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Course Title Competency Brief Description Course Number Agency Training Delivery Type

Certification Program

Duration Days POC/SME

Managing IT Projects Management

Course includes the topics at an introductory level: IT Project Manager & Project Team roles across project life cycle stages.

Courses offered specific to DHS OCIO

ITPM TrackDHS Traditional Classroom

(no technology) FAC-PPM 3.0 [email protected]

Agile Projects (Keys to getting started at DHS)

Management & Technical

Course includes Agile overview; organizational readinessfor Agile; when is an Agile project management approach appropriate; project manager, team,and customer skills, roles, and responsibilities; user case studies ; test case development; releaseplanning; iteration estimation; risk planning; status/performance reporting in an Agileenvironment.




Federal Contracting Basics for DHS Management

Course includes the federal contracting process from acquisition planning to contract administration through close out; contracting roles, procurement methods, mmarket research and use of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).




How to gather & document user requirements for DHS Management

Course includes solution vision/scope requirements, analyst roles, planning, analysis & life cycle management.




IT Risk Management for DHS


Course includes a disciplined process to manage IT project risk-risk management planning, identification and assessment.




Leadership, Management & Communications for DHS Management

This course will strengthen program/project leaders’ ability to think more strategically, build/manage relationships, influence stakeholders and build/lead effective teams.




Scheduling & Cost Control for DHS


This course provides the experience, tools, and techniques to effectively develop project schedules and costs and use those elements to facilitate management of the project.




Applied Earned Value (EVM) for DHS


This course includes: EVM as applied to federal acquisition management; the basic elements of a performance management system (to include Performance Management Baseline (PMB), Integrated Baseline Review, and Surveillance); key EVM policies, regulations and guidelines; industry standard ANSI/EIA Standard 748; managing data associated with earned value management; and, EVM reporting.


ITPM TrackDHS Blended FAC-PPM 3.0 [email protected]

DHS Invest Hands On, Business Case


This course includes hands-on training to submit a business case in DHS Invest System

FFM 413 DHS Technology Based FAC-PPM 1.0 FAITAS

DHS Invest Hands On, Reporting


This course includes hands-on in reporting for DHS Invest System

FFM 414 DHS Technology Based FAC-PPM 1.0 FAITAS

On Site PMP Prep Class Management

Training covers all material needed to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam

OPPC Census HR In House

Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 4.0 [email protected]

Course Information


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Certified Scrum Master Management

CSM training is a two-day learning experience that provides students a full immersion into Agile principles and the concepts and practices that define the Scrum framework.

CSM-TRAIN Census SSD-ADP In House

Traditional Classroom (no technology)

Agency Unique Certification 2.0 [email protected]

Certified Product Owner Management

The Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) training class is a two-day course which will provide an understanding of how Scrum transforms initial concepts and goals into a product backlog and user stories which are ultimately developed into project deliverables.

CSPO-AGILE Census SSD-ADP In House

Traditional Classroom (no technology)


Modular Program & Acquisition Management


Training covers 18 (General) out of 33 FAC-P/PM-IT competencies including Acquisition Strategy; Business Process Reengineering; Capital Planning and Investment Assessment; Change Management; Compliance; Contracting/Procurement; Cost/Benefit Analysis; Financial Analysis; Financial Management; Product Evaluation; Project Management; Quality Assurance; Requirements Analysis; Risk Management; Stakeholder Management; Systems Life Cycle; Systems Test and Evaluation

FPM-IT-410 NOAA/NESDIS Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 5.0 [email protected]

Planning, Designing, and Acquiring IT Systems Technical

Training covers seven (Technical) out of 33 FAC-P/PM-IT competencies, including: Accessibility; Data Management; Enterprise Architecture; Information Resources Strategy and Planning; Information Technology Architecture; Infrastructure Design; Technology Awareness

FPM-IT-420A NOAA/NESDIS Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 3.0 [email protected]

IT Planning and Acquiring Operations of IT Systems Technical

Training covers eight (Technical) out of 33 FAC-P/PM-IT competencies, including: Configuration Management; Information Assurance; Information Management; Information Systems Security Certification; Information Systems / Network Security; Information Technology Performance Assessment; Information Technology Program; Management; Operations Support

FPM-IT-420B NOAA/NESDIS Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 3.0 [email protected]

Acquisition Management for Technical Personnel Management

This course is intended for a non-procurement audience. The course is ideal for program and project personnel involved in generating procurement requests or participating in source selection activities. Participants will receive a solid foundation in the processes and applications of acquisition activities that happen before a contract is awarded. Topics include: ethics; contracting methods; types of contracts; pre-award process; contract administration; and trends in Government contracting.

000145 DOE Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 5.0 Ruby Giles


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Advanced Concepts in PM Management

This blended learning course focuses on 9 major aspects of project management: Systems Engineering; Value Management; Integrated Safety Management; Quality Planning Assurance and Control; Pre-Project Planning; Project Objectives and Logic; Project Scheduling Under Uncertainty; Critical Chain and Resource Buffers; Process Control; Project Scheduling Under Uncertainty; Critical Chain and Resource Buffers and; Process Control. In addition to these topics, the course will address specific individual, team and organizational competencies and project leadership skills.

001023 DOE Technology Based FAC-PPM 6.0 N/A

Project Management Systems and Practices in

DOE Technical

This blended learning course addresses specific project management issues focusing primarily on the critical decision process promulgated in DOE Capital Assets directives (emphasis on DOE O 413.3A). Other topics include: working Knowledge of DOE FPD roles and responsibilities, project management ethics; understanding DOE HQ-field relationships and Lead Program Secretarial Officers (LPSOs).


Program Management and Portfolio Analysis Management

Focusing on collaboration, defending resources, and creative compromise, this automated simulation and case study addresses developing a strategic view of projects, managing priorities among projects, coordinating the information needs of multiple projects across the organization, allocating and managing resources across a project organization, preparing project staff to meet future technical/managerial needs, balancing responsibilities for project and functional management, and applying project management methods in a complex project setting.

001025 DOE Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 2.0 N/A

Project Management Simulation (or Equivalent) Management

This computer-based project management simulation enables participants to exercise and integrate a wide variety of project management skills, including developing defensible project plans; applying PM tools and techniques to plan, track, and control projects; improving project team performance; analyzing project information; identifying complex project tradeoff decisions; and recognizing when to focus on task and when to focus on process.



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Executive Communications Management

Using filmed exercises and simulated media events, this highly interactive course addresses championing projects to Congressional leaders, DOE senior managers, and the media; communicating DOE concerns and plans to Congressional offices; delivering Congressional hearing testimony and responding to specific Congressional queries; giving television interviews and reviewing the newspaper articles that result from them; and understanding Congressional organization, leadership structures, and stakeholder concerns.


Project Risk Analysis and Management Management

This course is designed to prepare DOE project managers to: determine project risks and develop risk management and mitigation strategies; determine at which points in a project life cycle Risk Analyses should be performed; evaluate potential risk probability and consequences, determine risk factors, select risk management or mitigation strategies, and develop a risk management plan.


Federal Budgeting Process in DOE Management

This course is an elective for Level 2 certification in the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). It provides students with an overview of the major phases and participation in the federal budget process. Students will learn how the federal budget process can impact the role of the project director and how to best deal with the impacts through contingency planning. Students will gain an understanding, up to macro level, how the budget is formulated; recognize the impact of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA); and major phases and timing in the budget process. It emphasizes program and project managers effective use of these financial systems and processes to accomplish DOEs mission.

001034 DOE Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 4.0 N/A


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Scope Management Baseline Development Management

This is a core course for Level 2 certification in the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). The course covers a range of project management issues specific to the competency needs of a Level 2 Project Manager. The objective of this course is to prepare students to conduct effective requirements planning sessions and to be able to control scope and configuration changes throughout the life cycle of the project. The course will emphasize Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development. Some topic areas include baseline development techniques, identifying risk and constraints for requirements, prioritizing requirements, trade-off analysis, iterative requirements management, and scope change/configuration management.


Value Management Management

With a focus on the value management (VM) process, this course addresses building and leading VM teams; understanding the 6-step VM job plan; VM definitions, principles, and concepts; contractual aspects of VM; VM and the project life cycle; and function analysis in the VM process. Please note: Value Management is not Earned Value Management. This is not a course on Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).


Project Execution and Readiness Reviews Management

This course is an elective for Level 3 certification in the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). The course teaches skills necessary for successfully managing engineering and design, construction, acceptance and transition, and project closeout. Techniques are taught for organizing, managing, and reviewing project design and documentation, and for overseeing contractor performance during construction. Participants will learn the skills needed to identify potential problems and how to plan to avoid them. Extensive practice is provided in cost and schedule monitoring, including earned-value analysis, trend analysis and forecasting, managing baselines through performance monitoring and change control.



