FAC-P/PM Vendor Consortium

American University | University of Maryland University College | SkillSoft | Project Masters, Inc. | IPS & the Stanford Center | Insights Learning & Development |Acquisition Solutions Training Institute | Management Concepts | Siege Engine Inc. |Federal Acquisition Certification Academy | Colleague Consulting | ESI | The Mathis Group | Learning Tree International | The Earned Value Group, Inc. | MCM Project Management | EVMI® | Management Technologies | IPA Institute | MCR | Centre Consulting

American University

Key Executive Leadership Certificate Program

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Program fully maps to the FAC-P/PM Requirements/Management Development Process competency and all associated aligned skills; Systems Engineering competency and all associated aligned skills; Test & Evaluation (T&E) competency and all associated aligned skills; Life Cycle Logistics competency and all associated aligned skills; Contracting competency and all associated aligned skills; Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency and all associated aligned skills; and Leadership/Professional competency and all associated aligned skills under Senior Level

Description: American University’s Key Executive Leadership Certificate Program, in partnership with Management Concepts and MCR, LLC, offers a Senior Program Manager Certificate Program consisting of one eight-day course, four four-day courses, and one two-day course that meet and exceed all of the senior-level FAC-P/PM competencies and aligned skills. Courses are not offered individually.  Using a unique cohort approach, the program builds an integrated community of learners who take all courses and work together in a collegial environment. The program is designed to move participants from a project and functional staff position to a leadership position by increasing their substantive knowledge, confidence, and ability to lead.  Participants will gain and hone skills and competencies in action learning and systems-level thinking including the ability to understand the interrelationship between products, people, resources, tools, functions, and the processes that can set up the program management office for success.  The program consists of the following courses: 1A) Leading People for Strategic Execution in the Acquisition Environment; 1B) Survival of the Quickest: Executive Intent and Decision-Making in an Environment of Uncertainty; 1C) Action Learning; 2) Federal Acquisition Strategy Environment; 3) Federal Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Acquisition Policies; 4) Senior Integrated Program Management and Key Federal Acquisition Topics; 5) Program Performance Measurement and Federal Acquisition Reporting; and 6) Putting It All Together: Acquisition Cases. Students may choose a Coaching Option including six executive coaching sessions and two 360-degree evaluations, one at the beginning and one at the end of the program, to measure progress in the emotional intelligence (EI) competencies of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. The EI instrument, from the prestigious Hay Group, is the only EI assessment tool that has been validated using federal managers. Participants who choose this option are assigned an executive coach who co-creates an individual development plan based on the results of the assessment. The program coursework can be applied towards a Key MPA program. 
Method of Training: Classroom, field trip (1 day)
Length of Training: 26 days  
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(1) Leading People for Strategic Execution in the Acquisition Environment

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional competency and all associated aligned skills and Communications Management and Working Groups and Teams aligned skills under Requirements/Management Development competency under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on the key leadership challenges facing those with responsibility for designing and implementing their organization’s acquisition strategy in an environment of rapid and constant change. Using real-life examples, case studies, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, participants will gain, hone, and apply the required skills and competencies to build high performance teams, coach to improve performance, motivate people from diverse functional areas, resolve conflict, and lead change while, at the same time, fully engaging key stakeholders in a complex acquisition environment.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
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(1A) Survival of the Quickest: Executive Intent and Decision-Making in an Environment of Uncertainty

Description: To augment what is learned in Leading People for Strategic Execution in the Acquisition Environment, this unique two-day experience will demonstrate how multiple disciplines and approaches can be “tapped into” by Federal acquisition professionals to improve the decision-making capabilities of themselves and their subordinates.  Emphasis is on decision-making in an environment of uncertainty focusing, in particular, on the role of vision and goals (i.e., executive intent) and situational awareness. One of the two class days will be held at the Antietam National Battlefield Park.  
Method of Training: Classroom and field trip
Length of Training: 2 days
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(1B) Action Learning

Description: Participants gain an overview of the principles and practices of action learning—a process that promotes “learning,” “unlearning,” and “relearning” in the “here-and-now” related to tackling real organizational challenges.  Participants learn how to build a high-performing team, collaborate more effectively, ask high quality questions, think in systems terms, and become more effective leaders of change.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days
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(2) Federal Acquisition Strategy Environment

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirement Development Process, Concept Selection, Technology Development Process, and Market Research aligned skills under Requirements/Management Development Process competency, Test & Evaluation (T&E) competency and all associated aligned skills, and Life-cycle Logistics (LCL) and all associated aligned skills under Senior Level  

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to identify key issues that can inhibit a project/program from moving forward and, once identified, how to change the environment across decision support systems to meet strategic department/agency needs.  With the use of participants’ real-life examples, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) IT major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, participants navigate through federal department/agency decision support systems and learn how to develop an executable, comprehensive acquisition strategy. Participants gain, hone, and apply needed leadership and decision support knowledge to: conduct needs, gap, alternative, and issues analysis; assess material and non-material approaches; conduct effectiveness, suitability, and critical technologies assessments; and monitor and oversee estimated costs, sensitivities, risks, and competition activities.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
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(3) Federal Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Acquisition Policies

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting competency and all associated aligned skills, Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency and all associated aligned skills under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to utilize federal resources and acquisition policies and regulations. With the use of participants’ real-life examples, an FAA IT major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, the course outlines the planning, programming, budgeting, and contracting process with an emphasis on the specific products/artifacts a program team must produce, in conjunction with financial managers, cost estimators, and a Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), to meet a program’s strategic goals. Participants will learn how to navigate the OMB Circular A-11 process as well as implement a business strategy within FAR constraints—from overall acquisition strategy, through program justification with a business case and estimates, to final contract award. Emphasis is on developing a partnership between the Program Manager (PM), Financial/Cost Manager (FM) and the PCO and on leading the development and implementation of a successful acquisition strategy. Cases used integrate the wide variety of PM, FM and PCO team considerations—from cost vs. fixed price and need for performance-based approaches to sub-contractors and affiliated government organizations—and highlight the potential for unintended consequences and complexities in contracting for major systems within a department/agency.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
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(4) Senior Integrated Program Management and Key Federal Acquisition Topics

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Technology Development Process, Core Management Skills & Processes, Total Ownership Cost (OMB A-94), Risk & Opportunity Management, and Working Groups and Teams aligned skills under FAC-P/PM Requirements/Management Development Process competency, and Technical Management Process aligned skill under FAC-P/PM System Engineering competency under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to lead a major program through implementation. With the use of participants’ real-life examples, an FAA IT major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, participants apply the skills and competencies required of senior program managers to successfully leverage the synergies of the various disciplines to guide their organizations in a complex acquisition environment. The course covers critical topics including: team leadership and management, program detailed planning, technology development and requirements management, earned value management, risk management, scheduling, system engineering, logistics, testing and evaluation management.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
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(5) Program Performance Measurement and Federal Acquisition Reporting

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Technical Process aligned skill under System Engineering competency under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to apply advanced techniques to optimally collect, organize, analyze and report on project progress and performance. With the use of participants’ real-life examples, a “Firebird Scenario”—a major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, participants use advanced software tools  to maximize the use of their performance management system. Participants will be exposed to the leadership challenges involving the implementation of, best practices that integrate performance information—from cost estimating, risk management, earned value management (EVM) to scheduling and technical performance.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
For additional details and to register for the program, click here.

 

(6) Putting it All Together: Acquisition Cases

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets all FAC-P/PM competencies and related skills under Senior Level

Description: This capstone course focuses on challenging participants to apply the knowledge, skills and abilities learned from the previous courses, and present a current, real-life case scenario from their agency, GAO and/or independent reports on recent major programs. Playing different functional roles and working in their assigned teams, participants take an action learning approach to work through the numerous programmatic issues involved in their case inclusive of addressing department/agency decision support system environment effectiveness and efficiencies. Teams make a class presentation of their comprehensive solution and conduct an “after-action” review related to how well they did in building a high-performing team and achieving individual and team learning goals. Faculty and cohort participants will evaluate and give critical feedback to the teams providing them with further opportunity refine their case recommendations. Senior program staff familiar with the program cases will be invited to discuss the specific programmatic issues they faced in the federal acquisition environment.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days
For additional details and to register for the program, click here.

University of Maryland University College

PMAN 634: Foundations of Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Entry Level
Description: This course provides an overview of the theory and practice of managing projects in any organization. The focus is on the fundamental building blocks of project management, including project planning, organizing, team building, tracking, and controlling projects. Key aspects of management and proven techniques that differentiate project management from other types of management are examined in depth. The goal is to gain a solid understanding and foundation to successfully manage each phase of the project life cycle, work within organizational constraints, set goals linked directly to stakeholder needs, and utilize proven project management tools to complete projects on time and within budget while meeting specifications. Essential concepts, processes and techniques are applied through management of a team project.
Method of Training: Online and Classroom
Length of Training: 12 weeks 
Location: Online 
To register, send an e-mail to the UMUC FAC-PPM.

PMAN 638: Communication, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Team Building/IPT, Conflict Management, and Influencing/Negotiating Aligned Skills under Leadership/Professional and Communications Management under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level 
Prerequisite: PMAN 600 or PMAN 634. 
Description: This course provides an overview of conflict resolution processes and methods and the skills needed to manage the human elements within project management — a task as challenging as managing the technical aspects. Topics include critical communication and conflict resolution issues faced by project workers in today’s global corporate environment. Innovative approaches to successfully negotiating and resolving conflicts among team members, colleagues, managers and stakeholders are introduced and practiced. Proven techniques to make conflict a constructive rather than a destructive experience are analyzed. Emphasis is on case study analysis, effective communication behaviors, negotiation skills, and virtual team processes to successfully lead both domestic and global projects. 
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks 
To register, send an e-mail to the UMUC FAC-PPM.

PMAN 670: Advanced Project Methods 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process Competency and all associated Aligned Skills, System Engineering Competency and all associated Aligned Skills, Test & Evaluation (T&E) Competency and all associated Aligned Skills and Life Cycle Logistics Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Mid Level 
Formerly PMAN 635 
Prerequisite: PMAN 634 
Description: This course provides an overview of advanced methods of managing projects applying widely used software tools for project management and risk analysis. Topics include analytical approaches and quantitative methods in project management such as techniques for estimating project, time and cost; optimizing allocation of resources; expediting projects; and applying scheduling algorithms. Simulation tools and statistical techniques are used to analyze uncertainty in project selection, budget allocation and time estimation. The processes, tools and techniques of project management are applied to a team project. 
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks 
To register, send an e-mail to the UMUC FAC-PPM.

PMAN 600: Project Management: Foundations and Advanced Methods 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process Competency and all associated Aligned Skills, System Engineering Competency and all associated Aligned Skills, Test & Evaluation (T&E) Competency and all associated Aligned Skills and Life Cycle Logistics Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level 
This six-credit course integrates the foundations of project management (PMAN 634) with advanced methods in project management (PMAN 670). 
Description: This course is a one-semester study of the foundations of project management, including project planning, organizing, team building, tracking and controlling. Analytical and quantitative concepts involved in project management (such as techniques for estimating project time and cost, optimizing allocation of resources, expediting projects, and applying scheduling algorithms) are explained. Simulation tools and statistical techniques are used to analyze uncertainty in project selection, budget allocation, and time estimation. The processes, tools and techniques of project management are applied to a large-scale governmental or commercial project that is developed from proposal to completion through group work. 
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks 
Students who receive credit for PMAN 600 may not receive credit for PMAN 634 or PMAN 670. 
To register, send an e-mail to the UMUC FAC-PPM.

TMAN 633: Managing People in Technology-Based Organizations 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level 
Description: An overview of the management of three levels of behavior in organizations: individual employee behavior, group behavior, and organizational behavior. Regardless of an organization's technology, size, or mission, people are the common denominator as managers cope with the challenges in today's information-based and global economy. Topics covered include emerging organizational behavior issues facing dynamic, technology-based organizations such as knowledge management, work design, virtual organizations and teams, contingent workforce management, creativity/innovation, socio-technical systems, the development of learning and boundary-less organizations, emotional intelligence, the global workforce, and the formulation of pay/retention strategies. Contemporary organizational behavior theories are linked to their applications in technology-based organizations through the use of real-life examples, case studies, and current events. 
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 12 weeks 
To register, send an e-mail to the UMUC FAC-PPM.

