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Comptroller CornerAs I step into my new role as Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, I am increasingly aware of the need for strong decision support skills within the DoD financial management community. I rely heavily on Comptroller staff for their expertise and boots-on-the-ground experience. Therefore, I am committed to providing you with training and developmental opportunities that will improve our collective analytical skills. Through the DoD FM Certification Program, we have the means to ensure you have opportunities to develop professionally from a variety of experiences. I view the certification program as a critical enabler, helping us become a more responsive organization.

Cutting across all levels of our enterprise, we need people drawing from a broad base of functional professional experience in DoD financial management. This combination of experience and knowledge is an invaluable resource and is emphasized through the DoD Certification Program’s “Developmental Assignment” requirement, mandatory at Certification Level 3 and encouraged at Level 2. While each Department and organization has the flexibility to determine what constitutes a developmental assignment within their purview, the requirement’s intent is to ensure that employees are exposed to new ways of doing business and, when a better way of doing things is discovered, that that information is disseminated across organizational boundaries.

As all of you who have already been brought into the program work to complete your certification, I ask that you see each requirement as an opportunity to broaden your skill set, as well as your perspective. Work with your supervisor to deliberately select trainings and developmental assignments that offer new experiences. Think about your career development path and pursue the Program’s requirements with purpose.

Over 500 financial managers have pursued and completed DoD Certification Program requirements, with the most recent awardees highlighted on the next page. Thank you for your leadership. We will depend on this kind of broad-based experience and knowledge as we become a stronger, more flexible workforce.

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Mike McCord Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Finan-cial Officer

vol 2 issue 3 sept 2014

For More Information visit FM Online or email us at

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contentsComptroller Corner 1Congratulations! 2-3FM Online Updates 4Quarterly Quiz 4Continuing Education and Training Hours 5Course Spotlight 6Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program (DCELP) 7Searching for Courses in FM myLearn 7Certification Implementation 8Alignment for Completed Courses 9Hot Docs! 9Course Managers 10FY14 Course Development Summary 11-12

CONGRATULATIONS! Hats off to the 500th person to earn their DFMCP credential! Frank Nino, Accounts Payable Accounting TechnicianDFAS Columbus Accounts Payable Department JAQ

“The FM Certification Level 1 is an excellent program and strengthens a good foundation to an existing framework. As a former public school teacher, I enjoyed the numerous opportunities to teach and provide assistance to my co-workers including a FM Certification open house session department wide. I am pleased to be one of the first to earn the DoD FM credential as a guide to professional development and supporting the nation’s security.”

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CONGRATULATIONS!Congratulations to the FM members listed below on earning their Defense Financial Management Certification Program (DFMCP) credential between the period 20 June to 24 September.

Level 1Charity Alcantara (AF)Violeta Almanzor (AF)Michelle Anthony (AF)David Bailey (AF)Brian Band (AF)Princecharles Bandong (AF)Anika Barker (DFAS)Larson Beidler (AF)Stacey Bell (AF)Jolene Bilan (AF)Miroslava Bingham (AF)Christine Boswell (AF)Dylan Brown (AF)Vincent Bulatao (AF)Christy Camacho (AF)Luiz Cavalcante (AF)David Clark (AF)Tristan Cooper (DFAS)Tarah Cotton (AF)Ernestine Curtis (AF)Alana Dees (AF)Donald Deeter (DoN USMC)Max Drury (AF)Daniel Farnell (DFAS)Lakindra Favors (AF)Marquis Favors (AF)Glenda Foster (DFAS)Jonathan Fraher (AF)Krystal Gaither (AF)Adrian Gomez (AF)Marie Guinee (AF)Nicholaos Hazinakis (DFAS)Whitney Heath (AF)Elodie Hicks (AF)Diane Higgins (DoN)Melissa Holmes (AF)Patrick Housman (AF)Jennifer Hutchinson (AF)Eric Hyde (AF)Reginald Jackson (AF)Tracy Janavaris (AF)Sherry Jantzen (AF)Jamie Johnston (AF)Tara Kammerer (AF)Joel Kampert (AF)Shelby Kimmel (AF)

Maria Knight (AF)Jeremy Knowles (AF)Lycinda Krzyzowski (AF)Inna Lvova (AF)Andrew Madden (AF)Alvania Mahan (AF)Diana Marquez (AF)Amber Marshall (AF)Joanna Martinson (AF)Lindsay Minus (AF)John Morin (AF)Toni Myers (AF)Frank Nino (DFAS)Anthony Novak (AF)Winnie Ochoa (AF)Keith O’Donnell (AF)Willie Perry (AF)Jennifer Ramey (DFAS)Joseph Reed (DFAS)Jason Rembert (AF)Andrew Rettig (AF)Aaron Rodriguez (AF)Zachary Roll (AF)Michelle Rust (AF)Christopher Schramm (AF)Lauren Scott (AF)Dimitri Sefrin (AF)Johnathan Silva (AF)Mathan Simmons (AF)Janai Singletary (AF)Christi Skiles (AF)Jason Slagle (AF)Stephanie Sperry (AF)Ashley Suarez (AF)David Touchet (AF)Elema Vaughan (AF)Carla Velasco (AF)Theodore Violette (AF)Robert Wolfe (AF)Kon Woo Lee (AF)Lisa Zishka (AF)