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Advanced Risk Management Management

The course will provide participants with more advanced treatment of risk management principles and concepts. The training will build upon the concepts included in the basic Risk Analysis and Management course and will review topics that are appropriate for Level 3 and 4 Federal Project Directors. The course also addresses representative project risk management software risk analysis tools, and uses two large capital and operating dollar projects to enhance the learning through case study work.


Strategic Planning Management

This course is an elective for Level 4 certification in the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). Participants will be introduced to theories and techniques to improve productivity, formulate and implement a planning process, and make better strategic decisions. They will be shown how to make decisions based on strategic plans that give specific direction yet remain flexible enough to respond to changing conditions.


Cost and Schedule Estimate and Analysis Management

This is a core course for Level 2 certification in the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). It will provide students with a high-level overview of cost and schedule estimation techniques necessary for successful project management. Students will receive practical skills training on how to develop independent cost and schedule estimates and how such estimates factor into a project's baseline. Course topics include: identifying cost and schedule estimates; basic estimating methods; group analysis techniques; applying life-cycle costing techniques, validating estimates, determining critical path schedule for a project; crashing and fast-tracking methods; and the relationship between budget authorization (BA) and budget outlay (BO) schedules, project estimates, and the project funding

001044/0028 DOE Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 5.0 Susan Sparks

Negotiation Strategies and Techniques Management

This course addresses collaborative and competitive negotiations, negotiation strategy and planning, negotiations within and between teams, identifying key stakeholder interests in negotiations, determining best alternatives to negotiated agreements, responding to conflict, and creating trust as well as ethics in negotiations, negotiating cost and schedule and steps of the negotiation process.

001047/0023 DOE Technology Based Continuous Learning 6.0 Sig Ceaser


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Systems Engineering Management

Through this course participants will be able to: recognize the steps of the SE process; understand how to apply the basic SE process to large systems (e.g., programs/projects); identify key participants for performing the SE processes; establish a problem and/or mission need statement; identify functions and requirements and interfaces with other systems; understand how to validate requirements; identify and evaluate alternatives or options; and apply risk and opportunity management to SE; verify solutions to meet requirements.


Facilitating Conflict Resolution Management

This course will cover a variety of topics specific to the issues of facilitating conflict resolution. Areas discussed include: recognizing potential conflict situations and neutralizing them before they escalate; using problem-solving and decision-making techniques to meet the needs of everyone affected; negotiating "win-win" solutions for all parties involved; minimizing or resolving conflict in groups and between employees using appropriate interpersonal strategies; and understanding and successfully implementing organizational change. The course will include a significant emphasis on the use of facilitation techniques within the conflict resolution process.

001558/0023 DOE Technology Based Continuous Learning 3.0 Sig Ceaser

Managing Contract Changes Management

To better prepare DOE Contracting Officers (COs) and Federal Project Directors (FPDs) to manage project changes on complex construction projects through effective management of contract modifications and change orders.

002102/0064 DOE Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 4.0 Claudia Carroll

Capital Planning for DOE O 413.3B Management

This course is an elective for Level 1 certification in the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP). Participants will review capital planning questions they should ask when a non-information technology capital asset project under the DOE O 413.3B, herein referred to capital asset project, is in each phase of the projects acquisition. The course will review the documents and reports from the budget formulation and acquisition planning processes that can be used to support the DOEs budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This course tracks the critical decision deliverables, reports, cyclical budget data and narratives in the context of a structured capital planning process and the critical decision model for capital asset projects.



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Leadership through Effective Communication Management

This course is a three-day, highly interactive session focused on developing powerful communication skills to lead people and manage projects. Beginning with a focus on personal preference in learning, motivation, interaction, linguistics and conflict management, the session moves into working with others. This transition builds on skills-based lessons in neutral listening, giving and receiving feedback, and appropriate decision-making styles. These segments establish a practical and effective toolkit for communicating in a project-focused environment, the third piece of the training.


Advanced Earned Value Management Management

This workshop is intended for individuals who already have working knowledge and practical field experience in earned value management (EVM). It provides the project management practitioner with new insight, methods, and approaches in assessing the technical, schedule, and cost health of a project which results in better decision making. The course includes a summary of performance measurement data elements and types of reporting, performance indices and trend information, and how to integrate technical, schedule, and performance measurement data for forecasting the schedule and cost outcome of the project. Extensive case studies and exercises are used to demonstrate and reinforce the workshops concepts.


Earned Value Management Management

This course is intended primarily for individuals who will serve as members of Defense Contracting Management Agency (DCMA) led contractor Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) Certification reviews. The course instructs the students with regard to: (a) the standard against which the EVMS is to be reviewed (i.e. the 32 guidelines of ANSI STD 748) (b) The EVMS review process employed by DCMA and (c ) the expectations of review team members in their execution of the process.



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Project Management Essentials Management

This blended learning course addresses specific project management issues relating to the Department of Energy. It will cover the primary concepts of project management and introduce best practices in project management from DOE, other Federal agencies, and the private sector. The course focuses on five major aspects of project management: Pre-Project Planning; Strategic Management and Budgeting; Project Planning (Cost, Schedule, Risk Management); Teambuilding and Leadership; and finally, Project Execution (Earned Value, Project Reviews, Change Configuration Management).


Cyber Security Technical

The course will focus primarily on the phishing threat all of us are facing within the cyber security challenge. Here is a list of the course objectives: Introduction Current & Evolving Cyber Threats Internet Security Email Security Phishing Attacks Additional Site Specific Talking Points Q&A

000674 DOE Technology Based Continuous Learning 0.5 N/A

EM Project/Contract Management Management

Workshop will cover the following topics: Project Management/Contract Management Integration, Engineering and Technology in EM Project Management., Line Items Projects and Implementation, Workshop Logistics, Safety Topic, Agenda Overview, Project Categories/Capital and Non-Capital OECM/EM Protocol Effective Strategies for DCAA Audits of Proposed Contract Changes MR/Contingency Part 1 - An Uncommon View of Successful Project Managers


Agile Requirements Management Management

In the Agile Requirements Management class, students will gain a solid understanding of the basic tenets of an agile requirements approach and real-world techniques they can apply immediately. The class is highly-interactive and blends lecture with group exercises designed to promote participation and team-building. Topics to be covered include: * Writing effective User Stories * The role of the Product Owner * The Product Backlog * Estimating the backlog * Prioritizing the backlog * Agility and use-case modeling * Tools for your agile requirements team Agile refers to a group of software development methodologies based on iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional teams. Agile methods generally promote a



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Project Management Principles Management

As projects continue to grow in complexity, scope, and size, an understanding of fundamental project management concepts can ensure an organizations success in the marketplace. A wide variety of professionals increasingly recognize project management not only as a formal discipline, but also as one of the fastest growing lines of work in contemporary service, product-development, and manufacturing industries. Project management is considered both an art and a science: an art because it requires skills, tact, and finesse to manage people; and a science because it demands an in-depth knowledge of technical tools and techniques. The course culminates with a twenty-five question, multiple-choice final exam; approximately two hours of assigned reading per evening for the first two days of class is required.


Scrum Workshop Management

In the Scrum Workshop class, students will gain a solid understanding of how agile techniques will benefit your organization and real world techniques that they can apply daily. The class is highly-interactive and blends lecture with group exercises designed to promote participation and team-building. Topics to be covered include: * The fundamentals of Scrum * Two levels of planning * The daily standup and best practices * Estimating the product backlog * Planning a sprint * The cadence of a sprint team A key principle of Scrum is its recognition that during a project the customers can change their minds about what they want and need (often called requirements churn), and that unpredicted challenges cannot be easily addressed in a traditional predictive or planned manner. As such, Scrum adopts an empirical approach accepting


Data Processing Systems Technical

RAP responders deploy with some of the most sophisticated equipment in the world. This course introduces software applications used by RAP Teams for communication, plume modeling, triage, Search, and Consequence Management related software, as well as reporting practices.

002785 DOE Technology Based Continuous Learning 1.0 N/A


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Understanding Project Mgmt. Management

The purpose of this course is to introduce participants to DOEs Project Management system and processes in order to improve their performance as members of the project management team. By the end of this course, all participants should be able to: be familiar with the essential principles and concepts of the discipline of project management as it applies to the work and culture of the Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA); identify the DOEs project management system and processes; and more completely understand their performance requirements in the functional areas in which they respond and interact with DOEs Project Directors, project staff and project contractors


Changing Dimensions of DOE Management

This course is designed to provide the participant with knowledge of DOE's changing priorities and to provide an opportunity for active participation in DOE's future. Topics for the sessions include: managing for results in DOE; quality focus; environmental priorities; organizational initiatives; laboratory relationships; public policy process; Congressional policy perspectives; exploration of Capitol Hill; performance management; techniques for positive change in DOE; and developing action plans. Workshop include: preparing for change, planning for change; and group feedback.