Vendor: SkillSoft

Mechanics of Communicating Effectively
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Professional under Entry Level
Description: The effectiveness of your communication depends more on how you sound than the words you use. This course explains how to develop a voice that people want to listen to, and gives some valuable remedies to use to make your speaking voice the best it can be. Similarly, good listening involves more than just hearing what is being said. To be an accomplished listener you must be prepared to become actively involved in the process, demonstrating your willingness to truly understand what the other person is saying. In this course you will be given strategies to assist you to improve your listening skills and in doing so to make solid connections with those you communicate with. Finally, this course will introduce you to the "silent" language of the body, giving you the ability to recognize when there is conflict between what is being said and a person's true feelings.
Method of Training: Online 
Length of Training: 3 hours 
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Presenting Successfully 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: There are a number of basic types of presentations, but all presentations have four things in common: a presenter, an audience, a venue, and a message. This course concentrates on showing how each of these vital elements has to be taken into account when preparing a presentation. Presenting is a skill that needs to be learned and practiced, starting with how you prepare, and you will be shown a simple but powerful method for selecting the right content, and then structuring it. Controlling nerves is an important part of preparing, and this course helps you to remove anxieties in the presentation environment by making sure that the venue is set up correctly, and ensuring that you rehearse appropriately.
Method of Training: Online 
Length of Training: 3 hours 
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Giving Successful Presentations Simulation 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
This course must be taken with SkillSoft’s Listening to Comprehend to meet the Oral Communication Aligned Skill
Description: After years of research and development, the Top-Shelf Cola Company is finally ready to release its latest beverage, Passion, to consumers. Passion is a caffeine-free, all-natural soda that's made from real passion fruits. The company has spent ten million dollars to perfect the product's taste and to create a brand for the drink. You are a brand manager at Top-Shelf and responsible for the Passion brand along with your coworker, Hannah. The drink will be hitting the streets soon, and the marketing campaign for Passion has already begun. Top-Shelf has been aligned with several restaurant chains to exclusively sell its other soft drinks. Now, Top-Shelf management wants Passion to also be on the menus at these chains. In this simulation, you must prepare and deliver a presentation to some of Top-Shelf's existing customers and convince representatives from these chains that they should be offering Passion to their customers.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: .5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Listening to Comprehend 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
This course must be taken with SkillSoft’s Giving Successful Presentations Simulation to meet the Oral Communication Aligned Skill
Description: This course teaches you how to comprehend verbal and visual messages to maximize your understanding of others. Because this course teaches listening skills, it is important to have your audio turned on for certain sections. In some instances, the text that is spoken will display in the caption text box. In these cases, the important feature is not what is said, but how it is said. In these sections, it would be most effective for you to turn off the captions to get the full effect of the audio. In other instances, audio is presented without accompanying text. To complete these sections, you must have your audio turned on.
Method of Training: Online 
Length of Training: 4 hours 
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Problem Framing 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: When you frame a picture, you intend for the viewer to examine everything within that border. Problem framing is similar in that you must not only consider what objectively makes up the problem itself but also what subjective tendencies influence your view of the situation. This course is designed to help you effectively frame problems so that you're sure your line of sight is aimed straight toward the solution. You'll discover how to recognize and gather information about a problem so that all contingencies are accounted for and all subtleties considered. You'll learn how to uncover the various assumptions, both conscious and unconscious, that are typically made about problems. After identifying these assumptions, you'll be able to tell the productive ones from the nonproductive. You'll also explore specific strategies for getting to the heart of any problem and learn dynamic techniques for framing that problem so that success is greatly enhanced. In the end, your ability to frame problems will be museum-quality.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3 hours
To register:  Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Problem Solving: Generating Alternatives
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: When faced with any problem, it's tempting, especially in today's frenzied business atmosphere, to either take the easiest route or rely on the old tried-and-true methods. But how many times have you taken a certain action and realized afterward that you had more options than you realized? As a positive result of that complexity, however, you can enjoy the benefits of increased opportunities in problem solving. This course is designed to equip you with numerous and productive alternative generation strategies that will enable you to draw from a pool of expanded options. By so doing, you'll better recognize and act on the best possible business choice. You'll explore ways to begin generating alternatives and get into the flow of enlarging your store of possible solutions. Using both rational and creative approaches to problem solving, you'll be sure that no good idea is left unnoticed. And even when you get stuck, when that rut becomes tiresomely deep, you'll be able to right your course by using the dynamic strategies provided here. Options and alternatives are valuable commodities to possess. Get ready to take them to the bank.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 2 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Making Decisions Dynamically
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: The objective of this course is to turn you and others in your organization into dynamic decision makers. You'll gain the skills necessary to avoid the psychological pitfalls that adversely affect decision making. You'll hone your decision-making ability in risky and uncertain circumstances. You'll walk away from this course with concrete and powerful decision-making tools, both rational and statistical. When you use the decision-modeling techniques presented here, you'll enjoy enhanced accuracy and, hence, business confidence. Then, with these strategies in hand, you'll explore ways to better make decisions even when you're working with others who aren't completely "on your side." It's true that decisions determine your life. It's time now to better determine your decisions.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 2.5 hours
To register:  Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Perspectives on Conflict in the Workplace
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: What is meant by the term "conflict," and what are the general attitudes towards it in the workplace? In this course, three prevailing attitudes towards conflict are compared. These are that: --Conflict is always a bad thing --Conflict is always a good thing --A certain level of conflict is productive, but too much is undesirable. This last view informs the rest of the course, which goes on to describe how a healthy and productive level of conflict can be encouraged in an organization, promoting a win-win philosophy that improves performance. Of course, conflict cannot always be contained at this productive level, and often spills over into becoming destructive. Therefore, learners will also discover how to recognize the signs and symptoms of destructive conflict, so that they can deal with it in the workplace.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.5 hours
To register:  Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Handling Conflict
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal Entry Level
Description: No one can complete a working career without experiencing conflict, so it is essential for you to handle this conflict in the most effective way. To handle conflict well, you need to build a repertoire of techniques. These techniques require you to behave differently from your natural instincts at times. Therefore, a good starting point is to establish what your instinctive approaches to conflict are, and where these attitudes stem from. This will enable you to decide on a range of different approaches to conflict, based on a spectrum that goes from being only concerned about your own needs, to only being concerned about other people's needs. This spectrum gives rise to five possible strategies for dealing with conflict. Whatever strategy you apply, some core techniques will make you more effective. These involve three main actions: confronting the conflict, communicating with the other party, and determining an acceptable outcome.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.5 hours 
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Getting Past Clashes: Valuing Team Diversity
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: Teams have diverse personalities, skills, and interests that are challenging to put together. You may not get along with every team member, but it's important that you can work together to achieve the same goal. At the end of this course, you'll have the skills needed to work with different personality styles, control your gut reactions to difficult people, and deal with difficult team members.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 2.5 hours 
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Conquering Conflict through Communication
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: Develop the skills to conquer conflict through communication. Identify the steps to active listening. Recognize how to use feedback in your teams. Communicate information sensitively. Learn how to bring out the best in people.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Leadership Communication Skills
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Interpersonal Skills Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: In this course, you will learn what the requirements of leadership are, how to communicate your suitability for the role, and how to communicate with those you lead. Leadership is not the same as management. Unlike management, leadership does not require formal recognition of authority. However, it does place other requirements on the person assuming the leadership role. Before people will follow, they need to be reassured that their leader is deserving of both their trust and their confidence. Good relationships are paramount, and communication is the prime tool for building those relationships. Once you have been accepted as the leader, good communication will ensure that objectives are agreed upon, understood, and achieved.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Team Interpersonal Communication Skills Simulation
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet Interpersonal Skills Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: Interpersonal communication is an essential skill for the modern worker. Rarely does an employee work in complete isolation. People interact with customers, peers, teams, managers, and executives. Leaders especially must be able to demonstrate good communication within their teams. When leaders practice good communication skills, their teams are motivated, inspired, and committed. There are several strategies that leaders can practice to improve their interpersonal communication skills. This simulation focuses on them. The learner is the senior documentation writer at Traveler Help, a company that makes The Belvedere. The Belvedere is a portable, affordable, programmable travel companion that makes traveling easier by alerting the traveler to flight status, alerts, and directions in terminals. The learner is trying to convince the company that usability is critical to the product's success and has been given a month to prove it. This task is in addition to a regular workload.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: .5 hours 
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Integrating Change in Your Organization
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Resilience and Flexibility Aligned Skills under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: For the change process to be effective, you must incorporate the changes that you have made and, at the same time, create structures and mechanisms that are flexible enough to allow ongoing change when necessary. To do this, you need to develop committed and flexible teams, and create an atmosphere that allows open and frank discussion about how improvements can continue to be made. Effective teams, performance management, and well-placed policies are needed if your organization is to truly benefit from the change process. "Incorporating Change in Your Organization" provides you with the skills and strategies you need to embed and sustain change, and then move forward toward continual improvement and collaborative working. The change story never ends. In today's ever-changing business environment, you may feel as if you're on an endless loop of change. As a manager, your role is to ensure that each part of the change story finishes happily, so that when new change is required, the foundation for progress is strong and flexible.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

The Path from Pessimism to Optimism
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Resilience Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level 
Description: Your point of view affects virtually every aspect of your life, including your level of success. A negative point of view is a detrimental influence. Negativity is the result of unchecked pessimism. It's an abnormal pattern of thinking that persists over time and negates solutions and successful outcomes. Learning to deal with negativity will improve both your personal and business relationships. This course identifies how negative attitudes are formed, how you can identify them, and how a bad attitude becomes contagious. You will also learn some practical tools for developing and maintaining a positive point of view.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

A Primer for Ensuring Accountability
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Accountability Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: This course is designed to enhance your ability to communicate a philosophy of continuous improvement, what you expect of your staff, and what they must expect of themselves. This is a primer on multiple approaches to performance appraisal. It's much easier to hold people accountable for their work if they know exactly what's expected, and more importantly, why it's expected. Acting on the lessons in this course will pay off in increased employee commitment, not to mention increased profitability. The other major payoff here is the opportunity to do some soul searching. How accountable are you? You'll have the chance to consider your own performance as a manager and practice your own strategic approach for ensuring accountability.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Writing with Intention
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: Whether you're preparing a brief e-mail response, a business letter, a performance review, a multi-page proposal, or a presentation to a prime customer, you know that having a job means having to write. But if you're not a trained writer, how do you begin? The writing process actually starts before you pick up a pen or place your fingers on a keyboard. It begins with defining what you are writing, for whom you are writing, why you are writing, and which writing approach to use. "Writing with Intention" addresses these defining matters, which you need to consider every time you sit down to write. The course includes lessons on how to link your writing to its purpose, how to modify your writing for different readers and audiences, and how to approach your content in a manner that supports the message type. In this course, business writing is taught as a collection of easy skill sets, not as a strained creative exercise. The lessons flexibly encompass almost any kind of business writing you may be required to perform on the job. No matter what your level of writing skill, if you write at work, you can benefit from this practical writing course.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Avoiding Errors in Usage and Punctuation
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: Have you ever received an e-mail so poorly worded that you hit the delete button before you even finished reading the message? Have you ever opened a letter so confusing that you couldn't understand what the author was trying to say? If so, you understand the frustration of receiving a badly written message. Are you afraid that you might have sent messages that have been discarded or misunderstood for similar reasons? If so, this course will help you to improve your basic usage and punctuation skills so that your messages are read and understood.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Avoiding Grammatical Errors in Business Writing
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level 
Description: Grammar: the very word strikes terror into the hearts of learners everywhere. For many people, it recalls the most difficult or most boring classes they can remember from childhood. Yet using correct grammar is one of the key skills for any business writer. Poor grammar skills interfere with communicating a clear message; moreover, they may suggest that the writer is careless and perhaps unprofessional. In this course, you will learn to recognize and repair the most common grammatical errors in sentence construction. Using correct grammar will help you to convey your information accurately and to represent yourself and your company as articulate and professional.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4.5 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com/

The Writing Process
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Written Communication Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: This course divides the writing process into manageable components: preparing to write and composing your message. It explains a methodical way of handling the various tasks from beginning to end. It also covers the particular challenges of writing in groups. There is no single correct way to write, and experienced writers usually develop their own individual processes. But if your current approach is haphazard and frustrating, using the process explained in this course may make the act of writing less formidable and more enjoyable. It may also help you to produce more focused, more polished and more effective business documents.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 5.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

The Fundamentals of Exceptional Customer Service
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Customer Service Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: This course is designed to take your goals beyond merely satisfying the customer to creating customer loyalty. The training takes aim at outdated modes of thinking, and establishes the building blocks for a service mentality that increases customer commitment, not to mention profits. Learn how to develop service standards and track their effectiveness. Gain new insights and strategies from the corporate masters of customer service. Explore the value of building relationships with customers. Most importantly, by the end of the course you'll be able create your own customer-focused philosophy.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 3.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

The Customer's Voice
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Customer Service Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
This course must be taken with SkillSoft’s Customers, Confrontation and Conflict to meet the Customer Service Aligned Skill
Description: This course provides the tools to learn all that you can about your customers. The focus is on recognizing and ultimately anticipating customer expectations. There are any numbers of ways to hear "The Customer's Voice", but you have to know how to listen. Learn about the dynamics of client expectations, and the inconsistent, ever-changing nature of today's customer. How do customers judge our success? You'll explore the five key expectations dimensions, and you'll be able to assess your workplace in terms of meeting client needs. And you don't have to be James Bond to "gather intelligence" on your customers. By completing this course, you'll be able to master methods of compiling customer data and input. The final step in "hearing" your customer is creating compatibility. Explore how to align your services with each of your clients, and gain customers for life.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 5.0 hours
To register:  Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Customers, Confrontation and Conflict
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Customer Service Aligned Skill under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
This course must be taken with SkillSoft’s The Customer's Voice to meet the Customer Service Aligned Skill
Description: This course will give you the perspective to effectively cope with customer conflict, and sound methods to deal with all types of potentially confrontational situations. You'll be able to identify elements of emotional response that interfere with good customer service. Staying cool, calm, and customer-connected is a critical learning objective for this course. Develop communication skills that defuse customer complaints. Learn and differentiate the best methods to handle difficult customers in person and over the phone. By the end of this highly interactive course, you'll have the strategies necessary to restore customer confidence and move beyond the thorny issue to an even stronger relationship.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 5.0 hours
To register: Check your agency’s LMS or go to http://www.skillsoft.com.

Vendor: Project Masters, Inc.

Managing the Project’s Quality
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Test & Evaluation Strategy Aligned Skill under Test & Evaluation under Entry Level
Description: This course provides and overview of quality management and specifically focuses on the cost of quality, quality integration and requirements. Participants will also learn about the history of quality, measurement procedures and corrective actions, and procedures to verify project effectiveness. The course also introduces quality management including flow charts, cause and effect diagram, check sheet, pareto diagram, histogram, control chart and scatter plot.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: One day or 8 hours
To register:  go to http://www.projmasters.com or call 301-362-5800.

Managing Teams
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving and Interpersonal Skills Aligned Skills under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: This course describes and defines team terminology, discusses behavioral issues in managing teams and specifically focuses on theories such as Maslow’s Hierarchy, Herbert’s Motivators, Theory X and Y Behavioral Issues. Course participants will learn team management skills, setting team norms, how to listen and give feedback, how to set up a team. The course also reviews team motivation factors, decision making tools, and problem solving.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: One day or 8 hours
To register:  go to http://www.projmasters.com or call 301-362-5800.

Becoming an Effective Communicator
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Oral Communication and Conflict Management Aligned Skills under Leadership/Interpersonal under Entry Level
Description: This course gives an overview of communication terminology, manager communication skills and different communication types. Participants will learn conflict management skills, basic presentation skills, and negotiating skills. The course also focuses on Management by Walkaround (MBWA), effective meeting skills, status reporting and avoiding failure due to lack of communication.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: Two days or 16 hours
To register: go to http://www.projmasters.com or call 301-362-5800.

Advanced Acquisition Management 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the Requirements/Management Development Process Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level
Description:This course describes the Federal government acquisition policy, acquisition management, work breakdown structure, cost estimating, Program budget execution, solicitation planning, evaluation and award, and contract management post award. The course also addressed earned value management, quality management, and risk management. Participants will learn how to deliver and manage a Departmental/Agency effort, direct the development of concepts, requirements, and documents related to the program, manage the preparation of a Program’s Management Strategy, Maximize the use of Performance Based Acquisition Principles, Market Research, relevance of FAR Parts 10 and 12, direct requirement baselining, change processes and resourcing.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: Three days or 24 hours
To register: go to http://www.projmasters.com or call 301-362-5800.

Vendor: IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University

Project Management Mastery (PMM)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements Development Process, Risk and Opportunity Management, and Communication Management Aligned Skills under Requirements/Management Development Process under Entry Level
Description:This fundamentals-level course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University teaches a streamlined, flexible, step-by-step approach in managing projects of any size. It instills practical project management methods essential for success in today’s challenging business environment. Get the hands-on experience in producing and implementing a powerful project plan, including execution and control strategies. Learn how to apply proven techniques, templates, and tools for each project phase presented in the course – initiating, defining, organizing, planning, tracking, managing, and closing out projects.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class

Managing Without Authority (MWA)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management, Team Building/IPT, and Influencing/Negotiating Aligned Skills under Leadership/Interpersonal underMid Level
Description:Learn how to get work done when authority is less important than knowledge. This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University gives proven and effective techniques to succeed when experiencing tough projects, tougher customers, nearly impossible deadlines, valuable team members with differing priorities, others who aren’t delivering as agreed, and functional managers who aren’t meeting key resource commitments. MWA provides the tools to read the political terrain, identify the business, social, and individual dynamics in play, and determine the best strategies and tactics for the situation.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class

Leading Effective Teams (LET)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Partnering, Conflict Management, Team Building/IPT, Creativity/Innovation, and Leveraging Diversity Aligned Skills under Leadership/Interpersonal under Mid Level
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University equips participants with the insights and skills needed to lead complex team efforts to success under the most challenging of circumstances. Maximizing team performance is a key organizational imperative in today’s complex and dynamic business environment. Team members span organizational lines, geographical boundaries, cultures, and even languages, and leaders must be prepared to deal with these dynamics. LSE gives managers and leaders an opportunity to step back and acquire the strategic perspective to ensure everyone is aligned and progressing toward the same goal.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class

Mastering the Integrated Program (MIP)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements Development Process Aligned Skill under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University presents proven processes for managing the interrelationships among various projects in order to assure repeatable success in the complex program environment. Managing the complex interrelationships among projects has become a mandatory skill in the twenty-first-century. Recognizing that it is not enough to approach programs simply as large projects, this course presents a unique set of management skills for identifying and assessing the myriad of interfaces and relationships affecting today’s integrated programs.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class

Converting Strategy into Action (CSIA)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/interpersonal Competency underSenior Level
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University provides an introduction to the full range of approaches and emerging concepts for aligning project initiatives with strategic objectives. An organization doesn’t just naturally evolve from being project driven to being focused and successful with projects that consistently execute business strategies. CSIA delineates and demonstrates what it takes to bring about this evolution by treating strategic execution as an overall system.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class

Leadership for Strategic Execution (LSE)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level
Description:This course developed by IPS and the Stanford Center for Professional Development at Stanford University addresses the critical role that leadership plays in achieving better organizational performance and how best to use that role strategically. Organizations stand or fall on their ability to execute strategy effectively – which means they demand skilled leaders to manage the teams that translate strategy into effective results. LSE provides participants with the tools to become effective leaders, whether for making strategic decisions, translating strategy, or managing change within an organization.
Method of Training: Classroom and Online
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Call 800-643-0404 or email fedsapm@ipslearning.com to schedule a class

Insights Learning & Development

Foundations of Leadership in Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Entry Level

Description: Over the past 20 years project management has matured, from focusing on meeting the triple constraints (cost, schedule, scope) to becoming a strategic capability for achieving organizational goals. Today, it takes more than good administrative skills to run a successful project…it takes leadership! The Foundations of Leadership in Project Management Workshop is a powerful, insightful and practical introduction to leadership for project managers. The workshop begins with Insights Discovery, a highly customized, in-depth profile* produced for each participant that provides insights into one’s strengths, challenges, blind spots, management, decision making style, and strengths/challenges in influencing. Leadership is in relationship to those being led, so understanding one’s one leadership preferences is a crucial first step in managing others. The journey on Day One continues with understanding the balance of flexibility and resolve, resilience and fortitude and strategies for dealing with setbacks and stress. Day two will focus on logical analysis for problem solving and decision making, goal setting, and accountability for results. Day three will focus on communication strategies (oral and written), building interpersonal skills, resolving conflict, and customer service. *Requires 20 minutes of pre-work to complete an Insights Discovery Profile.
Method of Training: Live Online and Classroom 
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Contact Suzanne Dresser at 360-876-5153 orwww.ultimateinsuccess.com/insights

