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Functional Area Certification Standards
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT   (Practitioner)

(See Notes at the Bottom)
 
Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification)
 Education Technical degree preferred
 Training    The virtual or "V" version of a course noted by the "V" after the course number in the course ID is acceptable in lieu of the (R) version of a course.
  ACQ 1010  Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
  ACQ 2020  Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
  ACQ 2030  Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B (R)
  ACQ 0030  Overview of Acquisition Ethics
  PMT 0140  Team Management and Leadership
  PMT 2570V  Program Management Tools Course
 Experience At least four (4) years of relevant acquisition experience with evidence of demonstrated proficiency in PM competencies.
 Assessment   As of FY23, an exam is required for PM Practitioner certification:
  PMT 4890V  Program Management Practitioner Certification Exam
  As additional training for the PM Practitioner exam, an optional PM Practitioner Prep Course is available.
  PMT 4800V  PM Practitioner Certification Exam Prep Course
 Certification Currency 80 hours of Continuous Learning (CL) every 2 years per DoDI 5000.66

Functional/Interdisciplinary Developmental Recommendations
Assignment Type  Opportunities
Program Manager Functional Area
   CACQ 004 Introduction to Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Credential
   CACQ 005 Foundational Earned Value Management Credential
   CACQ 006 Acquisition Law & Policy Credential
   CACQ 008 Foundational Intellectual Property (IP) Credential
   CACQ 010 Foundational Acquisition Intelligence Credential
   ACQ 110 Fundamentals of Acquisition Intelligence
   BCE 1000 Fundamentals of Cost Estimating
   ENG 101 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
   EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management

Interdisciplinary
   CCON 002 Business Foundations Credential
   CCON 020 Contracting for Systems Acquisition Credential
   CCYB 001 Program Protection Credential
   CCYB 002 Cybersecurity for Program Managers Credential
   CENG 001 Digital Engineering for DoD Consumers Credential
   CENG 002 Data Analytics for DoD Acquisition Managers Credential
   CENG 004 Agile DoD Team Member Credential
Acquisition of Services Functional Area
   CACQ 001 Services Acquisition Team Member: Non-Acquisition Credential
   CACQ 002 Services Acquisition Team Member: Acquisition Professional Team Members Credential
   CACQ 007 Category Management Credential
   CACQ 013 Functional Services Manager Credential

Interdisciplinary
   CCON 025 Contracting for Services Credential
   CLCL 008 Product Support Arrangements Credential
  CCON 008 - Commercial Acquisition Credential (in development)
Software Acquisition Management Functional Area
   CACQ 004 Introduction to Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Credential
   CACQ 008 Foundational Intellectual Property (IP) Credential
   CACQ 011 Foundational Software Acquisition Management Credential

Interdisciplinary
   CCYB 001 Program Protection Credential
   CCYB 002 Cybersecurity for Program Managers Credential
   CENG 001 Digital Engineering for DoD Consumers Credential
   CENG 004 Agile DoD Team Member Credential
Information Technology Management Functional Area
   CACQ 004 Introduction to Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Credential
   CACQ 008 Foundational Intellectual Property (IP) Credential

Interdisciplinary
   CCYB 001 Program Protection Credential
   CCYB 002 Cybersecurity for Program Managers Credential
   CENG 001 Digital Engineering for DoD Consumers Credential
   CENG 002 Data Analytics for DoD Acquisition Managers Credential
   CENG 004 Agile DoD Team Member Credential
   CLCL 002A Integrated Product Support Credential
   CLCL 009 Information Technology Life Cycle Support Credential
  CENG 005 - DevSecOps Intermediate Credential (in development)
  CENG 006 - DevSecOps Advanced Credential (in development)
  CENG 007 - SW Engineer Intermediate Credential (in development)
  CENG 008 - SW Engineer Advanced Credential (in development)
  CENG 009 - Software Assurance (SwA) Intermediate Credential (in development)
  CENG 010 - Software Assurance (SwA) Advanced Credential (in development)
International Programs Functional Area
  CACQ 012 - International Acquisition/Security Cooperation for Program Managers (in development)
   ACQ 120 Fundamentals of International Acquisition (FIAC)
   ACQ 1300 Fundamentals of Technology Security/Transfer
  ACQ 3200 - Foreign Investment Security and National Security Concerns (in development)

Interdisciplinary
   CLB 036 Foreign Military Sales
   INT 1110 International Acquisition/Security Cooperation Foundation
   INT 2110 International Acquisition/Security Cooperation Program Management
Management of Programs in Sustainment Functional Area
   CACQ 004 Introduction to Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Credential
   CACQ 008 Foundational Intellectual Property (IP) Credential

Interdisciplinary
   CLCL 001 Product Support Management Fundamentals Credential
   CLCL 003A Supply Chain Integration Credential
   CLCL 004 Maintenance Planning and Management Credential
   CLCL 005 Supportability & Design Interface Credential
   CLCL 006 Designing Supportable Systems Credential
   CLCL 008 Product Support Arrangements Credential
   CLCL 010 Technical Data Management Credential
   CLCL 011 Product Support Affordability & Cost Fundamentals Credential
   CLCL 014A Parts & Material Life Cycle Management Credential
Construction / Facilities Engineering Functional Area
   CACQ 004 Introduction to Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Credential
  CACQ 014 - Facility Engineering Credential (in development)
  CACQ 015 - Advanced Facility Engineering Credential (in development)
   CLM 090 Sustainable Military Facilities
   CLM 092 Master Planning Energy and Sustainability Factors
   CLM 093 Integrated Risk Management
   CLM 095 Earned Value Management for Facility Engineers
   FE 101 Fundamentals of Acquisition for Facilities Engineering
   FE 201 Intermediate Facilities Engineering
   FE 302 Advanced Facilities Engineering (R)

Interdisciplinary
   CCON 011 Construction Contracting Credential

Notes:
2 An "(R)" following a course title indicates the course is delivered as instructor-led/resident-based instruction.
21 If a virtual instructor-led version of a course is available, the course number is noted by the “V” after the course ID. The “V” course is acceptable in lieu of the (R) version of the course. For example, ACQ 2030V is acceptable in lieu of ACQ 2030. A separate concept card is available at: https://icatalog.dau.edu/icatalog_home.aspx