SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR ENSEMBLE TRAINING TEAM INCLUDING; PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR ARTHUR CROSS CLIENT: D…

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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR ENSEMBLE TRAINING TEAM INCLUDING; PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR ARTHUR CROSS CLIENT: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE, STEPPING UP TO THE CHALLENGE FY10 ART IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTORS AND A CRITICAL MEMBER OF AN ENSEMBLE TRAINING TEAM VETTED BY DOD IG. GIVEN THE UNIQUE AND EVOLVING DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM, THE UNIQUE TRAINING TALENTS ASSOCIATED WITH BEING ABLE TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING WHILE CONSTANTLY REVISING AND IMPROVING CONTENT AND CONTEXT, THE NEED FOR CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY IN TRAINING ART HAS BEEN INVALUABLE AND BRINGS TO BEAR HIS TALENT AND KNOWLEDGE OF DOD IG FROM HIS KOUSES AND POSNER MASTER PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE WHO HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ORIGINAL PROGRAM DESIGNS USING THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE BASIS OF DESIGN. IN HIS ROLE AS PRINCIPLE INSTRUCTOR, ART IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPANDED LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (OPM AND DOD IG AS WELL AS OPM TRAINING SUBCONTRACTORS) MANAGING SCHEDULE, SCOPE AND QUALITY STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTENT, CONTEXT, AND STAFFING OF THE DOD IG TRAINING TEAM. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT AND EVOLVING DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS CUSTOM-DESIGNED PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TAILORED AND DEVELOPED FOR THE CLIENT ORGANIZATION WITH DIRECT CLIENT INPUT. GIVEN THE UNIQUE DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM BASED ON EVOLVING CLIENT REQUIREMENTS, AND THE SCHEDULE DEMANDS OF THE CLIENT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ROUTINELY TRAIN OTHER SPEAKERS OR OTHERWISE SOLICIT TRAINERS WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC INSIGHTS AND EXPERIENCES REQUIRED TO SATISFY THE CLIENT. ART IS CERTIFIED IN THE KOUSES AND POSNER LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE AND AS SUCH IS AUTHORIZED TO DELIVER SAID TRAINING FOR THIS BASIS OF DESIGN THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE CLIENT. HE IS ALSO IN A POSITION TO ADMINISTER CERTAIN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND POST-CLASS ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS THAT ARE ALSO BASED ON THE LC DESIGN BASIS. HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROGRAM FROM INCEPTION TO CURRENT STATUS AS WELL AS HIS SPECIFIC INSIGHTS INTO THE CLIENT AGENCY, INCLUDING THE IMPACT THE PROGRAM HAS AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ON INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE MAKES HER INVALUABLE. GIVEN THE UNIQUE DESIGN OF THIS PROGRAM AND HER ROLE IN IT, ART IS IN A POSITION TO ADVISE THE OPM AS TO THE BEST STRATEGIES ASSOCIATED WITH SATISFYING THE CLIENT. AS PART OF AN ENSEMBLE, ART AS WELL AS OTHER TRAINERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATORY EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, FOR 5 DAYS. MANY DAYS, THE CLASS EXTENDS WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND ON OCCASION THRU THE MEAL TIME.