Insights to Personal Effectiveness
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Interpersonal Skills Aligned Skill under Leadership/Professional under Entry Level

Description:: Insights Discovery is a lifelong system for optimizing personal and professional effectiveness. During the workshop you will learn a common language to support your growth as individual and as a team member. You will receive a custom profile* that includes information on your personal style, decision making preferences, strengths, potential challenges, communication style preferences and potential blind spots (plus more). The Discovery Profile is the latest in technological achievement in the psychometric field and will be used in conjunction with classroom learning, exercises, and teaming opportunities to provide a day that will be information-rich and fun-filled. *Requires 20 minutes of pre-work to complete an Insights Discovery Profile.
Method of Training: Live Online and Classroom 
Length of Training: 4 hours
To register: Contact Suzanne Dresser at 360-876-5153 orwww.ultimateinsuccess.com/insights

Transformational Leadership in Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Mid Level

Description: The Insights Transformational Leadership in Project Management workshop is designed to transform practitioners of project and portfolio* managers into leaders by evolving self-awareness, expanding capability and effectiveness at leading self, teams and groups, and the organization along with developing their emotional competence. Participants will receive a highly customized Transformational Leadership profile to gain insight into their strengths and challenges in eight dimensions of leadership: Leading Change, Creating a Compelling Vision, Communicating with Impact, Fostering Teamwork, Facilitating Development, Leading From Within, Agile Thinking and Delivering Results. *15-20 minutes of pre work required to complete leadership profile.
Method of Training: Live Online and Classroom 
Length of Training: 40 hours
To register: Contact Suzanne Dresser at 360-876-5153 orwww.ultimateinsuccess.com/insights

Managing Up the Chain- Influencing, Negotiating, and Communicating with Impact
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Influencing/Negotiating Aligned Skill under Leadership/Professional under Mid Level

Description: The most important competencies for project managers in leadership development is influencing, advocating change and negotiating with stakeholders. The biggest obstacle to project success is managing stakeholder expectation*. This class is NOT a 1-2-3 on negotiating techniques. It is a journey into the psychology of influencing and negotiating with a focus on practical, immediate application in your project environment.
Method of Training: Live Online and Classroom 
Length of Training: 8 hours
To register: Contact Suzanne Dresser at 360-876-5153 orwww.ultimateinsuccess.com/insights

The Executive Guide to Strategy Execution
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Strategic Thinking Aligned Skills under Leadership/Professional under Senior Level

Description: This high impact workshop is designed for people in mid to senior level positions with experience in executing strategic initiatives. The material presented is designed to give people with a background in project, program and/or portfolio management the next level of information to be optimally successful in their role as leaders. Those who formulate strategies will be equally interested in how considerations of execution and organizational development influence the strategic vision and mission.
Method of Training: Live Online and Classroom 
Length of Training: 8 hours
To register: Contact Suzanne Dresser at 360-876-5153 orwww.ultimateinsuccess.com/insights

Vendor: Acquisition Solutions Training Institute

Mission Centric COTR Basics: Contracting for Program and Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level

Description: This course includes eight modules of training, focused on both technical knowledge and required competencies. Each module contains course content, discussion questions, exercises, exhibits and references. During this course, students will participate in highly interactive discussions, exercises, and case study reviews. These activities combined will educate COR/COTRs and P/PMs to make sound business decisions, working closely with their Contracting Officers (COs) and contractors, to ensure mission results are achieved. Additionally, various forms, templates, and references materials have been combined into a COR/COTR Handbook and CD, to be utilized during class and on the job. After the completion of this course, students will understand the significant role played by the COR/COTR and P/PM as the principal liaison between the contractor and the Contracting Officer (CO); describe your responsibilities, both legal and mission-centric; understand your duties throughout the acquisition process; and add value to the process based on your business acumen.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 40 hours
To register: Go to http://www.acquisitionsolutions.com/asi_training-courses.cfm or call 1-866-425-3500 or e-mail training@acqsolinc.com

Vendor: Management Concepts

Earned Value Management and Cost Estimating I
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM competency: Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management and all associated aligned skills Entry Level

Description: This course is designed for entry-level project managers to increase their effectiveness in cost estimating and implementing earned value management on their projects. It provides participants the opportunity to apply the associated competencies and aligned skills. This course is designed for entry-level project managers. It satisfies the EVM and cost estimating coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Entry Level. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 Days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Project Management II
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM aligned skill(s): Requirements Development Process and Core Management Skills and Processes; and the competency: Test & Evaluation under Mid Level

Description: Develop the skills and competencies to successfully manage agency programs. Use a threaded case study to understand the challenges of managing programs in a civilian government agency. Apply competencies through a simulation integrated around the acquisition life cycle, and respond to various program management situations. Focus on the roles and issues faced in the federal arena. 

Project Management II serves as a capstone of the mid-level project management coursework area. Participants will apply the FAC-P/PM competencies and aligned skills through a series of case study exercises that will compels them to work at both the program and project management level.

This course is designed for mid-level program/project managers and satisfies the project management coursework area necessary for FACP/ PM certification at the mid level.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 Days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Project Management III
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM aligned skills: Requirements Development Process, Concept Selection Process, Technology Development Process, Total Ownership Cost, Risk & Opportunity Management, and Technical Process; and the FAC-P/PM competencies Test & Evaluation and Life Cycle Logistics under Senior Level

Description: The course provides the training necessary for senior level program managers to make substantial improvements in program performance immediately upon returning to the workplace. All program-related components of a major capital investment common to civilian agencies as well as required by OMB and GAO are experienced. The course is substantially scenario based and will require participants to role play difficult life cycle situations. Participants will leave with proven tools, techniques, and checklists which can be integrated immediately into their programs.

 This course is intended for experienced senior-level program managers who have been in the role of project and program management. The participants will experience a hands-on application-based, total life cycle, project and program management simulation. Participants will build upon their existing expertise by learning and applying key principles and best practices across a complex program case study and oversee the preparation, submission and approval of key OMB and GAO documentation.

 This course satisfies the project management coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Senior Level.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 Days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Earned Value Management and Cost Estimating III
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM competency: Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Senior Level

Description: This course is designed to increase a program manager’s effectiveness in implementing earned value management across their spectrum of programs. It addresses the Earned Value Management and Cost Estimating coursework area defined by FAI and provides participants the opportunity to apply the associated competencies and aligned skills.

Ultimately, participants will complete a portfolio simulation in which they must structure the portfolio to capture program data and its impact, then assess and manage challenging “what-if” scenarios. This course is designed for senior-level program managers. It satisfies the EVM and cost estimating coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Senior Level.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 Days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Federal Contracting Basics for Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contract Approach, Perform Source Selection, and Administer Contract aligned skills under Contracting competency under Entry Level

Description: This three-day course is designed to introduce project managers to the federal acquisition environment. Students will be guided through the entire federal acquisition process from acquisition planning through contract administration and closeout. This course emphasizes the project manager’s role during the federal acquisition process and the relationship that the project manager has with the contracting officer and other members of the acquisition team. Key topics included in this course are acquisition planning, the importance of performance-based service acquisition, preparing a requirements document, preparing and issuing a solicitation, conducting a source selection, awarding a contract, and contract administration. This course uses a number of techniques to reinforce and engage students in the material: lecture, facilitated discussions, team review exercises, independent readings, and a multiple-choice final exam.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Project Management Principles
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Core Management Skills & Processes, Total Ownership Cost (OMB A-94) and Risk & Opportunity Management under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; the aligned skills Technical Management Process and Technical Process under the Systems Engineering competency; the aligned skills Test & Evaluation (T&E) and Integration of T&E and Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES) under the Test and Evaluation (T&E) competency; and the aligned skills Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) Management, Product Support and Interoperability under the Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) competency under Entry Level.

Description: This comprehensive foundation course will focus on the project management principles and best practices aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), helping employees obtain knowledge, tools, techniques, and best practices to successfully manage a project from initiation to final closeout. Students will learn techniques designed to help them meet the goals of their projects, organization, and customers while balancing the competing demands of time, cost, scope, and risk. This flagship course will provide a solid foundation in project management concepts and will lay the groundwork for future, more advanced (“deeper dive”) studies.

This course is designed for entry-level or newer project managers. It satisfies the project management coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the entry level. It also provides a basis for further study for those students seeking PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential. 

The course is organized around the basic principles of project management, from project definition to project close-out. In addition to the technical aspects of project management, the course addresses basic written and oral communication skills used throughout projects.  Key course topics include a Project Management Overview; Defining the Project; Planning the Project; Developing the Communications Management Plan; Organizing the Scope; Scheduling the Project; Planning for Budget Constraints; Planning for Change; Planning for Risk; Approving the Project Management Plan; Managing the Project; and Closing the Project.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Leadership and Communications Skills for Federal Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Communications Management and Working Groups and Teams under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; and all aligned skills for the Leadership/Professional competency under Entry Level.

Description: Leadership & Communication Skills for Federal Project Managers explores the value and importance of a variety of leadership qualities. It equips participants with techniques to apply to their projects, such as defining and communicating vision, holding themselves and others accountable, problem solving, decision making, conflict management, and negotiation. The course also explores the use of influence and power, building partnerships, and the role of creativity and innovation in projects.  Coupled with additional courses, Leadership & Communication Skills for Federal Project Managers provides the foundation for the FAC-P/PM entry-level certification as well as PMP® certification. Key Course topics include Leadership Qualities; Aligning Vision; Encouraging Accountability; Solving Problems; Managing Conflict; Making Decisions; Influencing Stakeholders & Building Partnerships; Negotiating; and Demonstrating Creativity & Innovation.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Contracting Officer’s Representative Course (1070)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting competency and all the associated aligned skills, Contract Approach, Prepare Requirements & Support Documentation, Prepare & Issue Solicitation, Perform Source Selection, Administer Contract, and Performance-based Service Agreements under Mid Level

Description: This five-day comprehensive course is designed to provide program/project personnel with knowledge of the federal acquisition process and well as the knowledge and skills to successfully execute their responsibilities as representatives of the contracting officer. This course presents the critical relationships and guidance for program/project personnel engaged in the acquisition process — from the initial decision to satisfy a mission need through a contract to monitoring performance and closeout. Some of the topics include the COR’s role and authority, important decisions made in each phase of the acquisition, effective contract monitoring, and processing proposals, awards, and contract changes. This course uses a number of techniques to reinforce and engage students in the material: lecture; facilitated discussions; team exercises; and a multiple choice final exam.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 40 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Advanced COR/COTR Workshop (1072)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contract Approach, Prepare Requirements & Support Documentation, Prepare & Issue Solicitation, Administer Contract, and Performance-based Service Agreements Aligned Skills under the Contracting Competency under Senior Level

Description: This highly interactive, five-day course is designed for program/project personnel with experience in the acquisition environment. Students will increase their mastery of critical competencies by applying them to an in-depth case study for a performance-based service acquisition. Students will navigate complex acquisition situations ranging from acquisition planning to contract management. Through individual and team activities, students will make acquisition strategy recommendations, conduct market research, draft requirements and quality assurance plan documents, create meaningful evaluation factors, and develop a detailed plan for managing the contract. Students will confront situations involving contract modifications, faulty contractor reports, performance problems, delays, and invoice payments. Essential COTR documentation is emphasized. This hands-on course focuses on individual and team exercises to engage students in the material. Review of supporting information is presented prior to exercises that apply the relevant topics. Pre-class reading assignments also help prepare students for this course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 40 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Best Value Source Selection Using Tradeoffs (1074)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Perform Source Selection Aligned Skill under the Contracting Competency under Senior Level

Description: This two-day course explores the options available to the government in achieving best value using the tradeoff process, as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The tradeoff process allows the government to award to other than the lowest price offeror. Students will explore the impact of these choices on competing offerors. Critical areas that are addressed include how to organize the source selection and who needs to participate, drafting meaningful evaluation factors that discriminate between offers, evaluating proposals in accordance with the solicitation, permissible exchanges with offerors before award, and documenting the source selection decision. This course uses various techniques to engage students in the material: lecture; discussion; team exercises; case studies based on actual legal decisions; and independent readings.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Acquisition I
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Requirements Development Process, Concept Selection Process, Technology Development Process, and Market Research under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; and the Prepare & Issue Solicitation aligned skill for the Contracting competency under Entry Level

Description: The course covers the acquisition process from determining the requirements through market research. Use of integrated case studies provides participants the opportunity to apply leadership, problem solving, and negotiation skills plus the knowledge and skills they have gained in this course.  This course is designed for entry-level project managers. This course satisfies the acquisition coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Entry Level. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain the requirements development approach; Define concept selection; Recognize technology development process; Perform a business strategy for market research (FAR Parts 10 and 12) to include socio-economic considerations; and Create an on-the-job action plan.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Government Specific I
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Life-Cycle Logistics Management, Product Support and Interoperability aligned skills under the Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) competency; all aligned skills under Contracting; and all aligned skills under the Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management competency, under Entry Level.

Description: This course is designed as a capstone conclusion for the entry-level series and provides the foundation for those aligned skills that are government specific.  It is especially valuable to individuals who are interested in and need to understand the systematic integration and application of government specific project management topics, and focuses on the roles and issues of the project manager in the federal environment. The course is comprised of roughly 50 percent lecture and 50 percent activities, including facilitated discussions, exercises, and assignments. A case study is used throughout the course.  Key course topics include Key Project Roles and Responsibilities in the Government; OMB Internal Controls; the Contract Approach; Preparing Requirements and Support Documentation; Issue Solicitation and Performing Source Selection; Negotiating the Baseline Performance; Managing the Contract, and Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM).
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Leadership and Professional Skills I
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Communications Management and Working Groups and Teams under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; and all aligned skills for the Leadership/Professional competency under Entry Level.

Description: Leadership & Professional Skills I explores the value and importance of a variety of leadership qualities. It equips participants with techniques to apply to their projects, such as defining and communicating vision, holding themselves and others accountable, problem solving, decision making, conflict management, and negotiation. The course also explores the use of influence and power, building partnerships, and the role of creativity and innovation in projects.  Coupled with additional courses, Leadership & Professional Skills I for Federal Project Managers provides the foundation for the FAC-P/PM entry-level certification as well as PMP® certification. Key Course topics include Leadership Qualities; Aligning Vision; Encouraging Accountability; Solving Problems; Managing Conflict; Making Decisions; Influencing Stakeholders & Building Partnerships; Negotiating; and Demonstrating Creativity & Innovation. 

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Project Management I 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Core Management Skills & Processes, Total Ownership Cost (OMB A-94) and Risk & Opportunity Management under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; the aligned skills Technical Management Process and Technical Process under the Systems Engineering competency; the aligned skills Test & Evaluation (T&E) and Integration of T&E and Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES) under the Test and Evaluation (T&E) competency; and the aligned skills Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) Management, Product Support and Interoperability under the Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) competency under Entry Level. 

Description: This comprehensive foundation course will focus on the project management principles and best practices aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), helping employees obtain knowledge, tools, techniques, and best practices to successfully manage a project from initiation to final closeout. Students will learn techniques designed to help them meet the goals of their projects, organization, and customers while balancing the competing demands of time, cost, scope, and risk. This flagship course will provide a solid foundation in project management concepts and will lay the groundwork for future, more advanced (“deeper dive”) studies. 

This course is designed for entry-level or newer project managers. It satisfies the project management coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the entry level. It also provides a basis for further study for those students seeking PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential.

The course is organized around the basic principles of project management, from project definition to project close-out. In addition to the technical aspects of project management, the course addresses basic written and oral communication skills used throughout projects.  Key course topics include a Project Management Overview; Defining the Project; Planning the Project; Developing the Communications Management Plan; Organizing the Scope; Scheduling the Project; Planning for Budget Constraints; Planning for Change; Planning for Risk; Approving the Project Management Plan; Managing the Project; and Closing the Project.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Acquisition II
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Prepare and Issue Solicitation, Perform Source Selection, Administer Contract, and Performance-based Service Agreements under the Contracting competency, under Mid Level.

Description: The intended audience for this course is federal, civilian project/program managers. This course addresses the federal acquisition process from issuing the solicitation and performing source selection through managing the contract. Use of an integrated case study provides participants the opportunity to apply and share knowledge and skills in contracting. The intended audience will benefit from a participative classroom learning environment with facilitated discussions and knowledge sharing.