Alternative Studies Management

The Alternative Studies course provides instruction in the development of an evaluation plan for a problem/mission definition statement and related functions and requirements. The course also includes methods that may be used to identify key participants, identify potential strategies, define an evaluation of possible alternatives, and finally, make recommendations. Several decision-making processes are discussed, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process is used specifically in an interactive classroom exercise.


Project Controls Workshop Management

Project Controls Session-Summary: Focus on improving DOE's project controls integration with project management as well as discussion on automated compliance testing, predictive value of root cause analysis, DOE compliance efforts, advances in PARS IIe and how it will include automated testing, and the upcoming "roadside assistance program".



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PM Overview Management

This is an introductory course that is designed for new or prospective project managers. The course provides instruction in the DOE Project Management System and gives an overview of a DOE project manager's responsibilities for managing project initiation, planning, execution, transition, and closeout. This course follows the DOE Project Life Cycle from the Preconceptual Phase to the Closeout Phase. Participants are introduced to key DOE project management skills such as leadership, teamwork, strategic planning, and budgeting. Documentation and administrative responsibilities are also covered. This course (or Best Practices in DOE Project Management - PMMS5) is typically taken before taking the other project management training courses in this series. This course addresses foundational


PM Overview Management

This is an introductory course that is designed for new or prospective project managers. The course provides instruction in the DOE Project Management System and gives an overview of a DOE project manager's responsibilities for managing project initiation, planning, execution, transition, and closeout. This course follows the DOE Project Life Cycle from the Preconceptual Phase to the Closeout Phase. Participants are introduced to key DOE project management skills such as leadership, teamwork, strategic planning, and budgeting. Documentation and administrative responsibilities are also covered. This course (or Best Practices in DOE Project Management - PMMS5) is typically taken before taking the other project management training courses in this series. This course addresses foundational


Federal Project Director Orientation Management

This course will provide information about DOE's project management and acquisition system to newly hired, but experienced, Federal project managers who are unfamiliar with the principles and requirements of DOE Order 413.3A, Chg1 and the roles and responsibilities of a DOE Federal Project Director (FPD).


Best Value Selection ManagementProvide training on Planning and Conducting a Successful Best Value Source Selection.



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Technical Project Management Management

This seminar is specifically designed for R&D professionals, engineers (across all specialities), scientists and principal investigators, project engineers, facility engineers, plant managers and anyone else new to project management, and who administrator technical projects. To be covered: * Overview of Project Management Framework * Essentials for Leading Project Teams * Scope Management: Beginning Project Planning * Developing Project Activities * Developing a Dynamic Project Schedule * Project Estimating Techniques * Components of Project Planning * Technical Project Planning Methodologies * Monitoring and Controlling Projects * How to Close a Project


MANAGING IT PROJECTS Management & Technical

This course focuses on the 20 performance outcomes from the FAC-P/PM Standard that require additional, IT-specific knowledge, skills, and abilities. The IT-specific outcomes were established based upon the tenets in the 25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management.

FPM 511 fAI Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 4.0 [email protected]

IT MGMT, SECURITY AND PERFORMANCE ASSURANCE

Technical

The course is geared towards IT project and program managers managing the acquisition, retention, use and disposition of information and the enabling technologies.

FPM 512 FAI Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 4.0 [email protected]

IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Technical

The course is geared towards IT project and program managers managing the acquisition, retention, use and disposition of information and the enabling technologies.

FPM 513 FAI Traditional Classroom (no technology) FAC-PPM 4.0 [email protected]

IT PM I: Initiating and Planning Successful

Projects


Covers the basic IT project management topics involved in the initiating through closing stages and related activities.

FPM 434 HHS Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 3.0 [email protected]

IT PM II: Executing, Controlling, and Closing

Successful Projects


Covers the basic IT project management topics involved in the initiating through closing stages and related activities.

FPM 434 HHS Technology Based Continuous Learning 2.0 [email protected]

IT Project Risk Management


Focuses on how to continuously identify, asses, and determine risk response strategies for IT risks.

FPM 435 HHS Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 3.0 [email protected]

APPEL-INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Technical

Goal: This two-day course provides a high-level understanding of foundational concepts related to NASA software engineering, including NASA’s software requirements, software development processes, improvement methods, and metrics. Topics include an overview of software at NASA, NASA software policies, software training, software acquisition requirements, software development life cycle activities, and NASA-related software failures.

APPEL-ISWE Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 2.0 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




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APPLYING THE RISK MANAGEMENT

FRAMEWORK TO FEDERAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Management

The purpose of this course is to provide people new to risk management with an overview of a methodology for managing organizational risk—the Risk Management Framework (RMF). The RMF was developed by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) to help organizations manage risks to and from Information Technology (IT) systems more easily, efficiently and effectively. This course describes at a high-level the importance of establishing an organization-wide risk management program, the information security legislation related to organizational risk management, the steps in the RMF, and the NIST publications related to each step.

ITS-NIST-RMF NASA Technology Based Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]

APPLYING VERIFICATION & VALIDATION (V&V)

STANDARDS TO SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

AND TESTING


Software products and systems need assurance adequate for the importance of their use. To the extent their failure will incur significant social, financial, or safety costs, they need to be systematically assessed and authoritatively appraised. Verification and validation (V&V) is a well-proven systems engineering approach to quality assurance. It draws upon static and dynamic methods for reducing risk in the development, acquisition, and use of the software. This course teaches the updated IEEE 1012-2004 Standard and will treat the major components of V&V in a concrete manner, weaving ongoing cases studies. Participants will engage in active analysis, decision-making, and discussions with one another and receive their own copy of the IEEE Standard to take home with them at the end of the

SMA-SOFT-NSC-1008 NASA Traditional Classroom

(no technology) Continuous Learning 2.0 [email protected]

CMMI L3 PRACTITIONERS COURSE (COURSE GRC-

9Z1129)


This three day course provides students with an understanding of the concepts necessary for achieving and maintaining CMMI-DEV Maturity Level 3, including the relationships among CMMI-DEV model components. The course is composed of class lectures and exercises presented in a style that creates dialog among students and instructors. This course was designed for the CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) models. Although much of the material is common and would apply to all CMMI models, this course does not address the unique concepts that are covered in the CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ) or CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) models.

GRC-9Z1129 NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 3.0 [email protected]


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GSFC-MANAGING INFORMATION SECURITY

RISKManagement

The course will educate students on the fundamentals of Enterprise-wide risk management consistent with the guidance of NIST Special Publication 800-39, Managing Information Security Risk Organization, Mission, and Information System View.

GSFC-IT-MISR NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 3.0 [email protected]

GSFC-RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK-ASSESSMENT

AND AUTHORIZATIONManagement

The course will educate the students on the NIST security assessment and authorization processes and where these processes fit in the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). The course will also educate the student on the fundamental concepts associated with the 6 steps of the RMF and with all the tasks associated with each of the 6 steps. (In total, there are 24 tasks.)

GSFC-IT-RMFA&A NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 3.0 [email protected]

INTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE


Intermediate Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is an in-depth course that teaches the purpose, concepts, roles and responsibilities, tools, techniques and products of software quality assurance, software quality engineering and software quality control of products and processes throughout the software development lifecycle. Software quality assurance roles and responsibilities from the perspective of a software acquirer and provider will be explained. Software assurance activities in support of other activities such as verification & validation, configuration management, problem reporting and corrective action, risk management, software project planning and management and software acquisition will also be described. The course will also provide a high level overview of developing a software assurance plan.

SMA-SA-WBT-201 NASA Technology Based Continuous Learning 3.0 [email protected]

INTRODUCTION TO CMMI TRAINING


This three day course introduces systems and software engineering managers and practitioners, appraisal team members, and process group (e.g., SEPG, EPG) members to CMMI® fundamental concepts. CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) models are tools that help organizations improve their ability to develop and maintain quality products and services. CMMI-DEV models are an integration of best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including the CMM® for Software, EIA 731, and the Integrated Product Development CMM.

MSFC-TRN04-INTROCMMI NASA Traditional Classroom

(no technology) Continuous Learning 3.0


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INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE RELIABILITY

ENGINEERINGTechnical

Introduction to Software Reliability Engineering is a beginning level course that introduces the basic concepts and activities of software reliability engineering. The course content will cover how software reliability is a part of system reliability, differences between software and hardware reliability, and basic concepts in designing for, analyzing, and predicting reliability. Examples of unreliable computing are also presented. The course focus is on practical suggestions and not theory.

