Functional Area Certification Standards

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