# Federal Position Management Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Discover how to use position management tools, techniques, and methods to support a high-performing organization. Obtain a solid understanding of the role of position management in succession planning. Learn to identify and correct the following problems: fragmentation, layering, unnecessary positions, narrow supervisor-to-employee ratio, job dilution, missing career ladders, workforce/PD inconsistencies and inaccurate position descriptions.

## What you'll learn

- Understand position management and its historical impact on federal agency programs.
- Recognize the impact of organizational mission on position design.
- Understand how organizational structures and common patterns of assigning duties affect position design.
- Recognize the symptoms associated with common position management problems and how to resolve them.
- Identify and apply the appropriate staffing and classification tools necessary to deal with position management issues.
- Learn the various agency roles and responsibilities in the position management process.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Defining Position Management

- Define position management and its significance in federal HR
- Understand legal foundations, including OMB Circular A-64
- Explore the role of executives, supervisors, and HR in managing positions
- Apply economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in position structuring

#### Module 2: Position Management Basics

- Link organizational mission to position design
- Examine functional, divisional, matrix, and flat organizational structures
- Balance external forces such as budget, staffing, and workflow
- Use duty assignment patterns: specialist, generalist, team

#### Module 3: Effective Position Management Planning

- Identify and resolve common position management problems
- Apply a step-by-step position planning process
- Use symptoms and solutions charts to diagnose structural issues
- Define a position’s purpose and evaluate position structures

#### Module 4: Position Management Tools

- Conduct job and task analysis for better position design
- Identify required KSAs/competencies for roles
- Apply classification principles for grade-level accuracy
- Differentiate between mixed-grade and mixed-series positions

#### Module 5: General Principles and Best Practices

- Apply key principles to avoid fragmentation and unnecessary layering
- Optimize use of supervisors and support staff
- Use span of control and team leader strategies effectively
- Conduct position management reviews and utilize staffing charts

#### Module 6: Final Exercise

- Analyze and redesign an organizational structure using course tools
- Apply principles learned to a real-world scenario
- Evaluate efficiency, workload distribution, and staff alignment
- Use checklists and planning tools for strategic improvement

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $1049