Level 2Barbara Adams (DISA)Ellenjoy Aguilar (AF)George Akers (AF)Ryan Allen (AF)Lowanda Allen (Army)Joshua Allen (AF)Michelle Alombro (AF)Florencio Alvarez (AF)Donna Alverson Faulkner (AF)Keith Anderson (AF)Rick Antram (AF)Ellen Arellano (DISA)Ryan Baker (AF)Vasanth Baliga (AF)Susan Barket (DFAS)Scott Bauer (AF)Sylvia Becker (AF)Joan Beitl (DFAS)Rita Bjorkman (Army)Lucie Blakeney (DTRA)Jennifer Bowles (DoN)Patrick Boyd (Army)Diana Brien (AF)Geraldine Bright (MDA)Gregory Brown (AF)Angel Burke (AF)Charmaine Burns (AF)Tina Cade (SOCOM)Lisa Caldwell (AF)Greta Campbell (MDA)Anthony Carrion (AF)Ronnie Carson (AF)Brian Carter (AF)Dale Champagne (AF)Louise Cherry (Army)Kathy Clemendore-White (Army)Robert Cobb (MDA)Justin Collup (AF)Andria Cook (DoN)Alan Copeland (AF)Michael Cornacchione (DLA)Amber Cortes (AF)Anthony Costanza (AF)Jeffrey Coudron (AF)James Counsman (AF)Christopher Cropper (AF)Alissa Crowe (DISA)Matthew Daniels (AF)Brittany Davinroy (DISA)Cornelius Davis (AF)Penny Davis (Army)

Cynthia Detty (DISA)Marc Deutsch (SOCOM)Daniel Doble (AF)Patricia Doemer (AF)Marianne Dreon (AF)Martha Dukes (DISA)Steve Duty (Army)Jennifer E Brown (DISA)Sharon Earls (AF)William Edikauska (DISA)Nef Edward (AF)Jason Ekstein (DoN)Stephen Elison (Army)Ergun Erdogan (AF)Sarah Evans (AF)Barbara Evans (AF)Heather Fair-Rawn (AF)April Fallecker (AF)Patricia Farris (Army)Mark Fileger (AF)Teela Finch (AF)Patricia Fincke (AF)Stephani Fortin (AF)Linda Fowler (AF)Eric Frace (DFAS)Pollyanna Fraver (AF)William French (DFAS)Vanessa Fuentes (AF)Laura Gamble (AF)Karen Gandy (AF)Vanessa Gardner (AF)William Gardner (AF)Jeffrey Garner (AF)Lisa Garrett (AF)Virgil Garrett (AF)Derek Garske (AF)Crystal Geier (AF)Paul Gensic (AF)Julia Gil (AF)David Gleason (AF)Joan Glickson (DFAS)Paul Goodrich (Army)Matthew Goss (AF)Martin Gould (AF)Jason Gracin (AF)Richard Grant (AF)Jacquelyn Green-Woody (OTE)Holly Griffith (AF)Richard Hadley, JR (AF)Sheila Hale (AF)Lakezia Ham (AF)

Michelle Hammett (MDA)Brian Hancock (AF)Natalie Hanrahan (DFAS)Latasha Harris (DTRA)Leigha Harris (AF)Hiroshi Hatano (AF)Grace Hawkins (AF)Gladys Henderson (AF)Douglas Hendrick (Army)Christel Hensley (AF)Ronaldo Hernandez (AF)Mercedes Hicks (AF)Mark Hill (AF)Patricia Hinkson (AF)William Hubbard (AF)Eric Hulshizer (AF)Frederick Hycoop (MDA)Zena Ingram (AF)Lisa Jackman (DISA)Melody Jackson (AF)Kay James (AF)Marie Jean-Baptiste (Army)William Johnson (AF)Dolly Johnson (AF)Kanye Joseph (Army)Amy Justus (AF)Michelle Kim (AF)Renee Kopacko (DFAS)Hilda Lancaster (AF)Crista Larson (AF)Marilyn Larue (DFAS)Audrey Lee (Army)Nina Lee (MDA)Danyel Leisure (AF)Heather Lewis (DTRA)Kenneth Linger (AF)John Lovato (AF)Kimberly Luce (AF)Robert Magee (AF)Dane Manfredi (AF)Mary Mangum (AF)Linda Martinez (AF)Tonya McCarty (AF)Launa McCowan (DISA)Shameka McCoy (MDA)Yuanthony McCree (AF)Vickie Mcdevitt (Army)Michael McKee (AF)Kitty McKellips (DoN)Vivian McNichol (AF)Michelle McRae (DLA)Shannon Mickel (AF)

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CONGRATULATIONS! cont

Level 2 cont.

