IDARM develops and conducts defense
acquisition courses designed to educate both military officers and senior
civilian officials in those management principles necessary to support
development of a needs-driven acquisition system. The tailored
course offerings assist the host country in the following:
Identifying and prioritizing mission
needs
Evaluating alternative means of meeting
those needs
Matching resources to proposed alternative
systems
Managing selected systems throughout their
life cycles To assist
program participants in overcoming specific challenges they face in
defense acquisition resource management, the tailored IDARM course series
has a strong emphasis on real-world problem solving. The IDARM
faculty also emphasizes the opportunities and obligations of military
leaders, civilian officials and private sector executives to work together
in pursuing national objectives, including discussion of methods of
overcoming barriers to effective communication. |