Social engineering is a discipline in an acquisition that refers to efforts to influence popular attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale.  Program managers spend time social engineering the aspect of their program to get approval, change opinions and/or educate the people around them.  In the political arena, the counterpart of social engineering is political engineering. [1]

 

AcqTips:

• Social engineering is a key aspect of success for any program.

 

AcqLinks and References:

• [1] Website: Wikipedia – Social Engineering

Updated: 7/16/2017