1. Advanced Concepts and Skills for Requirements Management
WELCOME!
Advanced Concepts and Skills for Requirements Management
Mr Pat Wills
Defense Acquisition University
Associate Dean, Defense Systems Management College
4 Jun 2012

2. Formal & informal learning at the point of need
AT&L Performance Learning Model
Training Courses
Classroom & online DAWIA, Core Plus, & Executive
Continuous Learning
CL Modules - Online, self-paced learning modules
Conferences - PEO / SYSCOM, Business Managers, DAU Acquisition Community Symposium
Knowledge Sharing
DAP - Online portal to Big A & HCI knowledge
ACC - DoD's online collaborative communities
Virtual Library - Online connection to DAU research collection
Close the presentation by emphasizing the power of the AT&L Performance Learning Model and the variety of learning assets it makes available to them. Even when they graduate from the course they are currently taking, DAU is just a “click” or phone call away. We are their career-long university.
Mission Assistance
Consulting - Helping organizations solve complex acquisition problems
Targeted Training - Tailored organizational training
Rapid Deployment Training - On-site & online training on the latest AT&L policies
Formal & informal learning at the point of need 2

3. We are part of the community, not just a place to take classes.
Located with our Customers
Region
Location
FY10
FY11
Capital/Northeast
Fort Belvoir, VA
34,696
37,846
Mid-Atlantic
California, MD
25,487
27,611
Midwest
Kettering, OH
20,538
21,307
South
Huntsville, AL
32,164
35,114
West
San Diego, CA
28,682
30,013
In FY 02, we established five regional campuses in areas where the DoD Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics workforce is highly concentrated.
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Each DAU location is fully equipped to accommodate student needs. Classrooms are furnished with state-of-the-art equipment to enhance the student’s learning experience.
Locating near our customers allows us to avoid travel costs. We have used these cost avoidances to fund curriculum re-engineering and e-learning initiatives. Our customers are able to receive improved learning solutions at no increase in the DAU budget.
Placing our resources closer to the customer allows our faculty to be real-time players with our customers, providing field organizations with performance support to help solve complex workplace issues and targeted training to supplement our regular courses We are a part of the community as opposed to a place to go to take classes.
We are part of the community, not just a place to take classes.

4. Learning assets at www.dau.mil
DAU Training & CL Courses
Mission Assistance
DAU Online Virtual Tour
Defense Acquisition Portal
Acquisition Community Connection
DAU Acker Library
This chart shows the screen captures of key DAU web pages.

5. QUESTIONS?
Our customers, the over 128,000 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
Our curriculum content and delivery methods
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
A Gold Medal winner of Brandon Hall best practices for e-learning
Winner of the American Society of Training & Development BEST Award
Winner of Corporate University Xchange Excellence Award
Member of Training Magazine’s Top 100
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.