Capability Management—Introduction
Presenters: Dr Shari Soutberg & Dr Mike Ryan
1-3 May 2024 | 9-11 September 2024
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Duration: 3 Days | Price: $2,970
Course Aim
This course provides a comprehensive overview of how the Australian Defence Organisation delivers and manages capability throughout the Defence capability life cycle. Attendees from Defence, other government agencies, and defence industry can gain an understanding of capability management processes, frameworks, and documents produced, as well as related government and Defence processes. This course will explain when and how key professional practices are applied across the capability life cycle including systems engineering, program management, project management, product management, financial management, procurement and contracting, integrated logistics support (ILS), risk reduction, assurance and enterprise architecture. The course also demonstrates the relationships between capability management activities and professional practices which must be managed in order to deliver and manage capability.
Course Outline
Introduction to Capability Management: Overview of capability management and the capability life cycle | Key Underpinning Concepts including Fundamental Inputs to Capability (FIC)| Legislative, Regulatory, Policy and Management Context | Behaviours | Defence and Government decision-making
Capability Management Frameworks and Management Structures: Capability Program Architecture (CPA) | Capability Management Roles and Relationships |Force Design |Smart Buyer |Contestability | Joint Force Integration | Funding | Industry Engagement
Capability Management Process: Strategy and Concepts | Risk Mitigation and Requirements Setting | Acquisition | In-Service and Disposal
Professional Practices implemented in support of Capability Management: Systems Engineering | Project Management | Product Management | Program Management | Enterprise Architecture |Procurement and Contracting | Financial Management including Cost Estimation | Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) | Risk Reduction Methods| Assurance
Capability Management and Professional Practices: Interdependencies between capability management activities and professional practices | Role of engineering and technical disciplines in support of capability management
Introduction to Capability Management Artefacts: Program Artefacts | Project Artefacts | Product Artefacts
Course Material
The following resources will be provided to attendees of this course:
A PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentations used for the course.