This course is designed for mid-level project/program managers. It satisfies the acquisition coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Mid Level.  Key course topics include Issuing the Solicitation and Performing Source Selection; Analyzing Vendor Performance; and Managing the Contract.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days (16 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Government Specific II
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Contract Approach, and Prepare Requirements & Support Documentation under the Contracting competency, under Mid Level.

Description: The intended audience for this course is federal, civilian project/program managers. It is particularly valuable for individuals who are interested in the systematic integration and application of project/program management topics and who are interested in focusing on the roles and issues of the project/program manager in the federal environment. The intended audience will benefit from a participative classroom learning environment with facilitated discussions and knowledge sharing.

This course is designed for mid-level project/program managers. It satisfies the acquisition coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Mid-Level.  Key course topics include Planning Acquisition Programs; Determining the Contract Approach; and Preparing Requirements and Supporting Documentation
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days (16 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

EVM and Cost Estimating II 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets all associated aligned skills for the Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency under Mid Level

Description: This course is designed for mid-level program and project managers to increase their effectiveness in implementing earned value management on their programs and projects. It addresses the Earned Value Management and Cost Estimating coursework area defined by FAI and provides participants the opportunity to apply the associated competencies and aligned skills. Participants will apply cost estimating and earned value management techniques to a project case study. During the case study, they will practice business financial planning and management, cost estimating and budgeting, performance measurement and reporting, cost and schedule variance, and program and project trends and forecasting.  This course is designed for mid-level program/project managers. This course satisfies the EVM and cost estimating coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Mid Level.  By the end of this course, you will be able to:  Identify the information system for financial management reporting; Analyze resource needs for management, including planning for an EVM program linked to risk; Conduct EVM analysis and implementing changes based on analysis; Apply business process re-engineering methods for continuous improvement; and Create an on-the-job action plan.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Leadership and Professional Skills II 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets all associated aligned skills for the Leadership/Professional competency under Mid Level

Description: This course is designed to build the leadership skills necessary to manage and lead high-performing program/project teams.  This course is designed for mid-level program/project managers. This course satisfies the Leadership coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Mid Level.  By the end of this course, you will be able to:  Think strategically; Display entrepreneurship; Demonstrate creativity and innovation; Partner with stakeholders effectively; Build teams/IPT; Leverage diversity; Manage conflict; and Create an on-the-job action plan. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Acquisition III 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets all associated aligned skills for the Contracting competency under Senior Level

Description: Effectively manage programs involving acquisition. This senior level course provides advanced treatment of all FAC-P/PM competencies under the Contracting process. Included are contract approach, prepare requirements & support documentation, prepare & issue solicitation, perform source selection, administer contract, and performance-based service agreements. Roles of key acquisition personnel and the shift from contract administration to management are examined. Topics are addressed by examining current federal policies and practices, discussing associated issues, and examining specific techniques. A case study that involves a federal project is used throughout the course during exercises to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to apply the concepts and techniques. The course is designed using a number of effective and engaging techniques so that students can experience elements of advanced acquisition. Course material, lecture, facilitated discussions, individual, group, and class exercises, demonstrations, role-plays, briefings and a multiple-choice, summative exam are all integrated into the course to provide a solid learning event. This course is designed for senior-level program managers. This course satisfies the acquisition coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Senior Level. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Leadership and Professional Skills III 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Communications Management and Working Groups and Teams under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; and all associated aligned skills for the Leadership/Professional competency under Senior Level

Description: This exciting virtually totally interactive training course is designed as a scenario-based event which will help participants develop the essential interpersonal and management competencies required of high-performing, successful program and project managers such as strategic thinking, vision, and external awareness. The course draws upon the participants past experience and leverages it in a way that will improve the senior program manager’s ability to deliver effective presentations to senior level audiences; build and direct high-powered teams; create a culture of development and accountability; and communicate a compelling vision that generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment among team members. The course offers the participant the opportunity to advance their leadership skills across the entire acquisition life cycle as participants apply what they learn for key acquisition life cycle events and milestones. The course has been designed by our experts utilizing extensive GAO audit results from civilian agencies in order to assure that the participant knows the frequently occurring problem areas and can focus on developing the leadership skills and competencies to prevent re-occurrence. Proven tools, techniques and GAO-derived checklists will be provided to assign with the continuous improvement of the senior program manager. This course is designed for senior-level program managers. This course satisfies the acquisition coursework area necessary for FAC-P/PM certification at the Senior Level.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Acquisition Strategy Environment for Program Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirement Development Process, Concept Selection, Technology Development Process, and Market Research aligned skills under Requirements/Management Development Process competency, Test & Evaluation (T&E) competency and all associated aligned skills, Life-cycle Logistics (LCL) and all associated aligned skills, and Leadership/Professional competency and all aligned skills under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to identify key issues that can inhibit a project/program from moving forward and, once identified, how to change the environment across decision support systems to meet strategic department/agency needs.  With the use of participants’ real-life examples, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) IT major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, participants navigate through federal department/agency decision support systems and learn how to develop an executable, comprehensive acquisition strategy. Participants gain, hone, and apply needed leadership and decision support knowledge to: conduct needs, gap, alternative, and issues analysis; assess material and non-material approaches; conduct effectiveness, suitability, and critical technologies assessments; and monitor and oversee estimated costs, sensitivities, risks, and competition activities. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days (32 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Acquisition Policy Planning, Programming and Budgeting for program Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting competency and all associated aligned skills, Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency, and all associated aligned skills, and Leadership/Professional competency and all aligned skills under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to utilize federal resources and acquisition policies and regulations. With the use of participants’ real-life examples, an FAA IT major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, the course outlines the planning, programming, budgeting, and contracting process with an emphasis on the specific products/artifacts a program team must produce, in conjunction with financial managers, cost estimators, and a Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), to meet a program’s strategic goals. Participants will learn how to navigate the OMB Circular A-11 process as well as implement a business strategy within FAR constraints—from overall acquisition strategy, through program justification with a business case and estimates, to final contract award. Emphasis is on developing a partnership between the Program Manager (PM), Financial/Cost Manager (FM) and the PCO and on leading the development and implementation of a successful acquisition strategy. Cases used integrate the wide variety of PM, FM and PCO team considerations—from cost vs. fixed price and need for performance-based approaches to sub-contractors and affiliated government organizations—and highlight the potential for unintended consequences and complexities in contracting for major systems within a department/agency.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days (32 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Integrated Program Management and Key Acquisition Topics for Program Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Technology Development Process, Core Management Skills & Processes, Total Ownership Cost (OMB A-94), Risk & Opportunity Management, and Working Groups and Teams aligned skills under FAC-P/PM Requirements/Management Development Process competency, and Technical Management Process aligned skill under FAC-P/PM System Engineering competency, and Leadership/Professional competency and all aligned skills under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to lead a major program through implementation. With the use of participants’ real-life examples, an FAA IT major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, participants apply the skills and competencies required of senior program managers to successfully leverage the synergies of the various disciplines to guide their organizations in a complex acquisition environment. The course covers critical topics including: team leadership and management, program detailed planning, technology development and requirements management, earned value management, risk management, scheduling, system engineering, logistics, testing and evaluation management.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days (32 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

Program Performance Measurement and Acquisition Reporting for Program Managers 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Technical Process aligned skill under System Engineering competency, and Leadership/Professional competency and all aligned skills under Senior Level

Description: This course focuses on honing participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities to apply advanced techniques to optimally collect, organize, analyze and report on project progress and performance. With the use of participants’ real-life examples, a “Firebird Scenario”—a major program case scenario, individual and group activities, and analysis of current events, participants use advanced software tools to maximize the use of their performance management system. Participants will be exposed to the leadership challenges involving the implementation of, best practices that integrate performance information—from cost estimating, risk management, earned value management (EVM) to scheduling and technical performance.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days (32 hours)
To register: Email facppm@managementconcepts.com or call Customer Service at 703-790-9595.

 

 

Vendor: Siege Engine Inc.

Project Management Core Skills & Leadership for Team Leads
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk & Opportunity Management, Working Groups and Teams Problem Solving, Conflict Management and Interpersonal Skills Aligned Skills under Requirements/Management Development Process underEntry Level

Description: This 5 day course prepares team leads to perform the tasks commonly delegated by project managers during the planning and execution of projects. Vocabulary, process, concepts, and tradecraft necessary to assist in the creation of project plan components, work breakdown structures, requirements, life cycle costs, risk management plans, alternate logistics support, testing & evaluation, and ultimately a project integrated master plan are conveyed by discussion and example. Students develop functional capacities by performing hands-on lab activities using a highly challenging real world scenario that requires the full application of the student’s skill set to achieve success. Students create the actual project work products and are evaluated using real world standards and expectations. Students lead small teams on actual project management tasks: decomposing work, determining appropriate levels of detail, completing work breakdown structures, duration estimation, network diagramming, resource estimation, scheduling, costing, and baseline creation. Students then move on to a perform work in a comprehensive risk/opportunity management process including: identification, valuation, ranking, selection, planning, and monitoring of actual project risks using proven field expedient tools and techniques. Team leadership concepts and processes are modeled, discussed, and then used in the working lab environment of the course. Students function as both a team lead and a follower while applying the course concepts in their work. Student performance and lab work products are evaluated at every stage of the course. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as the students make progress through the course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 5 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Project Management Core Skills for Team Leads
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk & Opportunity Management and Working Groups and Teams Aligned Skills under Requirements/Management Development Process under Entry Level

Description: This course prepares team leads to perform the tasks commonly delegated by project managers during the planning and execution of projects. Vocabulary, process, concepts, and tradecraft necessary to assist in the creation of project plan components, work breakdown structures, requirements, life cycle costs, risk management plans, alternate logistics support, testing & evaluation, and ultimately a project integrated master plan are conveyed by discussion and example. Students develop functional capacities by performing hands-on lab activities using a highly challenging real world scenario that requires the full application of the student’s skill set to achieve success. Students create the actual project work products and are evaluated using real world standards and expectations. Students perform hands on project planning tasks: decomposing work, determining appropriate levels of detail, completing work breakdown structures, duration estimation, network diagramming, resource estimation, scheduling, costing, and baseline creation. Students participate in a comprehensive risk/opportunity management process including: identification, valuation, ranking, selection, planning, and monitoring of actual project risks using proven field expedient tools and techniques. Student performance and lab work products are evaluated at every stage of the course. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as the students make progress through the course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Project Management Leadership for Team Leads
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving, Conflict Management and Interpersonal Skills Aligned Skills under Leadership/Professional under Entry Level

Description: This 2 day course prepares team leads to integrate, manage, and lead small teams working in a project environment to support project and program efforts. Small team leadership vocabulary processes, and concepts in project support situations are learned by discussion, example, and practice. Students learn team leadership skills necessary in project environments. Students apply the project planning model as a tool to control and focus the efforts of their team. They learn to eliminate wasted effort, rework and distractions. Tools for defining and controlling the scope of team member work and achieving higher yields in shorter time periods are practiced along with formal and informal feedback mechanisms. Meeting skills, one-on-one skills, management by wandering around, and productive management of conflict are decomposed and practiced. In labs students lead small team efforts to create actual project plan components and handle real world issues: determining appropriate levels of detail, delegation, and negotiations. Students function as both a team lead and a follower while applying the course concepts in their work. Student performance and lab work products are evaluated at every stage of the course. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as the students make progress through the course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Earned Value Management Skills for Team Leads
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management (EVM) Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Entry Level

Description: This 24 hour course prepares team leads to successfully structure project plans for EVM management and then use the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) as a tool for setting priorities and tracking project progress. The methods taught in this course are in alignment with PMI and ANSI standards for Earned Value Management Systems. The course prepares team leads for successful application of EVM with a carefully guided series of discoveries and experiences. Students are first presented with a productive example of a project earned value management system. Then the reporting requirements at the level of team, project, program, and portfolio are studied to establish the practical requirement for EVM information. Students then explore different methods for measuring progress using metrics that emphasize simplicity, standardization, and precision. EVM formulas and software are introduced as a means of automating the interpretation of metrics, allowing recordkeeping, tracking, and trend analysis. Finally different reporting tools and techniques are used to allow the student to draw conclusions and support decisions in both large and small scale environments. Throughout the course students make use of commonly available project management techniques and tools. Microsoft Project is introduced and used as a tool for recording and processing EVM metrics into decision support information. Students attending the course will leave with a high level of comfort and confidence using MS Project to track projects. Instructor evaluation and feedback are provided to students during all phases of this highly hands-on course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Project Management Core Skills & Leadership for Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk & Opportunity Management, Working Groups and Teams, Partnering and Conflict Management Aligned Skills under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level

Description: This 5 day course prepares project managers to lead teams through project planning and execution of project integrated master plan. Vocabulary, process, concepts, and tradecraft necessary to leverage a project team and create a project integrated master plan are conveyed by discussion, example, and hands on work. Students develop and enhance their capabilities by performing hands-on labs where they plan a demanding and severely constrained project as a part of an actively managed program. The project planning demands the full application of the student’s skill set, flexibility, and ability to collaborate within the program to achieve success. The work products produced are evaluated using real world standards, expectations, and demands for practicality. Students perform and lead teams through project management tasks: structuring planning work, setting requirements, decomposing work, determining appropriate levels of detail, creating work breakdown structures, choosing estimation techniques, duration estimation, network diagramming, resource estimation, scheduling, costing, and baseline creation. Students also perform quality management planning and perform a comprehensive risk/opportunity management process including: identification, valuation, ranking, selection, planning, and monitoring of actual project risks using proven field expedient tools and techniques. Project leadership concepts and processes are modeled, discussed, and then used in the working lab environment. Students function as both a project manager leading teams, as a program team member, and project team lead while applying the course concepts. Student performance and lab work products are evaluated at every stage of the course. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as the students make progress through the course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 5 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Program Management Core Skills & Leadership for Program Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills and the Core Management Skills & Processes, Risk & Opportunity Management, Communications Management and Working Groups and Teams Aligned Skills under the Requirements/Management Development Process under Senior Level

Description: This 5 day course prepares program managers to lead multi-project programs, manage with EVM systems, utilize project management concepts on a program scale, and to pursue an organizational vision. Vocabulary, process, concepts, and tradecraft necessary to leverage projects and coordinate an integrated master plan are the focus of the course. Students develop and enhance their capabilities by performing hands-on labs where they create an integrated master plan for life cycle management and forward moving support. The course is heavily centers on the practical application of the course content, the understanding of key concepts, and uses the student’s full skill set. The work products produced are evaluated using real world standards, expectations, and demands for practicality. Students work in teams to perform program management functions. Supporting activities to direct, manage, and adjust the programs are planned. The factors influencing risk, cost, schedule, and performance are identified. Metrics necessary to manage quality, testing, progress, projects, and benefits creation are defined. Program leadership concepts are modeled, discussed, and then used in the working lab environment. Students function as both a program manager, as a program team member, and briefing presenter. The processes needed to consistently maintain open candid communications laterally and vertically are examined and used. Student performance and lab work products are evaluated at every stage of the course. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as the students make progress through the course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 5 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Project Management Core Skills for Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk & Opportunity Management and Working Groups and Teams Aligned Skills under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level

Description: This 3 day course prepares project managers to lead teams through project planning and execution of project integrated master plan. Vocabulary, process, concepts, and tradecraft necessary to leverage a project team and create a project integrated master plan are conveyed by discussion, example, and hands on work. Students develop and enhance their capabilities by performing hands-on labs where they plan a demanding and severely constrained project as a part of an actively managed program. The project planning demands the full application of the student’s skill set, flexibility, and ability to collaborate within the program to achieve success. The work products produced are evaluated using real world standards, expectations, and demands for practicality. Students perform and lead teams through project management tasks: structuring planning work, setting requirements, decomposing work, determining appropriate levels of detail, creating work breakdown structures, choosing estimation techniques, duration estimation, network diagramming, resource estimation, scheduling, costing, and baseline creation. Students also perform quality management planning and perform a comprehensive risk/opportunity management process including: identification, valuation, ranking, selection, planning, and monitoring of actual project risks using proven field expedient tools and techniques. Student performance and lab work products are evaluated at every stage of the course. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as the students make progress through the course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Project Management Leadership for Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Partnering and Conflict Management Aligned Skills under Leadership/Professional under Mid Level

