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Been There, Done That Behind The Frontlines

May 14, 2026

Leadership Insight: Improving Public Sector Inefficiencies with Private Sector Solutions

After a distinguished 38-year career in the U.S. Army, retired Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood made…

Aliyah Harrison

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Army ALT Magazine Been There, Done That

October 9, 2019

An exercise to experience

Acquisition professional education could be more like the rigorous, hands-on rotations at the Army’s…

Stefanie Pidgeon

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General

October 9, 2019

Experiential Learning Exercise: Here’s How It Works

By Dr. Charles K. Pickar It’s about 0630 on a Tuesday. People who will…

Stefanie Pidgeon

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Army ALT Magazine Been There, Done That

March 11, 2019

Been there, done that: Beware the rush to failure

Flexibility in contracting and scheduling delivers capability to warfighter in the optimal time―not necessarily the…

Stefanie Pidgeon

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Army ALT Magazine

October 22, 2018

See the unobvious

Been There, Done That Modeling and simulation is a PM’s friend. by John T. Dillard,…

Stefanie Pidgeon

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Soldiers assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, at Fort Riley, Kansas, move into nearby woods during a platoon combined arms live-fire exercise at Presidenski Range in Trzebian, Poland, March 26. The author, who was program manager of the search for a new camouflage pattern, explains that there are two ways to go wrong with test and evaluation: Cutting back on testing too aggressively, in pursuit of cost savings, puts the program at risk, while demanding more expensive field testing in the mistaken belief that it’s more accurate drives the budget up. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dustin D. Biven, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

General

June 20, 2018

Short-cutting T&E can have big consequences

Skimping on test and evaluation in defense acquisition is not a recipe for effective reform,…

Stefanie Pidgeon

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Army ALT Magazine Been There, Done That

August 28, 2017

Been There, Done That: Think ready, be ready

What if multiple brigades of deploying Soldiers suddenly needed combat uniforms? Meeting challenges such as…

Stefanie Pidgeon

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Army ALT Magazine Been There, Done That

June 8, 2017

Been There, Done That: Want A High Return?

Invest in more business education for PMs, and reap returns in the short term—good products…

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Army ALT Magazine

August 9, 2016

Been There, Done That: Acquisition Reform

With all due respect, you don’t know jack: A former program manager offers his idea…

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Been there done that

Leadership Insight: Improving Public Sector Inefficiencies with Private Sector Solutions

An exercise to experience

Experiential Learning Exercise: Here’s How It Works

Been there, done that: Beware the rush to failure

See the unobvious

Short-cutting T&E can have big consequences

Been There, Done That: Think ready, be ready

Been There, Done That: Want A High Return?

Been There, Done That: Acquisition Reform

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