COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE


PROBLEM SOLVING


Members of the SSCoP gather from around the country, both in person and virtually, to share their ideas at the Defense Acquisition University’s Huntsville campus. The week-long offsite included several briefings and discussions of a variety of topics. (Photo by Beth Clemons.)


“It is important to establish communities around areas of practice that are complex and where capability and expertise must be sustained,” Detko said. “The govern- ment is experiencing a ‘brain drain’ as the baby boomers draw closer to retirement.  what they know.


In addition to working toward standardiz- ing and achieving consistency in business processes, preserving existing knowledge and growing new expertise is a mission readiness imperative. Further, establish- ing a ready capability to communicate and collaborate virtually to assist practi-       given the budgetary constraints across the government.”


Richardson suggested that the idea isn’t so much to do things differently, but rather to view and do things more alike


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than differently across the enterprise. This concept is in keeping with the strate- gic priority to standardize, improve, and ensure high-quality contracting support, business processes, and policies. “Even within the same organization, there can be vast differences in the way the same practice, action, or activity is thought of and executed,” Richardson said.


For example, the point at which the      a complex service requirement to be competitively awarded can vary from program to program, but can be a determining factor in the success and timeliness of execution.


Early involvement by all stakeholders enables the team to reach a common understanding of roles and respon- sibilities, critical documentation requirements, and a realistic milestone


schedule from acquisition planning through contract award.


 consistent approach to processes and execution, as well as apply best practices and lessons learned. It can make cross- utilization of resources inside and outside organizations easier,” Richardson said.


“Over time, when our alikeness begins to overcome our differentness wherever pos- sible, we will likely see that industry will  selection process becomes more consis- tent and predictable.”


FIRST TASK: SOURCE SELECTION TRAINING         up within ACC, borne of an integrated process team established to produce source selection training in support of


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