How to Get a Job in Capital Planning and Investment Control

About this course

This is a course designed to provide a brief introduction to the Federal Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC). Janelle Moore provides 25+ years of knowledge, experience, and recommendations for pursuing CPIC work as a career step. This course will help individuals assess career options as federal employees and contractors. It advises how to develop a basic understanding of CPIC, Business cases, and reporting cycles.What is Zen Federal’s online training?For Individuals: Zen Federal’s online courses provide a cost-effective pathway to fulfill the large demands for federally mandated, IT-based, well-paid, junior CPIC analyst positions including governance, capital planning, and budget vacancies within the federal government or federal contracting companies. Our mobile platform options make it easy and convenient for you to get started today!For Groups: For hiring managers, Zen Federal provides bundled course options for onboarding and continuing education. Offerings are available through an interactive, robust, and versatile mobile platform that maintains up-to-moment status on employee training progress and simplifies the training process. Ask about personalizing your bundle to your needs!What is Capital Planning & Investment Control (CPIC)?Since the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, the Federal Government set out to standardize Information Technology with the aim of reducing costs, duplicative IT systems and identifying ways to procure IT assets more efficiently. In 1999, they created the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) which supports the mandate of procuring IT in strategic ways by leveraging Federal, agency, and bureau information architectures to achieve cost savings gained by increased productivity. The core skills of CPIC are how these government-mandated goals are achieved.While these government-mandated, IT-based positions offer stability, desirable compensation,

Course objectives

• provide an overview of CPIC concepts
• offer insights into career options in federal roles
• enhance understanding of governance and budget management in federal IT