SMA-SA-WBT-240 Technology Based Continuous Learning 1.0 [email protected]

ITIL MANAGING ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE


Managing Across the Life-cycle provides a holistic picture of the critical learning points and knowledge IT management staff require on key organizational topics such as: governance structures, roles, functions, process dependencies, complementary frameworks, service assessments and the management of change issues related to the ITIL Service Lifecycle. The intent of the MALC qualification is to give candidates the skills to support an organization's service delivery by bridging the service life-cycle stages

MSFC-TRN08-ITILMALC NASA Traditional Classroom


KSC INTERMEDIATE CMMI Management & Technical

This course has been updated to support Version 1.2 of the CMMI Product Suite. This five-day course introduces candidate SCAMPI Lead Appraisers, candidate CMMI instructors, systems and software engineers, engineering process group (e.g., EPG, SEPG) members, and others to detailed CMMI concepts, including the relationships among CMMI model components. CMMI models are tools that organizations can use to help improve their ability to develop and maintain quality products and services.

KSC-NASA-CMMII NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 5.0

KSC INTRODUCTION TO CMMI (CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL

INTEGRATED) VERSION 1.2


This three-day course introduces systems and software engineering managers and practitioners, appraisal team members, and process group (e.g., SEPG, EPG) members to CMMI® fundamental concepts. CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) models are tools that help organizations improve their ability to develop and maintain quality products and services. CMMI-DEV models are an integration of best practices from proven discipline-specific process improvement models, including the CMM® for Software, EIA 731, and the Integrated Product Development CMM.

KSC-NASA-ICMMI NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 3.0


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KSC-NASA SOFTWARE STANDARDS


This course is a one and a half-day detailed overview of NASA NPR 7150.2A. Every requirement listed in the NPR is discussed, along with appropriate references to associated NASA Standards and to the CMMI-DEV model, a source of many of 7150’s requirements. The class is designed to stimulate students to discuss the ramifications of 7150 on the projects they are currently working. The course is designed for managers, project leadership, and team members to gain awareness and insight into the NPR to facilitate their ability to implement its requirements. We focus on the intent of the practices to help students understand the benefit of following the requirements, as well as to have an idea of the impact on their projects. The class is designed to be an interactive, discussion-focus review of how NPR 7150.2 will affect

KSC-NUPIT-SWSTDS Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 1.5 [email protected]

MSFC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

MANAGEMENT (SWE 301)


SWE 301 is an intensive 5-day class that includes classroom lectures and group workshops that allow the application of skills learned, including some evening classroom work. Learning is accomplished through lecture, class discussion, and participation in workshops and role playing. Class participants will be divided into four project teams that will plan a project and respond to feedback and changes that occur over various phases of the project life cycle. Each participant will serve as project manager for the team in at least one of the workshops. All team members will practice their management skills during each workshop.

MSFC-TRN04-SWE301 NASA Traditional Classroom

(no technology) Continuous Learning 5.0

NASA IT PR'S AND 508 COMPLIANCE Management

Understand Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and how it affects Electronic Information Technology (EIT) planning, implementation, and procurement. Participants will receive guidance in how to account for accessibility requirements in procurement process and technical planning, and to answer questions regarding requirements.

MSFC-TRN06-ITPR NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 0.3


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SECTION 508 FOCUS TRAINING Technical

This briefing provides an overview of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act: Promoting accessibility in the Federal workplace and when communicating with the public. Section 508 requires federal departments and agencies that develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology to ensure that federal employees and members of the public with disabilities have access to and use of information and data, comparable to those without disabilities. Along with an overview of this act and its benefits, participants will learn how 508 standards affect the design of electronic information technology and how these standards seek to address the needs of all end users including persons with disabilities. Participants also will receive guidance in how to incorporate accessibility requirements into a wide array of communication

MSFC-TRN05-508FT NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]

SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

MANAGEMENT AND DATA MANAGEMENT


Software Configuration Management (SCM) is an introductory level course that explains the importance of SCM and data management (DM); defines terms; introduces standards, describes the activities and products of the core processes (identification, control, status accounting, and verification); identifies elements of SCM and DM plans; describes the SCM infrastructure; describes software builds and releases, and describes SCM audits.

SMA-SA-WBT-204 NASA Technology Based Continuous Learning 2.0 [email protected]

SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

MANAGEMENT COURSE

Management & Technical MSFC-TRN04-SCMC Traditional Classroom


SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT 301 (SWE

301)


The course is an intensive 5½ day, residential class at GRC’s Plum Brook facility beginning at 5 PM on Sunday afternoon. It includes classroom lectures & group workshops that allow the application of skills learned. Several workshops include evening work. All class sessions & workshops are mandatory and participants are expected to attend all sessions to receive credit for participation.

GRC-9E0468 NASA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 5.5

UML2 COMPRESSED WITH ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT


Accelerate your UML 2.x project with this intense, interactive workshop that emphasizes pragmatic modeling principles and techniques, and shows how to apply them with Enterprise Architect.

MSFC-TRN04-UML2EA NASA Traditional Classroom

(no technology) Continuous Learning

The AODA: Customer Service and Accessibilty

StandardsTechnical

This course covers the purpose of the AODA and the requirements of the Customer Service Standard

The AODA: Customer Service and Accessibilty

Standards

NRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.5 [email protected]

Configuration Management, Risks and Incidents in

Software TestingTechnical

This course covers configuration management, risks and incidents in software testing.

Configuration Management, Risks

and Incidents in Software Testing




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WCF 4 Contracts, Behaviors, and Data

Management Using Visual Basic 2010

Technical

This course shows how to create and optimize .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service contracts, data contracts, and message contracts according to the requirements of a WCF application

WCF 4 Contracts, Behaviors, and Data Management Using Visual Basic 2010


TOGAF Fundamentals - Enterprise Architecture

BasicsTechnical

This course will introduce the TOGAF framework and Enterprise Architecture and then go deeper into how to develop architectures using the framework.

TOGAF Fundamentals -

Enterprise Architecture Basics


Information Security Awareness Technical

This Web-based course defines Safeguards Information and explains the different types and levels of classified information. It provides basic information for properly handling these types of information and stresses the need for NRC employees, contractors, and consultants to protect sensitive information

Information Security Awareness NRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.5 [email protected]

CISM: Information Risk Management and

ComplianceTechnical

This course will provide an overview of information risk management and compliance, as well as examine the elements that come into play when creating an information risk management plan and the frameworks and methodologies that are used.

CISM: Information Risk Management and Compliance


CISM: Information Security Program Development and

ManagementTechnical

This course examines the purpose and fundamentals of IS program development and management, along with the objectives, concepts, and tasks that make up an IS program

CISM: Information Security Program Development and

Management


IT Security for End Users: IT Security Fundamentals Technical

n this course, you'll learn fundamental security concepts that apply to use as an end user, like the role you play in your company's overall IT security. This course also covers some of the most common IT security policies that apply to you as an end user, including policies for secure computer use, mobile device use, and general security policies if you work remotely.

IT Security for End Users: IT Security

FundamentalsNRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.5 [email protected]

Management of Information Technology Technical

By the end of this course, the system administrator will have developed a better understanding of their role in protecting the NRC information and information systems from threats and vulnerabilities and the uses of operational, management, and technical controls.

Management of Information Technology

NRC Instructor Led FAC-COR 4.0 [email protected]

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - Designing BI Solutions: BI

Infrastructure DesignTechnical

In this course, you will learn how to design and build a BI solution and what elements are involved. You will also learn how to design the data warehouse database for the project.

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - Designing BI

Solutions: BI Infrastructure Design



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Managing Projects within Organizaitons Management

This course covers the criteria for creating an executable strategy. It helps you to develop a strategy by demonstrating how to evaluate strategic initiatives and then prioritize, assign accountability, and translate those initiatives into short-term actionable targets.

Managing Projects within Organizaitons NRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]

Capital Budgeting: Capital Allocation Management

The course introduces the process of allocating capital based on qualitative assessment factors, and incorporating other qualitative factors – such as the priority of projects – into the allocation of decisions. It also briefly covers project monitoring and post-implementation auditing.

Capital Budgeting: Capital Allocation NRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]

Leadership Essentials: Leading Change Management

This course provides you with strategies for leading changes within an organization, including effective approaches to introducing and communicating change.