Level 3

Level 3Karen Adamczak (AF)Celene Anderson (DSCA)Marie Bailey (DoN)Leslie Bales (DFAS)Daniel Balster (AF)Charles Barkhurst (AF)WB Beaumont (AF)Barbara Bible (DFAS)Jannie Bonner (MDA)Randal Bowen (AF)Arturo Caraballo (DFAS)Sean Cassidy (OUSDC)Sharon Cave (Army)Joseph Cernew (DCAA)Lance Christen (WHS)Michael Coe (AF)Pamela Condino (AF)John Curran (Army)Gerald Davenport (DFAS)James Davila (DFAS)Marla Dirlam (AF)Robert Edwards (DFAS)Marie Ely (AF)Ericka Farmerhill (AF)Quentin Finley (AF)Tami Garrett (Army)Gregory Gass (DFAS)Tracy Gifford (OUSDC)Carolyn Gleason (AF)Regina Goff (AF)John Graveen (OUSDC)Karen Harris (AF)Stephen Herrera (AF)Jon Hitchcock (DISA)Colleen Holmes (Army)Brian Hoybach (AF)Ryan Hughes (OTE)Sherri Jordan (OUSDC)Robyn Kane (MDA)Cleo Keighley (AF)Earl Kessinger (AF)Anthony King (Army)Joseph Lane (SOCOM)Miriam Lattin (Army)Stephen Laurance (DTRA)Alihah Lewis (DISA)Maritza LoGrasso (AF)Dorinda Mazza (AF)David McDermott (DFAS)Jennifer McNamara (OUSDC)Barbara Milam (Army)Ralph Mitchell (MDA)

Bruce Moore (Joint Staff)Timothy Murphy (AF)Keith Muschalek (Army)Monroe Neal (AF)Claire Nelson (OUSDC)Ricardo Nieves (Army)Judith Oliva (AF)Kevin Pendergast (AF)Monica Pitel (AF)Craig Prestenbach (OUSDC)Matthew Pulsipher (AF)David Rice (AF)Marc Rich (Army)Timothy Riggs (Army)Geoffrey Schurman (AF)Susan Sell (DFAS)Susan Sheets (AF)David A. Smith (DFAS)Mark Snow (AF)Michael Sorrento (AF)Deborah Spencer (DSCA)Debora Staton (Army)Felicia Stepman (MDA)Craig Tackett (Army)Yolanda Taylor (Joint Staff)Ann Thrasher (AF)Linda Turner (AF)Ted Wahoske (AF)Michelle Whitford (AF)Harold Wicks (DFAS)Cheri Wilson (AF)Mary Wolff (AF)Tiffany Yohannan (AF)

LOUIS SCRUGGS (AF)Rupak Shah (AF)Elke Shepherd (DISA)Melissa Simmons (Army)Daniel Smart (AF)Detavious Smith (AF)Bruce Snowdeal (Army)Erik Snyder (AF)Darlene Sorge (DSS)Jim Sorrells (AF)Cindy Spivey (AF)Nona Spotts (AF)Kaye Spriggs (Army)Patrick Steelman (AF)Carolyn Stevens (AF)Yvette Stewart (AF)Karen Sulik (AF)Pamela Sutton (AF)Mark Sweet (DFAS)Joseph Sysko (AF)Caroline Thaxton (DoN)Daniel Thobe (AF)Emilie TingWHSDebra Toliver (AF)Teddy Torres (MDA)Ha Tran (AF)Christopher Trochelman (AF)Kevin Tucker (AF)Virginia Twigg (AF)Nora Tyson (AF)Brilliance Ugwuegbulam (MDA)Joel Van Horn (AF)Michelle Verica (AF)Rosemarie Vodak (DISA)Jonathan Von Ahnen (AF)Karen Walker (AF)Robert Washington (AF)Carl Weimer (Army)Denise Wellman (DLA)Kecia Werner (AF)Jason Werner (SOCOM)James West (AF)Amy Wiles (DFAS)Cheryl Willard (AF)Marcy Williams (AF)Janet Williams (AF)Brian Wilson (AF)David A. Wilson (AF)Monty Winans (AF)Jean Wohler (DFAS)Brenda Worland (AF)Myong Yi (MDA)Joo-Min Zellmer (AF)David Ziemann (DoN)Roberta Ziemann (AF)

