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Leading a learning revolution : the story behind Defense Acquisition University's reinvention of training
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"This book tells the story of an amazing transformation that took place within the U.S. Department of Defense. Written by practitioners who have won nearly every major award in the industry, this a...
"This book tells the story of an amazing transformation that took place within the U.S. Department of Defense. Written by practitioners who have won nearly every major award in the industry, this account of the creation of Defense Acquisition University (DAU) provides a clear blueprint for turning any existing training organization into an innovative, world-class learning enterprise." "Providing a step-by-step, insider's look at the entire transformation process, this book offers essential elements for success, industry-recognized best practices, and real-world lessons learned. In sharing their inspiring story, the authors discuss how to establish a mission and vision, develop a performance-based strategic planning process, and tackle change initiatives. They also explain the implementation of a web-enabled learning architecture, reveal how to effectively measure and evaluate performance, and present strategies for assuring continual improvement."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- Frank J. Anderson, Christopher R. Hardy, and Jeffrey Leeson ; foreword by Norm Kamikow
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- English
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- San Francisco, CA : Pfeiffer, 2008
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- xxvi, 278 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780787983086, 078798308X
- OCLC
- ocn166873005
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- Includes index.
- "An essential knowledge resource"--Jacket.
- 1. Defense Acquisition University -- The Birth of DAU -- A Collection of Schoolhouses -- Redesigning and Retooling DAU -- Transformation Snapshot -- Today's DAU -- 2. Organizational Alignment -- Mission Focus -- Understanding Our Role -- The DAU Environment -- Aligning Upward -- Aligning Downward -- 3. Seeking Solutions -- Reading Materials -- Consultants -- Conferences and Symposia -- Benchmarking -- Strategic Partnerships -- 4. Set the Direction -- Get in the Game -- Strategic Planning -- A Living, Dynamic Process -- Early Victories -- 5. Establish a Learning Architecture -- Simple but Powerful -- The Performance Learning Model -- Implementing the PLM -- Optimizing the PLM -- 6. Develop a Smart Evaluation Strategy -- Why We Measure -- What We Measure -- How We Measure -- How We Use Data -- 7. Never Stop Improving -- More, Faster, Better -- Continual Improvement -- Sector Leadership -- Moving to the Future -- 8. The Future -- The Future Is Now -- Future Learning -- Intellectual Capital Valuation -- Appendix A. DAD Strategic Partners -- Appendix B. DAD Performance Plan -- Appendix C. DAD Annual Performance Report -- Appendix D. Example Award Application