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Guaranteed Training to Pass the Systems Engineering Certification Acquisition Exam
ATI's CSEP Acquisition Preparation course
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Summary:
This one-day course provides you with the detailed knowledge and practice that you need to pass the CSEP Acquisition examination. CSEP Acquisition Prep is designed to complement CSEP Preparation - Consider taking them together. The CSEP acquisition is a extension to CSEP certification and requires no additional experience and education only passing an exam based on chapter 4 of the defense acquisition guidebook. The exam is only 60 questions and 1 hour and can be taken the same time as the 120 question 2 hour CSEP exam or at a separate time. Advantages of taking both course back to back is further comfort with the process, exam type and environenment. The CSEP is generic and not using DoD terminology so DoD person make sense to take both. Passing CSEP acquisition exam is judged by Defense Acquisition University to be equivalent to taking SYS 101 and SYS 201 courses. Taking both CSEP exams at same time as I did is confusing due to terminology differences. We would suggest taking CSEP acquisition exam about 2-3 weeks later than CSEP so one can crash on the DoD vs. generic terminology, DoD SE policy and suggested activities in DOD per acquisition phase. The other advantages of taking closer together stay in exam mode and not having to redo education and expererince paperwork.
Instructor:
What you will learn:
- How to pass the CSEP acquisition examination!
- Details of the DAG chapter 4, the source for the exam
- Your own strengths and weaknesses, to target your study
- The key processes and definitions in the DoD SE language of the exam and differences from INCOSE handbook terminology
- How to tailor the DoD SE processes
- Five rules for test-taking
Course Outline:
- Introduction - What is the CSEP Acquisition and what are the requirements to obtain it? Terms and definitions. Basis of the examination. Study plans and sample examination questions and how to use them. Plan for the course. Introduction to the DAG. Self-assessment quiz.
- Differences between CSEP and CSEP Acquisition- Terminology, philosophy, policy and approaches between DoD DAG and INCOSE V3.1 SE handbook.
- DOD Systems Engineering Overview - From user capability needs to system specifications to system deployed and eventually disposal. This covers section 4.0 of DAG.
- Systems Engineering in DOD Acquisition Process - The DoD processes that take a system from concept to operation, maintenance and disposal. Stakeholder requirements and technical requirements, including concept of operations, requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management. Architectural design, including functional analysis and allocation, system architecture synthesis. Implementation, integration, verification, transition, validation, operation, maintenance and disposal of a system. This covers section 4.1 in the DAG.
- SE process implementation and activities. - Technical management and the role of systems engineering in guiding a project. Project planning, including the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP), Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and tailoring methods. This covers section 4.2 in the DAG
- SE in system LC phases - DoD Life cycle phases and what activities should happen in each phase and prior to the next milestone. This is the exam largest area and covers section 4.3 in DAG
- SE decisions - DoD Systems Engineering decisions and design considerations like open systems, H S I, RMA, supportability, COTS, ESOH etc. This covers section 4.4 in the DAG.
- SE execution- It includes technical, cost and schedule oversight methods and techniques. Also covers general knowledge management. This covers section 4.5 in the DAG.
- SE resources- This provides links to resources in government, industry and academia. This covers section 4.6 in the DAG.
- After-Class Plan - Study plans and methods. Using the self-assessment to personalize your study plan. Five rules for test-taking. How to use the sample examinations. How to reach us after class and what to do when you succeed.
Tuition:
Tuition for this one-day course is $650 at one of our scheduled public courses. Each participant will receive Defense Acquisition Guidebook. Please call us at 410-956-8805 or send an email
to ati@aticourses.com.
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Mr. William "Bill" Fournier is Senior Software Systems Engineering with 30 years experience the last 11 for a Major Defense Contractor. Mr. Fournier taught DoD Systems Engineering full time for over three years at DSMC/DAU as a Professor of Engineering Management. Mr. Fournier has taught Systems Engineering at least part time for more than the last 20 years. Mr. Fournier holds a MBA and BS Industrial Engineering / Operations Research and is DOORS trained. He is a certified CSEP, CSEP DoD Acquisition, and PMP. He is a contributor to DAU/DSMC, Major Defense Contractor internal Systems Engineering Courses and Process, and INCOSE publications.
