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Project Controls Professionals – The Fellowship Has Begun: EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR To expand our project controls capability and expertise DOE/NNSA- wide, the Certification Review Board (CRB) has established the DOE Project Controls Fellowship Program (PCFP). This Program is intended PM EVM Roadside Assists to identify and further develop a cadre of highly skilled employees (10- 20 designated “Fellows”). Many of these candidates already have a vertical depth of competency in one or more project management Project Controls disciplines (cost, schedule, risk, earned value, etc.) with a horizontal Fellowship Program breadth of understanding in the various disciplines. We want to identify this cadre and make maximum use of their talents, to the benefit of DOE, complex-wide. Questions of the Month Effective management of DOE projects requires a rigorous and disciplined Federal project control’s capability comprised of individuals PMCDP FY 17 Training who have the expertise-- gained first-hand -- to integrate project Strategy controls and project management principles to provide leadership with the requisite accurate project performance information necessary to Upcoming Training Paul Bosco, make informed decisions. We are looking for people who are experts Director of the in Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) and/or Integrated Office of Project Master Scheduling, and/or other advanced project control methods. Management In the next few weeks a call for fellowship candidates will be Oversight and announced. We have an incredibly talented pool of professionals, and Assessments (PM) I’m confident that the selection process will yield an excellent group of Fellows. We will look to this Fellowship to network and build off of each other to improve our DOE project control methods and Procedural Change for procedures, to export best practices, and to enhance project control Submitting FPD Packages consistency of application, from one Program to another, from one site to another. Recently Certified! Sincerely, Paul Bosco Past Newsletter Editions
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Director’s Corner EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR: What is the Focus? How are They Related? Matthew Z. West, DOE -PM-20
EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Department of Energy (DOE) policy and public law require a variety of reviews for projects over $10 million in estimated total project cost (TPC). There are many types of reviews and names, be it an independent cost review (ICR), an independent cost estimate (ICE), external independent review (EIR), an independent PM EVM Roadside Assists project review (IPR), or a project peer review (PPR). The intent of these reviews is to provide senior leaders as well as all stakeholders, including Congress, confidence that the project is exercising all due diligence from initiation through planning and execution to produce realistic, high-quality cost, schedule and risk Project Controls Fellowship Program estimates, and is utilizing project controls which support timely leadership decisions to drive on-time project completion for an agreed upon price to safely satisfy a valid mission requirement.
Questions of the Month Given the variety of reviews, it is important to understand how they relate to each other and their key outcomes. At DOE, the IPR verifies the project's mission, organization, development, processes, technical requirements, baselines, progress and/or readiness to proceed to the next successive phase. The PPR is PMCDP FY 17 Training Strategy performed by peers, with subject matter expertise on similar projects and/or with similar technology, to evaluate performance in the areas of technical, managerial, cost and scope, and other aspects of the Upcoming Training project, as appropriate. Both of these reviews are typically led by a program’s project management support office or by, or with the support of, the Department of Energy’s Project Management Oversight and Assessments Office (DOE-PM). These reviews, which are mandated by DOE O 413.3B, support critical decision milestones as well as ensuring periodic external reviews, generally annually. Both require independence by review members from the project and provide the Project Management Executive (PME) with additional information and perspective for making informed decisions, as well as providing external input to the federal project director (FPD) and integrated project team (IPT) to use to improve planning and Procedural Change for execution of the project. Submitting FPD Packages Reviews are a Best Practice Recently Certified! Reviews apply to the Department of Energy to include the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) except where an exemption exists, such as for the Office of Science, or for specific information technology projects. Even when exempt, the basic tenet of independent reviews is a best practice Past Newsletter Editions which a program should implement to improve the likelihood of project success.
