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Professional Development

... designed for practitioners, managers and stakeholders in both Government and Industry Organizations. Focus on mastering the latest Best Practices and CPIC Policy The current catalog of offerings have been selected to match today's Capital Planning and Investment Control priorities in the public sector. One of the latest developments in the field has been the development and release of the GAO Cost Estmating and Assessment Guide (GAO-09-3sp). This special report represents over four years work at GAO to develop a case-based set of standards and best pratices that are currently in use for the purpose of supporting program audit activity. In addition, it provides supporting best practice guidance related to methods and processes that, when applied properly, will support better investment cases and foundations for improved program success. Latest Offerings & Themes - 2010 CPIC Essentials The current CPIC Solutions professional development catalog is headed by the "Policy and Compliance" course group and the GAO Cost Guide Series. Companion series are offered in the "Process and Best Practices" theme in line with the CPIC life cycle management phases. This division according to courses aligned to the Pre-select and Select Phase processes versus the Control and Evaluate Phases is designed to help match your interest, or the current needs of your programs with our course topics. In addtion, certain subject matter either cuts across all CPIC life cycle phases, or the topics lend themselves to presentation along the lines of specific techniques. This "Methods and Techniques" theme is presented as a Cost Estimating and Analysis course set, as well as an EVM and Project Control course set. The full range of professional development offerings is summarized below. Click on a Label Below for More Information
	GAO Cost Guide Series	Policy and Compliance - Series of professional development courses and related Immersion offerings addressing the expectations for cost estimating and analysis as a result of the recently released Government Accountability Office Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide (GAO-09-3sp)
	CPIC Pre-select and Select Series	Process and Best Practices - Series of CPIC-life cycle professional development and related Immersion offerings designed to improve understanding and competencies of processes and techniques used to define, plan, prioritze and authorize investment programs.
	CPIC Control and Evaluate Series	Process and Best Practices - Series of CPIC-life cycle professional development and related Immersion offerings designed to improve understanding and competencies of processes and techniques used to manage acquisition, deployment and ongoing operations of investment programs.
	Estimating and Analysis Series	Methods and Techniques - Series of professional development courses and related Immersion offerings aimed at improving understanding of the methods and techniques used to prepare and assess cost estimates, benefits models, plans, and analytical reports related to government capital planning and investment control.
	EVM and Project Control Series	Methods and Techniques - Series of professional development courses and Immersion offerings aimed at improving understanding of ANSI-748(b) compliant Earned Value Management, and similar program planning and control concepts, application and analytical methods.
Choice of learning environments Offerings are organized into two broad categories: class-room educational events and CPIC Immersions™. Both learning environments provide a broad selection of subjects designed to span the full range of functional topics found throughout the Capital Planning and Investment Control life cycle. All have been designed with specific learning objectives supporting the subject matter and practical exercises implemented in the program of study. The two environments differ by the relative amount of time and material devoted to exercises, tools and techniques. While all CPIC Solutions professional development offerings feature experience-based practical examples and exercises to support the lessons, the CPIC Immersion™ environment is generally designed as a more intense, advanced or hands-on learning experience. Whichever environment you choose to pursue, all offerings are designed to transfer new knowledge to you that will help build specific competencies you can use immediately. Advantages of Competency-based Learning Programs Competency-based learning principles help you select from a range of offerings that will suit your professional development requirements whether you are seeking new knowledge that will lead to professional certification, help you comply with ever-changing CPIC policy and oversight requirements, or continue to enhance your existing proficiency. ubjects for courses are grouped accoding to: "Policy and Compliance" topics, "Methods and Techniques" topics, and "Processes and Best Practices" topics. CPIC Solutions designed our offerings this way to help you build a program of learning that proceeds logically toward your professional goals while delivering you and your organization incremental increase in skills and capabilities.