Successful government program managers are adept at developing a complete project life cycle system management plan - an Integrated Master Plan. This FAC-P/PM FPM 231 project management certification course teaches you to manage complex programs, software engineering principles, requirements development, management, traceability methods, testing, and system validation processes. Plus, this FPM 231 course will help you in achieving FAC-P/PM Mid-Level certification.
Learning Tree’s FAC-P/PM training has been fully verified by the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI).
Applications in Project and Program Management Delivery Methods
Applications in Project and Program Management Course Information
In this FPM 231 course, you will:
- Plan for the successful delivery of a complex government project.
- Define the requirements and manage the development of IT systems.
- Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and a total life cycle system management plan - an Integrated Master Plan (IMP).
- Develop a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) estimate.
- Apply a process to identify, analyze and manage threats and opportunities.
Prerequisites
Two years of program or project management experience within the last five years.
Certification Information
FAC-P/PM certification is awarded at the agency level, and requirements vary by agency.
Applications in Project and Program Management Course Outline
- Clarifying the FAC-P/PM initiative
- Describing acquisition reforms
- Establishing a culture of accountability
- Identifying government and contractor equities
Managing project
- Defining project and program management
- Outlining the project management process
Evaluating project objectives and planning
- Defining the project goals
- Planning the work that needs to be completed
Project scope and schedule
- Determining the project scope
- Applying estimating techniques
- Assessing scheduling tools and methods
Building a product-oriented Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Commonly found products
- Decomposing the WBS
- Best practices checklist
- Standardizing the WBS within your agency
Developing the Integrated Master Plan (IMS)
- Events, accomplishments, and criteria
- Evaluating an IMP
Developing an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
- Benefiting from an Integrated Master Schedule
- The relationship between the IMP and IMS
- Activities, sequences, and scheduling
- The network and the critical path
- Defining the procurement process
- Source selection and evaluating the proposals
- Defining the procurement process
- Source selection and proposal evaluation
- Analyzing different types of contracts and associated risks
Developing and managing a process
- Enterprise analysis
- Appraising decision analysis methods for software architecture
- Evaluating Agile development methodologies
Developing and managing requirements
- Developing a requirements model
- Writing a use case
- Managing changes to requirements
Designing and implementing
- Identifying multitier architecture
- Incorporating the implementing phase into the project
Ensuring project quality
- Charting the quality and grade of the software product
- Differentiating project quality theories
Planning and controlling quality
- Describing the quality plan
- Recognizing the seven quality planning tools
- Improving the process
- Evaluating performance quality data to execute
- Quality assurance
- Analyzing the tools and techniques used to control quality
Identifying and analyzing risks
- Drafting a program/project risk management plan
- Identifying program/project risks and opportunities
- Assessing impacts and probabilities
- Evaluating risk response strategies
Monitoring and controlling risks
- Implementing a risks/opportunities management plan
- Evaluating strategies
Estimating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Factors impacting the TCO
- Applying estimation techniques
- Performing cost-benefit trade-offs
