Experience Catalysts: How They Fill the Acquisition Experience Gap for the DoD

Abstract

In any business, trade, or profession, experience matters. Not surprisingly, the public tends to look at experience as a necessity when personal safety is paramount. Professions like the medical, transportation, and construction industries all rely heavily on experience. They take considerable time to qualify their respective corps through various experience incubators like internships,fellowships, apprentices, etc. - all on the job. They learn by "doing" Without "doing" these personnel may face challenges later they cannot easily overcome when "know-how" matters the most. The defense acquisition profession is no different. Experience has always been a vital constituent component. This article addresses the experience catalysts that matter most to the Defense Acquisition Workforce.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563855

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Tremaine

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Catalysts
  • Commerce
  • Educational Psychology
  • Governments
  • Job Training
  • Knowledge Management
  • Military Acquisition
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Transportation
  • War Colleges

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