Defense Business Systems (DBS)
Overview
Business System Categories (BCATs)
Requirements & Acquisition Roles
Resources
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Capability Need ID Phase
Solution Analysis ATP
Solution Analysis Phase
Functional Requirements ATP
Functional Req and Acq Planning Phase
Acquisition ATP
Acq, Test, and Deployment Phase
Deployment ATPs
Capability Support ATP
Capability Support Phase
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CMO Certification
Contracting
Cost & Funding
Test & Evaluation
Documentation
Capability Implementation Plan
DBS Pathway Change Log
How To Use This Site
Each page in this pathway presents a wealth of curated knowledge from acquisition policies, guides, templates, training, reports, websites, case studies, and other resources. It also provides a framework for functional experts and practitioners across DoD to contribute to the collective knowledge base. This site aggregates official DoD policies, guides, references, and more.
DoD and Service policy is indicated by a BLUE vertical line.
Directly quoted material is preceeded with a link to the Reference Source.
This page lists the major updates to the DBS Pathway pages:
Dec 2020 — Added Test & Evaluation page to incorporate DoDI 5000.89 – Test & Evaluation. Added Overview page. Added Resources Page.
May 2020 — Added Cost & Funding page to incorporate DoDI 5000.73 – Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures.
Jan 2020 — Launch of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework website, including the DBS Pathway.