# Presentation: 905376

## Department of the InteriorCPIC ForumCertification of Project Managers

- January 9, 2008
- Office of Acquisition and
- Property Management

## Project Management Responsibilities

- Developing accurate requirements
- Defining performance standards
- Mitigating project risk (strategy and execution)
- Tracking earned value (tracking, analyzing, managing)
- Managing contractor activities

- “Effectively oversee and manage projects so as to mitigate cost overruns, schedule variance and poor project performance thereby ensuring success”.

**Project Management Responsibilities**

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**Department of the Interior**
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## New Governmentwide Emphasis

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**New Governmentwide Emphasis**

- The Federal Acquisition Institute-led (FAI) developed common, essential competencies for program and project management
- In April 2007, OMB issued the Federal Acquisition Certification Requirement for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM)
- FAC-P/PM establishes general training and experience requirements for program and project managers
- DOI is developing a certification policy based on the requirements outlined in the FAC-P/PM for Project Managers (PM)

## New Governmentwide Emphasis

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**New Governmentwide Emphasis**

- OMB designates FAI to continue providing program direction
- Conducting periodic reviews
- Mapping competencies to FAC-P/PM learning objectives
- Assessing current training
- Developing new training to meet these requirements
- DOI intends to be leaders in this effort

## Conceptual Policy

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- Establishes general assignment, training and certification requirements for PM of major projects
- Meets and/or will exceed core training and
- experience requirements of the (FAC-P/PM)
- The DOI focus is on essential competencies needed for PMs of major projects regardless of discipline
- Still in formulation – working closely with acquisition/procurement, HR and Partnerships

**Conceptual Policy**

## Conceptual Policy

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**Conceptual Policy**

_*Certification Requirement*_**   **
- All current and planned major projects within the scope of the policy must have a certified PM assigned
- Based on industry standard, Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
- See http://www.pmi.org/ for information on project management certification

## Conceptual Policy

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- _Applicability__**  **_
- Certified PMs must be assigned to projects with a total
- cost of _>_ $2 million
- PM should be assigned to non-major projects with unique complexity and significant risk, as these are also defined as major projects by the DOI CPIC Guide

**Conceptual Policy**

## Conceptual Policy

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**Conceptual Policy**

- _Responsibilities _
- Senior Management will be tasked to ensure that certified PMs are assigned to all major projects
- PMs will obtain and maintain their project management certification through PMI or equivalent certification
- Office of Acquisition and Property Management will develop and administer the policy

## Informational Contact

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**Informational Contact**

*Michael J. Keegan*
*Associate Director, Facility & Property Management*
*Office of Acquisition and Property Management*
*U.S. Department of the Interior *
*1849 C Street N.W.*
*Washington, D.C. 20240*
*(202) 208-3347*
*Michael_Keegan@ios.doi.gov*