by dbward@mitre.org | Jan 21, 2020 | News, Policy, Rapid Acquisition
Disrupting Acquisition Blog What’s So Great About MTA’s? (Part 1) The new Middle Tier of Acquisition instruction (DoDi 5000.80) is a pretty big deal. In this post I’ll explain why, but first, a tiny bit of background. The document (effective 30 Dec 2019)...
by dbward@mitre.org | Oct 30, 2019 | Innovation, Mindset
Disrupting Acquisition Blog You Should Make A Video By Dan Ward & Deb Zides Hardware assembly instructions are notoriously difficult to follow. Sometimes it’s because the words and pictures on the page were badly written, poorly labeled, or visually ambiguous....
by dbward@mitre.org | Jul 23, 2019 | Mindset
Disrupting Acquisition Blog PRO TIP: The 3 P’s of Making Change Introducing change inside a bureaucracy is always challenging, but it’s also an important part of the job for defense acquisition professionals. The DoD needs people to lead change and drive...