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FAC-P/PM Senior/Expert Requirements
At the Senior/Expert level, program and project managers should have, through training, experience, and other development activities:
- knowledge and skills to manage and evaluate moderate to high-risk programs or projects that require significant acquisition investment and agency knowledge and experience
- ability to manage and evaluate a program and create an environment for program success
- ability to manage and evaluate the requirements development process, overseeing junior level team members in creation, development, and implementation
- expert ability to use, manage, and evaluate management processes, including performance-based management techniques
- expert ability to manage and evaluate the use of earned value management as it relates to acquisition investments
Experience:
At least four years of program and project management experience on federal projects and/or programs, including managing and evaluating agency acquisition investment performance, developing and managing a program budget, building and presenting a successful business case, reporting program results, strategic planning, and high-level communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Training:
Training in program and project management at this level should be provided to develop the essential interpersonal and management competencies required of high-performing, successful program and project managers such as strategic thinking, vision, and external awareness. (Refer to the FAC-P/PM Training Crosswalk for a listing of the competencies/aligned skills needed at this level).
Specifically, at the Senior/Expert level, training should address the following competencies/aligned skills and include the following coursework areas:
Senior/Expert FAC-P/PM Competencies/Aligned Skills
This document lists all the Senior/Expert FAC-P/PM competencies and aligned skills and their definitions.
A minimum of 24 hours of learning in advanced acquisition management that prepares the individual to:
- Manage a departmental/agency effort;
- Direct the development of concepts, requirements, and project documents related to the program;
- Manage the preparation of a program’s acquisition strategy;
- Maximize the use of performance-based acquisition principles;
- Manage team activities in appropriate market research and acquisition of commercial items in accordance with FAR Parts 10 and 12;
- Direct requirements baselining, change processes, and resourcing.
A minimum of 24 hours of instruction in advanced program management to provide skills in:
- Coordinating an integrated master plan for life-cycle management and support ;
- Interpreting and overseeing application of department/agency financial policies and directives as it relates to program and resource management;
- Directing and monitoring risk management processes and making adjustments as necessary;
- Overseeing a comprehensive test and evaluation program;
- Examining and implementing innovative, alternative logistics support practices;
- Ensuring adequate staffing and resources across the program lifecycle.
A minimum of 16 hours of coursework in employing correct and effective leadership and interpersonal skills to include:
- Delivering effective presentations to senior level audiences through practice and instruction;
- Building and directing high-powered teams;
- Creating a culture of development and accountability;
- Communicating a compelling vision that generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment among team members.
A minimum of 24 hours of coursework that is government-specific and prepares the individual to:
- Work with a warranted contracting officer and develop the overall strategy for managing the acquisition;
- Participate in pre-award actions required by acquisition planning (FAR Part 7.1)
- Apply appropriate principles of OMB Circular A-123, Management’s Responsibility for Internal Control;
- Direct completion of successful Capital Asset Plan (OMB exhibit 300);
- Employ strategic planning and resource management in the federal environment (budget cycle, paperwork, and congressional considerations);
- Apply principles of contract and fiscal laws and regulations (anti-deficiency, procurement integrity, and specific purpose statues) as they pertain to development of program funding, contracts, and strategies;
- Manage program in accordance with the agency’s and OMB’s planning, programming, and budgeting process, as appropriate.
A minimum of 24 hours in EVM and cost estimates that will prepare the individual to:
- Direct and manage EVM implementation across the program spectrum;
- Use advance project management skills with extensive EVM capabilities.