FPM 231 Training: Applications in Project and Program Management

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).

FPM 231 Training: Applications in Project and Program Management Benefits

• 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

Introducing the FAC-P/PM Program

• Clarifying the FAC-P/PM initiative
• Describing acquisition reforms
• Establishing a culture of accountability
• Identifying government and contractor equities

Module 1: Project Management Fundamentals

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

Module 2: Building an Integrated Master Plan (IMP)

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

Module 3: Developing the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

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

Module 4: Managing the Contractor

• Defining the procurement process
• Source selection and evaluating the proposals

Module 5: Evaluating contract types

• Defining the procurement process
• Source selection and proposal evaluation
• Analyzing different types of contracts and associated risks

Module 6: Applying Software Engineering to the Software Development Process

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

Module 7: Implementing a Program/Project Quality System

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

Module 8: Managing Risks and Opportunities

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