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Director’s Corner EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR: What is the Focus? How are They Related? Matthew Z. West, DOE -PM-20 Click here to learn about types of reviews EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR At DOE, the ICR, ICE, and EIR are reviews conducted by DOE-PM on projects over $100 million in estimated total project cost in conjunction with a critical decision (CD) or as requested by the Project Management PM EVM Roadside Assists Executive (PME). An ICR is an independent evaluation of a project's cost estimate that examines its quality and accuracy, with an emphasis on specific cost, schedule and technical risks. It involves analysis of the Project Controls existing estimate's approach and assumptions. An ICE builds an external cost estimate based on the same Fellowship Program detailed technical and procurement information utilized by the project team, and is reconciled with the project team’s estimate to improve the overall quality of the project cost estimate. For projects with a TPC Questions of the Month greater than $100M, the EIR is performed by personnel from DOE-PM, augmented by subject matter experts as appropriate, to support validation of the performance baseline (PB) at CD-2 and Construction/Execution Readiness at CD-3. In addition, EIRs are conducted for baseline change proposals PMCDP FY 17 Training Strategy which change cost, schedule, or scope for a project beyond the approved PB. The EIR evaluates the executability and constructability of a project while the ICE or ICR focus on the quality of the estimates in Upcoming Training terms of scope, cost, and schedule. An EIR goes beyond cost, schedule and risk to include, management, acquisition, environmental, health, safety, quality assurance, project execution, safeguards, security, commissioning, and transition to operations plans to provide confidence that the project can be executed within cost and schedule and meet scope commitments that will ultimately fulfil the mission need. Other reviews generally serve a specific purpose and are more in depth in one or more areas than an EIR, IPR, or PPR. For example, an EIR covers many technical and management areas, while a TIPR takes a much deeper look at the technology readiness of a project, and an ORR focuses on the startup or restart of a Procedural Change for facility, activity, or operation. Submitting FPD Packages All of the reviews discussed are intended to provide decision makers with additional information and perspective to make better informed decisions at each critical decision or project milestone. These reviews Recently Certified! assist the FPD and IPT in improving project planning and estimating as well as provide confidence to all stakeholders that the best decisions are being made and costly rework or project delays will be kept at a Past Newsletter Editions minimum. Continued on next page…
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Director’s Corner EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR: What is the Focus? How are They Related? Matthew Z. West, DOE -PM-20 Click here to learn about types of reviews X EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Types of Reviews At DOE, the ICR, ICE, and EIR are reviews conducted by DOE-PM on projects over $100 million in estimated total project costThe Departmentin conjunction of withEnergy a critical Order decision413.3B, (CD)Program or as and requested Project Managementby the Project forManagement PM EVM Roadside Assists the Acquisition of Capital Assets, Change 2 dated May 12, 2016 lists all reviews Executive (PME). An ICR is an independent evaluation of a project's cost estimate that examines its quality required by critical decision or periodicity, based on estimated total project cost. It and accuracy,also with identifies an emphasis the responsible on specific partiescost, schedule for organizing and technical and carrying risks. It out involves each review analysis. of the Project Controls existing estimate's approach and assumptions. An ICE builds an external cost estimate based on the same Fellowship Program detailed technical• ICR and - Independent procurement Cost information Review utilized by the project team, and is reconciled with the project team’s• estimateICE - Independent to improve Cost the Estimateoverall quality of the project cost estimate. The EIR is performed • EIR - External Independent Review Questions of the Month by personnel from DOE-PM, augmented by subject matter experts as appropriate, to support validation of the performance• IPR baseline - Independent (PB) for projectsProject Review with a TPC greater than $100M at CD-2 and • PPR - Project Peer Review Construction/Execution Readiness at CD-3. In addition, EIRs are conducted for baseline change proposals PMCDP FY 17 Training • TIPR - Technical Independent Project Review Strategy which change• cost,MVIR schedule, - Mission or Validation scope for aIndependent project beyond Review the approved PB. The EIR evaluates the executability •andDR constructability - Design Review of (conceptual,a project while preliminary, the ICE or final)ICR focus on the quality of the estimates in Upcoming Training terms of scope,• cost,TRA - andTechnology schedule. Readiness An EIR goes Assessment beyond cost, schedule and risk to include, management, acquisition, environmental,• QPR – Quarterly health, Project safety, Reviews quality assurance, project execution, safeguards, security, commissioning,• andMNS transition – Mission to need operations statement plansDocument to provide Review confidence that the project can be executed within cost and• scheduleEarned Value and meetManagement scope commitments System (EVMS) that Certification will ultimately and fulfil Surveillance the mission need. Review Other reviews generally serve a specific purpose and are more in depth in one or more areas than an EIR, IPR, or PPR. For example, an EIR covers many technical and management areas, while a TIPR takes a much deeper look atFind the more technology about thereadiness different of areviews project, in and the an Acquisition ORR focuses and on Project the startup Management or restart of a Procedural Change for facility, activity,Glossary or operation. of Terms is the compilation of terms and acronyms related project Submitting FPD Packages management. All of the reviews discussed are intended to provide decision makers with additional information and perspective to make better informed decisions at each critical decision or project milestone. These reviews Recently Certified! assist the FPD and IPT in improving project planning and estimating as well as provide confidence to all stakeholders that the best decisions are being made and costly rework or project delays will be kept at a Past Newsletter Editions minimum.
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Click here to see Director’s Corner PM EVM Roadside Assists Coming Your Way upcoming visits Melvin Frank, Office of Project Management Policy and Systems (PM-30)
EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Earned Value Management (EVM) Roadside Assist Visits (RSAVs) have been well received! At this point, PM-30 has visited seven sites since January 2016 (Los Alamos, Oak Ridge/Y-12, Savannah River, Portsmouth, West Valley, Carlsbad, and Richland/Office of River Protection). Attendees are encouraged by PM EVM Roadside Assists the open dialogue, clear expectations and information provided by the team. In September 2015, Office of Project Management Oversight and Assessments (PM), released Version 1.0 Project Controls of the DOE Earned Value Management Systems Interpretation Handbook (EVMSIH)to assist in the Fellowship Program communication of compliance to the EIA-748 Guidelines. Version 2.0 is expected to be released before the end of FY 2016. Questions of the Month PM-30 is conducting on-site visits to strategic sites using an EVM RSAV format, based on the well-received PARS II and EVMS Road Shows from prior years. This Corrective Active Request free (CAR-free) approach is PMCDP FY 17 Training used to assist contractors and gauge the contractor’s readiness to be successful in future EVMS reviews. Strategy CAR-free means that the site does not have to formally follow up on findings that the EVMS team identified. Upcoming Training The visit to each site is running one to five days depending on how many different contractors are at a site. While some portions of the visit are conducted at the site level, the PM-30 team will meet with each contractor team individually, including the Project Manager, Project Controls staff, and Control Account Managers (CAMs), along with local DOE Project staff, to discuss specifics relating to a particular contractor’s assessment results and questions. The visits are prioritized based first on those contractors requiring EVMS certification, followed by those Procedural Change for Submitting FPD Packages contractors in post-certification ‘surveillance’ mode. The primary focus is on 413.3B applicable sites in EM and NNSA. Additional contractors/sites will be accommodated by request.
