Leading a Learning Revolution: The Story Behind Defense Acquisition University's Reinvention of Training
Book Description
Leading a Learning Revolution tells the compelling story of a learning revolution that took place within the U.S. Department of Defense. Written by practitioners who actually walked the walk, this account of the creation of Defense Acquisition University (DAU) provides a clear blueprint that others can follow. It shares, in detail, the best practices they developed, so that the thousands of training organizations worldwide striving to create premier corporate universities can catapult forward.
Offering an insiderÕs look at the process, the authors clearly explain how they transformed an outdated training provider into a world-class university. Step-by-step the book outlines the enduring principles that were pivotal to Defense Acquisition UniversityÕs success and describes the environment, early victories, current methods, and subsequent results. The authors discuss how to establish a mission and vision, develop a performance-based strategic planning process, and tackle change initiative. They also explain the development and implementation of web-enabled learning architecture and reveal how to effectively measure and evaluate performance. In addition, the authors present strategies for assuring continual improvement and organizational growth. With this book, any organization can tap into DAUÕs best practices and winning strategies for improving corporate learning.
Table Of Content
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
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: DAU Strategic Partners
Appendix B: DAU Performance Plan
Appendix C: DAU Annual Performance Report
Appendix D: Example Award Application
Index