Therese Middleton (AF)Jennifer Miller (Army)Andrew Minerich (AF)Johnny Mitchell (MDA)Joshua Mixon (AF)Michael Monahan (AF)Shelley Monahan (AF)Sabrina Moore (MDA)Chris Moore (AF)Cristhina Morales (AF)Mary Morenomorales (AF)Demetrios Mptias (AF)David Murray (AF)Bradford Myers (AF)Veronica Myers (Army)Stacy Myrda (AF)Jeffrey Nartker (DFAS)Patricia Nelson (DISA)Laurie Newton (AF)David Noegel (AF)Joshua Ockens (AF)Kelly Padden (AF)Maria Pajak (DFAS)Steven Payton (AF)Jennifer Perkins (AF)Lisa Perregil (AF)Clifford Peterson (Army)Cuihua Phillippe (AF)Leslie Pierce (AF)Derek Pike (AF)Joyce Pimental (AF)Gregory Plecki (AF)Jeffery Popham (Army)Dina Porter (AF)Thomas Prebula (AF)Jeffrey Pridemore (AF)James Puckette, Jr (AF)Lori Rambo (AF)Barton Randolph (AF)Timothy Renahan (AF)Gregory Richardson (AF)Kevin Rickman (AF)Tamica Rippke (AF)Ivan Rivers (AF)Tomickca Robinson (AF)Kevin Root (AF)Beverly Rose (DISA)Stephen Ross, JR (AF)Fred Rubio (AF)Darryl Rush (AF)Clint Rushing (MDA)Thomas Schaefer (AF)Pedro Sch (AF) (Army)James Schmidt (AF)Susan Schoch (AF)

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Can course hours gained from academic courses (i.e. university/college) be used to satisfy the “Other Required Courses” requirements?

A. Yes C. It depends. B. No

See page six for the answer.

Wondering where to find the academic matrices or the Learning History Worksheets? We know there is a lot of information to digest when you begin your path to certification. To help you out, we’ve streamlined the FM Certification Program information found on FM Online. Based on your feedback and website analytics, we reorganized the content on FM Online to make it easier to find key documents and resources. As with any change, we want to make it easy for you to transition to the new site. This article provides previews of the new page layouts highlighting key changes and links to the most frequently used resources on FM Online.

Aside from the pages listed above, we made many other enhancements to the site that you may find helpful. As always, the best way to learn the new site is by logging on and clicking through the pages. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve FM Online, please email our team at dodfmcertificationprogram@mail.mil.

Training Resources Pagehttps://fmonline.ousdc.osd.mil/FMCertProgram/TrainingResources.aspxThis page was redesigned so that each training tool is visible to you without having to scroll down. The Overview Videos provide an introduction to the program and background information, program requirements, key tools, and resources. The Instructional Videos and Related Tools provide more detailed information, such as how to complete the 3-Step Process in the DoD FM LMS. Click on each box to find a description of the video and related tools. If you have difficulty downloading the videos, find alternative formats in the right-hand box.

FM LMS Job Aidshttps://fmonline.ousdc.osd.mil/FMCertProgram/JobAids.aspxTo improve usability, we categorized the Job Aids by target audience (User, Supervisor/A2/CCA, and Component Administrator) and further organized them into groups based on the Three-step Process.

Templates and Formshttps://fmonline.ousdc.osd.mil/FMCertProgram/TemplatesForms.aspxThe templates and forms page was expanded to provide descriptions of the templates/forms frequently used by administrators and users alike. We also added a few resources, such as the Academic Matrices, to make it easy for you to locate these tools in one place.

FM Online Updates

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AFTER you have completed your DoD FM Certification, the next step is keeping your skills sharp by taking continuous training. The FM Certification Program requires that varying hours of Continuing Education and Training be completed every two years depending on your certification level. At level 1, 40 hours are required; at level 2, 60 hours, and at level 3, 80 hours. With over 500 DoD financial managers certified, we want to highlight various ways you can achieve CETs and how to document their completion in the FM LMS.

You can earn CET hours in a variety of ways. One simple way to earn credit is by completing courses detailed in FM myLearn. Each course hour credit is equal on one CET hour.

Another way to earn credit is by meeting Continuous Education Points (CPEs) or Continuing Education Units (CEUs) requirements for other DoD-recognized FM test-based certification programs. These credits can be simultaneously credited to your CET and CPE requirements, on a unit-to-unit basis. In other words, if you are a CFDM or CGFM, etc. and you earn continuing education credit through these programs, those CPEs can also be counted as CETs. This includes credits earned by attending FM or leadership-related workshops, seminars, and symposia sponsored by the respective association.

This same policy applies to those included in the DAWIA program. Your Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) will also count as CETs on a unit-for-unit basis. Click here for more information on DAWIA and FM Certification requirements.

