Core Courses

• None

Elective Courses

• Human Capital Certificate Program
• Human Resources Certificate Program

Mandatory

Suggested

Introducing Position Management in the Federal Government

• Defining Position Management
• The Evolution of Position Management
• Exercise: Position Management Today
• Contemporary Issues in Position Management
• Roles within Position Management
• Position Management for the HR Professional in the Federal Government
• Position Management vs. Position Classification
• Legal Foundation for Position Management and Position Classification

Position Management Elements

• The Most Common Organizational Structures
• Effective Organizational Structures
• Organizational Structure in the Federal Government
• When and When Not to Restructure
• Critical Success Factors
• Organization Analysis
• Organization Design Process
• Workforce Planning

Position Design in the Federal Government

• Position Design vs. Job Design
• The Role of Position Descriptions

Identifying Organizational Challenges

• Common Challenges within Existing Organizational Structure and Job Design
• Position Management Tools
• Position Management Principles and Strategies

Position Management Best Practices and Applying Organizational Strategies

• Best Practices in Position Management
• Exercise: Action Plan
• Exercise: Develop Your Position Management Toolkit