Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP) Home Page
What is the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP)?
 In 1998, DOE defined its acquisition workforce to include contract specialists/contacting officers, purchasing agents, financial assistance specialists, property managers, and project managers under DOE's umbrella directive Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, DOE O 413.3A and the associated DOE 413.3A guides (DOE M 413.3 is cancelled), establishing training and certification requirements for the acquisition workforce. In 2001, the Deputy Secretary of Energy directed the DOE Office of Engineering and Construction Management (OECM) to establish the DOE Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). The PMCDP requirements are included in DOE O 361.1B, Acquisition Career Management Program, as a component of the DOE acquisition workforce career development program. The PMCDP Module establishes a well-defined career path that includes certification, minimum training and continuing education (CE) requirements, and project responsibilities that are commensurate with clearly defined qualifications.
Importance of the PMCDP
The DOE recognizes the criticality of projects to success, and project management has become a focal point of improvement efforts. Project management centers of excellence (e.g., project management offices), training programs, and organization change programs to improve project management practices are increasingly common parts of Departmental strategic plans to improve organizational effectiveness. At present, the Department has approximately 270 employees with PMCDP certifications. Click here to view the most current list of the Department's certified Federal Project Directors.
PMCDP Goals
- Direct and administer DOE O 361.1B, Chapter IV: Project Management Career Development Program and corresponding policies.
- Effectively manage the PMCDP assessments, course curriculum, delivery, revisions and updates.
- Accurately manage the PMCDP business line of the Working Capital Fund.
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