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Director’s Corner PM EVM Roadside Assists Coming Your Way Melvin Frank, Office of Project Management Policy and Systems (PM-30)
EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Earned Value Management (EVM) Roadside Assist Visits (RSAVs) have been well received! At this point, PM-30 has visited seven sites since January 2016 (Los Alamos, Oak Ridge/Y-12, Savannah River, X Portsmouth, West Valley, Carlsbad,Upcoming and Richland/Office PM EVM Roadside of River Assist Protection). Visits Attendees are encouraged by PM EVM Roadside Assists the open dialogue, clear expectations and information provided by the team. In September 2015, Office of Project Management Oversight and Assessments (PM), released Version 1.0 Project Controls of the DOE Earned Value Management Systems Interpretation Handbook (EVMSIH)to assist in the Fellowship Program communication of compliance to the EIA-748Coming Guidelines. Soon! Version 2.0 is expected to be released before the end of FY 2016. Questions of the Month INL/BEA PM-30 is conducting on-site visits to strategic sites using an EVM RSAV format, based on the well-received PARS II and EVMS Road Shows from prior years. This is a CAR-free approach used to assist contractors and PMCDP FY 17 Training gauge the contractor’s readiness to be successful in future EVMS reviews. The visit to each site is running Strategy one to five days depending on how many different contractors are at a site. While some portions of the Coming Soon! visit are conducted at the site level, the PM-30 team will meet with each contractor team individually, Upcoming Training October 17 including the Project Manager, ProjectNTS/NSTec Controls staff, and Control Account Managers (CAMs), along with local DOE Project staff, to discuss specifics relating to a particular contractor’s assessment results and CNS/Pantex questions.Coming Soon!
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Director’s Corner Announcing Project Controls Fellowship Program Sig Ceaser, Professional Development Division
EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR The Project Controls Fellowship Program (PCFP) will develop a cadre of expert practitioners within the DOE complex who have a demonstrated understanding in one of the various project controls disciplines, PM EVM Roadside Assists including Cost, Schedule, Risk, and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS). The PCFP is developed to ensure that organizations within the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) -- enterprise-wide -- have a consistent capability with regard to project controls Project Controls disciplines. The Fellows will share a commitment to the disciplines and therefore a shared competence that Fellowship Program distinguishes members from other project management professionals. In pursuing their interest in the disciplines, members will advance to successive levels of the new DOE Project Controls certification, Questions of the Month engage in DOE site reviews, and export best practices to enhance project control consistency of application in DOE. Through this sustained interaction, the Fellows will share resources, experiences, stories, tools, and PMCDP FY 17 Training ways of approaching the project controls disciplines. Strategy Interested professionals should send a request for additional program details to [email protected]
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EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR I am applying for a Level I Federal Project Director (FPD) certification, and according to the experience 1 requirements, I must demonstrate at least three years of experience in project management. Does this PM EVM Roadside Assists suggest that I must have a minimum of 36 months experience as a project manager?
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EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR X I am applying for a Level I Federal Project DirectorAnswer (FPD) #1 certification, and according to the experience 1 requirements, I must demonstrate at least three years of experience in project management. Does this PM EVM Roadside Assists suggestLevel that I FPDmust certification have a minimum applicants of 36 must months demonstrate experience a asminimum a project of manager? three years of experience in project management-related roles, or possess a current Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification. This experience includes serving as Project Controls a project director, or as a member of an integrated project team (IPT). Please note, Fellowship Program however, the experience claimed must be direct support for a project, and not an I am workingoperations on my activity. Level II SomeFPD application excluded positions and Competency include: 2.12.1program states managers, I must demonstrateproperty two years of experience as a Level I FPD (or equivalent). I have been responsible for managing several managers, health, safety and security (HSS) and financial positions. For more Questions of the Month 2 Generalinformation, Plant Projects please (GPP) see projects Competency at my site, 1.12.2 many (pg. of 4 which-14) of exceed the PMCDP’s $5M. Is Certification this experience acceptable for certification credit? and Equivalency Guidelines (CEG) on energy.gov’s Project Management Career PMCDP FY 17 Training Development page. The CEG is under IMPORTANT CAREER DEVELOPMENT Strategy RESOURCES in the lower right corner.