Description: This 2 day course prepares project managers to lead teams working in a project or program environment. Vocabulary, process, role, identity, and concepts necessary to lead groups of teams through planning and execution are learned by discussion, example, and practice. Students learn team leadership skills necessary in project environments and specifically the leading, evaluation, and development of team leaders. The application of the project planning model as a tool to control and focus the efforts of their teams is central to this course. There is a heavy focus on improving the benefits of delegation, reducing rework, and eliminating unintended overlap. Project managers learn to deliberately establish a healthy management system with formal and informal feedback mechanisms. Meeting skills, one-on-one skills, management by wandering around, and productive management of conflict are decomposed and practiced. Modes of communication with working groups and multilayer structures involving contractors are examined and planned. In labs students lead project level efforts to facilitate the creation of plan components while under time pressure, information confusion, and disagreement from team members. Success is contingent on the leader’s ability to focus, motivate, and direct their project team members. Their outputs are evaluated using real world standards, expectations, and demands for practicality. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as students make progress through the course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Earned Value Management for Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management (EVM) Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Mid Level

Description: This 24 hour course prepares team leads to successfully create project plans and work breakdown structures for use as an earned value management system (EVMS), to manage progress using the integrated baseline review (IBR), and to set priorities with EVM project status information. The methods taught in this course are in alignment with PMI and ANSI standards for earned value management systems. Key concepts and ideas are reviewed using a healthy EVMS example and then students troubleshoot a poorly designed EVMS. Next the course provides students with the start to finish experience conceiving, structuring, creating, and deploying a successful EVMS in an otherwise nearly impossible to track project scenario. In third phase of the course the students design and build an EVMS. Students are provided with reporting requirements at the team, project, and program levels. They design a project plan that allows for EVMS reporting techniques to be applied. Students explore different methods for measuring progress using metrics that emphasize simplicity, standardization, and precision. EVM formulas and software are used to automate the interpretation of metrics, allow recordkeeping, tracking, and trend analysis. Finally different reporting tools and techniques are applied to draw conclusions and support troubleshooting decisions at the project and team levels. Throughout the course students make use of commonly available project management techniques and tools. Microsoft Project is introduced and used as a tool for recording and converting EVM metrics into decision support information. Students attending the course will leave with a high level of comfort and confidence using MS Project to track projects. Instructor evaluation and feedback are provided to students during all phases of this highly hands-on course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

 

Earned Value Management Policies for Program Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management (EVM) Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Senior Level

Description: This 24 hour course prepares program managers to establish program level policies and systems that create a database of performance information that will support reporting, improvement programs, and decision making. The course provides a hands-on experience applying earned value management systems (EVMS) in a program containing several projects. The methods taught in this course are in alignment with PMI and ANSI standards for earned value management systems. The course focuses on the needs of program managers managing multiple and diverse teams within a program environment. After a short review of EVM basics, students build and implement EVM policies for the projects within their program. The policies are built using a combination of discussion, model examination, and reporting system design. Risk management, quality controls, and process improvements are incorporated into the system using policies design to generate the metrics needed to manage them. Integrated baseline reviews are used to evaluate effectiveness and then trigger performance reviews and necessary coordination with program elements. Special emphasis is placed throughout the course on the specific needs of program managers managing multiple project managers. Throughout the course students make use of commonly available project management techniques and tools. Microsoft Project is introduced and used as a tool for recording and converting EVM metrics into decision support information. Students attending the course will leave with a high level of comfort and confidence using MS Project to track projects. Instructor evaluation and feedback are provided to students during all phases of this highly hands-on course.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

Government Specific Advanced Program Management Skills (Course# FAC-330)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets System Engineering Competency and all associated Aligned Skills, and Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level

Description: This 4 day course provides students with a model, tools, skills, and hands on experience working in an agency leadership and management role. Students will develop a clear understanding of the program manager’s functions and how they differ from those of a project manager. Tools necessary for gathering information necessary to support decisions in large scale dynamic leadership position are inventoried and explored in depth. Processes for generating and understanding the outputs of program level management activities are developed. In the classroom labs, students function in the role of a program manager working in a program environment. Using lab inputs, program management tools, skills, and feedback from their actions, students pursue a strategic mission. Students gain successful hands-on experience using a functional program management model.
Vocabulary, process, concepts, and tradecraft necessary to leverage projects and coordinate an integrated master plan are employed throughout the course. The course heavily centers on the practical application of the course content, the understanding of key concepts, and using the student’s full skill set. The work products produced are evaluated using real world standards, expectations, and demands for practicality. Coaching, feedback, and mentoring are provided as the students make progress through the course. Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
To register: Email joe@siegeengine.com or call 301- 617-3444

Vendor: Federal Acquisition Certification Academy

 

PPM-101 Introduction to Program / Project Management

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process, Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation, and Life Cycle Logistics competencies and all associated aligned skills under Entry Level

Description: This course introduces the student to the basic concepts required by the Competencies of Requirements Development and Management Processes, Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation, and Life Cycle Logistics. Emphasis is on the fundamental terminology and concepts that the students will encounter in their day-to-day jobs. Specific topics addressed include the following processes: requirements development, market research, concept selection, technology development, core management skills of project management, risk and opportunity management, communications management, and working groups / teams.  Additional topics addressed include the following: technical processes and technical management processes of systems engineering; creation of an integrated T&E strategy, including operational test and evaluation; and life cycle logistics management, product support, and interoperability. Exercises are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by answering review questions at various times during the class and by passing an end of class exam.

Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 4 Days (32 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-102 Introduction to Acquisition Management

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Entry Level

Description: This course introduces the student to the basic concepts required by the Contracting Competency. Emphasis is on the fundamental terminology and concepts that the students will encounter in their day-to-day jobs. Specific topics addressed include acquisition of supplies and services, construction, and research and development, including the following concepts: acquisition planning (including performance-based considerations); cost and price analysis; solicitation and selection of sources; preparation, negotiation, and award of contracts; all phases of contract administration, including termination options, if necessary. Special emphasis in this class is on the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 1-16. The course also introduces and explains, in depth, the nine things that must be done “right” to have a successful contracting process. Exercises and an integrated case study are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by answering review questions at various times during the class and by passing an end of class exam.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  3 Days (24 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-103 Introduction to Earned Value Management and Cost Estimating

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Entry Level

Description: This course introduces the student to the basic concepts required by the Competency known as Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management.   Emphasis is on the fundamental terminology and concepts that the students will encounter in their day-to-day jobs. Specific topics addressed include the following activities: cost estimating and cost analysis; formulating financial programs and budgets; benefit/cost analysis and other decision-making tools; knowledge of the rules of budget execution overseeing and interpreting data from an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and other methods of performance measurement. Exercises are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by answering review questions at various times during the class and by passing an end of class exam.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  3 Days (24 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-104 Introduction to Leadership/Professional
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Entry Level

Description: This Entry Level course provides a framework for the participants to respond to the challenges facing them and their organizations in new, more innovative, and more productive ways. The specific topics of problem-solving, conflict management, interpersonal skills, resilience, flexibility, accountability, customer service, and oral and written communication will be addressed.  Exercises will be used to emphasize the importance of other essential leadership skills including: teamwork, collaboration, and communication; personality types and preferences; negotiation skills; and organizational and team structures for optimum performance. In addition, using a proprietary Leadership Assessment Tool developed specifically for this program, participants will have the opportunity to assess their needs for these and other leadership traits in their current job settings and to evaluate their current skill levels in these and other leadership competencies. Strengths in certain areas will be confirmed and methods to remedy weaknesses will be identified and discussed.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  2 Days (16 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-201 Intermediate Program / Project Management

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process, Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation, and Life Cycle Logistics competencies and all associated aligned skills under Mid Level

Description:  This course increases the students’ skills in the Competencies of Requirements Development and Management Processes, Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation, and Life Cycle Logistics. Topics addressed in this course include performing the following processes: requirements development, concept selection, technology development, core management skills of project management, risk and opportunity management, communications management, and working groups / teams.  Additional topics addressed by this course include: the technical processes and technical management processes of systems engineering; creation of an integrated T&E strategy, including operational test and evaluation; and life cycle logistics management, product support, and interoperability. Exercises are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by answering review questions at various times during the class and by submitting a written end-of-class Action Plan presentation.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  4 Days (32 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-202 Intermediate Acquisition Management

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Mid Level

Description: This Mid-Level course prepares the participant to perform, or improves the participant’s proficiency in performing, the functions required by the Contracting Competency area.  Emphasis is on the performance challenges that a participant will encounter in his or her day-to-day job.  Specific topics addressed include acquisition of supplies and services, construction, and research and development, including the following concepts: acquisition planning (including performance-based considerations); cost and price analysis; solicitation and selection of sources; preparation, negotiation, and award of contracts; all phases of contract administration, including termination options, if necessary. Special emphasis in this class is on the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 1-16.  The course also introduces and explains, in depth, the nine things that must be done “right” to have a successful contracting process. Exercises and an integrated case study are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by answering review questions at various times during the class and by submitting a written end-of-class Action Plan presentation.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  3 Days (24 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-203 Intermediate Earned Value Management and Cost Estimating

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Mid Level

Description: This Mid-Level course prepares the participant to perform, or improves the participant’s proficiency in performing, the functions required by the Competency known as Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management.   Emphasis is on the performance challenges that a participant will encounter in his or her day-to-day job. Specific topics addressed include the following activities: cost estimating and cost analysis; formulating financial programs and budgets; benefit/cost analysis and other decision-making tools; total ownership cost, overseeing and interpreting data from an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and other methods of performance measurement; and knowledge of the rules of budget execution. 

Exercises are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by answering review questions at various times during the class and by submitting a written end-of-class Action Plan presentation.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  3 Days (24 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-204 Intermediate Leadership / Professional
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Mid Level

Description: This course addresses the leadership challenges associated with managing a project. The course discusses the vital skills of influencing and negotiating with others in order to minimize/manage conflict and to create a partnering spirit with other stakeholders. Team-building skills and the need to take an active role in the development of others are addressed. Political savvy, strategic thinking, and external awareness are all explored. Other important topics include decisiveness, creativity and innovation, and entrepreneurship. This course involves the participants in the development of the traits and behaviors associated with each of the skills and in the discussion of the importance of each of the skills. Exercises will be used to emphasize the importance of other essential leadership skills including: teamwork, collaboration, and communication; personality types and preferences; negotiation skills; and organizational and team structures for optimum performance. In addition, using a proprietary Leadership Assessment Tool developed specifically for this program, participants will have the opportunity to assess their needs for these and other leadership traits in their current job settings and to evaluate their current skill levels in these and other leadership competencies. Strengths in certain areas will be confirmed and methods to remedy weaknesses will be identified and discussed.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  2 Days (16 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-301 Advanced Program / Project Management

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the Requirements/Management Development Process, System Engineering, Life Cycle Logistics, and Test and Evaluation competencies and all associated aligned skills under Senior Level

Description: This course serves as an overview to the entire Senior Level curriculum and Senior Level certification process.  As a Senior Level course it reviews, but goes considerably beyond, the basic concepts presented in earlier levels of the same course to ensure all participants are knowledgeable of the fundamentals and are able to manage/supervise the overall process.  Emphasis on the fundamentals will be provided as needed by the particular student group. Specific topics addressed include managing/supervising the following processes: requirements development, concept selection, technology development, core management skills of project management, total ownership cost,  market research, risk and opportunity management, communications management, and working groups/teams. Additional topics addressed by this course include: the technical processes and technical management processes of systems engineering; creation of an integrated T&E strategy, including operational test and evaluation; and life cycle logistics management, product support, and interoperability. Because the course is designed for Senior Level participants, it will address how to identify “troubled” projects, as well as steps to take to rehabilitate them, before they become “failed” projects. Exercises allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  This course will also provide the participants with an assessment tool which they will use to evaluate their organization’s overall acquisition system performance in accordance with OMB A-123.  Finally, students will make a presentation describing the actions they intend to take when they return to work to implement the lessons they learned during the class.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  4 Days (32 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-302 Advanced Acquisition Management

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level

Description: This course fulfills the Competency of Contracting.  It addresses the supervision, leadership, and management of the acquisition of supplies and services, construction, and research and development, including the following concepts: acquisition planning (including performance-based considerations); cost and price analysis; solicitation and selection of sources; preparation, negotiation, and award of contracts; all phases of contract administration, including termination options, if necessary. Special emphasis in this class is on the “when” “why” and “how” of establishing collaborative relationships between a buyer and a seller.  The course also introduces and explains, in depth, the nine things that must be done “right” to have a successful contracting process. Since this course is presented at the Senior Level, participants use it as an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of their own contracting process and to diagnose problems and develop solutions.

Exercises and an integrated case study are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by answering review questions at various times during the class and by presenting an oral end-of-class Action Plan.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  3 Days (24 hours) 
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242

 

PPM-303 Advanced Earned Value Management and Cost Estimating

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level

Description: This Senior Level course prepares the participant to supervise, or improves the participant’s proficiency in supervising, the functions required by the Competency known as Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management. Emphasis is on the performance challenges that a participant will encounter in his or her day-to-day job. Specific topics addressed include the following activities: cost estimating and cost analysis; formulating financial programs and budgets; benefit/cost analysis and other decision-making tools; total ownership cost, overseeing and interpreting data from an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and other methods of performance measurement; and knowledge of the rules of budget execution. Exercises are included to allow the students to practice the skills that they are developing throughout the course.  In addition, the course provides an extensive self-assessment tool the students can use to determine personal as well as organizational strengths and weaknesses that should be improved.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge by preparing and presenting Action Plans for personal and organizational improvements they intend to implement upon return to their jobs.

Method of Training:  Classroom 
Length of Training:  3 Days (24 hours)
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242 

PPM-304 Advanced Leadership/Professional
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level

Description: This Senior Level course provides a framework for the participants to respond to the challenges facing them and their organizations in new, more innovative, and more productive ways. The specific topics of strategic thinking, external awareness, entrepreneurship, and vision will be addressed. Exercises will be used to emphasize the importance of other essential leadership skills including: teamwork, collaboration, and communication; personality types and preferences; negotiation skills; and organizational and team structures for optimum performance. In addition, using a proprietary Leadership Assessment Tool developed specifically for this program, participants will have the opportunity to assess their needs for these and other leadership traits in their current job settings and to evaluate their current skill levels in these and other leadership competencies. Strengths in certain areas will be confirmed and methods to remedy weaknesses will be identified and discussed.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days (16 hours)
To register: contact info@FacAcademy.com or call 703-224-8242 

Vendor: Colleague Consulting

Project Team Leadership and Supervision
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Conflict Management and Interpersonal Skills Aligned Skills under Leadership/Professional under Entry Level
Description: This course provides the leadership and supervision skills necessary for successfully managing projects. Participants learn methods of bringing their team to a higher performance level by confidently managing tasks and motivating team members to be the best they can be. Topic areas include leadership principles and styles; human resources and motivational techniques; project team building; organizing and motivating team members; identifying individual strengths and weaknesses; coaching, and mentoring, and effective methods for tracking team performance. The course includes student assessments of their personal leadership and conflict resolution styles. The course includes all student manuals, audiovisuals, tests and evaluations. 
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 3 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

Project Earned Value Management Systems
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management (EVM) Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management Competency underEntry Level
Description: This course provides project managers with the knowledge and skills to integrate and monitor the technical, cost, and schedule baseline of projects utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM). The course focuses on EVM processes and techniques for organizing, planning, authorizing work, monitoring performance, and controlling the baseline. These processes and techniques include the graphical organization of the technical baseline in a project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); selection of the appropriate EVMS technique for the elements of the WBS; collection, interpretation, and reporting of the EV data; and control of the baseline. The course includes all student manuals, audiovisuals, tests and evaluations. 
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 3 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

Contract Administration for Technical Representatives 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Administer Contract Aligned Skill under Contracting under Entry Level
Description: Contract Administration for Technical Personnel is designed for employees who have valuable technical or functional expertise but little formal training in procurement, and who need to know what to do when tasked to be a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Topics include: authorities and responsibilities; ethics; communicating with the contracting officer; understanding the contract; contract planning; modifying contracts; ratifying contracts; issuing task orders; exercising contract options; evaluating contractor performance; handling performance problems; completing the contract; and contract termination.
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 3 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

 

Project Scope Management and Development 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements Development Process Aligned Skill under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level
Description: This course prepares students to conduct effective requirements planning and to plan for and control scope and configuration changes throughout the life cycle of a project. Project managers need to recognize that accurate identification of requirements and scope is critical to the success of any project. Too often requirements are missed, adversely impacting schedule, cost, and most importantly, the quality of the deliverable. The course emphasizes Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development. Topics include baseline development techniques, identifying risk and constraints for requirements, prioritizing requirements, conducting a trade-off analysis, iterative requirements management, and scope change/configuration management. The course includes all student manuals, audiovisuals, tests and evaluations. 
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 3 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

 