Lastly, if you are taking academic courses, you may count financial management-related CEU credits toward CETs based on the following equation: one CEU equals 10 CETs. CEUs are granted by accredited academic organizations, so refer to your academic institution for additional information.

Maintaining your professional certification shows others that you are doing your part to enhance your skills within the FM career field. If you have any questions about what constitutes a CET or how to document them, reach to the DoD FM Certification Team at dodfmcertifcationprogram@mail.mil.

Continuing Education and Training (CETs) Hours

Documenting CETs…There’s a Job Aid For ThatAs you complete your CETs, you must use the FM LMS to record your achievements. As with most actions within the LMS, “there’s a job aid for that.”

Use the job aid “How to Record CETs in the DoD FM LMS” at https://fmonline.ousdc.osd.mil/LMS/JobAids.aspx for step-by-step instructions on this process.

Please note that you do not need to upload completion certificates to document the completion of CETs. Instead, keep a personal file with these certificates on hand.

You Asked. We Answered.Do I get CPE credits for courses completed within the FM LMS (e.g., Ethics for Senior Management)?

OUSD(C)-developed certification courses launched from the DoD FM LMS meet the standards established by National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to award CPE credits. These credits can be applied toward other certifications, such as Certified Public Accountant.

To print your course completion certificates, with the number of CPE credits earned, follow these steps:

1. In the FM LMS, select “Reports” 2. Click “FM Course Completion Certificate” 3. Choose the preferred courses4. Select the “Run Reports” buttons to the right to generate

your certificate

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Course Spotlight:We are pleased to announce the release of two new web-based courses, Intermediate Decision Support and Decision Support for Leaders:

Intermediate Decision Support Certification Level 2 – 4 Course HoursCompetency: Decision SupportThe overall objective of this course is to provide a decision support framework to identify good alternatives (courses of action) and to evaluate alternatives in terms of their effectiveness and efficiency, including counting the right costs and benefits and applying an appropriate decision rule. These issues and concepts provide the foundation required to understand higher-level rules and processes in DoD decision support.

Upon completion, you will be able to:• Understand why analytic techniques were introduced to defense resource management in the DoD• Understand efficiency and effectiveness as criteria for good defense managerial decision support• Define average, total, and marginal costs and calculate them for decision support• Identify costs and benefits as relevant or not relevant in a decision problem• Identify special considerations for decisions affecting human resources• Understand the difference between cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis and know the proper decision rules for each

Decision Support for Leaders Certification Level 3 – 4 Course HoursCompetency: Decision SupportThis course explores decision support model development and expands on it by discussing pre- and post-decision analysis. It discusses data analysis and both pre- and post-decision cross-cutting accounting tools that can be employed. There is also a concentration on regression analysis. The course culminates with a review of sensitivity analysis, an important concept in understanding more complex DoD decision support processes and rules.

Upon completion, you will be able to:• Present basic steps in model development• Define pre-decision analysis and its elements• Define post-decision analysis and its elements• Identify how to specify, collect, and use data properly• Identify tools and techniques that can be applied to pre- and post-decisional analysis and the benefits of each• Define regression and how it informs the decision maker• Define sensitivity analysis

How to Access these Courses:1) For those already participating in the Certification Program with access to the DoD FM LMS, we recommend that you launch

and complete OUSD(C) courses in the FM LMS where completion is recorded automatically toward program requirements. > DoD FM LMS: https://whs.plateau.com/learning/user/ssoLogin.do

2) For those without DoD FM LMS access, launch the courses from the FM myLearn website, using the exact title as the keyword in the search bar. You will need to record learning and upload the completion certificate into the DoD FM LMS to receive credit toward DoD FM Certification.> FM myLearn: https://fmonline.ousdc.osd.mil/FMmyLearn/default.aspx.> Click on the “My WBT” tab in the top left corner.

The FM Certification Team would like to thank the subject matter experts from the Defense Resource Management Institute for their integral support during the development of these courses. If you have any questions, please contact the FM Certification Team at dodfmcertificationprogram@mail.mil.

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Defense Emerging Leader Program (DCELP)DCELP offers emerging GS 7–11 leaders a competency-based approach to develop their leadership skills. DCELP is aligned to DoD Financial Management Program requirements and fulfils leadership competencies. View the course mapping on FM myLearn. To learn more about the program, and its prerequisites, visit the Defense Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS) at http://go.usa.gov/d3Kj.

Searching for Courses in FM myLearnOver the past few weeks, we have heard from many FM members asking how to find the courses listed in FM myLearn. So, we compiled a few tips for as you search for new courses.

The first way you can search for courses is by using by using the key word search in the upper right corner. When using the key word search function, you can search using a key word, part of a title, or a course identifier such as ‘F1234’ or ‘L1234’. After entering your search word, you must click “GO” to search.

