DMMA course descriptions, learning objectives, and criteria for attendance
WDMMA 001, 002, and 003 are standalone courses that are not intended to be taken in any sequence. Instead, students will attend the course that best reflects the current phase of their system within the Acquisition Cycle. Focus of the education will be on the Digital Artifacts required for the intended acquisition phase and how those artifacts reflect across the entire system lifecycle. Learning Objectives for all course variants:
• Create and maintain well-formed, fit-for-purpose model-based representations of systems using digital artifacts that represent unique aspects and phases of a system’s lifecycle based on appropriate building guidelines.
• Apply an appropriate modeling language, methodology, reference architecture, style guide, etc. to build a system model for the requisite application that encourages reuse and interoperability and can support project decisions and trade-off analyses.
• Establish and manage a digital thread that links models and digital artifacts and creates an authoritative source of truth between all necessary elements within the respective digital artifacts.
• Examine the system or subsystem in a simulated, representative environment that communicates technical information using digital artifacts with applicable stakeholders in lieu of document-based artifacts.
WDMMA 001 – Digital Materiel Management Academy: Research and Early System Development
Course description: This course will equip acquisition professionals within an integrated product team (IPT) with tactical expertise in using digital artifacts to contribute effectively to the design, development, and analysis of complex systems. With particular emphasis on research and early system development, this course will provide you both the knowledge and tools to employ techniques related to the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for adoption and use within the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Throughout this course, you will develop your own custom integrated digital environment (IDE) allowing for compilation of data, models, and tools for collaboration, analysis, and visualization across each of the functional domains. Upon completion, you will be able to bring back both expert knowledge and techniques in Digital Materiel Management (DMM) along with custom-built, government owned, digital artifacts that can be adopted immediately into your respective domain.
Target audience: All members of an Integrated Product Team working in research and early system development; Second Lieutenant to Colonel, GS-7 thru 15. Senior NCOs working in this area are also welcome to apply.
Eligibility requirements for attendance: Basic understanding of Digital Materiel Management (DMM), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and the Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
WDMMA 002 – Digital Materiel Management Academy: System Acquisition
Course Description: This course will equip acquisition professionals within an integrated product team (IPT) with tactical expertise in using digital artifacts to contribute effectively to the design, development, and analysis of complex systems. With particular emphasis on programs working within the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR), Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), or similar phase of system acquisition, this course will provide you both the knowledge and tools to evaluate development, production, and deployment of a system for use within the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Throughout this course, you will develop your own custom integrated digital environment (IDE) allowing for compilation of data, models, and tools for collaboration, analysis, and visualization across each of the functional domains. Upon completion, you will be able to bring back both expert knowledge and techniques in Digital Materiel Management (DMM) along with custom-built, government owned, digital artifacts that can be adopted immediately into your respective domain.
Target audience: All members of an Integrated Product Team working in system acquisition; Second Lieutenant to Colonel, GS-7 thru 15. Senior NCOs working in this area are also welcome to apply.
Eligibility requirements for attendance: Basic understanding of Digital Materiel Management (DMM), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and the Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
WDMMA 003 – Digital Materiel Management Academy: System Sustainment
Course Description: This course will equip acquisition professionals within an integrated product team (IPT) with tactical expertise in using digital artifacts to contribute effectively to the design, development, and analysis of complex systems. With particular emphasis on programs working within the final phases of a system acquisition or with fielded systems, this course will provide you both the knowledge and tools to evaluate system fielding, changes to the product support package, modifications, upgrades, and future increments of the system. Throughout this course, you will develop your own custom integrated digital environment (IDE) allowing for compilation of data, models, and tools for collaboration, analysis, and visualization across each of the functional domains. Upon completion, you will be able to bring back both expert knowledge and techniques in Digital Materiel Management (DMM) along with custom-built, government owned, digital artifacts that can be adopted immediately into your respective domain.
Target audience: All members of an Integrated Product Team working in system sustainment; Second Lieutenant to Colonel, GS-7 thru 15. Senior NCOs working in this area are also welcome to apply.
Eligibility requirements for attendance: Basic understanding of Digital Materiel Management (DMM), Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and the Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
Please review the DMM Academy Overview Document and video below for more information:
DIICE AFIT - Mission Summary_DMMA Overview.pdf
The document "DIICE AFIT - Mission Summary & DMMA Overview" outlines the mission, objectives, and key initiatives of the Digital Innovation and Integration Center of Excellence (DIICE) at AFIT. It details DIICE’s four Lines of Effort (LOEs)—Education Excellence, Research & Technology Transfer, Consulting, and Best Practices—aligned with Air Force Materiel Command’s Digital Materiel Management priorities. It also highlights the Digital Materiel Management Academy (DMMA), which trains personnel in digital strategies, tool integration, and model-based systems engineering. The document includes consulting case studies, process optimization efforts, and the impact of digital adoption on efficiency and decision-making across Air Force acquisition programs.
This promotional video offers insight and understanding into the upcoming DMM Academy being created by the AFIT School of Systems and Logistics and the Digital Innovation and Integration Center of Excellence (DIICE). The overall goal of the DMM Academy is to provide education and consultation surrounding Fit-For-Purpose Digital Artifacts; Appropriate Model Application; Management of a Digital Thread; and Digital Simulated Environments. The DMM Academy will consist of 3 courses that focus on Research and Early Development; System Acquisition; and Validation/Verification and Sustainment. All acquisition professionals within an IPT are invited to attend as each course will contain both a Technical and Technical Management instructional track.
To inquire about participation in a DMMA cohort please contact DIICE at: afit.diice.cz@us.af.mil
