Federal Acquisition Institute: program and project management certification program.The Office of Federal Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. Policy (OFPP OFPP Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OMB) ) policy memorandum An informal record, in the form of a brief written note or outline, of a particular legal transaction or document for the purpose of aiding the parties in remembering particular points or for future reference. <http://www.fai.gov/pdfs/FAC-PPM% 20memo.pdf> dated April 25, 2007, announced the establishment of a structured development program for program and project managers identified as the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM). The purpose of this certification program is to establish the competencies, training, and experience requirements for program and project managers in civilian CIVILIAN. A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law. agencies. The FAC-P/PM focuses on essential competencies needed for program and project managers; the program does not include functional or technical competencies, such as those for information technology, or agency-specific competencies. The certification requirements shall be accepted by, at minimum, all civilian agencies as evidence that an employee meets the core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
For additional information, contact your Acquisition Career Manager. View the certification recommendations: <http://www.fai.gov/pdfs/FAI%20Working%20Group%20Report%20FAC-PPM%20certification.pdf>. |
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