U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Overview

This seminar will help budget professionals, program managers, and executives to gain indepth insights into the Federal budget process.  You will learn all you need to know to successfully prepare and defend your organization’s budget.  Beginning with an overview of the political, policy, and macroeconomic forces affecting the Federal budget, the seminar provides a thorough explanation of how to present a winning budget through an intensive simulation of the full budget process. You will learn about current processes for integrating program performance and Federal budgets, including the Office of Management and Budget’s application of the Program Assessment Rating Tool (P.A.R.T.) to making budget decisions.  It features senior-level administration officials with an extensive working knowledge of Federal budget process and procedures. Career and political executives with a wealth of experience in the executive and legislative branches also serve as advisers and consultants during the simulation.

How Will You Benefit

• Improve skills in effective budget preparation, presentation, and defense
• Obtain information on pertinent issues with current and former senior U.S. Government budget officials
• Understand the relationships between executive and legislative budget and appropriations processes

Who Should Attend

Program managers and leaders responsible for their organization’s budget and other Federal budget professionals

Presidential Management Fellows

Schedule

• Apr 13 - 24, ‘09 @ EMDC - Shepherdstown, WV
  $4,885.00
  Starts @ 1:00 pm ends @ 4:30 pm last day

Note

Competencies Emphasized

• Conflict Management
• External Awareness
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Problem Solving

Length

2 weeks.

Location

• EMDC - Shepherdstown, WV,

College Credits

3 Hours/Undergraduate (Upper)

3 Hours/Graduate