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Crumblestones Manning

The Crumblestones Of Acquisition: Manning, Staffing, and Resource Constraints (Part 7 of 7)

Lorna Tedder

Where Innovation Collides with Capacity Serialized from Contracting for Rapid Acquisition: A Practical and Personal Guide to Disrupting the Status Quo for a More Responsive Future By Lorna E. Tedder The first five Crumblestones have shown how culture, communication, governance, requirements handoffs, and tracking systems can sabotage even the boldest plans. But none of those weaknesses can be […]

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Crumblestones of Acquisition overview

The Crumblestones of Acquisition: Overview (Part 1)

Lorna Tedder

Serialized from Contracting for Rapid Acquisition: A Practical and Personal Guide to Disrupting the Status Quo for a More Responsive Future by Lorna E. Tedder In my last series of articles, you met the Trifecta of Effectiveness—tools, mindset, and relationships. That trio forms the foundation for any effective organization, especially in the world of acquisition. Even […]

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Rapid Acquisition

Is Rapid Acquisition Dead?

Lorna Tedder

For almost four decades, I’ve watched the ebb and flow of Federal Acquisition. I’ve stalked the patterns and cycles enough to be considered a visionary, or a psychic, or just an old-timer of a human archive who remembers all the struggles both the Government and Contractors have faced in that time and all the ways […]

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