Capability Management—Overview
Presenters: Dr Shari Soutberg & Dr Mike Ryan
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Duration: 1 Day | Price: $1,100
Course Aim
This one-day Capability Management—Overview course provides a brief 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 also introduces the key inter-related professional practices that 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.
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 | Interdependencies between capability management activities and professional practices
Introduction to Capability Management Artefacts: Program Artefacts | Project Artefacts | Product Artefacts
Course Brochure
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Course Material
The following resources will be provided to attendees of this course:
A PDF copy of the PowerPoint presentations used for the course.
Your Presenters
Dr Mike Ryan has over 40 years of experience in the Department of Defence in communications engineering, systems engineering, capability management, and management, the first 21 years as an Army officer. His recent consulting and teaching interests are in capability management/development, systems engineering, requirements engineering, project management, communications and information systems, and technology management. He has facilitated mission engineering and requirements development activities for more than 50 major Defence projects.
Dr Shari Soutberg has worked for over 30 years in the Department of Defence in roles ranging from engineering and project management for maritime systems through to senior policy positions in engineering, materiel acquisition and sustainment, industry, and technical and engineering workforce learning and development. She was also a member of the First Principles Review (FPR) Capability Lifecycle (CLC) reform team. More recently, Shari has supported Defence on a range of CLC-related topics including Project, Product, and Program Management with a particular focus on joint force integration using Mission Engineering and System of Systems (SoS) Engineering approaches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Capability Management Overview course designed for? This course is designed for Defence personnel, other government agency staff, and defence industry professionals who need a concise introduction to how the Australian Defence Organisation delivers and manages capability.
Do I need prior experience in capability management? No. The course is an overview-level introduction. It is suitable for people who are new to Defence capability management or who need to understand how their role connects with the broader capability life cycle.
What does the course cover? The course covers the Defence capability life cycle, key capability management concepts, Defence and government decision-making, capability management frameworks, roles and relationships, Force Design, Smart Buyer, contestability, funding, industry engagement and key capability artefacts. If you would like a more in-depth introduction to Defence capability management, however, you may be interested to attend our Introduction to Defence course.
Does the course include professional practices such as systems engineering and project management? Yes. The course introduces the professional practices that support capability management, including systems engineering, program management, project management, product management, financial management, procurement and contracting, integrated logistics support, assurance, risk reduction and enterprise architecture.
How is this course different from the longer Capability Management Introduction course? The Overview course is a one-day introduction designed to provide a broad understanding of the capability management system. Participants who need deeper practical knowledge of capability management processes, artefacts and implementation may wish to consider the longer Capability Management Introduction course.
Testimonials – Capability Management
Course Testimonials
“The course was very thorough.”
“The delivery was in simple terms while still covering the detail and key messaging of the material.”
“The slides and explanation were comprehensive and understandable.”
“A great session.”
“Meaningful to a wide range of people from very different Defence-related backgrounds.”
Presenter Testimonials
“The knowledge and experience of the course instructors.”
“Thank you Shari and Mike for the great session.”
“The presenters’ knowledge.”
“Both presenters were very knowledgeable.”
Supplementary Material
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