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EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR X I am applying for a Level I Federal Project DirectorAnswer (FPD) #2 certification, and according to the experience 1 requirements, I must demonstrate at least three years of experience in project management. Does this PM EVM Roadside Assists suggestAccording that I must to have Section a minimum 3 – Functional of 36 monthsRequirements experience– of the as a PMCDP’s project manager? CEG document , “GPP or similar small, routine infrastructure improvement projects may not be included in the total project cost (TPC) consideration.” (pg. 3-2) This provision Project Controls extends to all certification competencies which require demonstrated FPD (or Fellowship Program equivalent) experience managing projects of a certain cost threshold. I am working on my Level II FPD application and Competency 2.12.1 states I must demonstrate two years of experience as a Level I FPD (or equivalent). I have been responsible for managing several The PMCDP’s CEG document is found under IMPORTANT CAREER DEVELOPMENT Questions of the Month 2 GeneralRESOURCES Plant Projects in the (GPP) lower projects right atcorner my site, on energy.gov’s many of which Project exceed Management $5M. Is this site experience. acceptable for certification credit? PMCDP FY 17 Training Strategy
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EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR X I am applying for a Level I Federal Project DirectorAnswer (FPD) #3 certification, and according to the experience 1 requirements, I must demonstrate at least three years of experience in project management. Does this PM EVM Roadside Assists suggestYou that have I must good have reason a minimum to be shaking of 36 months your head. experienceYou can as find a project guides, manager? references, and documents related to project management on DOE’s energy.gov Project Management Oversight and Assessments site under the tab Directives & Project Controls Documents. Fellowship Program I am workingThe Acquisition on my Level and II ProjectFPD application Management and Competency Glossary of Terms 2.12.1 is states the compilation I must demonstrate of two years of experience as a Level I FPD (or equivalent). I have been responsible for managing several terms and acronyms related project management. Questions of the Month 2 Generalhttp Plant://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/10/f18/DOE%20APM%20Glossary% Projects (GPP) projects at my site, many of which exceed $5M. Is this experience acceptable for certification credit? 20of%20Terms%20Handbook_FINAL_Sep_30_2014.pdf is a direct link to the PMCDP FY 17 Training glossary of terms. Strategy
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The PMCDP Training Strategy is built using data from past years classes and FY2017 TRAINING EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR direction from the PMCDP Certification Review Board. The total number of PMCDP STRATEGY UNVEILED classes is consistent with the number of annual classes over the past three fiscal years, including classes ordered directly by the sites. PMCDP will continue to PM EVM Roadside Assists determine training needs based on input from our users. Priority is given to FPDs Take a look at the strategy for seeking certification. delivering PMCDP training for Project Controls PMCDP classes are Working Capital Funded (WCF) offerings. Training costs are the Fiscal Year 2017. Please Fellowship Program covered; however, travel costs are the responsibility of your Program office. note that dates and locations All PMCDP classes are offered at least once each fiscal year. Several of the for classroom deliveries will courses - Project Management Essentials, Environmental Laws and Regulations, be determined by working Questions of the Month and EVMS 24/7 - are available on demand through DOE's online Learning Center with site training managers (OLC). A new elective, Scheduling 24/7, will soon be available on demand through and Program points-of- PMCDP FY 17 Training the OLC. contact (POCs) responsible Strategy for project management The full training schedule will be available on energy.gov on the PMCDP page training. found in the Office of Project Management Oversight and Assessments. Upcoming Training The FY17 courses are being scheduled as follows: • Q1 courses will include a number of desktop deliveries to accommodate continuing resolution, limited available travel dollars in first quarter, and first quarter holiday season. • Some courses will be available in FY17 both as classroom and as desktop deliveries this year. The desktop deliveries will expand the accessibility of these courses to more members of the workforce, including project team members. • A number of courses will be delivered later in the fiscal year to allow sufficient time to update course materials Procedural Change for to align with recent changes in DOE O 413.3B, Guide updates, and audit findings. Submitting FPD Packages • The schedule will replace a number of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) courses with new DOE custom-built classes to better address the our workforce needs. Recently Certified! Contact Ruby Giles [email protected] with questions or if you would like to bring a particular course to your site. Past Newsletter Editions
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Federal Budgeting Process in DOE FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR PMCDP is offering instructor-led deliveries of the 4-day course, Federal BudgetingStrategy Process in DOE, August 23-26, 2016 in Golden, CO. PM EVM Roadside Assists This course is designed to provide DOE and NNSA program and project managers a working knowledge of Federal financialFY 2016 andClassroom managerial Training systems to accomplish their Department’s budgeting and accounting processes, including budget submissions, managing Project Controls authorized funding and establishing successPerformance criteria. Participants apply the foundational skills Project Fellowship Program Federal Based required to successfully manage a project through its financial life cycle. These skills include:Management Budgeting Management integrating projects, programs, and missions; resourcing and funding programs; validatingSimulation Process in DOE Contracting and funding projects; effectively participating in the budget process; managing the flow of Questions of the Month 5 days 4 days / 32 CLPs 3 days funds to programs and projects and effectively using financial accounting and reporting 40 CLPs systems to attain program and project success.24 CLPs PMCDP FY 17 Training Strategy 8/23You – 8/26 will earn 32 continuous learning points8/29 for – 8/31 this course. This is an elective course8/30 for – 9/1 Golden,the LevelCO II PMCDP certification for FederalAiken, Project SC Directors and is available to all DOERichland, WA employees. Upcoming Training Register in CHRIS CHRIS Codes: 001034/0026