Leadership Essentials: Leading

ChangeNRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]

Introduction to IDIQs, GWACs and GSA Federal

Supply SchedulesManagement

During this three-day course, emphasis is placed on how Task Order (TO) and Delivery Order (DO) contracting utilizes both the same acquisition foundations and the unique tools available to shorten and simplify the life cycle of an acquisition, but maintain the regulatory procurement requirements. Using government wide acquisitions contracts (GWAC), the indefinite demand indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Contracts and Schedules focuses on utilizing the various Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) available to federal agencies following the life cycle of a delivery or task order. Following an overview of the various types of IDVs and their characteristics, the participant starts with acquisition planning, proceeds through the ordering rules for each type of IDV, and concludes with task order (TO) and delivery order (DO)

Introduction to IDIQs, GWACs and GSA Federal Supply

Schedules

NRC Instructor Led FAC-C, FAC-COR 3.0 [email protected]

Capital Budgeting: The Capital Budgeting Process Management

The course then focuses on the first stage, exploring how to identify opportunities for capital investment, and subject these initial ideas to preliminary screening based on their feasibility, alignment with organizational strategy, and dependence on other projects

Capital Budgeting: The Capital

Budgeting ProcessNRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Management

Specifically, learners will be introduced to the tools and techniques used in quality assurance, such as quality audits and performing a process analysis. They'll also learn quality control tools, such as cause and effect diagrams, statistical sampling, and inspection

Quality Assurance and Quality Control NRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]


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Risk Management: Dealing with Risk Management

This course examines the third stage of risk management – dealing with risk. It provides general strategies for dealing with risk, such as risk exposure adjustment and contingency planning. And it outlines strategies specific to dealing with threats and opportunities.

Risk Management: Dealing with Risk NRC Web Based Continuous Learning 0.3 [email protected]

Project Stakeholder Management (PMBOK®

Guide Fifth Edition)Management

This course highlights the importance of project stakeholder management to project performance. Through interactive learning strategies and realistic scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the inputs to, the tools and techniques for, and the outputs of the Project Stakeholder Management processes. Specifically, learners will be introduced to the first two processes in the Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area – Identify Stakeholders and Plan Stakeholder Management.

Project Stakeholder Management

(PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition)


Introduction to Agile in the Federal Government Technical

A 4-day (4 hours each day) virtual-instructor led course introducing Agile Project Management philosophy and concepts. Agile SCRUM teams, sprints, work estimation, and Agile project management operations are discussed.

FPM 404 VA Technology Based Continuous Learning 2.0 [email protected]

Agile for the Product Owner Management & Technical

A 4-day face-to-face course to provide instruction to government product owners in sprint-based project work, work backlogs, user stories and the role of a scrum master on an Agile team are discussed.

FPM 405 VA Traditional Classroom (no technology) Continuous Learning 4.0 [email protected]

Agile Monitoring and Control


A near pilot ready course (about 16 hours of content) for established product owners and scrum masters to develop and further refine skills of Agile metrics, release planning, and operating programs in an Agile-based framework.

pending VA Technology Based Continuous Learning 2.0 [email protected]

ITIL Foundations Management

The ITIL course introduces learners to the lifecycle of managing IT services to deliver to business expectations. The ITIL best practice is composed of five core disciplines: Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operations and Continual Service Improvement, which represent a service life cycle framework that further enhances alignment to the business while demonstrating business value, ROI and enabling IT to solve specific operational needs.

3840386 OI&T Technology Based Agency Unique Certification 3.0 [email protected]



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Agile Project Management Management

This is an advanced course for those who are already familiar with agile methodologies who wish to take their skills in project management for Agile teams to the next level. This course meets the requirements for the ICP-APM designation (ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Project Management).

1328835 OI&T Traditional Classroom (no technology)


SAFe Product Manager /Product Owner Management

Teams will learn the Product Manager and Product Owner roles in the enterprise, how to manage the enterprise backlog, delivering features, agile requirements, the events within SAFe, and finally, stakeholder management

4181655 OI&T Technology Based Agency Unique Certification 2.0 [email protected]

Leading a Scaled Agile Framework Management

This SAFe certification course is beneficial to all members on an Agile team, but it is primarily oriented towards those leading the efforts to adopt and scale Lean and Agile principles and practices via the Scaled Agile Framework™. This course is ideally suited for Executives, Managers, Change Agents, Program Managers, Coaches, Anyone helping lead the SAFe implementation

4179889 OI&T Traditional Classroom (no technology)


Information Security Role-Based Training for IT

Project Managers (WBT)


Provides foundation-level security information to assist Project Management personnel in performing the security duties required to meet the security responsibilities of their position.

64859 VA OI&T ITWD Technology Based Agency Unique Certification 0.2 [email protected]

Adapting to Organizational Change in the Workplace

(Video on Demand)Management

Change is inevitable and may affect the methods we use to support the VA mission. But our mission to serve our nation’s Veterans remains constant. This session will offer a common understanding of change and its impact, provide best practices and tips on how to be more resilient during times of change, and discuss how to lead others effectively throughout a change process.


Agile from 30,000 Feet: Primer for Federal PMs and

Managers (On Demand)


This session will give you a working knowledge of Agile and allow you dig deeper into its methods and practices with a solid, foundational understanding. The session also discusses Federal government policies and procedures and how those are impacted by Agile deployment You will also learn about the change management challenges that come with Agile adoption. The session touches on what Scrum means, how to conduct an iteration, what is a task board, how to do a proper retrospective, and how planning is handled in Agile. In addition, the session will review government adaption of agile and use our experience with the VA as a semi-case study on Agile in government. Finally, the topic of certification will be reviewed with a detailed discussion of both Scrum Alliance certification programs and the new PMI-ACP









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An Introduction to the IT Performance Dashboard

(Video On Demand)


This course will explain how you measure the success of the IT services you provide and how you communicate the impact of these services to your customers. The IT Performance Dashboard is the go-to platform for measuring and reporting the effectiveness of IT service delivery and performance, allowing OIT to better serve its customers and our nation’s veterans. After completing this course you will have a better understanding of the IT Performance Dashboard and the metrics used for service focused decisions.


Assessing the Impact of Change for Executive Delivery (On Demand)

Management

Introducing change into an organization requires people to adopt new practices, behaviors, and skills. If change does not last, old practices resurface, which undermines the vision and solutions being proposed. The benefits of changes “stick” when the whole organization adopts these new practices. In this course, you will learn how to identify the impacts, costs, benefits, and risks of change and how they tie to business outcomes and align business operation tactics to attain those outcomes. Topics will relate to high-level considerations for leaders to align the change effort to business goals.


Business Writing for IT Professionals (On Demand) Management

This course reviews business writing basics and offers tips on how to use plain language to clearly communicate complex and technical information. At the completion of this session, participants will be able to: • Apply the three-step writing process to business writing • Use plain language to make complex ideas understandable to nontechnical readers • Describe key aspects of an executive summary.


Chalk Talks: Agile Planning for Scrum Teams (External

On Demand)


Agile practices include three planning ceremonies that help teams focus effort and commit to the highest value work that can be delivered within the time box. Understand the purpose and process for each of these ceremonies and how they can help your team more effective in their software delivery process.







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Civility in the Workplace for Supervisors (On Demand) Management

Civil behavior in the workplace has become a popular topic of discussion. Recent studies and articles state that lack of civility has become a growing concern. Incivility can have a direct and negative impact on any organization, and VA is no exception. This course examines both negative and positive outcomes of civility in the workplace and provides suggestions on how to positively contribute to creating a civil work environment. Civil and uncivil behaviors are contagious; this course will provide strategies that successful organizations, like VA, are using to stop incivility before it takes hold.


CLE 028 Market Research for Engineering and Technical Personnel

(External WBT)


Market Research for Engineering and Technical Personnel describes market research from the perspective of technical personnel. It explains the practical value and discusses the government mandate to conduct market research. The course addresses market research team membership, sources for obtaining market data, and techniques for technical evaluation and documentation of market information.


CLM 016 Cost Estimating (External WBT) Management

This module focuses on basic cost-estimating tools and techniques. Cost estimates are one of the fundamental building blocks of the acquisition process. The cost estimate and its supporting budget are a part of the baseline against which a program's progress and success are measured.


CLM 017 Risk Management (External WBT) Management

Risk is always a concern in the DoD systems acquisition process. The acquisition process itself is designed, to a large degree, to allow risk to be managed from conception to delivery of the system. Although risk is inherent in any program, risk management ensures managers take measures to assess and handle risks. This module focuses on tools and processes that can be used to manage risk on a defense system acquisition project.







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Closing the Performance Period (On Demand) Management

This session reviews the supervisor’s responsibilities for appraising employees’ performance at the end of the performance year while closing out the performance period. Supervisors will learn strategies and tips for preparing and delivering a comprehensive end-of-year performance appraisal. The session also reviews a sample VA Form 0750, Performance Appraisal Plan, and highlights requirements for different sections of the form.


Communicating with Impact: Maximizing Customer Service

Communications (On Demand)

Management

It is important for every employee to develop customer-oriented communication skills, but this is particularly important for customer service personnel. The main objective of this course is to teach employees ways to improve their communication skills by having a service mentality, improving their listening skills, and resolving customer conflict.


Conflict Management and Resolution (On Demand) Management

We are all aware that conflicts arise in professional as well as personal aspects of our lives. It happens within families, between groups in society, and on the job. The ability to avoid conflict and resolve issues with customers or colleagues, and mastering diverse ways of approaching conflict, are challenging skills to learn. The Conflict Management and Resolution VA IT Campus session will provide an opportunity to acquire effective conflict management skills by understanding the multiple dimensions of conflict, and using best practices and techniques for handling and resolving conflict.