Project Risk Analysis and Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk & Opportunity Management Aligned Skill under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level
Description: This course prepares project managers to identify project risks and develop risk management and mitigation strategies; determine at which points in a project life cycle risk analyses should be performed; evaluate potential risk probability and consequences; determine risk factors; select risk management or mitigation strategies, and develop a risk management plan. Participants also acquire the skills to assign risk responsibility between government and contractors; determine appropriate project cost and schedule contingencies for identified risks; determine appropriate project management and control tools to assist in managing identified risks; and evaluate project Estimates at Completion (EAC) and remaining contingencies to determine adequacy of funds. The course integrates a representative project management software risk analysis tool, using computers provided by the customer, to demonstrate current modeling tools and techniques in managing risk. Course includes all student manuals, audiovisuals, tests and evaluations.
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 3 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

 

Project Cost and Schedule Estimation and Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Business Financial Planning & Management Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management underMid Level
Description: This class provides students with an intermediate level approach to cost and schedule estimation techniques necessary for successful project management. Students receive practical skills training on how to develop cost and schedule estimates and how such estimates factor into a project's baseline. The course teaches skills used across the project life cycle, but focuses on estimates developed in project planning and the early stages of project execution, for example, preliminary design. The course includes all student manuals, audiovisuals, tests and evaluations.
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 5 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

 

Advanced Earned Value Management Systems 
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management (EVM) Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Mid Level
Description: In this course, participants learn to use tools for managing data associated with Earned Value Management (EVM) as it applies to federal acquisition management in the contract environment. The course utilizes hands-on exercises and case studies throughout to reinforce concepts. This course further emphasizes and builds upon the processes introduced in the basic EVMS course. Specific topics include Performance Management Baselines (PMBs), Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), and the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance Standards 748 (ANSI/EIA-748) for Earned Value Management (EVM) systems. Participants refine their knowledge of EVM process and EVM metrics, including Estimates at Completion (EAC), and EVM processes from project development to execution. The course includes all student manuals, audiovisuals, tests and evaluations. 
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 3 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

 

Acquisition Strategy and Planning
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contract Approach and Administer Contract Aligned Skills under Contracting under Senior Level
Description: This course trains participants in the processes and applications of strategic acquisition activities before contract award. This class will benefit project and program personnel and others who are involved in generating procurement requests and/or source selection activities. Course includes all student manuals, audiovisuals, tests and evaluations.
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 3 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

 

Planning and Managing Project Test and Evaluation
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Integration of T&E, Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES), and Realistic or Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Aligned Skills under Test and Evaluation under Entry Level
Description: Planning and Managing Project Test and Evaluation (PT&E) is a two-day course covering the fundamentals of a systems approach to designing and executing a project’s test and evaluation program. Major topics include: overview of a systems approach to T&E; requirements analysis as the fundamental basis of a T&E program; developing test cases and user scenarios; component testing, including black box, white box, and regression testing; top-down and bottom-up integration testing; mock and live performance testing; customer acceptance and operability testing; safety and security testing; conducting a system safety and security vulnerability assessment; applying the "5 whys" to root cause analysis; conducting a T&E cost/benefit analysis; systematic T&E planning; and assigning resources to and managing the T&E program. A case study is used throughout the course to allow students to practice applying the concepts.
Method of Training: Classroom 
Length of Training: 2 days 
To register: Call 301-277-0255 ext. 107 or email ccush@colleagueconsulting.com to schedule a class.

Vendor:ESI

Managing Federal Government Projects

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process; Systems Engineering; Testing and Evaluation; and Life Cycle Logistics competencies and all aligned skills under Entry Level
Description: Managing Federal Government Projects is an introduction to the life cycle of federal government projects. Participants will leave this course with knowledge of the project life cycle, core management skills for managing projects, the process for gathering, testing, and validating requirements for a project, acquisition for federal government projects, how to manage project risk and best practices for leading projects. This course meets the required project management coursework and includes government-specific coursework.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

Acquisition for Federal Government Project Managers 

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting competency and all aligned skills under Entry Level
Description: Acquisition for Federal Government Project Managers is an introduction to Federal acquisition as it pertains to project management. This course will introduce participants to the contracting process from requirements development to administration and closeout including managing performance-based service agreements.  This course meets the required acquisition course work and includes government-specific course work.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Scheduling and Cost Control for Federal Government Project Managers

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management competency and all aligned skills under Entry Level
Description: Scheduling and Cost Control for Federal Government Project Managers is an introduction to scheduling resources and controlling costs on federal government projects. This course provides an overview of techniques for cost estimating, forecasting, and budgeting.  The course will also cover the value of earned value management in monitoring and controlling a project and how to interpret the earned-value data.  This course meets the required earned value management coursework and includes government-specific coursework.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Leading Federal Government Projects

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional competency and all aligned skills under Entry Level
Description: This course introduces best practices and concepts in leading federal government project managers. Participants will discuss and practice interpersonal skills, problem solving, conflict management, written and oral communication methods, and define customer service. Participants will identify their leadership style and how others view them as well as how they relate to others in everyday work environments and in conflict situations. 

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days (16 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

FAC-P/PM Entry-Level Capstone Course

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process; Systems Engineering; Testing and Evaluation; Life Cycle Logistics; Contracting; Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management; and Leadership/Professional competencies and all aligned skills under Entry Level
Description: This course serves as a capstone to the entry-level training and work experience requirements of the FAC-P/PM Program. Participants will synthesize the skills they have learned in training and through their work experience to develop a complete picture of managing projects for the federal government. Participants will participate in discussion and evaluation of project manager roles and responsibilities, leading projects, contract management, requirements preparation, issuing solicitations, and source selection. This course will focus heavily on government specific requirements for major acquisition projects.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Applied Project Management for the Federal Government

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process; Systems Engineering; Testing and Evaluation; and Life Cycle Logistics competencies and all aligned skills under Mid Level
Description: Applied Project Management for the Federal Government applies the knowledge, skills, and abilities of a federal government project manager to government-specific case studies. Participants will apply knowledge of the project life cycle, core management skills for managing projects, the process for gathering, testing, and validating requirements for a project, acquisition for federal government projects, how to manage project risk and best practices for leading projects to government specific case studies. This course will also introduce participants to the difference between programs and projects. This course provides the required project management coursework in a government-specific context.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Applied Acquisition for Federal Government Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting competency and all aligned skills under Mid Level
Description: This 24 hour course provides federal government project managers the opportunity to apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities of federal government acquisition practices to government-specific case studies. The course consists of the 24 hours of acquisition in a government-specific framework. This course will cover the full acquisition life cycle from preparing requirements through administering and closing out the contract.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Applied Earned Value for Federal Government Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management competency and all aligned skills under Mid Level
Description: This course provides federal government project managers the opportunity to apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities in monitoring earned value of federal government projects. The course also provides the tools necessary in managing data associated with EVM as they apply to federal acquisition management in the cost contract environment. The course covers the required earned value management in a government-specific context.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Leading Federal Government Projects II
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership /Professional competency and all aligned skills under Mid Level
Description: This course expands the skill sets developed in Leading Federal Government Projects. This course will introduce the participants to strategic and critical thinking skills that will help them make difficult decisions. This course will also focus on raising awareness of external factors that affect an agency and its projects. Participants will apply knowledge and skills to government-specific case studies and will demonstrate their ability to lead others. This course covers the required leadership coursework in a government-specific context.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days (16 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

FAC-P/PM Mid-Level Capstone Course
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process; Systems Engineering; Testing and Evaluation; Life Cycle Logistics; Contracting; Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management; and Leadership/Professional competencies and all aligned skills under Mid Level
Description: This course serves as a capstone to the mid-level training and work experience requirements of the FAC-P/PM Program. Participants will synthesize the skills they have learned in training and through their work experience to develop a complete picture of managing projects for the federal government. Participants will participate in discussion and evaluation of differences between program and project manager roles and responsibilities, leading federal government program and project teams. Planning federal acquisition programs and managing project and program contracts. This course focuses heavily on government specific requirements for major acquisition projects.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Program Management for the Federal Government
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process; Systems Engineering; Testing and Evaluation; and Life Cycle Logistics competencies and all aligned skills under Senior Level
Description: Managing Federal Government Projects prepares experienced project managers to lead federal government programs. Participants will leave this course with an understanding of how to integrate experience and knowledge of the project life cycle, core management skills for managing programs, the process for gathering, testing, and validating requirements for a program, acquisition for federal government projects and programs, how to manage program risk and best practices for leading programs. This course covers the required project management coursework in a government-specific context.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Advanced Acquisition for Federal Government Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Contracting competency and all aligned skills under Senior Level
Description: This advanced course offers federal project/program managers the opportunity to synthesize their knowledge of the federal government acquisition process and best practices.  The course prepares participants to transfer their knowledge and skills to others. The course covers the required acquisition coursework in a government-specific context.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Advanced Earned Value for Federal Government Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management competency and all aligned skills under Senior Level
Description: This advanced course provides federal project/program managers the opportunity to synthesize their knowledge, skills, and abilities in monitoring earned value of federal government projects. The course prepares participants to transfer their knowledge to other government project/program managers. The course covers the required earned value management coursework in a government-specific context.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

Leading Federal Government Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional competency and all aligned skills under Senior Level
Description: This course covers advanced leadership best practices and concepts for federal government project/program managers. This case expands on Leading Federal Government Projects II and helps project/program mangers identify the agency vision and use that to guide them as a leader of their project or program. This course meets the 16 hours of required leadership coursework.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 days (16 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

 

FAC-P/PM Senior-Level Capstone Course
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Requirements/Management Development Process; Systems Engineering; Testing and Evaluation; Life Cycle Logistics; Contracting; Business, Cost Estimating and Financial Management; and Leadership/Professional competencies and all aligned skills under Senior Level
Description: This course serves as a capstone to the senior-level training and work experience requirements of the FAC-P/PM Program as well as the FAC-P/PM program as a whole. Participants will combine experience with knowledge and skills learned in training to create a complete vision of managing projects and programs for the federal government. Participants will focus on the leadership and supervision of programs and projects while maintaining a long-term view of agency goals. This course focuses heavily on government specific requirements for major acquisition projects.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days (24 hours)
To register: (888) ESI-8884 www.esi-intl.com

Vendor:The Mathis Group

Risk Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk & Opportunity Management aligned skill under the Requirements/Management Development Process Competency underEntry Level
Description: Risk is an area of project management that often gets overlooked. Oftentimes, not enough importance is placed on being proactive when dealing with risk. Project Risk Management teaches participants how to examine and measure objectives within cost, schedule, and cultural issues. Attendees will learn how to turn a potential risk into an opportunity. Examine tools for identifying risks and gathering information. Develop ways to communicate and deal with risk when it does occur. Explore techniques of risk planning. Learn how to perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. This course will follow the Project Management Institute’s nine knowledge areas of PMBOK® Guide.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days
To register: Email wanda@themathisgroup.com or call 800-224-3731

Managing Projects
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Communication Management aligned skill under the Requirements/Management Development Process Competency underEntry Level
Description: This comprehensive course focuses on ways employees can run projects faster and more effectively. This course recommends a six-phase process as well as numerous preventative actions to efficiently speed up a project. Participants will learn how to successfully create, monitor, and guide the project’s scope and critical path as well as how to manage multiple projects. Participants will diagnose and prevent problems such as scope creep, time slippage, and team conflicts. Discover how to effectively initiate, plan and implement your project. This course will follow the Project Management Institute’s nine knowledge areas of PMBOK® Guide.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days
To register: Email wanda@themathisgroup.com or call 800-224-3731