If you need to “clear” a filter, you may do so by clicking on the grey text to have it removed or by clicking on the “FM myLearn Home” tab.

The second way to search FM myLearn is by using the filters found in the navigation bar to the left. When using the navigation bar, each time you select a tab, your search is narrowed by that category.

Filters are notated in grey text above the results listing.

SearchFilters

Course Owner

Ms. Glenda Scheiner, Director Human Capital & Resource Management OUSD(C), with the 2014 Financial Management cohort at the 19 Sep 2014 graduation of the Defense Civilian Emerging Leaders class in Southbridge, MA.

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An UPDATE: When we began the pilot of DoD FM Certification in 2013, we knew the path to full implementation would take a healthy dose of leadership and teamwork across all levels of the DoD financial management enterprise. Fast forward a year and a half later and we are happy to report that your hard work has paid off! Over 46,000 financial managers have been officially brought into the program. We have successfully launched 98 percent of the individuals who were planned to be launched by 30 September 2014.

Implementing this program across DoD FM organizations took your leadership and hard work; we thank you for your support and engagement throughout this process. Your support is evidenced by the 37,700 plus web-based courses that have been completed within the FM LMS. Yet, even more impressive is the ever-increasing number of individuals who have already achieved their DFMCP credential. To date, 652 DoD financial managers hold their DFMCP credential and that number is growing each day!

As we move into the new fiscal year, the DoD FM Certification Team will continue to support your certification requirements by creating new web-based courses (see page 6 for the pipeline) and answering program-related questions. Further, we will take with us the lessons-learned during the past year of implementation and apply them to the upcoming Reserve and Air National Guard implementation.

While Reserve and Guard implementation carries its own set of complexities, our lessons learned will help us navigate the process with improved efficiency. To help keep us on track, we developed an implementation schedule, with 31 March 2015, slated as the target completion date. By the end of the first quarter, we expect 23 percent to be launched in the program.

As we continue to implement the program across our total force, we hope you will share your secrets to success with over 300 members of the DoD FM Certification Discussion Group on LinkedIn. This online discussion group crowd sources answers, getting you the answers you need without delay. Join the group at https://ow.ly/sZfDv.

Certification Implementation

Can course hours gained from academic courses (from a university/college) be used to satisfy the “Other Required Courses” requirements?

B - No, academic courses may not be substituted for the “Other Required Courses.” One of the program’s goals is to develop standardized language across DoD financial management organizations in key areas such as Audit Readiness, Ethics, and Fiscal Law – or in fundamental subjects such as Accounting or Budget as in DoD FM 101. Commercial or academic courses may share similar topics, but with the “Other Required Courses” requirement, we are creating a mechanism through which all DoD FMers will learn about these subjects as they apply to the unique DoD environment. We are not considering a change in this policy.

There are, however, a range of approved government courses that may be used as substitutes for the “Other Required Courses” requirement. A list of these substitutions may be found via the “Substitutions” tab on the left-hand side of FM myLearn.

Please note that while academic courses may not be used to satisfy “Other Required Courses,” they may be used (if properly aligned and approved) to satisfy course hour requirements for the FM and Leadership competency requirements for initial certification, as well as for continuous education and training requirements (CETs) after you’ve earned your certification. For more information on how to determine if your academic courses apply to FM Certification requirements, click here.

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When seeking alignment for courses you have already completed, your first step is to search for that course via the e-catalog in FM myLearn. If the course is present, then the competencies to which it aligns will be listed on the site. If the course is not listed in FM myLearn, use the table below to determine your next step in getting the course aligned.

* For step-by-step instructions for using the FM and Leadership Academic Matrices, download the instructions by clicking here.

** Course syllabus must contain a course title, course provider, course hours, and at least one learning objective.

Alignment for Completed Courses

Improvements in ActionThe DoD FM Certification Team recently created a Course Management System (CMS) for Course Managers to facilitate the flow of course submissions to OUSD(C) for review making it faster for you to gain certification credit for completed courses. This automated tool helps to decrease the amount of time it takes to approve and post submitted courses to the e-catalog on FM myLearn.

Course Category Your Next Step Process FlowCommercial Courses (i.e. courses currently or previously offered by commercial vendors)

Federal Government Courses (i.e. courses developed by non-DoD government agencies)

Academic Courses*(i.e. courses taken at academic institutions)

Submit to your Course Manager for alignment by OUSC(C)

Submit to your Course Manager for alignment by OUSC(C)

Supervisor > Component Certification Authority

- Obtain the course syllabus**

- Fill out the Course Submission Template

- Obtain the course syllabus**

- Fill out the Course Submission Template

- Review Academic and Leadership Matrices

- If course is not included, obtain the course syllabus**

- Fill out your Learning History Worksheet

- Provide alignment recommendation to supervisor

Hot Docs!Since the last publication of this newsletter in June, almost 50,000 people have visited FM Online downloading over 80,000 tools and documents.

