CERTIFICATION STANDARDS & CORE PLUS DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT LEVEL II

Type of Assignment	Representative Activities
Weapon Systems	Structures and guides systems engineering activities. Establishes a risk/opportunity program; structures and conducts technical reviews. Works with contracting personnel. Maintains configuration control. Leads IPTs in support of developing and delivering a weapon system, C2/network-centric system, or space system.
Services	Structures incentives tied to desired outcomes for service contracts, prepares plans for mitigating risks, provides contract tracking and oversight. Performs most acquisition planning tasks as established in Attachment 1 to AT&L Services Memo of Oct. 2, 2006.
Business Mgt Systems/IT	Leads IPTs, identifies and manages enterprise-level business systems and issues, and applies performance measures within the acquisition community and program office context that directly impact systems under development.

Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification)
Acquisition Training	ACQ 202 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A ACQ 203 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B (R)
Functional Training	PMT 251 Program Management Tools Course, Part I PMT 257 Program Management Tools Course, Part II CON 121 Contract Planning CON 124 Contract Execution CON 127 Contract Management EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management ISA 101 Basic Information Systems Acquisition
Education	Formal education not required for certification
Experience	2 years in program management with cost, schedule, and performance responsibilities

Core Plus Development Guide (desired training, education, and experience)	Type of Assignment
Training	Wpn Sys	Services	Bus Mgt/IT
ACQ 315 Understanding Industry (Business Acumen) (R)
BCF 215 Operating and Support Cost Analysis (R)
CLE 004 Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts
CLE 022 Program Manager Introduction to Anti-Tamper
CLL 002 Defense Logistics Agency Support to the PM
CLL 006 Public-Private Partnerships
CLM 025 Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Acquisition for Program Managers
CLM 031 Improved Statement of Work
LOG 102 Fundamentals of System Sustainment Management
PQM 101 Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Fundamentals

Education

Master’s degree, preferably with a major in engineering, systems management, business administration, or a related field

Experience

2 additional years acquisition experience, preferably in a systems program office or similar organization

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.
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.