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Performance-Based Management Contracting FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR PMCDP is offering an instructor-led delivery of the 3-day course, PerformanceStrategy-Based Management Contracting, August 29-31, 2016 in Aiken, SC. PM EVM Roadside Assists This course is designed so that Program and Project Managers, as well as contracting personnel, better understand howFY to 2016 manage Classroom performance Training-based contracts at DOE facilities. The course addresses the processes by which these performance-based site and facility Project Controls management contracts are planned, awarded,Performance and managed after award. The overall Project Fellowship Program Federal Based objective is to focus on major site and facility contracts and to present the performanceManagement- Budgeting Management based concepts and tools required in each aspect of the planning, award, and post awardSimulation Process in DOE Contracting processes for these contracts. This course focuses exclusively on major site and facility Questions of the Month 5 days 4 days / 32 CLPs 3 days contracts and the unique challenges involved in making them performance-based. 40 CLPs 24 CLPs PMCDP FY 17 Training You will earn 24 continuous learning points for this course. This is an elective course for Strategy 8/23the – 8/26 Level I PMCDP certification for Federal8/29 Project – 8/31 Directors and is available to all DOE8/30 – 9/1 Golden,employees. CO Aiken, SC Richland, WA
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Project Management Simulation (Using FAI Equivalent FPM211) FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR PMCDP is offering an instructor-led delivery of the 3-day course, FPM211- AppliedStrategy Project Management for the Federal Government (FAI equivalent to Project Management and Simulation) August 30 to September 1, 2016 in Richland, WA. This class is a substitute for the PM EVM Roadside Assists 5-day PM Simulation course. FY 2016 Classroom Training This course provides the participant with the fundamental concepts of project management Project Controls in the federal government, with an emphasis on application of tools and techniques to Performance Project Fellowship Program Federalmanage a federal acquisition project. This courseBased will include information to satisfy mid-level Management Budgetingrequirements development and managementManagement processes, systems engineering, life cycle Simulation Processlogistics, in DOE test and evaluation, and competenciesContracting and performance outcomes, as defined by Questions of the Month 5 days 4 daysthe / 32 FACCLPs-P/PM policy and competency model.3 days 40 CLPs Discussions of the project life cycle phases will24 CLPs integrate the systems engineering process PMCDP FY 17 Training and related test and evaluation decisions made by the integrated project team Strategy 8/23(IPT). – 8/26Expanding on the integrated approach,8/29 the – 8/31 course includes information on how to8/30 – 9/1 Golden,develop CO an Integrated Master Plan (IMP), andAiken, also SC consider the total cost of ownershipRichland, and WA Upcoming Training life cycle costs (LCC). Finally, the participants will reinforce the knowledge gained in this course and apply their skills to a series of exercises and case studies. Learning Objectives: • Explain the IPT’s role in relation to acquisition within the project life cycle • Relate the systems engineering process to the technology acquisition process • Describe the Test and Evaluation team’s function, the Master Test Strategy, and the V Model for testing • Discuss the process to develop an Integrated Master Plan (IMP) Procedural Change for Submitting FPD Packages You will earn 24 continuous learning points for this course. This is a core course for the Level II PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE employees. Recently Certified! Register in CHRIS CHRIS Codes: 001029/0035
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Cost and Schedule Estimation and Analysis FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Strategy PMCDP is offering an instructor-led delivery of the 5-day course, Cost and Schedule Estimation and Analysis, October 31-November 4, 2016 in Lexington, KY (PPO). PM EVM Roadside Assists FY 2017 Quarter 1 Classroom Training This course provides participants with a high-level overview of cost and schedule estimation techniques necessary for successful project management. Participants receive practical skills Cost and Schedule Project Controls training on how to develop independentManaging cost and Contract schedule estimates and how suchCapital Planning for Estimation and Fellowship Program estimates factor into a project's baseline. TheChanges course teaches skills used across the DOEproject O 413.3B Analysis life cycle, but focuses on estimates developed4 Days /in 32 projectCLPs planning and the early stages2 Days of / 16 CLPs 5 Daysproject / 40 CLPs execution (preliminary design). Questions of the Month Topics include: 10/31 –•11/4Identifying cost and scheduleOctober/November estimates; TBD 11/29 – 11/30 Lexington, KY PPO Location TBD HQ Classroom Pilot PMCDP FY 17 Training • Basic estimating methods; Strategy • Group analysis techniques; • Applying life-cycle costing techniques; • Upcoming Training Validating estimates; • Determining critical pathFY 2017 schedule Quarter for 1 a Desktop project; Training • Crashing and fast-tracking methods; and • Relationship between budget authorization and budget outlay schedules, project Planning for Safetyestimates, in and the project fundingFacilitating profile. Conflict Negotiation Strategies Project Management Resolution and Techniques You will earn 40 continuous learning points for this course. This is a core course for the 28 CLPs 24 CLPs 24 CLPs Level 2 PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE employees. Procedural Change for 9/29 – 11/3 10/4 – 11/1 11/8 – 12/13 Submitting FPD Packages Adobe Connect RegisterAdobe Connect in CHRIS Adobe Connect CHRIS Code: 001044/0028 Recently Certified!
