACKUP SLIDES

6 Revised & Expanded Content Expanded Linkage to DoDD , DAG (Both Ch. 4 & 5), and PBL Guide Expanded Focus on DoD, Industry, & Shared Roles/Responsibilities Under PBL Expanded Systems Engineering Focus Expanded Emphasis on Commercial Standards & Handbooks –ANSI/GEIA EIA-649-A National Consensus Standard for Configuration Management –GEIA-HB-649 Implementation Guide for Configuration Management –ANSI/GEIA GEIA Data Management –ANSI/GEIA EIA Configuration Management - Data Exchange & Interoperability –ISO Quality management systems - Guidelines for configuration management Expanded Data Management-Configuration Management Linkage –Including Data Rights, Product Data Management & Integrated Data Environment Expanded Emphasis on CM Implications of Current Issues & Initiatives –Knowledge-Enabled Logistics/Sense & Respond Logistics –Unique Item Identification (UID) –Condition Based Maintenance (CBM)/ Prognostics & Health Management (PHM) –Evolutionary Acquisition –CM for Commercial and Non-Developmental Items (COTS/NDI) –Diminishing Manufacturing Sources & Material Shortages (DMSMS) Expanded Focus on Unique & Common Aspects of Software-Hardware CM

Leveraging Course Capabilities Lesson 1– CM Introduction Lesson 2 – CM Over Life Cycle Lesson 3– CM Identification Lesson 4-CM & Data Mgt Lesson 5 – Config Status Accounting Lesson 6- Verification & Audit Lesson 7- Configuration Change Mgt Lesson 12 – CM Issues & Initiatives Lesson 11 – Considerations for the CM Mgr Lesson 10 – Developing & Implementing a CM Program Lesson 9 – CM Plans Lesson 8 - CM Metrics/ Performance Management New LOG 204 Distance Learning Course = Twelve modules, approximately contact hours Migrating from classroom to DL delivery Projected fielding date of updated course: May 06 Target audience: Both Life Cycle Logistics & Systems Engineering (SPRDE) personnel Plan: Leverage SCORM capability to reuse 100% of course content in three stand-alone Continuous Learning (CL) modules

8 Previous LOG 204 Classroom Course Steadily Declining Enrollment Fewest students of any DAU Life Cycle Logistics Course OrganizationFY01FY02FY03FY04FY05 Air Force Army Navy/USMC Coast Guard11120 Other DoD Industry15856 TOTALS

9 Twelve Lessons Lesson 1 - CM Overview Lesson 2 – CM Across the Life Cycle Lesson 3 – Configuration Identification (CI) Lesson 4 – Configuration Management - Data Management Lesson 5 – Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) Lesson 6 – Configuration Verification & Audit Lesson 7 – Configuration Change Management (Control) Lesson 8 – CM Performance Measures (Metrics) Lesson 9 – Configuration Management Plans Lesson 10 – Planning and Managing a CM Program Lesson 11 – Considerations of the CM Manager Lesson 12 – Issues & Initiatives Impacting Configuration Management

10 Comparison of Classroom & DL Lessons LessonClassroom Lesson Title 1CM Introduction 2CM Contribution to SE 3CM Requirements during life cycle 4Configuration Identification 5Data Management 6Configuration Status Accounting 7Audit and Verification 8Configuration Control 9Software Configuration Management 10Performance Metrics 11CM Planning 12Managing a CM Program LessonDistance Learning Lesson Title 1CM Overview 2CM Across the Life Cycle 3Configuration Identification 4Data Management 5Configuration Status Accounting 6Audit & Verification 7Configuration Change Mgt (Control) 8Performance Metrics 9CM Plans 10Managing a CM Program 11CM Manager Considerations 12Issues/Initiatives Impacting CM