FAC-P/PM Certification: Applications in Business, Cost & Financial Management (FPM 233)
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Knowledge of federal budget appropriations, Total Life Cycle Systems Management, and OMB A-11 processes allow for improved transparency, accountability, fiscal discipline, and performance. This FAC-P/PM certification training course offers the skills to conduct comprehensive program cost estimation, fund multiyear projects and validate program baselines.
Learning Tree’s FAC-P/PM training has been fully verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).
You Will Learn How To:
- Apply commercial and governmental accounting, cost-estimation techniques, and Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques
- Incorporate GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide best practices
- Business case Analysis
- Navigate the congressional appropriation process
- Enhance performance with EVM, OMB A-11 and ANSI/EIA-748
Important Course Information
Requirements
- Two years of program or project management experience within the last five years.
FAC-P/PM Certification Information
- All Federal employees (non DoD) who work in a Program/Project Management role are required to be FAC-P/PM certified. Private industry/contractors are eligible to attend FAC-P/PM training, but are not eligible to become certified.
- FAC-P/PM certification is awarded at the agency level and requirements vary by agency. Check with your Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) for information on certification requirements.
Course Outline
- Introducing the FAC-P/PM Program
- Clarifying the FAC-P/PM initiative
- Describing acquisition reforms
- Establishing a culture of accountability
- Identifying government and contractor equities
- Business Management Fundamentals
Incorporating Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM) concepts
- Comparing program life cycles
- Applying Total Life Cycle Systems Management
Identifying Earned Value Management (EVM) fundamentals
- Reviewing EVM concepts
- Describing roles - customer vs. supplier
- Applying Program Cost Estimation Processes
Analyzing cost-estimating methods
- Exploring appropriate uses of techniques
- Outlining strengths and weaknesses of each method
Examining the logistics of cost estimation
- Distinguishing between product life cycle vs. program life cycle
- Revealing often forgotten costs
Exploring learning curve theory and its applications
- Incorporating learning curves to reduce task time
- Examining learning curve models to determine learning rates
- Allocating Funding to Multiyear Complex Projects
Structuring your project using the federal budgeting process
- Responsibilities of the PM in the budget process
- Applying cost estimates to select projects
Relating the congressional funding process to your project
- Explaining program approvals
- Defining project appropriations and allocations
- Leveraging the ANSI/EIA-748 (Earned Value Management Systems)
OMB A-11 Section 300 Requirements
- The purpose of OMB Circular A-11
- Relating ANSI/EIA-748 to OMB Circular A-11
- Exploring connections between EVM and the performance budget
Defining the purpose behind the ANSI standard
- Explaining the structure of the standard
- Describing the use of the standard
Applying the ANSI standard
- Defining associated documents
- Addressing the guidelines within the standard
- Establishing Baselines
Developing the program baseline
- Explaining the use of estimating and budgeting
- Associating the program baseline with budget
Determining the performance baseline
- Benefiting from the Work Breakdown Structure
- Developing the Integrated Master Plan/Master Schedule
- Applying GAO best practices and the ANSI standard
- Validating the Performance Baseline: The Integrated Baseline Review (IBR)
Clarifying the rationale for the IBR
- Explaining the mitigation of risk
- Analyzing the adequacy of the baseline
Preparing for and conducting the IBR
- Training the participants
- Accessing data and defining the report
- Analyzing Earned Value Data
Interpreting earned value metrics and meaning
- Explaining the source of the metrics
- Analyzing the measures and performing metrics analysis
Applying root cause analysis
- Defining the source of problems
- Dealing with the root cause at the source
- Defining responsibility and exploring possible actions
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$1795
Government
$1795
Private Team Training
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Training Hours
Standard Course Hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
*Informal discussion with instructor about your projects or areas of special interest: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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