COMMENTARY


FIGURE 1


EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS


A secondary or undergraduate degree and specialized 35-hour project management education course.


PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP)


A secondary or undergraduate degree.


PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PgMP)


A secondary or undergraduate degree.


A minimum of four years of project management experience, and four years of program management experience with an undergraduate degree (up to seven years' experience with a secondary degree), having directed programs involving at least two projects.


Professional business experience (a minimum of eight years) and portfolio management experience (four to seven years).


PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PfMP)


MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE


A minimum of three years with an undergraduate degree (up to five years with a secondary degree), with 4,500 to 7,500 hours spent directing projects.


ACQUIRING CERTIFICATION


A four-hour test with 200 multiple-choice questions.


SUGGESTION: Should be part of DAWIA Level I certification for project management.


A four-hour exam featuring 170 multiple-choice questions.


SUGGESTION: Should be part of DAWIA Level II certification for project management.


A four-hour exam featuring 170 multiple-choice questions.


SUGGESTION: Should be part of DAWIA Level III certification for project management.


ADAPT AND ADVANCE


Integrating Project Management Institute certifications into DAWIA requirements would enhance the credibility of DOD acquisition professionals. (Graphic by U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC))


Integrating these internationally recognized designations into the existing DAWIA certification levels for the program management career field would enhance the professionalism of the acquisi- tion workforce. PMI finds that besides the prestige factor and the associated benefits of more effective management of projects, programs and portfolios, these certifications result in increased opportunities, responsibilities and pay.


It’s important to understand how project, project management, program management and portfolio management are defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the Standard for Program Management and the Standard for Portfolio Manage- ment established by PMI and endorsed by the American National Standards Institute. (See Figure 2, Page 76.)


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