Top Documents Top Videos Top ToolsFM Academic Matrix FM Certification Requirements – Level 2 How to Upload Documentation in the

DoD FM LMSDoD FM Certification Handbook FM Certification Requirements – Level 1 How to Find and Record External Course

in the DoD FM LMSUser Quick Guide FM Certification Overview How to Login & Navigate the DoD FM LMS

Leadership Academic Matrix What you can do Now How to Record an Academic Course in the DoD FM LMS

How to Use the Learning History Worksheet

Overview of FM Online & FM myLearn How to Choose Primary and Alternate Tracks in the DoD FM LMS

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DARPA Ms. Elissa Blackerby – Elissa.Blackerby@darpa.mil

DAUMs. Sharon Jackson – sharon.jackson@dau.mil

DCAA - HQ – DCAA-O@dcaa.mil

DCMA Ms. Janie Mallory – Janie.Mallory@dcma.mil

DECA - Resource ManagementMr. Mark Patterson – Mark.Patterson@deca.mil

DFAS – FMCertificationProgram@dfas.mil

DHA Mr. Thomas Sadauskas – Thomas.Sadauskas@dha.mil

BUMED Mr. Christopher Guldin – Christopher.Guldin@med.navy.mil MEDCOM usarmy.jbsa.medcom.list.dod-fm-cert-connect@mail.mil Air Force usaf.pentagon.saf-fm.mbx.saf-fmew-workflow@mail.mil

DHRA Ms. Kelly Horn – Kelly.P.Horn.civ@mail.mil

DIAMs. Shelley Greene – Shelley.Greene@dodiis.mil

DISA Ms. Martha Schwinghamer – Martha.K.Schwinghamer.civ@mail.mil

DLA Mr. Steve Turley – Steven.Turley@dla.mil

DMAMr. Fernando Olvera – Fernando.L.Olvera.civ@mail.mil

Department of Defense Education ActivityMr. Robert Blewis – Robert.Blewis@hq.dodea.edu

DSCA - Comptroller Ms. Michele Kennedy – Michele.Kennedy@dsca.mil DSSMs. Cherry Wilcoxon – cherry.wilcoxon@dss.mil

DTIC Ms. Judith Berger (DTIC Certification Program Coordinator) – Judith.A.Berger.civ@dtic.milMs. Greta Gilmore – Greta.A.Gilmore.civ@dtic.milMs. Pamela Shepherd – Pamela.D.Shepherd.civ@dtic.mil

DTRA Ms. Karen Cwiekalo – Karen.Cwiekalo@dtra.mil

DTSAMr. Thomas Kerr – Thomas.Kerr@dtsa.mil

Joint StaffMr. Ron McCray – Ronald.F.McCray.civ@mail.mil

MDA - DOM – FMCert@mda.mil

NDUMr. Jay Helming – Jay.Helming@ndu.edu

NGAMs. Cassandra Aucoin – Cassandra.R.Aucoin@nga.mil

NSAMs. Denise Krug – sdkrug@radium.ncsc.milMs. Wendy Mullins – wjmull2@radium.ncsc.mil

OUSD(C) – dodfmcertificationprogram@mail.mil

PFPAMr. Jermell Cook – Jermell.A.Cook@mail.mil

WHSDr. William Berry – william.h.berry2.civ@mail.mil

Services Air Force: usaf.pentagon.saf-fm.mbx.saf-fmew-workflow@mail.mil

Army: usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa-fm.mbx.dod-certification@mail.mil

Navy: Ms. Debbie Ogledzinski – Debra.Ogledzinski@navy.mil

Further Assistance DoD FM LMS Help Desk Phone: 1-800-735-1236 Email: icompasslms@gpstrategies.com

General Program QuestionsEmail: dodfmcertificationprogram@mail.mil

On the previous page, we outlined the next steps for obtaining certification credit for courses using your academic transcript or using your education and training history. As noted, the course manager at your organization is responsible for compiling and submitting courses for mapping on behalf of your organization to OUSD(C). Contact your FM Certification POC to find out who your course manager is.

Course Managers

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FY14 Course Development SummaryAs we head into the new fiscal year, the OUSD(C) course development team, partnering with subject matter experts from across the DoD, will focus on developing courses to meet your training needs. Here is a run-down of courses developed thus far.

CourseNo.