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Managing Contract Changes FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Strategy PMCDP is offering an instructor-led delivery of the 4-day course, Managing Contract Changes, tentatively scheduled for October/November 2016. PM EVM Roadside Assists FY 2017 Quarter 1 Classroom Training This course aims to better prepare DOE Contracting Officers (COs) and Federal Project Directors (FPDs) to manage project changes on complex construction projects through Cost and Schedule Project Controls effective management of contract modificationsManaging Contract and change orders. Capital Planning for Estimation and Fellowship Program Managing Contract Changes includes discussionsChanges of DOE’s historical and current contractingDOE O 413.3B Analysis environment, authorities for contract modifications,4 Days / 32 CLPs and the various contract provisions2 Days and/ 16 CLPs 5 Dayslegal / 40 doctrines CLPs that define and limit the ability for the Government to change contracts. Questions of the Month Additionally, the course examines the doctrine of constructive change, potential differences 10/31between – 11/4 project management changesOctober/November and contract changes,TBD and the things DOE senior11/29 level– 11/30 Lexington, KY PPO Location TBD HQ Classroom Pilot PMCDP FY 17 Training contracting and program officials can do to improve the effectiveness of the change Strategy management process. You will earn 32 continuous learning points for this course. This is a Core course for the Upcoming Training Level 1 PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE employees. FY 2017 Quarter 1 Desktop Training
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Capital Planning for DOE O 413.3B FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Strategy PMCDP is offering an instructor-led delivery of the 2-day course, Capital Planning for DOE O 413.3B, scheduled for November 29-30, 2016 to be piloted in DC. PM EVM Roadside Assists FY 2017 Quarter 1 Classroom Training In this course, participants review capital planning questions they should ask when a non- information technology capital asset project is in each phase of the project’s acquisition. The Cost and Schedule Project Controls course reviews the documents and reportsManaging from Contract the budget formulation and acquisitionCapital Planning for Estimation and Fellowship Program Changes DOE O 413.3B planningAnalysis processes that can be used to support the DOE’s budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This course4 Days tracks/ 32 CLPs the critical decision deliverables,2 Days reports, / 16 CLPs 5 Days / 40 CLPs Questions of the Month cyclical budget data, and narratives in the context of a structured capital planning process and the critical decision model for capital asset projects. 10/31 – 11/4 October/November TBD 11/29 – 11/30 Lexington,You will KY PPO earn 16 continuous learning pointsLocation for thisTBD course. This is an elective courseHQ Classroom for Pilot PMCDP FY 17 Training the Level 1 PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE Strategy employees.
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Planning for Safety in Project Management FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Strategy PMCDP is offering a desktop delivery of the course, Planning for Safety in Project PM EVM Roadside Assists Management, starting SeptemberFY 2017 29, Quarter 2016. 1 Classroom Training This course is designed to provide DOE Federal Project Directors with the knowledge needed Cost toand clearly Schedule define and carry out integrated safety management and quality management. Project Controls Managing Contract Capital Planning for Estimation and Fellowship Program Additionally, it provides participants with theChanges necessary information to ensure thatDOE all DOE O 413.3B projectsAnalysis comply with DOE standards of safety. The main objective of this course is to prepare 4 Days / 32 CLPs 2 Days / 16 CLPs 5 Daysthe / participant40 CLPs to effectively apply safety management requirements throughout the project Questions of the Month acquisition life cycle. Particular emphasis is given to the planning and design phases where 10/31application – 11/4 of a Failure Mode and EffectsOctober/November Analysis should TBD identify potential hazards 11/29and – 11/30 Lexington,mitigation KY PPO strategies. Using a case study, Locationthis process TBD examines nuclear, environmental,HQ Classroom and Pilot PMCDP FY 17 Training worker safety issues in a representative project. Strategy Webinars will be held Thursdays from 1:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time Upcoming Training • September 29: Session #1 • October 6: Session #2FY 2017 Quarter 1 Desktop Training • October 13: No live session • October 20: Session #3 Planning for• SafetyOctober in 27: Session #4 Facilitating Conflict Negotiation Strategies Project Management Resolution and Techniques • November 3: Exams due 28 CLPs 24 CLPs 24 CLPs You will earn 28 continuous learning points for this course. This is a core course for the Level 1 PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE Procedural Change for 9/29employees– 11/3 . 10/4 – 11/1 11/8 – 12/13 Submitting FPD Packages Adobe Connect Adobe Connect Adobe Connect Register in CHRIS CHRIS Codes: 001035/0059 Recently Certified!