Contingency Planning (WBT) Management

The IT Contingency Planning course provides an overview of the contingency planning process for VA’s information technology.


Cost Efficiency Overview (On Demand) Management

Strategic cost management is key to the success of Information Technology (IT) projects and initiatives. This webinar provides an overview of the Cost Optimization Model and factors that support a solid Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA). The session also provides best practices and examples of cost containment strategies for IT projects. It identifies Veterans Affairs (VA) organizations, processes, and tools that support cost efficiency processes and references other training available to VA IT Program and Project Managers.








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Cost Estimation Overview (On Demand) Management

Cost estimation supports informed decision-making when acquiring, developing, and maintaining an Information Technology (IT) system. This recorded webinar provides an overview of cost estimation basics, including cost estimation approaches, criteria for high-quality cost estimates, life cycle cost and benefits estimates, and communicating estimates to senior leaderships. The session also identifies Veterans Affairs (VA) organizations, processes, and tools that support cost estimation and references other training available to VA IT Program and Project Managers.


Creating and Changing Cultures (Live) Management

This course will provide supervisors with insights and suggestions about changing organizational culture. Supervisors will learn to analyze current culture, identify change leaders, and increase organizational awareness during change initiatives. Participants will begin practicing these skills with precourse readings and postcourse activities as a chance to put the learning to work.


Critical Thinking (External Virtual Classroom) Management

Critical thinking helps you step back, examine your thought processes, and make them more effective. You'll ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and see others' viewpoints with clarity. In this course, you'll get hands-on experience with a battery of practical tools to help you make critical thinking an indispensable part of your skill set.


Developing a Plan for Your First 90 Days as a

Supervisor (On Demand)Management

The first few months as a new supervisor are critical to your lasting success. The first 90 days are a grace period wherein you make the case for gaining your employees’ willing acceptance and support. There are practical actions you must take to become a functioning, effective supervisor within your first 90 days. This course will provide practical tools to be successful in the first 90 days of your new position and prepare you for the initial three-month review. It will also include best practices and lessons learned from other supervisors.







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Developing Business Justification for Large Scale IT Change Initiatives (On

Demand)


While the concept of change management focuses on the people-side of business change to achieve the required business outcome, at a more fundamental level, change occurs due to some planned and perceived gain on the business side. This course will discuss the business side of change while touching on motivations behind change initiatives and the justifications needed for large-scale IT change initiatives. It will also explore drivers of change; define the scope of a change initiative; and examine how change impacts the people, processes, technology, and infrastructure of an IT organization..


Developing Your Political Savvy (On Demand) Management

The goal of this virtual class is to train staff in the critical art of navigating internal organizational politics. This intermediate course is intended for employees who have already demonstrated basic proficiency in political savvy.


Emotional Intelligence (EI) (Video On Demand) Management

This course focuses on how to build emotional intelligence through appropriate actions and techniques for managing emotions. The participant learns how to identify others' emotions and regulate their own emotions through self-awareness techniques, including understanding the value of emotional self-awareness and recognizing typical behavioral and physical expressions of key emotions.


Emotional Intelligence for Conflict Management (Video on Demand)

Management

After completing this course, participants will be able to identify their own style when dealing with stress and use emotional intelligence principles to work through conflicts. Learners will also gain awareness of their own skill levels in these areas and develop ways to strengthen their emotional quotient (EQ) abilities. This course will delve deeper into EQ in situations where conflict needs to be managed.


Enhancing Your Attention to Detail Skills: Developing

an Eye for Accuracy (On Demand)

Management

The goal of this course is to support VA employees in their efforts to deliver accurate, high-quality work products and deliverables. This course provides helpful hints and best practices for increasing attention to detail.


Finding Out Where You Are - Familiarizing Yourself Within Your Chain of

Command (On Demand)

Management

This course provides an overview of the VA and OIT’s mission, goals, and the chain of command that has been created to achieve these. Participants are exposed to the objectives and organization of their own departments as well as other areas. The emphasis is upon individuals understanding their role and its related chain of command.









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Fostering a Culture of Stewardship (On Demand) Management

Stewardship is one of the VA’s organizational objectives and requires the responsible planning and management of resources. Each employee should understand the VA’s mission, OI&T’s mission, and the goals of their individual projects and work area. Each is interrelated and success in building a culture of stewardship where supporting Veterans is the number one priority and the shared responsibility of every employee. This course presents a discussion of stewardship in OI&T and explores how managers and employees can foster a culture of stewardship across the organization.


Fostering Effective Communication and

Collaboration (On Demand)Management

This course outlines the importance and benefits of promoting team communication and collaboration. It covers techniques for encouraging effective communication by employing a favorable communication style and ensuring the team profits from team meetings. The course also introduces strategies that team leaders should implement to encourage team collaboration; including fostering shared ownership and stressing the team orientation.


From Metrics to Decision Making - Advanced (On

Demand)Management

Metrics are used extensively within the Department of Veterans Affairs to better understand the organization’s performance and determine areas for improvement. This course, the final in the series of four, further explains indicators and the Question, Measure, Goal (QMG) diagnostic tool.


From Metrics to Decision Making (Beginner Part 1)

(On Demand)Management

Metrics are used extensively within the Department of Veterans Affairs to better understand the organization’s performance and determine areas for improvement. This course is the first in a series of four. In this course, participants will navigate the common set of core metrics most applicable to them. Participants will explore types of metrics and how they can be applied to improve performance. Participants will learn about the Goal, Question, Measure (GQM) method, Performance Improvement (PI) process, and how all this links to the goals of VA Office of Information and Technology (OI&T).







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From Metrics to Decision Making (Beginner Part 2)


Metrics are used extensively within the Department of Veterans Affairs to better understand the organization’s performance and determine areas for improvement. This course is the second in a series of four. In this course, participants will navigate measurement analytics that are most applicable to their roles. Participants will explore measurement types including base, derivative, and complex measures, as well as the measurement process.


From Metrics to Decision Making (Intermediate) (On

Demand)Management

This learning event was originally offered as a live webinar session. Metrics are used extensively within the Department of Veterans Affairs to better understand the organization’s performance and determine areas for improvement. This course is the third in a series of four. This course reviews the Goal, Question, Measure (GQM) methodology and the six-step Performance Improvement (PI) process.


Generating Creative Ideas and Maximizing Team

Creativity (On Demand)Management

Is creativity within everyone's grasp? Does creativity come naturally within a team, or is this a skill that some learn and others don't? Like anything, creativity and innovation can flourish when cultivated with the right tools. This course discusses how to maximize team creativity. It explores the conditions in the work environment that help encourage team creativity, such as diversity among team members. In addition, it describes team methods for fostering creativity, including such techniques as brainstorming and role-playing.


Generations and Diversity: Managing a

Multigenerational Workforce (On Demand)

Management

A multigenerational workplace can be a great advantage to organizations, but it can also affect collaboration and coordination. Leaders must understand and address the generational diversity of their teams to ensure continued productivity and profitability. At the completion of this session, participants will be able to: • Describe the four generations currently in the workplace • Summarize ways leaders can manage the four different generations • Discuss the benefits of a multi-generational diversity in the workplace • Identify tools to best promote effectiveness and teamwork.







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Giving and Receiving Feedback (On Demand) Management

Every day, OIT employees exchange information. Effective communication and feedback requires audience analysis, active listening, and diplomacy. The Communications session focuses on best practices for communicating in a business setting and for providing effective feedback. Upon completion of this virtual class, participants will be able to: Recognize the importance of effective communications and feedback Demonstrate constructive feedback through scenarios Recall best practices for providing effective feedback Describe the importance of communication and interpersonal skills in building a professional network


HR Academy: HR BEST Series (Live) Management

Basic Elements of Supervisor Training (BEST) is a six-part series for VA’s Human Resource (HR) Supervisors. The six virtual instructor-led sessions are presented via the VA IT Campus and include pre- and post-course work to help prepare participants to be successful HR supervisors.


Identifying and Developing Emerging Leaders (On

Demand)Management

This course will discuss practices and tools for supervisors to identify leaders early in their careers to build a strong pipeline of future VA leaders. These tools will help you distinguish high-potential staff from their peers by understanding the top leadership predictors and the benefits of promoting leaders within your organization. Identifying leaders early and assisting to accelerate their development can help you, as a supervisor, develop a succession plan and close future leadership gaps.


Information Technology Asset Management (ITAM)

Overview (WBT)


The Office of Information Technology, IT Workforce Development Office is pleased to present a recorded webinar discussing the IT Asset Management (ITAM) process. This session will review the phases of ITAM and tools you need to be aware of in order to complete acquisitions.


