Program Overview

The PLI program has the following characteristics intended to fulfill the Learning Objectives:

• A cohort of roughly 25 participants from across the DOE complex participates as a group throughout a year-long program of six instructional sessions (five in-person, one online) and a team-based capstone project. Full commitment of the participants and sponsoring institutions is required for this intensive program. 
   
• Participants received a prestigious, transformational professional development experience that is simultaneously a leadership development and project delivery course of study and practice that is tailored to the DOE context. Experiential learning components, interaction with leaders from a variety of fields, and exposure to tools useful to major project leaders are integral to the program.
   
• Participants undertake self-assessment activities to reveal strengths and potential weaknesses in the project leadership context, and have the opportunity for one-on-one executive coaching sessions.
   
• A certificate of PLI program completion is issued to those who fulfill the program requirements.  Participants can earn professional development units (PDUs) for Project Management Professional certification.