Handbook

This course is tailored to meet the requirements of the Australian Command and Staff Course - Capability Management (ACSC-CM). The course aims to provide students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the contemporary processes and practices associated with the development and management of capability and capability systems in … For more content click the Read More button below. An overview is provided of the major aspects of Australia’s One Defence Capability Development System (ODCS) including defining the joint capability need, the operational concept(s) underpinning the capability definition, technology readiness, systems acquisition, project and program management, classic and model-based systems engineering approaches, requirements engineering, conceptual design, systems integration, enterprise architecture, systems safety, technical control and experimentation and test and evaluation. Related skills are introduced including operational and business case development, cost estimation, schedule management, modelling and simulation and risk assessment. Practical experience is provided with the definition and development of operational needs and stakeholder needs and requirements, and system requirements that are necessary for the various Defence Capability Committees and submissions to Government. The intent is to prepare you for playing a meaningful role in delivering Australian and our Allies defence capabilities that are fit for purpose in the future Australian operating environment – one in which the nature of war may not have changed but one in which the operational tempo will challenge human decision making and cognitive abilities, intelligent and autonomous systems are endemic and lethal autonomous weapon systems are the new reality.