Information Visualization and Virtual Thinking (On

Demand)Management

In this course, we will provide an overview of information visualization and visual thinking. Specifically, this course will identify the types of information that can be enhanced by information visualization and explain how visual thinking strategies are applied.








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Information Visualization and Visual Thinking

Strategies for Note Taking (On Demand)

Management

In this course, we will provide a quick three-step process for note taking, show a sample of note taking using a VA Promotional Video, and provide a practice opportunity for the viewers to develop their own note taking style. At the end of the course, participants will be able to: • Describe the keys to effective sketch noting • Describe how to apply note taking visualization strategies.


Introduction to the IT Performance Dashboard

(On Demand)


This course orients new supervisors to the IT Performance Dashboard. The Dashboard provides access to information allowing supervisors the ability to communicate to customers the performance of VA’s IT systems and service delivery. This includes robust data reports, scorecards, tips and resources, a variety of content, and customer feedback mechanisms, among others.


IT-Specific Project Manager Development Program

(Live Webinar)


The IT-Specific Project Manager Development Program is designed to develop and improve some of the important skills that Project Managers need to be effective managers of IT projects, such as: • Communications • Presentation Skills • Cost Estimation • Acquisition and Budgeting Each of these four areas is a separate curriculum block that can be completed independent of each other.


Labor Management Relations Conditions of

Employment (On Demand)Management

Labor-management relations are the interactions of employees, the union, and management to resolve concerns affecting the working conditions of bargaining employees. It is important for supervisors to have a good grasp of the basic knowledge associated with labor-management relations.


Labor-Management Relations Flagrant

Misconduct and Information Requests (On Demand)

Management

Labor management relations is the interaction of employees, the union, and management to resolve concerns affecting the working conditions of bargaining employees. It is important for supervisors to have a good grasp of the basic knowledge associated with labor management relations. The course will introduce participants to the concepts of flagrant misconduct, grievances, information requests, and official time.








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Labor-Management Relations Overview (On

Demand)Management

Labor-management relations are the interactions of employees, the union, and management to resolve concerns affecting the working conditions of bargaining employees. It is important for supervisors to have a good grasp of the basic knowledge associated with labor-management relations. This course will introduce the terms and concepts relating to conditions of employment.


Labor-Management Relations Weingarten

Rights and Formal Discussions (On Demand)

Management

Labor-management relations are the interactions of employees, the union, and management to resolve concerns affecting the working conditions of bargaining employees. It is important for supervisors to have a good grasp of the basic knowledge associated with labor-management relations. This course will introduce the terms and concepts relating to conditions of employment. Topics include negotiability, obligation to negotiate, and collective bargaining.


Leader as Coach - Part 2 (Video On Demand) Management

This virtual session will focus on how learners can apply coaching as a tool to increase individual awareness in themselves and team members. After completing Leader as Coach: Part 2, learners will be able to outline a leader’s role as coach to lead and motivate individuals and teams. Learners will be able to practice coaching others, through guided scenarios.


Leader as Coach (On Demand) Management

This course is part of the supervisory training series, and discusses the skills, attitudes, and strategies involved in the art of corporate coaching. We will describe how a successful coach approaches the development of team members so they can act both independently and in concert with the goals of the whole organization. We will also address common coaching misconceptions, and describe how you can build your skills as an effective coach.


Leading and Helping Employees Navigate

Change (On Demand)Management

Some employees embrace change and support the organization’s evolution. For others, change is not always welcome and can create resentment and resistance. The goal of this course is to build an understanding of how supervisors can help their employees to navigate change while remaining productive, contributing members of their team.








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Managing Conflict Among Peers, Partners, and

Customers (Live Webinar)Management

Effective conflict management skills are critical for FSS supervisors to work together within FSS, OIS, and with their partners and customers to meet OI&T’s mission and goals. This webinar will provide FSS supervisors with scenarios and discussion that focus on demonstrating the effective use of conflict management skills when conflict arises among peers, partners, and customers Please note: this is a dedicated session offered to select participants. Access information was provided to the target audience. Following your attendance at the webinar, select the “Start Course” button in order to self-certify completion and receive credit in the TMS.


Managing Virtual Teams (On Demand) Management

This course will teach learners how to better manage virtual teams. To access this learning event, select the "Start Course" button. The VA IT Campus will open in a new browser window. Log in to the Campus to view this on demand event.


Negotiation Skills (On Demand) Management

This course will teach viewers fundamental negotiation skills.


OI&T BEST: Career Development and eIDP

Resources (Live)Management

This training course is part of the eight-session Basic Elements for Supervisor Training (BEST) curriculum offered to all OI&T supervisors. It is intended for new supervisors or experienced supervisors who are seeking to refresh their knowledge on supervisory skill topics. This module provides information regarding OI&T supervisors’ responsibilities and best practices for staff career development, in addition to a high-level overview of VA's electronic Individual Development Plans (eIDPs).


OI&T BEST: Human Capital Management (Live) Management

This training course is part of the eight-session Basic Elements for Supervisor Training (BEST) curriculum offered to all OI&T supervisors. It is intended for new supervisors or experienced supervisors who are seeking to refresh their knowledge on supervisory skill topics.


OI&T BEST: Leadership Development and Resources (Live)

Management










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OI&T BEST: Organizational Awareness and Employee

Engagement (Live)Management



OI&T BEST: Organizational Strategy and Performance

Management (Live)Management

This training course is part of the eight-session Basic Elements for Supervisor Training (BEST) curriculum offered to all OI&T supervisors. It is intended for new supervisors or experienced supervisors who are seeking to refresh their knowledge on supervisory skill topics. This module focuses on strategic planning as it relates to organizational performance and OI&T’s enterprise strategy.


OI&T BEST: Supervisor Resources (Live) Management

This training course is part of the eight-session Basic Elements for Supervisor Training (BEST) curriculum offered to all OI&T supervisors. It is intended for new supervisors or experienced supervisors who are seeking to refresh their knowledge on supervisory skill topics. This module provides an overview of resources available to OI&T supervisors to help in their day-to-day management of staff.


OI&T BEST: Welcome and Introduction (Live) Management

This training course is the first of the eight-session Basic Elements for Supervisor Training (BEST) curriculum offered to all OI&T supervisors. It is intended for new supervisors or experienced supervisors who are seeking to refresh their knowledge on supervisory skill topics. This introductory session provides an overview of the BEST program and lets participants know what to expect over the course series.


OI&T BEST: Workforce Planning (Live) Management

This training course is part of the eight-session Basic Elements for Supervisor Training (BEST) curriculum offered to all OI&T supervisors. It is intended for new supervisors or experienced supervisors who are seeking to refresh their knowledge on supervisory skill topics. Workforce planning (WFP) is analyzing the present to prepare for the future. In other words, it is human capital planning. VA’s focus on WFP helps realign VA’s workforce to its mission, goals, and objectives.








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OI&T Professional Development Planning Process for Supervisors

(WBT)

Management

VA OI&T is committed to building a high-performing workforce that is fully capable of achieving VA’s mission. OI&T has implemented competency models for technical professionals to enable staff to plan for professional growth with VA and to enable VA to do effective workforce planning. This course will help OI&T supervisors understand that competency models and career planning differ from performance management. Supervisors will learn how to work with employees as they use competency models and eIDPs to plan their careers and assess progress toward career goals and objectives.


Political Savvy: Advanced Skill Building (On Demand) Management

The goal of this virtual class is to train staff in the critical art of navigating internal organizational politics. This intermediate course is intended for employees who have already demonstrated basic proficiency in political savvy.


Risk Management Framework Refresher (On

Demand)Management

The Risk Management Framework (RMF) provides a structured, systematized, and disciplined approach to addressing security and risk management as a component of the complete system development life cycle (SDLC). This course focuses on RMF developments and implementation experiences, and provides participants with a refresher as to the initiative's key components and objectives, with special emphasis on VA considerations and issues.


Robert’s Rules of Order for OI&T (On-Demand) Management

Robert’s Rules of Order provides a common language, promotes collaboration and communication, encourages efficiency, and helps us improve our organization. In this course, we will shift our personal paradigm about how we think or feel about Robert’s Rule of Order by learning the roles of those who help keep meetings moving, exploring the seven fundamental motions used during most meetings, and developing the language used to efficiently and systematically conduct meetings.







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Situational Evaluation and Analysis - SWOT (Virtual

On Demand)Management

Most people make a list of the pros and cons to a choice before they make a final decision. Businesses and organizations also have to research and analyze choices before choosing a path. One method for assessing a situation is SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis will analyze both the internal and external environments of an organization to understand its own capabilities, customers, and business environment. The Situational Evaluation and Analysis course provides an overview of SWOT analysis.


