Most people are lucky to know one, but precious few understand all three…

The first section of my book is called “what to know” for a reason. Lots of folks will talk about the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), some may even be knowledgeable on it, but very few folks have ever been actually trained on all three primary facets of the overall DoD acquisition process. I cover all three of these in my book to give companies a foundational understanding of each and how to utilize them as part of your business strategy.

As for DoD, I had a great conversation with multiple innovation management folks recently regarding training, and my primary point is straightforward. If you want to be a professional innovation manager for the DoD in any real sense, you need three primary training courses to start: COR training through DAU, JCIDS training through your HQ A/G/N-5 office, and PPBE training through your HQ A/G/N-8 office (A, G, or N for your applicable service or department). If you are supporting innovators, you are supposed to be supporting them with and through acquisition…that’s the full scope of training.

You can always start with my book too. 👍