Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association

Member Survey

This survey takes less then 10 minutes to complete; your input is important to future planning for
DAU Alumni Association events and services.

1)

Job Description
   
  Auditing  
  Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Mgmt
  Contracting  
  Facilities Engineering  
  Industrial/Contract Property Mgmt  
  Information Technology  
  Life Cycle Logistics  
  Production, Quality & Mfg  
  Program Management  
  Purchasing  
  Science & Technology  
  SETA (Defense Contractor)  
  Systems Engineering  
  Other (please specify)
    If you selected other Please specify:   
 

2)

Status
   
  DoD (if checked, please fill out question number 3. 
  Contractor (write name of company in "Additional comments" box below)  
  Other (please specify)  
  If you selected other, please specify:
   
  Additional comments:

 

3)

Services
   
    Active Duty Reserve Civilian
  Army

  Navy
  Air Force
  Marine Corps
  Coast Guard
  Defense Agency
  DoD
         

 

4)

Basis of DAUAA Affiliation
   
  Program Management Course (PMC) 
  Advanced Program Management Course (APMC)
  PMT 352  
  PMT 401 
  Corporate Sponsor Membership  
  Short Course Attendance  
  Other (please specify)  
    If you selected other, please specify:

 

5) Year Attended DAU   Format: YYYY-MM-DD
   
6) Why did you join the DAUAA?
   
7) Does the DAUAA meet your expectations?

Yes        No

  
   

 

8)

From the following list of DAUAA benefits, which do you find most helpful?
   
  Addition of DAUAA membership to your resume. 
  Professional development and continuing involvement in defense acquisition learning activities.  
  Networking with other members in the acquisition community.  
  Receiving timely updates on evolving Defense acquisition policies via Hot Topic Forums.  
  Forum on initiating input to defense acquisition matters through newsletter and DAU Acquisition research papers. 
  Continuous Learning Points (CLP) for DAU Acquisition Community Conference participation.  
  Other (please specify)  
    If you selected other, please specify:
     

9)

 What Additional benefits would you like to see? 
 

     

10)

In addition to the Hot Topic Forums held at Fort Belvoir and Pax River, and the annual DAU Acquisition Community Symposium, what other events would you be interested in?

 

     

11)

 Are you going to continue your membership beyond its current term? 

 Yes         No
   

12)

 How often do you browse the DAUAA site (www.dauaa.org)?
   
  Frequently (5 or more x month)  
  Occasionally (1-2 x month)  
  Seldom (1-2 x year)  
  Never  
     
13) In general, does the website (www.dauaa.org) provide you with helpful and useful information?
On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best.
 

1  2  3  4  5

 
14) What website features do you most appreciate? 
   
15) What website features are least helpful?  
   
16) What features would you add to the website?   
   
17) Have you ever attended a DAU Acquisition Community Symposium?
 

Yes No
   
18) If you attended the most recent Symposium in April, what features (both operationally and administratively) did you view as favorable to acquisition professionals?  What would you do different?
 
 

   
19) If no to question 17), what could be added to the symposium that would increase the possibility that you might attend in the future?
 

   
20) What theme would you like to see for a future symposium? (Some prior themes included: Evolutionary Acquisition, Joint Program Mgmt, Rapid Acquisition, Quadrennial Defense Review Implications)
 

   
21) What length of symposium would you prefer?
   
  One day with guest speakers/panels only.  
  Two day with guest speakers, panels, and workshops/break-out sessions.  
  Three days with golf outing and guest speakers, panels and workshops/break-out sessions. 
  Other (please specify)  
  If you selected other, please specify: