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DC Program and Project Managers Meeting #1 Session 1: DCPPMs Meeting Intro Session 2: Certification Workshop Trevor Lowing

Trevor.Lowing@gmail.com

+Intro: Trevor Lowing n  15+ Years Project Management Experience

n  PMP, FAC P/PM IT Level 3 and SCM

n  IT Professional

n  Agile and Open Source Advocate

n  Projects from Government n  Aircraft Carrier Overhaul and Submarine Construction (CVN 681 & Seawolf) n  Fleet Ballistic Missile Facility Construction n  Nuclear Weapons Security n  Manpower Decision Support Software n  XML Schema Development (MASINT XML) n  Content Management Systems

n  Projects from Private Industry n  IT Infrastructure n  Cloud Migration n  PaaS, SaaS Migration n  Automation

+Intros

n  Quick Note from Sponsor

n  Name

n  Occupation/Federal or Civilian

n  Reason for Attandance / Interests

+Session 1 Overview

n  An Introduction to this new MeetUp group.

n  A call for interested topics, presenters and sponsors.

n  History of project management.

n  Overview of meeting format (Hour 1= Presentation, Hour 2 = Workshop).

n  Q & A

+DCPPMs Intro

n  Group For Program and Project Managers

n  Career Development (Government or Public)

n  Share Knowledge and Lessons Learned

n  Learn PM Concepts

n  Learn PM Tools

n  Find Resources (Training, Support, etc)

n  Socialize

+Meeting Format

n  Since this meeting is about learning and sharing we will dedicate time to teach practical skills.

n  Presentation/ Demo – A user or vendor will make a presentation followed by a Q & A Session

n  Workshop – Real, interactive, hands-on session where we teach and practice skills.

+Call for Support

n  Suggest Some Topics n  Training? n  Methodology? n  Certification? n  Tools? n  Advanced Techniques?

n  Present!!!! n  Share Knowledge / Lessons Learned n  Demo Product n  Gain Experience

n  Become a Sponsor!!!!! n  Location n  Resources (assistance, advertising, spreading the word, etc.) n  Capital $$$ n  Materials (Software, Hardware, etc.)

+Suggested Subjects

n  MS Project

n  Rally/Jira

n  Agile PM

n  Certification MS Project

n  Project Management and Planning Tools

n  Demos

n  PMP

n  Project/Program Lessons Learned

n  EVM

n  PM Training

n  Project charter

n  Stakeholder Management (Internal External)

n  ProjecT Plan Development

n  Risk Management

n  Resource Management (in MS Project, people and materials)

n  WBS Development / Tools

n  GanTT Charts

n  Milestone Chart Development

n  Work Packages

n  Task Breakdown

n  Estimation (cost, duration, risk)

n  Critical Path Analysis

n  Project Reporting / Audits

n  Root Cause Analysis

n  FAR/ Acquisition

On Index Card Provided Fill out Your Suggestions

+Overview of Project Management

Project: A temporary Endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service or result. 1.  Begin and end date. 2.  Time-phased budget 3.  Consume resources 4.  Has deliverables 5.  Has acceptance criteria.

Project Management: application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. Project Manager focus: Obtain and maintain buy-in of internal and external stakeholders.

+The 5 Process Groups

+Overview Cont.

n  Triple Constraints: A change to a component of the Triple will usually affect other components. Therefore careful analysis of a move to make a change is necessary in order to assess the impact of the change to avoid negative effect on the project.

n  Scope = Time × Resources

RESOURCES

+Session #2: Certification

n  Introduction to Certification

n  Overview

n  PMI PMP

n  FAITAS n  FAI FAC P/PM Level 1-3

n  DAU DAWIA Level 1-3

n  Q & A.

+Certification Overview

n  Each Certification Will Entail

1.  Documenting Experience

2.  Attend Training

3.  Request Certification

Some Certifications Require

n  Testing

n  Continuous Education /Recertification

+PMI PMP

n  Internationally recognized, industry standard certification. Government, commercial and other organizations employ PMP certified project managers in an attempt to improve the success rate of projects in all areas of knowledge, by applying a standardized and evolving set of project management principles as contained in PMI's PMBOK Guide.

n  http://www.pmi.org/Certification/Project-Management-Professional-PMP.aspx

n  Cert Requirements: Meet Experience + Training, Take Exam n  A secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree, or the global equivalent)

with at least five years of project management experience, with 7,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education.

n  OR n  A four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or the global equivalent) and at least three years of

project management experience, with 4,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education.

n  Cert Body: Project Management Institute. Internationally Recognized

n  Many Specialties. Experience can span across any process area (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and closing.)

n  Annual Recert Reqs: 60 PDUs/3 years. PDUs cam be earned by practicing, training or teaching/presenting.

