Web Based Initiatives

1. Web Based Initiatives Best Practices Clearinghouse AT&L Knowledge Sharing System Big “A” Portal Engaged Learner Architecture

2. Repository AT&L Best Practices Clearinghouse (BPCh) Program Goals • Useful Information • Help finding, selecting, and implementing practices appropriate to User’s situation; fill the gap between “what” and “how” • Active Knowledge Base • Not just another practice list; experience data updated, expanded refined; encourages organic growth • A Single Source • For answers about practices, how to apply them, when they are good to use; lessons learned; and risks to avoid Living Knowledge Integration with DoD communities of practice (ACC) and experts • Validated practices • Consistent, verifiable information

3. DoD’s Experience in the Use of Best Practices • “Best” practices are recommended, but… • Toomany lists to choose from • No basis for selecting specific practices • Proofof effectiveness is not generally available • Not easy to see connectionbetween practices and specific program risks or issues • Practice’s success factors not well understood • Resources are limited and thereturn on practice investment is unknown (costs/benefits) • Implementationguidance is inadequate • In 2003, Congress directed DoD to do it better, with a focus on S/W development and acquisition

4. Why build the BPCh? • Intended to be the Department’s enterprise solution for acquisition-related best practices • A “living” repository for empirical information • Captures practice experience in context • Provides a unique tool for selecting appropriate, validated practices • Integrated with Defense Acquisition web-based information tools (DAG, ACC and COPs, AKSS) • Distills broad experience into useful information • Satisfies the Section 804 requirement for establishing a “… software development and acquisition clearinghouse…”

5. BPCh BPCh Video POC: Michael Lambert – DAU bpch@dau.mil

6. AKSS - Portal

7. Big “A” Portal Objectives • Provide a single entry point for ALL THINGS ACQUISITION • USD AT&L Policy and Guidance, Service Acquisition Portals, Best Practices, Acquisition Communities, DAWIA, Distance Learning, Continuous Learning, Virtual Campus(s), Knowledge Portals, Gateways, and Learning, Management, & Workflow Tools • BAP is not the ONLY entry point for these services and tools, but will be capable of aggregating these under one overarching banner • Consolidate for ease of access and search, all aspects of AT&L knowledge across DoD and Industry, including (where possible) CoPs behind firewalls • Provide a single sign-on capability (where possible) for the AT&L workforce to all AT&L systems and portals in the “UNCLASS” domain • e.g. DAU Virtual Campus, DoD ACC and BPCh, Air Force Portal and Air Force Knowledge Now communities, Army Knowledge Online portal, Navy Knowledge Online portal

8. BAP Desired Capabilities • Provide unique portal “services”and“focused” sub-portals based on use cases • Filtering by organization, topic, asset type (by an AT&L taxonomy) • Personalized “My Sites” for daily needs of the acquisition workforce, including customizable and selectable web services and “web parts” (similar to “My Yahoo”) • Automatic, but user-controlled, push of desired AT&L knowledge • Potential use of controlled use of blogs and wikis to build and share knowledge across DoD • Leverage experience/best practices from implementation of DAUNet (DAU’s intranet), Service/Agency portals, and leverage affordability of Microsoft DoD Educational product pricing (Use of MOSS 2007)

9. Concept 1: ALL Proposed Functions Defense Knowledge Online (DKO) ServicePortals “A”cquisition Portal AgencyPortals ACQuire Search Acquisition Today – What’s Hot Career Management Formal Training Continuous Learning DoDLibraries Defense Acquisition Guidebook DoD Policy & Guidance FAR, DFAR, Supplements Functional Portals & Communities News & Publications Career Competency Models LearningCent. of Exc. Ask A Professor Integrated Framework Chart DAUOpen Campus Events Best Practices AT&L Websites Glossaries Acronyms Guidebooks Handbooks Software Tools DAU Video Library Forms Virtual Tour ProcessPerformance& LearningTools Selectable Services Develop “My Sites” (Personalized Learning and Working Spaces) Develop “My Info Feeds” (RSS, Blogs and Wikis)

10. Concept 2: Use Cases

11. Concept 3: Functional “Tiers”

12. Engaged Learner Architecture Vision Leverage and add to the Performance Learning Model (PLM) products and services to significantly enhance the engaged AT&L workforce’s capability to find, access and use the learning and knowledge assets and expertise required to meet their formal learning and job support needs.

13. What’s an Engaged Learner • A DoD workforce member who is engaged in: • Performing their job as effectively and efficiently as possible • Becoming competent to support job requirements • Becoming professionally certified (DAWIA) • Becoming more knowledgeable through formal continuous learning (80 hr/2yr policy) and informal continuous learning (personal interest or job related)

14. DAU Courseware: Courses, CL modules, Lessons, Learning assets in development or currently in use, within the repository Engaged Learner Architecture (ELA) Content Servers Application Servers DAU LCMS/ Atlas/Bb Servers AKSS/DAG • Published DAU Courses, CL modules and Lessons (as appropriate, in a zipped format for download and use by other agencies) Not for student access • Other Published Learning assets • Links to Guide books and Reference Material DoD Acq BPCh • Student access to DAU Courseware (DL/CL and classroom) for browse and completion for certificate DAU Library Server ACC/CoPs Library • AT&L Workforce • Government • Industry • International Internet /Intranet DAU Video Server Virtual Campus DAU Public Server LEADR Workforce pulls Assets for Training, Continuous Learning, Performance Support, Knowledge Sharing and Best Practice Implementation • Public Access to DAU Learning Assets (in addition to SCORM zip files registered with the ADL-R CORDRA System) • Not Tests, ISP, Instructor Information Standards SCORM, All 508, XML, Other • LEARNING ASSETS/OBJECTS • Videos, graphics, animations • DL and CL modules and courses • Classroom course presentations and information artifacts • Rapid Deployment training materials • Targeted Training materials • Performance Support materials/Tools • eGames/Simulations • DAU and DoD Guidebooks and Handbooks • Case Studies, Best Practices, Automated templates/tools • Student developed studies, reports, lessons learned • Faculty business cards with identified areas of expertise • Pointers to ACC Assets • Pointers to ADL Repository of DoD Sharable Learning Objects • Faculty/Staff • Draw from all assets and objects to create new objects. • Use Templates and Authoring Tools (LCMS, Microsoft, Lectora, etc) to create new assets and objects *LEarning Asset Digital Repositories (LEADRs)

15. Engaged Learner Architecture Personalized Search and Response System Tools/Sims DL Courses CL Modules Policy Documents Contracting Portal Student Artifacts Helped by Restricted by links to contracting portal Online course materials supports ACQuire Search Results Ultimate ELA objective is to provide users the capability to find just the right “set” of knowledge assets to meet their needs in the time they have available. Contracting CoP Guidebook Handbook Reference to related to Guided by Supported by Referenced to Reference to Ask A Professor Qustions and Answers Related Websites Case Studies