The Air Force Acquisition Process Model (APM) provides the documented current state process in an integrated fashion and serves as the central knowledge warehouse.
The APM is a compilation of policy, instructions, and guidance that acts as the Gold Standard for persons involved in the Acquisition Process.
The APM accomplishes the following goals:
- Establish standard definition and activities associated with AF Acquisition
- Provide process decomposition from DAE/SAE through PM level actions
- Serve as Standard Reference Model for all stakeholders
- Provide common context for process improvement initiatives
- Provide integration context for other external/related process models
- Provide process input to Acquisition Enterprise Architecture and supports other Enterprise Architectures