+PMP Cont

n  PMP (Project Management Professional) is one of eight credentials offered by PMI:[19]

n  Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

n  Project Management Professional (PMP)

n  Program Management Professional (PgMP)

n  PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

n  PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)

n  PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

n  Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)

n  PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

+Government Certs: FAITAS

n  https://www.atrrs.army.mil/faitas/

n  FAITAS Federal Acquisition Institute Training Application System. Federal Acquisition Institute, www.fai.gov is the avenue for all federal civilian agency Employees to electronically manage their career development. The Acquisition Human Capital Plan (AHCP) provides for the strategic management of the Acquisition Workforce.

n  Request Training

n  Plan Career

n  Request Training

n  Request Certification

n  Maintain Certification

n  Volunteer for Contingency Contracting Corpse

+Example FAITAS Cert Setup n  Login to the FAITAS website

n  Click ‘I Agree’ on the DOD Privacy And Security Notice Screen.

n  Click ‘Log In With CAC’, select your non-email certificate, then click ‘OK’.

n  Once your ‘Dashboard’ screen appears, locate the ‘Manage Career’ menu heading and hover over it to reveal the ‘Manage Career’ menu.

n  When the ‘Manage Career’ menu appears hover over the ‘Certification’ option to reveal the ‘Certification’ menu to the right.

n  On the ‘Certification’ menu click 'Manage Certification Requests'.

n  When the ‘Manage Certification Requests’ page displays locate ‘Pending Certification Requests’ and click 'Add Certification Request'.

n  Select the appropriate radio button for Primary or Subsidiary under ‘Certification Type’ in the ‘Career Field Selection’ box.

n  Select the appropriate ‘Career Field’ from the drop down menu.

n  Select the appropriate ‘Certification Level Pursued’ from the drop down menu.

n  Click ‘Continue’ to submit the request and it will be routed to your supervisor for review/approval.

+FAC P/PM (Govt) n  Who: The Federal Acquisition Certification - Program and Project

Managers (FAC-P/PM) program applies to all executive agencies, except the Department of Defense (DOD). 12 mos to certify.

n  http://www.fai.gov/drupal/certification/program-and-project-managers-fac-ppm

n  Cert Requirements: Meet Experience + Training, request Certification.

n  Cert Body: AC-PPM certification is managed and awarded at the agency level. Each agency has a designated Acquisition Career Manager (ACM) responsible for managing the certification requirements of the acquisition workforce members in that agency

n  http://www.fai.gov/drupal/humancapital/acquisition-career-manager-

n  80 to 120 hours of training plus n  Entry-Level P/PM – one year of project management experience within the last

five years. n  Mid-Level P/PM – two years of program or project management experience

within the last five years. n  Senior-Level P/PM – four years of program or project management experience,

which shall include a minimum of one year of experience on Federal programs and projects,within the last ten years. Steps to Certify

n  Annual Recert Reqs: 80 CLPs of skills currency every two years

+DAU DAWIA Program Management (Govt) n  Who: DoD employees, military and (APF) civilians assigned to an acquisition coded position as well as select

military officers whose career development will include assignment to acquisition coded positions. MUST meet these training standard(s) within 24 months of assignment.

n  The Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 (DAWIA) (United States Code Title 10, Chapter 87)required the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a process through which persons in the acquisition workforce would be recognized as having achieved professional status.

n  https://dap.dau.mil/career/pmt/Pages/Certification.aspx

n  Cert Requirements: Meet Experience + Training. Level 1-3 (DAWIA) and Core Plus. Cumulative n  Level 1 = 1 years exp + 4 classes

n  Core Plus = BS Degree + 9 classes + 1 yrs acquisition experience

n  Level 2 = additional 1 years exp + 9 classes

n  Core Plus = MS Degree + 11 classes + 2 yrs acquisition experience

n  Level 3 = 4 years specialized experience + 5 classes (+2 this Oct)

n  Core Plus = 18 classes + 24 semester hours specialized + 2 years additional acquisition experience

n  Cert Body: Defense Acquisition Institute (DAU).

n  Training Avail: http://www.dau.mil/training/Pages/Apply.aspx

n  Annual Recert Reqs: Once certified – always certified. Reciprocity between DoD agencies.

+Steps for FAC P/PM or DAWIA n  Complete assessment and set career goals (gap analysis)

n  Create FAITAS account, set Supervisor, Career Field and Certification Level

n  Complete Individual Development Plan (IDP)

n  Complete FY Training Plan

n  Submit IDP, Training Plan and SF182 Forms to Agency Training Coordinator

n  Request Training in FAITAS (FPM 316-319 or equiv on FAITAS for FAC P/PM)

n  Supervisor Approves in FAITAS

n  Attend classes

n  Apply for Certon FAITAS

+Agile PM / ScrumMaster

n  Role of PM vs Role of SCM

PM SCM Product Owner

Communicate  Project  Status  To  Sponsor  &  Stakeholder   x

Deals  With  Operatonal  Issues  &  Impediments   x

Develop  Project  Plan  

Direct  Project  Resources  

Direct  Project  Resources  

Engage  with  Stakeholders   x x

Engage  with  Stakeholders  

Ensures  the  Project  Meets  Requirements  &  ObjecDves     x

Looks  AGer  the  Interests  of  the  Team   x

Manages  Project  Team  Members  

Monitor  &  Manage  Project  Risk   x x

Monitor  &  Manage  Project  Risk  

Monitor  &  Manage  Project  Schedule  &  Budget   x

+Next Meetup

n  DC PPMs Meetup #2: MS Project, Reporting and VBA

n  Overview of MS Project and planning principles.

n  BONUS: Reporting Tool

n  MS Project Reporting Options

n  Visual Basic for Advanced Reporting (workshop/Q&A)

n  PMP Cert Training and Agile