Digital IT Acquisition Professional (DITAP) Training — Executive Edition

Led by our team of master coaches and educators, this online course is designed to immerse you in the core fundamentals of digital acquisition and how to use this knowledge to transform the way your agency procures modern technology products and services. It's a condensed, 1-day version of longer 6-month DITAP program — perfect for busy executives who need a learning experience that gets right to the point.

What you'll learn

In this course, you'll learn how to translate critical concepts and resources in the field of digital acquisition into effective, real-world practice at your agency. You'll learn:

• The fundamentals of digital services, including agile software delivery, human-centered design, cloud computing, and X-as-a-service.
• How to determine customer needs, how to assess which digital service solutions are most likely to succeed given your agency's current level of maturity, and how to conduct market research.
• How to develop an acquisition strategy that effectively factors in customer needs, digital service maturity, market research findings, and digital acquisition best practices.
• Proven tools and techniques for awarding and administering digital service contracts that actually deliver results.
• Leadership and communication skills you need to win stakeholder buy-in for digital acquisition.

Who should attend

This course is designed primarily for agency leaders and executives who need a "Cliff Notes" version of our longer, more in-depth DITAP course. But that’s not to say this course is only for executives. Anyone plays a role in the lifecycle of an acquisition (for example, finance officer, legal counsellor, procurement officer, program manager, or technical manager) and needs a crash-course tour of modern digital acquisition will benefit greatly from this training.

There are no prerequisites for taking this course. Any amount of familiarity with modern practices and technologies will be helpful, but this course is designed to give you an introduction to the fundamentals of modern digital acquisition. As such, we don’t assume you come in with any more knowledge than maybe hearing the word "agile" a couple times.

What's included

The cost of registration includes:

• Access to all course materials.
• Course certificate of completion.

Location

This is an online (virtual) class. After registering, you'll be given a Zoom weblink with which to join the meeting. We recommend you download the Zoom web-based application prior to joining class.

About your trainers

Chris Cairns

Chris served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, and co-founded 18F. He started and built 18F's influential acquisition group, which specializes in digital acquisition methods. Chris is known for pioneering 18F's agile acquisition framework, and for architecting the government's first-ever agile vendor contract vehicle using a tech challenge.

Dan Levenson

Dan is a senior executive with Agile Six. He previously served as a certified digital acquisition expert and contracting officer for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). At CMS, Dan architected and managed a highly successful agile vendor contract vehicle, which supports programs such as the Quality Payment Program.

Robert Read, PhD

Robert served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, and co-founded 18F. Originally trained by agile pioneer Kent Beck, Robert has over 15 years experience as an agile practitioner and coach. He holds a PhD in computer science, and is best known for writing a popular, multilingual guide on how to be a programmer.

Leslie Garner Franklin

Leslie brings nearly two decades of experience in user research, user experience design, product management, digital leadership, and instructional design. She started her career at Teach For America, and has worked for notable design firms such as EchoUser.

Policies

• Each course requires a minimum of 15 participants. The run dates are contingent upon meeting this minimum.
• You can submit a cancellation request 10 business days or more prior to the start of the course and receive a full refund, minus the Eventbrite processing fee, if applicable. If you submit a cancellation request fewer than 10 business days prior to the start of the course, you'll be issued a credit toward a future Skylight training course. The credit will be equal to the amount paid for the initial course less any applicable fees. Should Skylight cancel the course for any reason, you'll be refunded 100% of the registration cost.