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CERTIFICATION STANDARDS & CORE PLUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
LEVEL III |
Type of Assignment |
Representative Activities |
Weapon Systems |
Leads and provides oversight of IPTs delivering a weapon system, C2/network-centric system, or space system. Leads tasks supporting pre-award contracts, financial management, risk management, systems engineering, total ownership cost determination, contract coordination, and communications. |
Services |
Organizes and leads DoD professional, administrative, and management support service contracting as relates to developing clearly stated and actionable requirements packages. Coordinates with local procurement contracting officers, and ensures opportunities for socio-economic business concerns. Performs all acquisition strategy requirements actions noted in Attachment 1 to AT&L Services Memo of Oct. 2, 2006. |
Business Mgt Systems/IT |
Oversees transformation integration, planning and performance, and investment management as applies to the acquisition community, program office(s), and system(s) under development. |
Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification) |
Acquisition Training
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None required
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Functional Training
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ACQ 315
Understanding Industry (Business Acumen) (R)
BCF 103
Fundamentals of Business Financial Management
EVM 263
Principles of Schedule Management (R)
LOG 103
Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM)
PMT 352A
Program Management Office Course, Part A
PMT 352B
Program Management Office Course, Part B (R)
SYS 202
Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering, Part I
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Education
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Formal education not required for certification.
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Experience
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4 years in program management with cost, schedule and performance responsibilities
At least 2 years in a program office or similar organization (dedicated matrix support to a PM, PEO, DCMA program integrator, or supervisor of shipbuilding). These two years may run concurrent with the preceding 4 year requirement.
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Level III DAWIA certification in another acquisition functional
2 years in program management with cost, schedule and performance responsibilities
2 years in a program office or similar organization (dedicated matrix support to a PM, PEO, DCMA program integrator, or supervisor of shipbuilding). These 2 years may run concurrent with the preceding Level III or 2 year requirements.
EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2016, THE STANDARD WILL BE:
4 years in program management with cost, schedule and performance responsibilities
At least 2 years in a program office for system development and acquisition or similar organization (dedicated matrix support to a PM, PEO, DCMA program integrator, or supervisor of shipbuilding). These two years may run concurrent with the preceding 4 year requirement.
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Level III DAWIA certification in another acquisition functional
2 years in program management with cost, schedule and performance responsibilities
2 years in a program office for system development and acquisition or similar organization (dedicated matrix support to a PM, PEO, DCMA program integrator, or supervisor of shipbuilding). These 2 years may run concurrent with the preceding Level III or 2 year requirements.
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Unique Position Training Standards | |
PEOs; PM/DPM of MDAP/MAIS; PM/DPM of significant nonmajor programs (see note 6 below)
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PMT 401 Program Manager's Course
(R)
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PMT 402 Executive Program Manager's Course
(R)
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Core Plus Development Guide (desired training, education, and experience) |
Type of Assignment |
Training |
Wpn Sys |
Services |
Bus Mgt/IT |
ACQ 265
Mission-Focused Services Acquisition
(R) |
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ACQ 370
Acquisition Law
(R) |
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ACQ 452
Forging Stakeholder Relationships
(R) |
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BCF 207
Economic Analysis
(R) |
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BCF 209
Acquisition Reporting for MDAPs and MAIS
(R) |
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CLE 008
Six Sigma: Concepts and Processes
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CLE 301
Reliability and Maintainability
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CLL 022
Title 10 Depot Maintenance Statute Overview
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CLL 201
Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Fundamentals
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ENG 202
Applied Systems Engineering in Defense Acquisition, Part II
(R) |
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ISA 320
Advanced Program Information Systems Acquisition
(R) |
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LOG 200
Product Support Strategy Development, Part A
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LOG 201
Product Support Strategy Development, Part B
(R) |
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LOG 204
Configuration Management
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LOG 235
Performance-Based Logistics
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PMT 400
Program Manager's Skills Course
(R) |
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PQM 201A
Intermediate Production, Quality, and Manufacturing, Part A
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TST 204
Intermediate Test and Evaluation
(R) |
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Education |
At least 24 semester hours from among accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management (DANTES equivalency may be substituted) |
Experience |
2 additional years of acquisition experience, preferably in a systems program office or similar organization (in addition to core certification experience) |
Notes: |
1 The Core Certification Standards section lists the training and/or education and experience REQUIRED for certification at this level for this career field within 24 months of assignment. 2 “(R)” following a course title indicates the course is delivered as resident-based instruction. 5 When preparing your IDP, you and your supervisor should consider the training, education, and experience listed in the Core Plus Development Guide at this and the lower level(s) if not already completed. 6 Workforce members assigned to the positions(s) listed in the Unique Position Training Standards section MUST meet these training standard(s) within 6 months of assignment. 11 Workforce members assigned to the position(s) listed in the Unique Position Training Standards section MUST meet these training standard(s) within 24 months of assignment. |
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