Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DAU-0137
Organization's ID:
PMT 4010 or PMT 4010V
Organization:
Defense Acquisition University
Location:
Hybrid
Length:
193 hours (5 weeks)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Graduate 9 Strategic Management
Description

Objective:

PMT 4010, Program Manager's Course (PMC), provides experiential and actionable learning that inspires and challenges DoD Program Managers to think critically, foster creativity, decide wisely and lead confidently in a complex, dynamic acquisition environment.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Develop the capacity of the program personnel to thrive in an environment of complexity and change.
  • Lead the workforce toward enhancing personal and professional skills.
  • Influence the governance processes to support successful program planning and execution.
  • Assess the necessary team behaviors and skills that contribute to achieving program outcomes.
  • Engage appropriate thinking models to solve program problems and reach desired solutions.
  • Develop an executable Acquisition approach aligned with customer need and available resources that leverages innovation.
  • Integrate the program to align with the portfolio’s ability to achieve operational and strategic objectives.
  • Build a trusted relationship with industry counterparts.
  • Develop processes to foster increased Government-Industry partnership.
  • Ascertain the driving forces of stakeholders in order to shape program outcomes.

General Topics:

  • Engage thinking models to solve program problems
  • Develop executable acquisition approaches
  • Integrate program with portfolio operational and strategic objectives
  • Lead in an environment of complexity and change
  • Lead workforce toward enhancing personal and professional skills
  • Influence governance process to support success program planning and execution
  • Assess team behavior and skills that contribute to achieving program outcomes
  • Build a trusted relationship with industry counterparts
  • Develop processes to foster increased Govt-Industry partnership
  • Ascertain driving forces of stakeholders in order to shape program outcomes
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Coaching/Mentoring
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Project-based Instruction
  • Work-based Learning
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials