July 18, 2014

1. BBP 2.0: Establish Increased Professional Qualification Requirements For All Acquisition Specialties July 18, 2014 Acquisition Workforce Qualification Initiative Update

2. Vision for AWQI Acquisition Workforce Qualification Initiative (AWQI) aims to transform the acquisition workforce by ensuring that everyone who touches acquisition – in a meaningful way – is qualified in the skill sets required to achieve successful outcomes. AWQI translates the career field competencies into measurable on-the-job actions designed to enable upfront discussion and mentoring in the new application of skills. Through AWQI, individuals capture their demonstrated proficiency in acquisition skill sets as they accomplish them in their assigned tasking.

3. Strategic Look at AWQI A developmental tool for: Employees and Supervisors to build a job / training plan. When an employee receives a new task, the manager can ensure they have the support needed to successfully accomplish. Employees to capture those tasks / skills they have demonstrated in performance of mission. • Additionally: • Workforce members capture what they have done– not what they have not done. • DoD-designed, service-implemented professional development initiative. • Creates a dialog between supervisors and employees to enhance professional development. • Someone who does not have experience can learn to do the task under a qualified SME. As a workforce member dialogs with a supervisor; more clarity emerges.

4. Four Step Approach

5. Timeline AWQI Commences Cross career field aligned & mapped to DAWIA levels FL / HCI deliver Competencies Baseline by career field EVM AWQI Pilot Qualification Standards Tool Interim: 12/14 FOC: 2017 QSDT translates competencies to on-the-job tasks Implementation: Jan 2015 IOC: Dec 2015 FOC: 2017

6. Qualification Standards • Element Lead: John Larson • Support: Qualification Standard Development Teams (QSDT): DAU Faculty • Goal: Develop qualification standards for each functional area (14 Career Fields/Functional Areas) • Timeline: Baseline Jul 2014; Ready for fielding Dec 2014 • Based on FIPT-approved DAWIA competencies (Jul 2013) • Kickoff training for leadership and DAU regions (complete) • Service POC’s identified and briefed • Standard development underway • Next Steps • Workforce members review for realism • Functional review against baseline competency lists-as career field baseline completes through Aug 2014 • Cross career field alignment and DAWIA level mapping Jul 2014-Dec 2014 • Updates as required Jul 2014-Dec 2014

7. Scope of Standards • 14 Career Fields / Functional Areas • 363 acquisition competencies • 1,144 acquisition competency elements • Estimated: 1,500 – 2,000 standards • Nominal Acquisition Workforce Member in a given position in a given year • One career field / functional area • Limited subset of competencies • Limited subset of competency elements • Estimated: 5 – 30 standards

8. Approach to Building Standards • Use Competency/Competency Elements as a given • In cases where it is constructed as a knowledge element determine why knowledge is needed • Deconstruct competency elements into things that would actually be produced on the job: an analysis; a recommendation; a corrective action; correspondence; etc • Identify tasks required to develop the product

9. Approach to Building Standards • Overarching Principals • Must be reflective of things actually done on the job in the accomplishment of an assignment • Must be measurable • May have multiple products that demonstrate one competency element • May have either/or products to satisfy demonstrate one competency element • In rare cases my have one set of tasks satisfy multiple competency elements • Each task and product (output) must be measurable

10. Approach to Building Standards • Impediments: • Competencies written at differing levels and for different outcomes • Deconstructed where required • Reconstructed where required • Overlap and lack of overlap across career fields • Will cross map across once all are written • Redundancy • One set of standards satisfies more than one competency element • Non-Acquisition competencies • Removed from standards set

11. DAU QSD Process Management AWQI Competencies Amp. Steps Competency Elements Descriptive Tasks Product Challenge: Some of the competencies are not particularly well written for use by AWQI • Do this • Do this • Check this • Fill out this • Edit this • Deliver Product to X. • Access data from here. • Query archive found here. • Use this asset to analyze outputs. Competency Elements Competency Elements Stated Tasks Amp. Steps Product Develop in Parallel or in Series as best suits Element Solution: Existing competencies will need to be translated into more “work related” words. Competency Elements First Article Test – Deliver to the AWQI Standards Team to ensure the result is correctly developed Competency Elements Product Descriptive Tasks Amp. Steps Product Descriptive Tasks Amp. Steps All Competencies complete by July 2014

12. Status of Product Submitted By Month as of last 07/11/14

13. Standard Submission Running Variance as of last 07/11/14

14. Pending Approved vs. Submitted as of last 07/11/14

15. Qualifications Standards Application Tool • Element Lead: Chuck Cameron (advisor) • Goal: Develop & field a system to host and capture qualifications • Timeline: Interim: Dec 2014; FOC: 2017 • Phase I: Interim solution to support initial implementation • Electronic workbooks will be provided. Can be used as paper or electronic workbooks or loaded into existing talent management systems • Periodic reporting requirements to be developed • Phase II: Integrated solution • Beginning requirements identification phase • Next Steps: • Develop searchable workbooks • Define periodic reporting requirements • Develop requirements definition for integrated tool

16. Implementation • Element Lead: Services in coordination with AWQI project team • Goal: Develop organizational implementation plans so each service has a plan in place. • Timeline: Initiate: Jan 2015; IOC: Dec 2015; FOC: 2017 • Strategy: • Incorporate lessons learned from pilots for implementing organizations consideration • Components / Organizations explore and select implementation construct • Develop training package for interim solution implementation • Develop training package for integrated qualification standards tool • Next Steps • Coordination with Services / DACMs • Develop initial implementation strategies • Develop integrated tool interface requirements

17. Conceptual Application in the Workplace Goal: Develop organizational implementation plans so each service has a plan in place. Support: Services in coordination with AWQI team “Supervisor” / Employee compare upcoming requirements with employee’s demonstrated experience and gaps are identified Identify opportunities (experience, mentorship, etc) to close the gap Employee is provided: 1. Opportunity to gain experience prior to need; and/or 2.Guidance through the process

18. Qualification Standard Implementationin a manner that improves Acquisition Readiness Link QSTD 1st Step Development Cycle 2nd Step Socialization Qualified Workforce Status Quo Submit Readiness Report Identify Organization Qualification Needs Develop IDPs & Risk Strategy Qualification Risks Mitigated Identify Employee Qualifications and Gaps POM to Support Risk Mitigation Integrate into existing organizational systems for employee development

19. Sustainment • Develop on-the-job approaches • Many organizations have structure and programs in place • Develop validation / verification plan • Data analysis • Refinement and updates

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21. Key Takeaways Developing and deploying the AWQI information system Finalizing / completing the remaining competency elements (7/14) and rationalize elements across career fields DAU Qualification Standards Development Team (QTSD) has submitted more than 1763 products

22. Summary • We’re near completion of standard developments • We welcome your review to ensure we captured the intent of the competencies and the competency elements, and • Review for major gaps AWQI@dau.mil

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28. Rubric for Non-complex Tasks