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Acquisition Process

Three processes cooperate to deliver capabilities needed by warfighters: the requirements process (JCIDS); the acquisition process (DAS); and the program and budget development process (PPBE). Includes links to DoD and Service policies, guidance, tools, and resources:

Workforce

Information on career management, the DoD Human Capital Initiative, career planning, leader­ship training, over­arching planning and guidance documents, and relevant professional organizations.

Policy

Encyclopedic source of acquisition policy that follows a hierarchy of policy issuance (i.e., executive, legislative, federal, etc.) and filtered according to organization, career field, and special topics.

Communities
of Practice

Links to communities of practice and special interest areas, the latest contribution and discussion posts for open ACC communities, community highlights, and links to related communities.

Training and
Continuous Learning

Information on training and continuous learning that supports DoD acquisition, information that helps manage professional training portfolios, and information on training available from DAU and DoD and Services activities.

Industry

Information on DoD industry partners that helps the participation and execution of DoD processes; including industry support pages, news, information, and links to private sector acquisition contractors.
 
 

Functional Gateways

Fifteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.

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Facilities Engineering
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Program Management
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Program Systems
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Systems Engineering
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Test & Evaluation
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This page is the career gateway page for Program Management professionals. Here you will find information and links related to the Program Management body of knowledge.
 
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Feature - Program Management Certification Guide Level I
Level I  |  Level II  |  Level III
Level I Certification Guide
Type of Assignment  Representative Activities
Weapon Systems   Participates in an IPT delivering a weapon system, C2/network-centric system, or space system.
  Performs financial and status reporting and basic logistic activities.
  Supports pre-award contract activities and workload planning and scheduling.
Services   Assists in acquisition planning, assessing risk (technical, cost and schedule), and contract tracking and performance evaluation.
Business Mgt Systems/IT   Participates in a business process IPT, fundamentals of enterprise integration, and outcome-based performance measures.
International Acquisition   Participates in a variety of international-related programs/tasks, either cooperative or security assistance in nature.
 
Core Certification Standards (Required for DAWIA certification.)
 Acquisition Training   ACQ 101  Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
 Functional Training   SYS 101  Fundamentals of Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering
  CLB 007  Cost Analysis
  CLB 016  Introduction to Earned Value Management
 Education   Formal education not required for certification
 Experience   1 year of acquisition experience


Core Plus Development Guide (Desired training, education, and experience.) Type of Assignment
Training Wpn Sys Services Bus Mgt/IT Intern Acq
  CLC 011 Contracting for the Rest of Us  
  CLE 025 Information Assurance (IA)
  CLI 001 International Armaments Cooperation (IAC), Part 1      
  CLI 002 International Armaments Cooperation (IAC), Part 2      
  CLI 003 International Armaments Cooperation (IAC), Part 3      
  CLL 008 Designing for Supportability in DoD Systems    
  CLL 011 Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL)    
  CLM 017 Risk Management  
  IRM 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition  
  LOG 101 Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals    
  PQM 101 Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Fundamentals    
  SAM 101 Basic Software Acquisition Management    
  TST 102 Fundamentals of Test and Evaluation      
Education
  Baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major in engineering, systems management, or business administration
Experience
  One (1) acquisition experience (in addition to core certification experience)
Notes:
1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training, education, and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level.
2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident based instruction.
3 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in this Core Plus Development Guide if not already completed.
13 Some continuous learning (CL) modules have been created by extracting lessons in their entirety from a training course. If this is the case for the CL module(s) identified in the above core certification standards, the course from which the CL module was extracted is identified in the “Notes” section of the CL course description and the course can be substituted to meet the certification standard.