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Facilitating Conflict Resolution FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Strategy PMCDP is offering a desktop delivery of the course, Facilitating Conflict Resolution, October 4 PM EVM Roadside Assists – November 1, 2016. FY 2017 Quarter 1 Classroom Training This course covers a variety of topics specific to resolving conflicts in the workplace. Areas Cost discussedand Schedule include: recognizing potential conflict situations and neutralizing them before they Project Controls Managing Contract Capital Planning for Estimation and Fellowship Program escalate; using problem-solving and decisionChanges-making techniques to meet the needsDOE of O 413.3B everyoneAnalysis affected; negotiating "win-win" solutions for all parties involved; and minimizing or 4 Days / 32 CLPs 2 Days / 16 CLPs 5 Daysresolving / 40 CLPs conflict in groups and between employees using appropriate interpersonal Questions of the Month strategies. Participants take the Thomas-Kilmann® conflict mode assessment instrument (TKI) 10/31to reveal – 11/4 their preferred style of managingOctober/November conflict, and TBD learn the advantages and 11/29 – 11/30 Lexington,disadvantages KY PPO of different styles. The courseLocation includes TBD a significant emphasis on theHQ use Classroom of Pilot PMCDP FY 17 Training facilitation techniques within the conflict resolution process. Strategy Webinars will be held every Tuesday from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT. The webinar schedule Upcoming Training is as follows: • Webinar 1- October 4FY 2017 Quarter 1 Desktop Training • Webinar 2- October 11 • Webinar 3- October 18 Planning for• SafetyWebinar in 4- October 25 Facilitating Conflict Negotiation Strategies Project Management Resolution and Techniques • Webinar 5- November 1 28 CLPs 24 CLPs 24 CLPs You will earn 24 continuous learning points for this course. This is an elective course for the Level 3 PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE Procedural Change for 9/29employees– 11/3 . 10/4 – 11/1 11/8 – 12/13 Submitting FPD Packages Adobe Connect Adobe Connect Adobe Connect Register in CHRIS Recently Certified! CHRIS Codes: 001558/0023
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Negotiation Strategies and Techniques FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR Strategy PMCDP is offering a desktop delivery of the course, Negotiation Strategies and Techniques, PM EVM Roadside Assists November 8 - December 13,FY 2016. 2017 Quarter 1 Classroom Training In this course, participants learn about collaborative and competitive negotiations, Cost negotiationand Schedule strategy and planning, negotiations within and between teams, identifying key Project Controls Managing Contract Capital Planning for Estimation and Fellowship Program stakeholder interests in negotiations, determiningChanges best alternatives to negotiated DOE O 413.3B agreements,Analysis and effectively communicating during negotiations. Through reading 4 Days / 32 CLPs 2 Days / 16 CLPs 5 Daysassignments / 40 CLPs from Harvard Law School’s prestigious Program on Negotiation and mini case Questions of the Month studies customized for the Department of Energy, participants are introduced to methods to 10/31improve – 11/4 their performance in negotiatingOctober/November agreements. TBD Participants then practice using11/29 – 11/30 Lexington,learned KY PPOstrategies during the course. Location TBD HQ Classroom Pilot PMCDP FY 17 Training Strategy Webinars will be held every Tuesday from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT. The webinar schedule is as follows: Upcoming Training • Webinar 1- November 8 • Webinar 2- NovemberFY 15 2017 Quarter 1 Desktop Training • Webinar 3- November 22 • Webinar 4- November 29 Planning for• SafetyWebinar in 5- December 6 Facilitating Conflict Negotiation Strategies Project Management Resolution and Techniques • Webinar 6- December 13 28 CLPs 24 CLPs 24 CLPs You will earn 24 continuous learning points for this course. This is an elective course for the Level 3 PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE Procedural Change for 9/29employees– 11/3 . 10/4 – 11/1 11/8 – 12/13 Submitting FPD Packages Adobe Connect Adobe Connect Adobe Connect Register in CHRIS CHRIS Codes: 001047/0023 Recently Certified!
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Environmental Laws and Regulations FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR PMCDP hosts on the Online Learning Center (OLC) a Level II Elective Course titledStrategy “Environmental Laws and Regulations.” This online course is intended to give Department of Energy employees an overview and basic working knowledge of pertinent environmental PM EVM Roadside Assists laws and regulations, and how those laws and regulations impact managing projects at DOE. The course identifies the resourcesOn- Demandto assist DOE Online staff Training* and managers in the event they are asked to support or manage a project with potential environmental impacts. This course Project Controls Earned Value Environmentalsupports Law DOE s employees and the Department in achieving environmental sustainabilityProject Management Fellowship Program Management Systems and Regulations Essentials goals, including reducing energy use, enhancing(24/7) pollution prevention, and water conservation.24 CLPs 50 CLPs 24 CLPs Questions of the Month Upon completion of the training, all participants will be able to identify the intent of the major Federal environmental laws, regulations, DOE Orders, Directives and guidance. On-Demand On-Demand On-Demand Participants will also be able to list the detailed processes involved in the implementation of PMCDP FY 17 Training OLC OLC OLC Strategy major environmental requirements by the Department of Energy. This course is comprised of seven modules. *On• -Demand courses are available at any time through DOE’s Online Learning Center (OLC). Upcoming Training DOE’s Framework for Environmental Compliance • All About Water • All About Air • All About Waste • All About Clean Up • Sustainability • Cultural Considerations Successful completion of any six modules is required to receive credit for the course. Procedural Change for However, a seventh module can be completed for continuous learning points. Submitting FPD Packages Registration is through the OLC You will earn 24 continuous learning points for this course. This is an elective course for Recently Certified! the Level II Federal Project Director certification and is available to all DOE employees.
