Need Finds Opportunity: 21st Century COTS Solution Promises to Improve the Student Experience and Address a Strategic Need
Abstract
Last year, at the completion of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit of DoD's acquisition workforce training titled "Defense Acquisition Workforce: DoD's Training Program Effective But Improvement is Needed" (GAO Report No. GAO-11-22), the GAO made two overarching recommendations to congressional oversight committees. In brief, these recommendations were: * DoD must demonstrate and track how training efforts contribute to improved acquisition workforce performance. * To improve DoD's ability to identify acquisition training needs for planning and front-end analysis, the department needs to acquire and implement an enterprise-wide, integrated Student Information System (SIS). While improved forecasting represents a key value proposition, over the last decade SIS technology has had a far greater impact on the management of leading higher education institutions. SIS technology, best thought of as an enterprise resource planning tool for the higher education community, fuses administrative and academic functions. In other words, PORTiCO will make it easier for students, DACMs, DAU staff, and faculty to manage data and decisions through secure, 24x7, online access to the information they need. Students will search and register for classes by requirement or date, and will retrieve certification audits. Faculty will easily manage course information, rosters, and grading, as well as communicate with students. All of this activity will occur on one, simple interface.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA543612
Entities
People
- Ron Vassallo
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University