Sec. 843. Training and support for programs pursuing agile acquisition methods
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President of the Defense Acquisition University, shall establish an in-resident targeted training course at the Defense Acquisition University on Agile Acquisition. The course shall include the following elements: Training designed to instill a common understanding of all functional roles and dependencies involved in developing and producing a capability using Agile processes.
An exercise involving teams composed of personnel from pertinent functions and functional organizations engaged in developing an integrated Agile Acquisition approach for a specific program. The course shall be— available for certified acquisition personnel from all program offices using Agile Acquisition methods; and mandatory for personnel from other relevant organizations in each of the military services and Defense Agencies, including organizations responsible for engineering, budgeting, contracting, test and evaluation, requirements validation, and certification and accreditation, that support those program offices.
The Secretary and the senior acquisition executives in each of the military services and Defense Agencies, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Digital Service, shall ensure that program offices pursuing Agile Acquisition methods have access to an Agile Acquisition coach. The Agile Acquisition coach shall possess expertise in— commercial Agile Acquisition methods; and the acquisition system and processes of the Department of Defense. The Agile Acquisition coach shall— assist program offices, supporting stakeholder organizations, and personnel in properly applying Agile Acquisition methods; and notify the appropriate acquisition authorities if programs are deviating from best practices or are not receiving appropriate support from stakeholder organizations, in a manner or to a degree that threatens the success of the program.
The President of the Defense Acquisition University shall establish a research program to conduct research on and development of Agile Acquisition practices and tools best tailored to meet the mission needs of the Department of Defense. In this section the term “Agile Acquisition”— means acquisition pursuant to a methodology for delivering multiple, rapid, incremental capabilities to the user for operational use, evaluation, and feedback; and involves— the incremental development and fielding of capabilities, commonly called “spirals”, “spins”, or “sprints”, which can be measured in a few weeks or months; and continuous participation and collaboration by users, testers, and requirements authorities.