CertificationLevel

Course Title CourseHours

Requirement

1 1 DoD FM 101 - Accounting 2 DoD FM 1012 1 DoD FM 101 - Acquisition/Contracting 2 DoD FM 1013 1 DoD FM 101 - Audit Readiness (FIAR 101)* 3 DoD FM 1014 1 DoD FM 101 - Auditing 2 DoD FM 1015 1 DoD FM 101 - Budget 3 DoD FM 1016 1 DoD FM 101 - Cost Analysis 2 DoD FM 1017 1 DoD FM 101 - Decision Support 2 DoD FM 1018 1 DoD FM 101 - Ethics 1 DoD FM 1019 1 DoD FM 101 - Finance 2 DoD FM 10110 1 DoD FM 101 - Fiscal Law 2 DoD FM 10111 1 DoD FM 101 - Introduction to DoD 1 DoD FM 10112 1 DoD FM 101 - PPBE 2 DoD FM 10113 1 Fundamentals & Operations of Accounting 5 * Fundamentals & Operations of Accounting

CourseNo.

CertificationLevel

Course Title CourseHours

Requirement

14 2 Audit Readiness (FIAR 102) 3 Audit Readiness Level 215 2 Ethics for Supervisors (Ethics 201) 3 Ethics Level 216 2 Fiscal Law 201 3 Fiscal Law Level 2

CourseNo.

CertificationLevel

Course Title CourseHours

Competency

17 2 Accounting Concepts, Policies and Principles 4 Accounting Concepts, Policies and Principles18 2 DoD Accounting Analysis Fundamentals 4 Accounting Analysis19 2 Budget Execution Process 2 Budget Execution20 2 Manager’s Internal Control Program (MICP) Basic Awareness 2 Audit Concepts, Policies, and Principles21 2 Manager’s Internal Control Program (MICP) for Senior Stakeholders 2 Audit Concepts, Policies, and Principles22 2 Principles of Budgeting 4 Budget Execution23 2 Principles of Civilian Payroll 4 Payroll Concepts, Policies, and Principles24 2 Principles of Commercial Pay 4 Commercial Pay Concepts, Policies, and Principles25 2 Intermediate Decision Support 4 Decision Support26 2 Intermediate Financial Management Systems 4 Financial Management Systems38 2 Intermediate Budget Formulation, Justification & Presentation 4 Budget Formulation, Justification & Presentation

Legend (color coding): Green: web-based course development based on course requirements Blue: web-based course development based on competency requirements Gold: future web-based course development based on competency requirements* The actual course length exceeds the required hours

CourseNo.

CertificationLevel

Course Title CourseHours

Requirement

27 3 Audit Readiness (FIAR 301)* 3.5 Audit Readiness Level 328 3 Ethics for Senior Management (Ethics 301) 3 Ethics Level 329 3 Fiscal Law Refresh Course (a DoN course)* 4.5 Fiscal Law Level 3

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FY14 Course Development Summary cont.Course

No.Certification

LevelCourse Title Course

HoursCompetency

30 3 Budget Formulation, Justification, and Presentation 4 Budget Formulation, Justification, & Presentation31 3 Budget Execution for Leaders 4 Budget Execution32 3 Enterprise Architecture 4 Financial Management Systems33 3 Principles of DoD Financial Management Analysis 4 Financial Management Analysis34 3 Principles of DoD Advanced Financial Management 5* Advanced Financial Management35 3 Advanced Principles of DoD Budget Execution 4.5* Budget Execution 36 2 Budget Concepts, Policies, and Principles 2.5 Budget Formulation, Justification & Presentation37 3 Decision Support for Leaders 4 Decision Support39 2 Intermediate Financial Management Analysis 4 Financial Management Analysis

CertificationLevel

CourseHours

Competency

1 4 Decision Support1 3 Fundamentals and Operations of Finance1 3 Fundamentals and Operations of Finance1 2 Fundamentals and Operations of Accounting1 3 Fundamentals and Operations of Budget1 3 Fundamentals and Operations of Budget1 3 Fundamentals and Ops of Mil/Civ Pay1 3 Fundamentals and Ops of Mil/Civ Pay2 4 Financial Management Systems2 4 Decision Support2 4 Accounting Analysis2 3 Financial Concepts, Policies and Principles2 3 Financial Concepts, Policies and Principles2 4 Financial Concepts, Policies and Principles2 3 Budget Concepts, Policies and Principles2 4.5 Budget Concepts, Policies and Principles2 3 Accounting Concepts, Policies, and Principles2 3 Accounting Concepts, Policies, and Principles2 3 Audit Concepts, Policies, and Principles2 3 Audit Concepts, Policies, and Principles2 3 Payroll Concepts, Policies, and Principles2 3 Payroll Concepts, Policies, and Principles2 3 Commercial Pay Concepts, Policies, and Principles2 3 Commercial Pay Concepts, Policies, and Principles3 4 Accounting Analysis3 4 Decision Support3 2 Decision Support3 2 Accounting Analysis3 2 Financial Management Analysis3 3 Advanced Financial Management3 4 Advanced Financial Management

Courses Planned for FY2015