Situational Leadership (On Demand) Management

This course will help supervisors understand their own leadership style and to know how and when to adapt their style. During the session, we describe the Situational Leadership model and its four leadership styles, and how these relate to the employee development cycle. We also discuss the importance of tailoring your leadership style based on diversity in the workplace.


SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable,

Relevant, and Timely (On Demand)

Management

This training session reviews a supervisor’s responsibility for developing SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely) performance standards at the start of the performance period. The session will provide an overview of the five steps to writing performance plans and will provide examples of how to improve performance standards using the SMART framework.


Starting the Performance Period (On Demand) Management

This session reviews the supervisor’s responsibilities at the start of the performance period, including writing employees’ performance plans. It covers how to create a performance plan, how to use the position description, how to define critical and noncritical elements, and how to write SMART performance standards.


Structured Problem Solving: Integration with

Response & Incident Mgmt Processes (Video On

Demand)

Management

This series offers guidance to IT professionals on how to solve problems and troubleshoot issues or incidents in a structured and systematic manner. Specifically, the courses included in this series offer a systematic approach by which OI&T professionals can progress through the process of problem solving from the initial step of identifying an issue to finding a solution.








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Structured Problem Solving: Supporting the

Customer (Video On Demand)

Management

Structured problem solving (SPS) provides a systematic, calculated approach to solving a problem. Supporting the customer through all steps of the problem-solving process is essential. This session in the Structured Problem Solving for IT Professionals series will offer guidance to IT professionals on how to solve problems and troubleshoot issues or incidents in a structured and systematic manner. Specifically, the course focuses on customer support through the various steps in the problem resolution process, from problem identification through the final resolution.


Structured Problem Solving: Understanding

Structured Analysis (Video On Demand)

Management

This series offers guidance to IT professionals on how to solve problems and troubleshoot issues or incidents in a structured and systematic manner. Specifically, the courses included in this series offer a systematic approach by which OI&T professionals can progress through the process of problem solving from the initial step of identifying an issue to finding a solution. This particular course reviews the analytic elements associated with the problem solving process.


Structured Problem Solving: Understanding the

Process (On Demand)Management

This series offers guidance to IT professionals on how to solve problems and troubleshoot issues or incidents in a structured and systematic manner. Specifically, the courses included in this series offer a systematic approach by which OI&T professionals can progress through the process of problem solving from the initial step of identifying an issue to finding a solution. This particular course introduces the structured problem solving process.


Technical Evaluation Writing the Evaluation (On

Demand)


This second course in the Technical Evaluation Series, Writing the Evaluation, will build on the concepts of conducting a technical evaluation. It will discuss in detail the three-part approach to documenting a technical evaluation. After completing the course, learners will be able to recognize the characteristics of a well-written technical evaluation.







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Theme Based Group Mentoring for PMs (Live

Webinar)Management

As the application development and sustainment organization for the Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), Product Development (PD) delivers and sustains secure, reliable, and well-designed enterprise application software solutions that serve Veterans and assist VA in achieving its goals. In addition, the program will support PD’s Strategic Plan goal to revitalize PD as a high-performing organization grounded in metric-driven decisions, continuous learning, and a committed workforce.


Thinking Differently: Strengths, Clarity, and

Focus (Live)Management

The Strengths, Clarity, and Focus (SCF) course is designed to assist OI&T employees in improving their ability to approach work-related situations effectively and to better deal with today's multiple challenges and complexity. This course is part of the Employee Engagement program.


Time Management (On Demand) Management

Effectively managing your time has many benefits. When you are better able to manage your time, you reduce distractions. This leads to more productivity, higher quality work, and a sense of control over your day.


Understanding Crucial Conversations (On

Demand)Management

This is one course in a series of supervisory training courses designed to address conflict resolution. This course discusses the importance of fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics. You will learn skills to identify situations that trigger crucial conversations and how people typically react to them. You will also identify your own personal style under stress and explore how that affects your ability to resolve conflict.


Using Classical Change Management Philosophies to Address Resistance (On

Demand)

Management

Uncertainty that could hamper productivity may arise during any type of change initiative. Thus, it is important to communicate what is changing and why. Communication is an ongoing process; however, it is especially critical at the beginning of a change project to answer initial concerns and reduce any potential resistance in the future. Communication is also necessary throughout the change process, as new questions will come up.








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VA Primavera P6: Accessing the Program (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar provides an overview for new users on how to access Primavera's 4 modules. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Baselining the Project (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews how to use VA Primavera P6 Project Management to baseline a project. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Creating a Project and Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews how to use basic VA Primavera navigation, how to create projects, and how to create a Work Breakdown Structure, or WBS, in VA Primavera. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Creating an Activity Network (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews how to add activities to existing projects in VA Primavera and how to set activity attributes. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.







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VA Primavera P6: Earned Value (Recorded Webinar) Management

This recorded webinar reviews the importance of Earned Value and how it can be used in VA Primavera P6 Project Management to monitor the status of a project. This optional session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Layouts, Reports and Filtering (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This training is targeted to project managers and planners who need to create project plans. You should understand how to connect to and launch VA Primavera P6 Project Management, be a licensed user of Project Management, and have attended the VA Primavera P6: Baselining training. You will learn how customize screen layouts, run a report and apply and create a filter in VA Primavera P6 Project Management in order to effectively share project and/or portfolio information.


VA Primavera P6: Portfolio Management and Project Summarization (Recorded

Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews the capabilities of Portfolio Management and Project Summarization and how it can be used in VA Primavera P6 Project Management. This optional session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Progress Reporter (Recorded

Webinar)Management

This recorded webinar provides an overview for new users of VA Primavera Progress Reporter on how to use “Timesheets” to report their workload. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.







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VA Primavera P6: Project Management - Activities

and Milestones (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews different Activity Types, Duration Types, and Percent Complete Types and how selecting these types impact project schedules. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Project Management - Creating

Activities (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews how to add activities to existing projects in VA Primavera and how to set activity attributes. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Project Management - Resource Attributes and Assigning

Resources (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews how to view Resources in VA Primavera Project Management, Resource Attributes, and how to assign Resources to Activities. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


VA Primavera P6: Project Management Refresher

(Recorded Webinar)Management

This recorded webinar provides a high level overview for experienced Primavera users to renew and refresh their skills. It is targeted for Project Managers that have previously taken the VA classroom version of Primavera Project Management. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.







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VA Primavera P6: Timesheet Approval (Recorded Webinar)

Management

This recorded webinar reviews how to approve timesheets, apply actuals, and progress schedules for Project Managers and Resource Managers. This session is part of the VA Primavera P6 training series to support IT Project and Program Managers in meeting the Minimum Schedule Requirements for all VA OIT Product Development (PD) PMAS projects and the requirement for all project schedules to be resource loaded and maintained in VA Primavera Project Management.


Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP): Overview (On Demand)

Management

The Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP) is the new framework for the development and management of IT projects. It's the follow-on framework that replaces the Project Management Accountability System (PMAS). The VIP framework uses the Agile project management methodology to unify and streamline IT delivery oversight. The VIP: Overview course will introduce you to this framework. It will help you answer some questions you might have, such as what is VIP, why change to VIP, and how does VIP affect me? The course will also introduce you to the various roles and the 12 components of the framework.


VIP Life Cycle Component: Module 4—Critical Decision

1 (On Demand)Management

The Veteran-focused Integration Process (VIP) is VA’s framework for the development and management of IT projects. VIP uses the Agile project management methodology to unify and streamline IT delivery oversight.


VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 10—Release (On

Demand)Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 11—Project Close Out Phase (On Demand)

Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 12—Sustainment











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VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 1—Epics Delivered

to OI&T (On Demand)Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 2—Initiation (On

Demand)Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 3—Project Planning




VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 5—Contract Award

and On-Boarding (On Demand)

Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 6—Product

Start/Build Start (On Demand)

Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 7—Build and

Development (On Demand)Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 8—Critical Decision

2 (On Demand)Management



VIP Life Cycle Components: Module 9—Release

Preparation (On Demand)Management


4183839 VA OI&T ITWD Technology Based Agency Unique Certification 0.0

Visualization and Visual Thinking Strategies for

Data (On Demand)Management

Data visualization techniques can allow us to quickly communicate and process large amounts of data. Participants will be able to improve inter-organizational communications by being able to analyze technical information and share it visually with other OI&T staff.










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Working Effectively in a Virtual Environment (On

Demand)Management

The purpose of the Working Effectively in a Virtual Environment course is to help familiarize VA staff with the remote work environment. The course topics cover areas specific to remote delivery, teleworking, and resources available to staff working in dispersed locations.


Working with Your Supplier to Manage Outcomes (Live) Management

This course will provide a high-level awareness and understanding of the strategic sourcing best practices for managing suppliers. It will introduce the Strategic Sourcing Organization and its goals, and explain the shift in mindset that VA is taking with regard to managing suppliers and outcomes.


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