Learning Tree International

Senior/Expert Program & Project Management (U-152)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets System Engineering Competency and all associated Aligned Skills and meets Test & Evaluation Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level
Description: Your agency’s acquisition professionals will build upon their existing expertise by learning to coordinate a complex plan for total life cycle system management (IMP), and oversee the preparation and documentation of a complex Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Mature methodologies for estimating total cost of ownership (TCO) in accordance with OMB A-94 will provide your professionals with the necessary business acumen to formally validate their investment. The course allows your acquisition workforce to manage all program-related facets of a major capital investment common to civilian agencies. This complex simulation will test your employees’ ability to think strategically about the multitude of risks posed to your agency throughout the lifecycle of a complex program; then provide unique guidance on mitigation techniques. A significant emphasis is placed on developing rigorous systems engineering disciplines. This course takes an unprecedented approach of merging the complex disciplines of systems engineering with the acquisition lifecycle of a major capital investment, simplifying the complexity of these efforts. The course attendees will also oversee a comprehensive Test & Evaluation Strategy, critique Operational Test & Evaluation programs and evaluate effective contract vehicles that will mitigate ‘waste’ on major capital investments.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
Location: Classroom
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Senior/Expert Leadership & Interpersonal Skills (U-155)
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Leadership/Professional Competency and all associated Aligned Skills under Senior Level
Description: This course offers the critical awareness necessary to set forth the maturation process of advancing from a Program Manager, into a Program Leader. Acquisition professionals will evaluate a comprehensive compilation of ‘leadership opportunities’ that occur on complex acquisitions. Students will assess ‘management activities’ that address those opportunities, and then conversely evaluate alternative ‘leadership actions’ that leverage those opportunities. Acquisition professionals will evaluate a variety of modern leadership models and assess them against their own values. Aside from activities that will further develop their personal leadership inventory, attendees will acquire advanced principles in organizational leadership. Leaders will learn to implement an effective IPT model for their complex programs to create accountability and help mitigate the conflict amongst colleagues, and contractors. Leaders will adopt proven techniques for leading stakeholders and briefing Congress on performance metrics. Senior/Expert program managers will adopt an external awareness to more efficiently respond to complex human capital and technical issues that are common across government. Leaders attending this course will acquire entrepreneurial strategies for leading complex change, leading complex negotiations and leading the creation of a ‘Learning Organization’. The lessons learned from this course will develop a comprehensive vision and business acumen for any individual who seeks to advance their career politically and professionally.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days
Location: Classroom
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Entry Level Business Management for Government Applications
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Business Financial Planning & Management, Cost Estimating, Earned Value Management (EVM), Dept/Agency Programming, Planning and Budgeting Type System (OMB A-11) under the Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency under Entry Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Entry requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal project professionals worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course develops the required EVM & cost estimating competencies as outlined by FAI, but also provides the foundation of fiscal discipline required of an acquisition professional to excel within the civilian agencies of the US Federal Government. The course fully integrates all associated Level I EVM, cost estimating, financial management and transparent reporting requirements. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each student will develop acumen in commercial and government financial accounting processes, along with an understanding of the financial structure of government suppliers to improve their fiscal discipline. Students will acquire knowledge of basic budgeting laws and policies, baseline development and budget submissions. This course thoroughly reviews the Total Lifecycle Systems Management process and the associated cost estimating techniques to further reduce unnecessary waste. Additionally, professionals will understand the applicability of the ANSI/EIA-748 standard through the expert guidance of Learning Tree’s Federal Advisory Board.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
Location: Classroom
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Entry Level Leadership & Interpersonal Skills
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Communications Management and Working Groups and Teams under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency and the aligned skills, Problem Solving, Conflict Management, Interpersonal Skills, Resilience, Flexibility, Accountability, Written Communication, Customer Service, and Oral Communication under the Leadership/Professional competency under Entry Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Entry requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal human capital executives worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course develops the required leadership competencies as outlined by FAI, and then defines the performance expectations of an acquisition professional within the civilian agencies of the US Federal Government. The course fully integrates all associated Level I leadership & interpersonal skills competencies. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each acquisition/project professional will acquire foundational insights on improving their skills and acumen to effectively navigate through the complex federal acquisition process. This course provides students critical strategies on reporting data in written formats and through oral presentation. Critical thinking and creative problem solving techniques are provided to improve technical decision-making and to foster a collaborative working environment with internal and external stakeholders. Students will develop emotional intelligence to improve their effectiveness as a leader. Students will also develop core strategies on how to improve customer service and customer satisfaction within the acquisition lifecycle. Finally, former OMB executives provided unique guidance on the skills, tact and competencies required to lead a project, and effectively navigate one’s career path towards a federal leadership position.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Entry Level Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Core Management Skills & Processes, Total Ownership Cost (OMB A-94) and Risk & Opportunity Management under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; the aligned skills, Technical Management Process and Technical Process under the System Engineering competency; the aligned skills Integration of T&E, Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES) and Realistic or Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) under the Test & Evaluation (T&E) competency; and the aligned skill Life-cycle Logistic (LCL) Management, Product Support, and Interoperability under the Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) competency under Entry Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Entry requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal acquisition professionals worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course develops the required project management competencies as outlined by FAI, and then provides guidance on the fundamental responsibility and accountability of a project professional within the civilian agencies of the US Federal Government. The course fully integrates all associated Level I project management competencies. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each student will acquire the knowledge of project management discipline applicable to civilian agency policies and procedures. Project professionals will develop the knowledge to develop work breakdown structures, create task estimation and task sequencing and conduct resource allocation. Students will acquire specific knowledge of systems engineering processes, system validation, integrated logistics support and total ownership costs, while identifying risks and opportunities throughout the lifecycle. The design strategy for this course placed significant emphasis on total lifecycle management to reinforce the importance of oversight, accountability and performance management. Project professionals will receive unprecedented expert guidance from Learning Tree’s Federal Advisory Board on the importance of supporting larger capital investments through the disciplined execution of these traditional Level I type projects/investments.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Entry Level Acquisition Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Requirements Development Process, Concept Selection Process, Technology Development Process, and Market Research under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; and the aligned skills, Contract Approach, Prepare Requirements & Support Documentation, Prepare & Issue Solicitation, Perform Source Selection, Administer Contract, and Performance-based Service Agreements under the Contracting competency under Entry Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Entry requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal acquisition professionals worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course develops the required contracting competencies as outlined by FAI, along with exploring the fundamental responsibility and accountability of an acquisition professional within the civilian agencies of the US Federal Government. The course fully integrates all associated Level I contracting competencies with up to date federal acquisition policy. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each student will be mentored on the history and mission of the federal acquisition process, including differences between government and commercial contracting. Students will acquire a sound methodology for developing organizational requirements. Students will understand the importance of FAR Part 10 & 12 in conducting market research and acquiring services to meet customer needs. Professionals of this course will also learn to write well-formed and validated user requirements and system specifications, acquire an appreciation and respect for the FAR guidance and its importance to creating transparency within government solicitations. Acquisition professionals will receive unprecedented expert guidance from Learning Tree’s Federal Advisory Board. This course offers a seamless path to developing a foundation of acquisition acumen, an understanding of the expectations of OMB and the implications of acquisition success and failure.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Journeyman Business Management for Government Applications
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Business Financial Planning & Management, Cost Estimating, Financial Reporting & Oversight, Earned Value Management (EVM), Dept/Agency Programming, Planning and Budgeting Type System (OMB A-11 )under the Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency under Mid Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Journeyman requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal project professionals worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course builds upon the Level I EVM & cost estimating competencies and then expands those disciplines to account for the increased complexity and accountability associated with Level II project leadership. The course fully integrates all associated Level II EVM, cost estimating and financial management competencies with up to date federal acquisition policy. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each student will acquire disciplines associated with conducting comprehensive program cost estimation, funding multi-year complex projects and establishing and validating the program baseline and the integrated performance baseline. Each professional will acquire detailed insights on how the federal budget appropriations process, Total Life Cycle Systems Management, OMB A-11 and Earned Value Management are precisely aligned to drive transparency, accountability, fiscal discipline and performance. Project professionals will acquire detailed insights from GAO’s Best Practices Guide for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs (GAO-09-3SP). Additionally, professionals will understand the applicability of the ANSI/EIA-748 standard through the expert guidance of Learning Tree’s Federal Advisory Board that has been included in the curriculum.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Journeyman Leadership & Interpersonal Skills
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Communications Management and Working Groups and Teams under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; the aligned skills, Partnering, Conflict Management, Team Building/IPT, Political Savvy, Strategic Thinking, Decisiveness, Creativity/Innovation, External Awareness, Developing Others, Entrepreneurship, Leveraging Diversity, and Influencing/Negotiating under the Leadership/Professional competency under Mid Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Journeyman requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal project professionals worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course builds upon the Level I EVM & cost estimating competencies and then expands those disciplines to account for the increased complexity and accountability associated with Level II project leadership. The course fully integrates all associated Level II EVM, cost estimating and financial management competencies with up to date federal acquisition policy. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each student will acquire disciplines associated with conducting comprehensive program cost estimation, funding multi-year complex projects and establishing and validating the program baseline and the integrated performance baseline. Each professional will acquire detailed insights on how the federal budget appropriations process, Total Life Cycle Systems Management, OMB A-11 and Earned Value Management are precisely aligned to drive transparency, accountability, fiscal discipline and performance. Project professionals will acquire detailed insights from GAO’s Best Practices Guide for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs (GAO-09-3SP). Additionally, professionals will understand the applicability of the ANSI/EIA-748 standard through the expert guidance of Learning Tree’s Federal Advisory Board that has been included in the curriculum.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 3 days
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Journeyman Project/Program Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Core Management Skills & Processes, Total Ownership Cost (OMB A-94) and Risk & Opportunity Management under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; the aligned skills, Technical Management Process and Technical Process under the System Engineering competency; the aligned skills, Integration of T&E, Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES) and Realistic or Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) under the Test & Evaluation (T&E) competency; and the aligned skill, Life-cycle Logistic (LCL) Management, Product Support, and Interoperability under the Life Cycle Logistics (LCL) competency under Mid Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Journeyman requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal acquisition professionals worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course builds upon the Level I project management competencies and then expands those disciplines to account for the increased complexity and accountability associated with Level II project leadership. The course fully integrates all associated Level II program/project competencies with up to date federal acquisition policy. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each student will acquire the discipline for developing integrated master planning (creating an IMP and IMS) on complex government projects including top-level milestones, contractor work packages and cost accounts, while acquiring proven techniques to lead and manage contractors. Students will also develop a more thorough understanding of software engineering principles, risk & opportunity management, quality control standards, and life cycle cost analysis to improve project performance and accountability. Students will develop acumen and unique insights on the technical management process through the expert guidance of Learning Tree’s Federal Advisory Board that has been included in the curriculum. Techniques will include decision analysis, interface management, configuration management, software architectural design, verification, validation and transition to satisfy complex system requirements.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

Journeyman Acquisition Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets the aligned skills Requirements Development Process, Concept Selection Process, Technology Development Process, and Market Research under the Requirements/Management Development Process competency; and the aligned skills, Contract Approach, Prepare Requirements & Support Documentation, Prepare & Issue Solicitation, Perform Source Selection, Administer Contract, and Performance-based Service Agreements under the Contracting competency under Mid Level
Description: Designed and developed exclusively for the FAC-P/PM Journeyman requirements, a consortium of former OMB executives and federal acquisition professionals worked collaboratively with Learning Tree as an integrated product team (IPT) to develop this custom course. This course builds upon the Level I contracting competencies and then expands those disciplines to account for the increased complexity and accountability associated with Level II acquisition leadership. The course fully integrates all associated Level II contracting competencies with up to date federal acquisition policy. Students of this course will acquire unique insights and disciplines relevant to civilian agencies through collaborative learning exercises as participants within an acquisition simulation. Each student will be mentored on the formulation of a comprehensive contracting strategy that addresses mission need, concept selection, requirements development and technology development. The course also provides a comprehensive overview of the solicitation, selection and administration process, including performance-based service agreements. Students will develop business acumen and a deeper appreciation for the acquisition process through the expert guidance of Learning Tree’s Federal Advisory Board that has been included in the curriculum. This course offers detailed insights on developing an effective mission needs statement for complex acquisitions. Acquisition professionals will gain an appreciation for OMB A-94 as it relates to improving performance and accountability on acquisitions. Students will adopt the best practice of a RACI matrix to support complex government projects.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 days
To register: contact Brian Green at 703-925-7611 (O), 202-285-4051 (M), orbrian_green@learningtree.com

The Earned Value Group, Inc.

The Application of Earned Value Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Business Cost Estimating & Financial Management underMid Level
Description: The Application of Earned Value Management teaches participants how to apply, in a pragmatic way, the earned value technique to control risks related to running over budget or behind schedule on projects. This course offers much more than just the calculation of formulas. We thoroughly explore the basis of earned value and the concepts behind measuring and tracking variance so that you and key project stakeholders can make better business decisions regarding the investment of resources in your project. An integrated case study, designed to invoke critical thinking in terms of real world applications of Earned Value Management, is incorporated throughout the course to enhance the learning objectives. Participants will walk away from this course with a working knowledgebase to solve common earned value and project issues including: How to adjust for capturing actual costs and work performed within the same reporting period; Collection of quantifiable artifacts to support objective RED-YELLOW-GREEN stoplight management reporting; Support for quick resolution of disputes over in-scope / out of scope change requests; How to adjust for project funding cuts or deficits and strategies to deal with these common events; How to effectively track project performance using EVM. The course culminates in a comprehensive Earned Value Management assessment to test the working knowledge and ability to apply the technique to a real world project scenario. Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to implement, analyze, interpret, and execute earned value management activities on projects in their organization. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: Contact Glenn Counts at 813.546-4508  or gcounts@evginc.com

Earned Value Management (EVM) Measurement Methods
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Senior Level
Description: The key to tracking project performance relies on the objectivity and reliability of your project performance report. To report progress effectively you will need to establish and apply the correct Earned Value Management (EVM) measurement method to your work tasks. Measurement methods should be selected at the outset and reviewed during the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR). In this training seminar we will walk through a refresher of EVM, explain and discuss measurement methods, and engage in a real world exercise where participants will select measurements in a case study and learn which are most appropriate. At the conclusion of this session, you will have gained an understanding of the fundamental EVM concepts and be able to select and identify appropriate measurement methods to be applied on work tasks in your project.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 hours
Location: Classroom
To register: Contact Glenn Counts at 888.751.9285 or gcounts@evginc.com

Using EVM for Executive Reporting and Decision Making
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Senior Level
Description: In addition to performance indicators, EVM metrics can be used to drive executive level reporting and decision making across the organization’s portfolio of project investments. To make sound business decisions about your use of resources (money, people and equipment) on projects your organization needs insight. In this course, we will discuss how to take EVM beyond simple metric calculations and look at how insight is achieved and appropriate decisions can be made based on specific performance data. You will learn how to apply CPI and other indicators as criteria for an objective setting of your project’s Red, Yellow, or Green status. We will discuss how to translate CV%, SV% and other EVM metrics into real world criteria for decision making. In addition, you will learn: How to address typical executive level questions using business terminology that is supported by EVM data; How to create an executive level dashboard based on EVM; How to navigate typical EVM reporting challenges with proven methods and techniques. Because using EVM effectively is dependent upon how you start, this course includes a discussion of the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) process, including the tools and techniques necessary to conduct a successful IBR. We will discuss how to prepare for the IBR, the IBR team composition and your role. The course culminates in a group based assessment where you will apply the concepts from the course to test the working knowledge and ability to apply the reporting and decision making techniques covered in a real world project scenario.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 4 hours
Location: Classroom
To register: Contact Glenn Counts at 888.751.9285 or gcounts@evginc.com

EVM: Tracking and Responding to Variance
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Senior Level
Description: With an established and agreed upon Performance Measurement Baseline intact, what’s next? Critical decisions related to how and when you navigate all of your investments depend on you and your team’s ability to track and respond to variance. Simply tracking cost and schedule variance at the program level is not sufficient. Trouble could be brewing at a much lower level in your program and you must be prepared to respond. In this course you will learn how to: Establish tolerance ranges for monitoring performance; How to evaluate performance indicators, such as CPI and SPI, over time as a powerful trend analysis technique to assess long term performance on your program; Techniques to control/respond to unacceptable variance; Activities and actions to maximize control at the Control Account level; How to use the To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) in evaluating whether the project will stay within financial goals. Because using EVM effectively is dependent upon how you start, this course includes a discussion of the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) process, including the tools and techniques necessary to conduct a successful IBR. We will discuss how to prepare for the IBR, the IBR team composition and your role. Real world case studies and exercises are used throughout the session to help the student understand the practical application of Earned Value Management methods in controlling cost and schedule variance. Students completing this course will have an advanced understanding of EVM Project Control systems for an immediate impact on their project investments. The course culminates in a comprehensive Earned Value Management assessment to test the working knowledge and ability to apply the technique to a real world project scenario. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
Location: Classroom
To register: Contact Glenn Counts at 888.751.9285 or gcounts@evginc.com

MCM Project Management

Principles of Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Core Management Skills & Processes Aligned Skill under Requirements/Management Development Process under Entry Level
Description: This course promotes awareness for the need to accommodate planning process in the development of project scope with regards to environmental safety, occupational health (ESOH) and security (informational, personnel and physical) alerting the need for managing scope elements with regard to congressional processes and audits. Presents industry best practices through the forty-two (42) processes (22 in depth) as presented in the PMBOK Guide ® 4th Edition in addressing phased inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, and deliverables in the preparation of project planning with respect to total cost of ownership, life cycle logistics systems management using integrated master plan, integrated master schedules down to the detailed schedule level. Covers network development through identification of deliverables and the use of work breakdown structure, activity duration estimates, resource allocation and scheduling, establishing need for resource calendars and creating baselines for the ability to analyze cost and progress through earned value analysis. This course identifies the need for managing stakeholder expectations through a stakeholder assessment. Through risk management, participants will establish proper communication through risk identification and assessment using both qualitative and quantitative analysis in the planning of risk response. Monitoring and controlling of risk will take place through risk registers, issues tracking, change control, meeting management, project status reporting, lessons learned and the need for complete final electronic document archival. Participants receive fourteen (14) customizable templates to assist them in the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing of projects.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 4 hours
To register: Visit our website www.savvy-u.com. For more information call 360-567-0886 or email faicourseinfo@mcmprojectmanagement.com.

Project Risk Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk and Opportunity Management Aligned Skill under Requirements/Management Development Process under Entry Level
Description: This course promotes industry best practices as established by PMI’s PMBOK Guide ® 4th Edition regarding project risk. This course establishes the importance of risk response planning within the frame work of the applicable risk strategy. Participants will identify and analyze risks within the frame work of integrated management planning and integrated management scheduling. Identifies tools and techniques for qualitative and quantitative risk, maintaining a risk register using expert judgment, model simulation, expected monetary value analysis and sensitivity analysis as they might apply to cost, resources, schedule, security and performance as a continuous monitoring and controlling requirement. Participants will learn the basics of risk response planning strategies, identifying negative and positive risk, exploiting risk opportunities, and work around strategies as a proactive risk management option. Participants receive five (5) customizable templates to assist them in managing the risk on their projects.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 1 hours
To register: Visit our website www.savvy-u.com. For more information call 360-567-0886 or email faicourseinfo@mcmprojectmanagement.com.

Essentials of Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Core Management Skills & Processes Aligned Skill under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level
Description: This course promotes awareness for the need to accommodate planning process in the development of project scope with regards to environmental safety, occupational health (ESOH) and security (informational, personnel and physical) alerting the need for managing scope elements with regard to congressional processes and audits. Presents industry best practices through in depth coverage of the forty-two (42) processes as presented in the PMBOK Guide ® 4th Edition in addressing phased inputs, tools and techniques, outputs, deliverables in the preparation of project plan with respect to total cost of ownership, life cycle logistics systems management using integrated master plan, integrated master schedules down to the detailed schedule level. Covers network development through the identification of deliverables and the use of a work breakdown structure, activity duration estimates, resource allocation and scheduling, resource calendars and the creation of baselines for the purpose of analyzing cost and progress through earned value analysis. This course identifies the need for managing stakeholder expectations through a stakeholder assessment. Through risk management, participants will establish proper communication through risk identification and assessment using both qualitative and quantitative analysis in the planning of risk response. Monitoring and controlling of risk will take place through risk registers, issues tracking, change control, meeting management, project status reporting, lessons learned and the need for complete final electronic document archival. Participants receive twenty-eight (28) customizable templates to assist them in the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing of projects.
Method of Training: Online
Length of Training: 8 hours
To register: Visit our website www.savvy-u.com. For more information call 360-567-0886 or email faicourseinfo@mcmprojectmanagement.com.

