Academy P/PM-304 Advanced Leadership

Federal Program and Project Managers assigned to major acquisitions are required to earn the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) at the senior level.  Companies seeking to support government IT programs can gain a competitive advantage by understanding – and solving – their Federal clients’ P/PM and acquisition challenges.

To meet the needs of both government and Industry members, ACT-IAC is pleased to partner with the FAC Academy to offer a full 4-course FAI-verified Senior-level FAC-P/PM training series.  This program provides the training that senior-level Federal employees need to earn for this important certification, and enables Industry professionals to truly “speak the same language” as their Federal colleagues.

Course Description:

The fourth class in the series, PPM-304: Advanced Leadership/Professional, is verified by FAI as aligning to the senior-level FAC-P/PM “Leadership / Professional” competency.  This is a hands-on, interactive course featuring instruction, exercises, discussion and personalized self-assessments and action plans.

This course provides a framework for the participants to respond to the challenges facing them and their organizations in new, more innovative, and more productive ways.

The specific topics of strategic thinking, external awareness, entrepreneurship, and vision are addressed, and various exercises are used to emphasize the importance of other essential leadership skills including: teamwork, collaboration, and communication; personality types and preferences; negotiation skills; and organizational and team structures for optimum performance.

In addition, using a proprietary Leadership Assessment Tool developed specifically for this program, participants will have the opportunity to assess their needs for these and other leadership traits in their current job settings and to evaluate their current skill levels in these and other leadership competencies. Strengths in certain areas will be confirmed and methods to remedy weaknesses will be identified and discussed.

Topics Covered:

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Deliver effective presentations to senior level audiences through practice and instruction
• Build and direct high-powered teams
• Create a culture of development and accountability
• Communicate a compelling vision that generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment among team members
• Be better prepared to execute on OFPP’s senior-level FAC-P/PM Leadership aligned skills, including:
  • Strategic thinking
  • Vision
  • Entrepreneurship
  • External awareness

   

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for Senior/Expert Level FAC-P/PM students and Industry professionals with Federal program / acquisition support or project management responsibilities.  Ideal candidates for this course include government personnel with 4+ years of Federal PM experience and industry members who work with Federal PM and acquisition professionals.

Why You Should Attend

Because the entire program was built specifically to meet FAC-P/PM requirements, every lesson, exercise, case, and discussion is inherently Government-specific.  This deep integration of Federal content throughout each course – and across the program – provides a unique educational experience for Government professionals earning their FAC-P/PM, and for Industry experts looking to differentiate themselves in today’s increasingly competitive Federal marketplace.

This course includes many hands-on activities designed to allow the students to practice the skills that they develop throughout the course.  Specific decision-making and personality assessment exercises help students to understand the importance of leadership and team building to accomplishing complex tasks.  Throughout the class students also create personalized Action Plans, allowing each student to determine actionable steps that he or she can take to effectively leverage his or her new knowledge upon return the work environment.

Certification and Learning Credits

Federal students who complete this course will meet the training requirements for the OFPP-mandated “Leadership / Professional” competency required for Senior-level FAC-P/PM certification, and those who complete this course and the other three courses in the series complete the senior-level training requirements for all 7 FAC-P/PM competencies.  (Contact your agency Acquisition Career Manager for any additional, agency-specific training requirements your agency may require, as well as the experience requirements for certification.)  Government students earn 16 CLPs, which can be applied to any FAC certification. 

While only Federal employees are eligible for the FAC-P/PM certification, all students receive completion certificates for each course, and both Government and Industry students who complete the program earn the same Master’s Certificate in Federal Acquisition Management.  Many former Industry students have used these certificates to illustrate their advanced Federal PM knowledge on RFPs and RFQs.

This course is further approved by PMI®, and all students will receive 16 PDUs that may be used to fulfill PMI training requirements.