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Students extend their knowledge about program planning and management for software
best practices, including management of a program management office. Candidates should be
in the paygrade of GS 13-15 or 0-4 to 0-6 and have completed an Intermediate Systems
Acquisition Management course. Course offerings are as follows:
231 SAM 301-3 11 - 28 Jun 96
706 SAM 301-2 9 - 26 Jul 96
706 SAM 301-3 6 - 23 Aug 96
4.
Intermediate Software Acquisition Management. This course is a 14 day program. This
course extends the career education of the software acquisition professional through applied
learning using in-depth study of real and hypothetical software acquisition cases from within
DoD to include C4I, AIS, and MCCR. Students extend their knowledge of current best
practices and critical for software acquisition by actively applying concepts and tools of risk
management and project management, to include plans for defining procurement
requirements, vendor qualification, evaluation of proposal evaluation criteria, and creation and
evaluation of documentation relevant to software acquisition. Learning processes focus on all
key competencies established for software acquisition professionals. Candidates should be in
the paygrade of GS 11-13 or 0-3 to 0-5 and have completed a Basic Systems Acquisition
Management and an Intermediate Systems Acquisition course. Course offerings are as
follows: SAM 201-6 9 - 26 Jul 96 SAM 201-7 10 - 27 Sep 96
5.
Chaos Theory and The Global Information Explosion. This course is a 2 day program that
focuses on the challenges, opportunities and issues that nonlinear dynamics, including Chaos
theory, pose for the military, the Revolution in Military Affairs, and information technology
managers across government. The course is non-technical, with emphasis placed on
applications and consequences. Subjects range from relationships of Chaos Theory with
warfare, the potential of foolproof secure communications, the implications of the global
information explosion on organizations and processes, and the decline of hierarchies. Special
attention is given to paradigm shifts, or fundamental changes in pattern of thought. This
introductory course is of interest to personnel responsible for policy and doctrine
development. Candidates should be in the paygrade of GS 12-15 or 0-4 to 0-6. Course
offerings are as follows:
CTW 9603 26 - 27 Jun 96 2