EVMI®

EVMI® 101: Earned Value Management (EVM) Fundamentals

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management (EVM) Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Entry Level

Description: Don’t let your projects end in a disaster! Take full control of your projects using Earned Value Management (EVM)! You can achieve this goal by being proactive in monitoring and controlling rather than being reactive. Apply EVM to promote effective project planning, monitoring, and control. EVMI® 101 will help you set up an early warning system that will give you early signs of trouble with the health of your project; and you will discover the keys used to identify potential cost and schedule overruns; and grasp the tools and techniques that needed to compare actual work accomplished against schedule and cost baselines. EVMI® 101 will set you on a path to successfully implement Earned Value in your organization: Apply ANSI-748B Standards & Guidelines; Explain the relationship between the Earned Value Data Elements; cumulative cost curves and the project budget; Develop a control account plan and establish a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB); Calculate Cost and Schedule Variances and apply them to monitor project performance;  Forecast final cost and schedule results using the cost and schedule performance indices;  and Apply statistical process control tools and software to manage project performance.  On Day 2, you will learn about the barriers to EVM Implementation; How to set up an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR); and what the Federal guidelines for EVM are for agencies such as Department of Defense (DoD), Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and Department of Energy. A case study is given on a real EVM implementation to reinforce learning objectives.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

EVMI® 102: Project Management Fundamentals

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Problem Solving, Conflict Management, Accountability, Written Communication and Oral Communication Aligned Skills under Leadership/Professional under Entry Level

Description: EVMI®102 is designed to develop the basic knowledge base of project personnel in the application of project management theory, project management fundamentals and PMBOK® guidelines. The course focuses on basic project management principles that span across the breadth of what embodies the PMBOK®. Practical examples, case studies and best practices are used to further increase Project Management knowledge base. Upon completion of this course students will be able to develop Project Plans; Establish Project Communications both Orally and Written; Prepare Project Charters; Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS); Understand Project Scheduling Techniques; Identify Network Schedules & Critical Paths; Identify Organizational Structures And Types; Stakeholder Responsibilities & Roles; Implement Risks Management On Projects; Utilize Quality Assurances Technique To Improve Quality On Project Deliverables; Implement Earned Value Management (EVM); Problem Solving On Projects; and Prepare A Project Plan That Ensures Successful Project rollouts. Exercises and case studies are used to reinforce learning.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

EVMI® 104: Associate in Earned Value Management

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Core Management Skills & Processes; Risk & Opportunity Management; Communications Management; and Working Group and Teams Aligned Skills under Requirements/Management Development Process underEntry Level

Description: Effective project management is essential to the successful delivery and rollout of any project on time, within budget and technical scope. EVMI®104 is a project management skills and competencies building course designed to develop the basic knowledge base of project personnel in the application of project management theory and industry guidelines; and earned value management analytics, theory and industry guideline implementation on projects. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to Develop Project Plans; Develop Scope Statements that cover Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health and Security Measures; Develop Work Break Down Structures (WBS); Understand Project Scheduling Techniques and Identify Network Paths; Identify Different Organizational Structures & Types; Identify Stakeholder Responsibilities & Roles; Build a Stakeholder Management Plan; Implement Risk Management; Build Effective Teams; Establish Effective Communications; Perform Quality Assurance & Apply Earned Value Management. Skills and competencies are developed in areas related to the role of accountability, responsible project management and transparency in successful project management. Additionally, participants will know the project life cycle and processes; understand the importance of the triple constraints and their impact on quality; and understand and know why projects fail. Practical examples, several case studies and best practices are used in this course. At the end of day three, participants take a two hour exam composed of one hundred questions to earn EVMI®’s Certified Associate In Earned Value Management™ CAEVM™ course completion certification credential. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

EVMI® 201: Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP®

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Mid Level

Description: EVMI®’s Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® program provides participants with skills, knowledge and competencies in areas of effective Earned Value Management (EVM) application on federal contracts and projects. The EVMP® program builds competencies in the utilization of EVM analytics, theory and application to ensure that federal projects are done on time, and within budget. Participants cover Earned Value Concepts; Project Management; Project Budgeting; Project Financials; Project Accounting; The Three Building Blocks in Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) Establishment; Assessing EVM Compliance and Validation with the 32 criteria of the American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance Standards 748 (ANSI/EIA-748) for EVM systems; Managing Successful Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs); EVM Forecasting; Resolving Cost and Schedule Drivers Using Thresholds and Three Color Codes of Red, Yellow, Green; Establishing EVM Surveillance; Integrating Risk, Quality and EVM for Decision Making; and Problem Solving On Projects. The EVMP® Tool Kit™ is utilized for Problem Identification, Corrective Action and Proactive Management of the EVM system. Participants learn how to apply ‘The Kwaku Akyeampong Approach To Earned Value Management Excellence®’ and ‘The Kwaku Akyeampong Approach To Project Management Excellence®’ to improve project performance and quality of deliverables; mitigate risks and eliminate cost overruns and schedule delays on federal projects. Specialized concepts used in EVMP® training include ‘Earned Value Management Risk and Quality Model® EVMRQM®’ and ‘Earned Value Project Management Office® EVPMO®’. Numerous exercises and case studies reinforce learning. On Day 4, participants take a four hour exam to earn EVMI®’s Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® course completion certification credential. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours in Classroom plus additional 4 hours for the EVMP® Credential Certification Exam
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

EVMI® 202: EVMI®’s Project Management Program

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Core Management Skills & Processes; Communications Management & Working Groups and Teams, Aligned Skills under Requirements/ Management Development Process under Mid Level

Description: : If you enjoy the prestige that comes from being the best in your field, then you’ll appreciate the professional advantages derived from completing EVMI®’s Project Management Program. The EVMI® 202 program provides you with a solid foundation of knowledge, competencies and skills in project management that allows you to competently and effectively achieve successful project results. EVMI® 202 provides participants with a thorough, comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the five major processes, including inputs, outputs, tools, techniques, and terminology of the Project Management Institute®’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK®). The EVMI® 202 course covers the PMBOK® Project Management Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling and Closing; and all PMBOK®’s Project Management Knowledge Areas: Integration; Scope; Time (Scheduling); Planning (WBS); Cost, Pricing and Estimating; Quality; Human Resources; Communications; Risk; and Procurement. Participants will gain practical skills in Project Conflict Management, Managing Crisis Projects, Project Management Office (PMO) set-up, and Building Effective Project Teams. Participants will learn how to apply the ‘Kwaku Akyeampong Approach To Earned Value Management Excellence®’ and the ‘Kwaku Akyeampong Approach To Project Management Excellence®’ on projects and programs to improve and enhance the quality of deliverables; mitigate risks and eliminate cost overruns and schedule delays on federal projects. Several hands-on exercises and case studies are used to reinforce learning objectives. At the end of day four, participants will be awarded EVMI®’s Bachelor’s Certificate in Project Management™ BCPM™ course completion certificate.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 32 hours
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

EVMI® 203: Risk & Quality Management Professional® RQMP®

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Risk/Opportunity Management Aligned Skill under Requirements/Management Development Process under Mid Level

Description: : EVMI®’s Risk & Quality Management Professional® RQMP® program provides participants with skills and competencies in effective risk identification, risk mitigation, risk assessment, risk control and quality assurance which increases the likelihood of projects executed on time and within budget. Risk management is opportunity management. Risk management addresses the ability to seize opportunities, reduce threats and achieve optimal performance and results. Applying EVMI®’s highly acclaimed Risk Management Tool, participants will be able to use both qualitative and quantitative methods to assess risks, opportunities and threats; and proactively develop a risk mitigation strategy that leads to ultimate project success. The participant will be able to use the WBS to zero-in on risk and problem areas on a project and provide resolution. As part of the in-class exercises, participants will build a Risk Management Plan (RMP); develop a comprehensive Risk Strategy; and develop a Quality Assurance Plan. Risks related to activities in schedules and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) are introduced and resolution provided through in-class exercises. A multi-part case study provides participants the opportunity to analyze threats and opportunities in a real world/project setting; and provide recommendations and resolutions through a risk response and mitigation plan. At the end of day two, participants will be awarded EVMI®’s Risk & Quality Management Professional® RQMP® course completion certificate.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

EVMI® 301: Senior Earned Value Officer Program

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets Earned Value Management Aligned Skill under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Senior Level

Description: : EVMI®’s CEVO® program is aimed at the present and next generation of government executive, senior managers and managers that need to broaden their horizons in the field and dimensions of advanced earned value management (EVM); advanced project management, risk management, and effective program governance that enhances the prospects of achieving successful project delivery. The CEVO® formula is challenging, rewarding and exciting for all senior managers and executives regardless of their industry domain or solution delivery. The curriculum will have a lasting effect on the way you manage projects at an executive and senior management level, and provide you with applicable competencies to see your projects successfully through start to finish, without schedule delays and cost overruns. The CEVO® program introduces the use of P3D® President's Projects Portfolio Dashboard® which covers the monthly status summary rollup reporting tool on schedule, cost and risks; and provides hands-on techniques to enable better EVM metrics, and performance reporting. CEVO® topics include: Advanced Cost Estimating Techniques; Managing Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB); Utilizing Advanced Estimates at Completion (EAC) Forecasting; Performing EVM Maturity Assessments, Compliance and Validation; Ensuring Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) Success; Integrating EVM Across Project Management Processes; Implementing Effective EVM Surveillance; Establishing EVM Policy & Strategy; Effective Implementation of ANSI-748B; Developing A Culture Of EVM Oversight and Transparency.  Several case studies are analyzed. On Day three, participants will complete a 2 hour executive level EVM report. At the end of day three, EVMI®’s Chief Earned Value Officer® CEVO® Executive Credential course completion certificate is awarded to participants. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 hours in Classroom
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

EVMI® 303: Advanced Project and Program Management™ Course

FAC-P/PM Mapping: Core Management Skills & Processes; Risk & Opportunity Management; Communications Management; Working Group and Teams Aligned Skills under Requirements/Management Development Process; and Strategic Thinking; External Awareness; Entrepreneurship & Vision Aligned Skills under Leadership/Professional under Senior Level

Description: : EVMI®’s Advanced Project and Program Management course is aimed at the present and next generation of government executives and senior managers that need to broaden their horizons in the field and dimensions of advanced project and program management. Topics covered over the five day period include Mastering Project Management; Leading Effective Teams; Advanced Risk Management; Leadership & Strategic Execution; Entrepreneurship; Advanced Project Management; Establishing the Project Management Office (PMO); Advanced Project and Program Management Application; and Establishing Effective Project Communications. The skills and competencies derived from EVMI®’s Advanced Project and Program Management Certificate will enable the participant to lead and successfully manage a portfolio of projects on time, within budget and technical scope across organizations. At the end of day four EVMI®’s Advanced Project and Program Management™ APPM™ course completion certificate is awarded to participants.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 32 hours in Classroom
Location: Classroom
To register:Contact EVMI® at 703.771.9444 or email: facppm@evmi.com or visitwww.evmi.com.

Management Technologies

The Earned Value Experience
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet FAC-P/PM aligned skills(s) Earned Value Management under business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency under Entry Level

Description: Our Earned Value Experience workshop takes the mystery out of applying earned value management on your projects or contracts. When you complete this workshop you will see how estimates of cost and schedule are captured in an EVM Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), how to analyze the data, and how to estimate the final project cost and completion date. You will also understand the role of control account managers (CAM) and how to determine where to place control accounts within your projects. Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) are discussed so that you understand the goals of the IBR and how you might participate. The workshop starts with a discussion of EVM terms, concepts, and applicable regulations and policies. Using our workshop project scenario you will create your project’s PMB using Excel EVM templates. IBRs are shown to address validity of the PMB and project risks. As the project scenario moves from planning to execution you'll determine earned value metrics from project status information. Discussions alternate with workshop exercises as the project performance is analyzed. Variances cost and schedule performance indices, and stoplight charting the project’s performance are covered. Finally forecasts of final cost and completion date are computed. The workshop includes the new “earned schedule” method and “schedule adherence” to help know if the right project work is getting done. This workshop is perfect for cost account managers, contract officers, COTRs, financial and schedule control staff, project and program managers, and chief project officers. 
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: www.mgmt-technologies.com
 

Advanced EVM (ANSI 748) Workshop
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meets FAC-P/PM aligned skill(s): Earned value Management under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency under Senior Level

Description: This two day workshop is an in depth review of EVM as used on major contracts requiring compliance with ANSI 748. The well known and less known EVMS Guidelines requirement are discussed including IBR expectations and common program/project EVMS application issues. The workshop begins with a four hour review of basic EVM terms, concepts, formulas, and analysis products. The remaining twelve hours are a further discussion of formal ANSI 748 EVMS through written EVM questions and discussion of correct and incorrect answers. Story problems are also used to reinforce concepts and the application of EVM. Analysis of EVM contract performance reports is used to provide insight into program issues and recommended actions. The role of the IBR is discussed as a tool to ensure EVM is properly applied to the project and content with the guidelines of ANSI 748. Attendees are expected to understand basic EVM concepts, terms, and analysis products and have experience in the application of EVM. Upon completion of this workshop attendees will have a thorough understanding of ANSI 748 EVMS, how it is applied to programs, and typical troublesome areas. It addition workshop attendees will be well prepared for the Earned Value Professional (EVP) seven hour certification exam which is based upon ANIS 748 and administered by the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, International. (AACE). 
Method of Training: Instructor Led and Seminar Discussion
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: www.mgmt-technologies.com

IPA Institute

Establishing Effective Capital Cost & Schedule Processes
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM aligned skills(s): Cost Estimating under Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management competency under Entry Level

Description: Setting attainable cost and schedule targets is an important consideration in making investment decisions. Most organizations have more opportunities than they have funds to invest. This course helps make the most effective use of available capital by setting accurate and reliable cost and schedule targets.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: www.ipainstitute.com
 

Front End Loading Workshop
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM aligned skill(s): Problem Solving under Leadership/Professional competency under Entry Level

Description: FEL is the process by which an agency identifies and defines the scope of a capital project to meet the given need. The goal of this project phase is to secure a detailed definition of the scope needed to satisfy the project’s agency objectives for capital investment. The process of definition establishes a framework for aligning the project objectives with the agency goals and ensures agency objectives are translated to the project objectives. The alignment of objectives results in improved definition, which reduces changes later in the project. The results are more competitive and predictable project outcomes. This workshop will provide an existing project team with the opportunity to develop a plan for the critical definition stage of their project.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: www.ipainstitute.com
 

Best Practices for Government Project Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM aligned skills(s): Working Groups and Teams under Requirements/Management Development Process competency under Entry Level

Description: This program integrates findings from IPA’s extensive quantitative research that links project management practices to project outcomes. The primary focus is to present in detail the key learnings and practices for project planning and execution that can help government-funded projects obtain superior outcomes. Best Practices for Government Project Management is a 2-day training program. The course uses a combination of lecture, facilitated discussion, and a case study. Research findings are communicated through lectures. Participants share their experiences and relate learnings to their own experience through facilitated discussions. A case study of an actual project executed by a government agency allows participants to apply real lessons learned to their projects. The program is intended for all professionals involved in the government supply chain of projects. Participants benefit from the lessons derived from the thousands of projects that IPA has studied.
Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 16 hours
To register: www.ipainstitute.com

MCR

Intermediate Applied Earned Value Management
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet and fully maps to the Earned Value Management (EVM) aligned skills under the Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management under Mid Level

Description: The Intermediate Applied Earned Value Management (EVM) course builds upon the one day Fundamentals of EVM course by incorporating scenario-based learning. We use artifacts, exercises and demonstrations to provide students opportunities to immediately apply what they are learning in a two day, interactive environment. Through the use of a realistic program office scenario, this course enables students, in small teams and as a class, to play the role of a control account manager (CAM), participate in building the baseline for the program control organization, and review the results within the context of an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) environment. The course summarizes and integrates the language, data, reports, metrics, graphs, and management processes associated with EVM as they apply to any project while covering many unique requirements of Federal Civilian and DoD agencies. Intermediate Applied EVM emphasizes the processes critical to building a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), conducting an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), implementing processes within the context of an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) compliant EVM System, and using the information for management decisions and project control.

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 2 Days (16 hours)
To register: www.mcri.com
 

Centre Consulting

Basic Acquisition for Program/Project Managers
FAC-P/PM Mapping: Meet fully and maps to the FAC-P/PM Contracting competency and associated aligned skill(s): Contract Approach, Prepare Requirements & Support Documentation, Prepare & Issue Solicitation, Perform Source Selection, Administer Contract, Performance-Based Service Agreements under Entry Level

Description: This course is designed to provide program and project managers with a solid understanding of the concepts of basic acquisition. At the conclusion of the course students will be able to:

• Apply the proper regulations when conducting acquisition functions
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of acquisition team members
• Explain the requirements development process
• Demonstrate appropriate market research and source selection techniques
• Utilize project scope, cost and scheduling methodologies to improve performance outcomes
• Manage the contract administration process from pre-award to post-award
• Relate basic financial concepts to acquisition functions
• Understand the impact of recent acquisition regulation changes on their day-to-day functions.

The course will be taught using a combination of lecture, case studies, and group exercises that will give students an opportunity to discuss and analyze the concepts presented and apply them to their own work environments. 

Method of Training: Classroom
Length of Training: 24 Hours
To register, click here.