Course Listings and Descriptions

MWB/LB-160 : Acquisition & Program Planning

* Program Managers-Interaction-your agencies & Others
* Program Manager versus Project Management
* Perception of Your Ideas-by You and Others
* Marketing of a Concept with appropriate Requirements and/or Needs
* Interaction with Users, Early in the Game
* Life Cycle Considerations, Including Environmental and Disposal
* Define Problems at hand:Modeling Definition & Concept Development
* Identify approaches to solve some specific problems:Requirements Definition & Concept Definition (90% of Program Cost is Determined in first 10 % of Program)
* Modeling & Simulation in the Acquisition Process Quality Control, Human Engineering, Production and Other Considerations
* Facility and Raw Material Supply Considerations for a Continuous Production Line; Reporting Process;Product Liability
* Ordnance Accountability, Security, Storage, Handling, Transportation
* Accountability for Hazardous Waste Management, Compliance, as well as Proper and Legal Disposal
* Manuals and Training (Actual and Simulated), Safety Considerations and Management
* Cost Savings in Material Acquisition Process
* Computer Aided Prototype Fabrication-Human Engineering Considerations
* Actual Testing versus virtual model testing-pros and cons
* Virtual Demilitarization:Computer-Aided to Optimize the Disposal of Obsolete Combat Equipment
* Elimination of Some Environmental Problems By Giving Them Consideration at the Program Inception to Reduce or even Eliminate Hazardous Waste
* Lessons Learned

OBJECTIVE & SCOPE
This course is the combination of a portion of two  previous courses: 
"Modeling & Simulation:Acquisition" and "Program Management,Project Engineering,
Production Facilities, Proposal Writing & Technology Transfer". The intent is 
to  give a smarter approach and let each area compliment the other.

MATERIAL COVERED
Some material from both courses described above and on this web site will be 
used in this course.