IT Project Management Qualification Training Alternatives
Qualification Level 1
Qualification Level 2
Qualification Level 3
Project Management Essentials (PME)
To exempt from the Project Management Essentials (PME) course, the candidate must be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or satisfy the OCIO Project Management Assessment with a score of at least 70 percent. If a candidate does not meet the minimum score but has significant project management experience, a supervisor may write a letter endorsing the individual’s project management experience and exempting the individual from the PME course.
The PME course covers a working knowledge of these core project management objectives:
- Project Risk Management
- EVMS and Project Reporting
- Life Cycle Cost Estimating
- Leadership & Teambuilding
- WBS Development & Project Scope Baseline
- Communications – Interpersonal, Oral and Written
- Configuration Management
- Project Planning and Resource Loaded Scheduling
- Contract Types, Bid Evaluation and Award Process
A series of online and/or classroom courses that cover the topics may be taken to exempt the individual from PME. You may submit course suggestions for consideration as exemptions to the PME course to ITProjectManagement@hq.doe.gov.
PME Classroom and Seminar Training Opportunity Alternatives:
Management Concepts
Complete the following courses in Project Management:
6102 Earned Value in Project Management (3 days)
5890 Federal Capital Planning and Programming and the Exhibit 300 (3 days)
6135 Integrated Cost and Schedule Control (3 days)
6101 Leadership and Communication Skills for Project Managers (4 days)
6100 Project Management Principles (4 days)
6111 Cost Estimating for IT Projects (3 days)
6112 Defining and Managing IT Project Requirements (3 days)
6110 IT Project Risk Management (3 days)
6127 Managing Systems Integration Projects (3 days)
6136 Mastering IT Projects (4 days)
Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR)
Classroom and Seminar Training Opportunities:
- USDA Graduate School Contracting Basics for COTRs (USDA ID ACQI7003D) – 3 day course
- Defense Acquisition University or Federal Acquisition Institute CON 101 Basics of Contracting or DAU-approved equivalent courses
The following courses from the Defense Acquisition University and or Federal Acquisition Institute are currently directly accepted as equivalent courses as noted (DAU courses have most recently been offered as no-cost to Federal employees please note that DAU Federal employee costs may be subject to revision):
- Contracting Office’s Representative: FAI – "COR Mentor Program"
- Contract Types/Bid/Evaluation/Award & Performance-Based Contracting – DAU – “CON 101”
- Acquisition Strategy and Planning – “CON 101”
Register and apply to Federal Acquisition Institute to take "CON 101". The course is offered through the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). When registering at Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI), there is an icon for "Students wishing to enroll in CON 101" which is a link to DAU Alternatively, you can go directly to http://www.dau.mil/, select the e-Learning link on the top of the screen, and then select "Apply for All Courses Here". A new web page appears. Then scroll down and follow the enrollment directions for your applicable employment status (e.g. Federal employees working for non-DOD federal agencies). Similar procedures apply when registering for FAI’s "COR Mentor Program".
Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Earned Value Management Courses offered from an accredited university or training provider such as the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) may provide an exemption to the Earned Value courses required for Level 1 Qualification. To determine if prior course work meets requirements for exemption, the course information should be emailed to ITPMCONTACTS@hq.doe.gov for analysis.
EVMS – Classroom and Seminar Training Opportunities:
EVMS – Online Opportunities:
- Management Concepts
Mastering Technical Challenges and Issues on Projects (6952) – 8 week web course that includes EVMS training.
- Defense Acquisition University
Fundamentals of Earned Value Management (BCF 102) – begins the first week of each month
Advanced Concepts in Project Management (PM Advanced)
Currently there is no alternative course work identified. Advanced Concepts in Project Management covers a working knowledge of these core project management objectives:
- Briefing Techniques
- Quality Management
- Integrated Safety Management
- Systems Engineering
- Value Engineering
- Pre-project Planning
- Automated Scheduling Software
- Design Reviews
Risk Management IT Risk Management Courses offered from an accredited university or training provider such as the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) may provide an exemption to the Risk Management course required for Level 1 Qualification To determine if prior course work meets requirements for exemption, the course information should be emailed to ITPMCONTACTS@hq.doe.gov for analysis.
Risk Management Training Opportunities:
- Management Concepts – IT Project Risk Management – 3 day course
- ESI International – Project Management Core Course – Risk Management – 3 days
Project Management and Portfolio Analysis
The objective of this course is to allow the participants to have the full Project Management experience through an automated simulation. The simulation case study and the actual projects presented by the participants will be worked through the simulation exercises so that the participant can have hands on experience of all aspects of program management for interrelated projects. The simulation covers a range of high-level Portfolio Analysis issues. The simulation focuses on collaboration skills, communication skills and challenges of vying for and defending requirements for resources. No alternative course has been identified at this time.
Federal Budget Process
Provides students with an overview of the major phases and participation in the federal budget process. Students will learn how the federal budget process can impact the role of the Project Director and how to best deal with the impacts through contingency planning. Students will gain an understanding, up to macro level, of how the budget is formulated and recognize the impact of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and major phases and timing in the budget process. The target audience is Level 2 Federal Project Directors.
- ESI International – Federal Appropriations Law – 4 days
- Management Concepts – The Federal Budget Process – 2 days
Last Reviewed: 4/14/2008
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