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Earned Value Management Systems (24/7) FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR PMCDP hosts on the Online Learning Center (OLC) the Level 1 Core Course titledStrategy “Earned Value Management Systems (24/7).” This online training is designed for newcomers to gain PM EVM Roadside Assists a solid foundation in earned value management systems (EVMS) or for earned value management (EVM) practitionersOn interested-Demand Onlinein enhancing Training* their ability to effectively use performance data and keep up with the latest industry guidelines, government Project Controls requirements, and EVMS issues. This courseEarned covers Value the five major categories in the EIA-748 Environmental Law s Project Management Fellowship Program Standard for Earned Value ManagementManagement Systems Systems including: and Regulations Essentials • Organization (24/7) 24 CLPs 50 CLPs • Planning, Scheduling, and Budgeting24 CLPs Questions of the Month • Accounting Considerations On-Demand• Analysis and Management ReportsOn-Demand On-Demand PMCDP FY 17 Training OLC• Revisions and Data Maintenance OLC OLC Strategy Registration is through the OLC You*On will-Demand earn 24 courses continuous are available learning at points any time for this through course. DOE’s This Online is a core Learning course Center for the (OLC). Upcoming Training Level I PMCDP certification for Federal Project Directors and is available to all DOE employees.
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Director’s Corner Upcoming Training Full FY 2017 X Project Management Essentials FY 16 FY17 Q1 On Demand Training EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR PMCDP hosts on the Online Learning Center (OLC) the Level 1 Core Course titledStrategy “Project Management Essentials.”This online training is comprised of 15 individual lessons and PM EVM Roadside Assists introduces employees to a comprehensive set of project management principles. The primary source materials for thisOn course-Demand are theOnline Project Training* Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge® (sometimes referred to as the PMBOK®), DOE Order Project Controls 413.3B, Program and Project ManagementEarned for the Value Acquisition of Capital Assets, and the Environmental Law s Project Management Fellowship Program associated guides supporting the Order.ManagementOther guides Systems and manuals are referenced and Regulations Essentials throughout the course. (24/7) 24 CLPs 50 CLPs Questions of the Month Topics include: 24 CLPs • Project framework On-Demand• Project initiation including the riskOn planning-Demand process On-Demand PMCDP FY 17 Training OLC• Project planning OLC OLC Strategy • Project cost and schedule • Project execution and procurement *On-Demand courses are available at any time through DOE’s Online Learning Center (OLC). Upcoming Training • Project monitoring and controls • Project closeout
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Lesson CLPs PM EVM Roadside Assists Lesson 1: PM FrameworkOn-Demand Online Training* 3 Lesson 2: Strategic Planning 2 Project Controls Earned Value Environmental Law s Project Management Fellowship Program Lesson 3: Project InitiationManagement Systems 2 and Regulations Essentials Lesson 4: Acquisition Strategy (24/7) 3 24 CLPs 50 CLPs Questions of the Month Lesson 5: Risk Planning (Part 124- Process CLPs Overview) 4 Lesson 5: Risk Planning (Part 2- Initial Risk Planning) 4 On-Demand On-Demand On-Demand PMCDP FY 17 Training OLC Lesson 5: Risk Planning (Part 3- FinalizingOLC the Plan) 4 OLC Strategy Lesson 6: Scope 3 *On-Demand coursesLesson 7: are Quality available at any time through DOE’s Online Learning3 Center (OLC). Upcoming Training Lesson 8: Schedule 4 Lesson 9: Cost 3 Lesson 10: Project Execution 2 Lesson 11: Procurement 3 Lesson 12: Project Control 4 Lesson 13: Monitoring and Controlling Risk and Quality 2 Procedural Change for Submitting FPD Packages Lesson 14: Communication and Leadership 2 Lesson 15: Transition/Closeout 2 Recently Certified!
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EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR The Certification Review Board (CRB) approved a procedural change for submitting FPD packages. Specifically, a step in the process has been modified. PM EVM Roadside Assists Step 4 in the process has been modified to have FPD packages include a checklist that is signed off by the Program submitted through the [email protected]. Project Controls Process for submitting an FPD package: Fellowship Program 1. PSO requests to have PMCDP tab established for candidate. 2. FPD candidate completes documentation of competencies and project management experience in Questions of the Month ESS PMCDP application.
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The following certifications were issued in July. EIR/IPR/PPR/ICE/ICR X Federal Acquisition Certification in PM EVM Roadside Assists Contracting Officer’s Representative Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy FAC-COR Project Controls FPD• Brandi Cole Eng-Rohrbach-Level II Contracting Officer’s Fellowship Program Federal Project• David Director St. Jean- Level I Representative HQ Procurement Services Questions of the Month • David Andrew Gray-Level II • Emily Stanton- Level I PMCDP FY 17 Training Click on each Strategy National Energy Technology Laboratory certification to view • William Buchko- Level II recipients • John Adam Clark- Level II Upcoming Training • John Fredrick Moore- Level II • Ray Marcellus Boswell- Level I • John Duda- Level I • Timothy C Grant-Level I
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