The OPM facilitated three full-day focus group sessions with over thirty Federal classifications and program and project management SMEs, below is the list of participating agencies, in November 2018. SMEs’ reviewed and further refined the job duties and competencies, providing valuable input on the new Project Manager and Program Manager career path effort.

• Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• Department of the Treasury
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Communications Commission
• General Services Administration
• Government Accountability Office
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Science Foundation
• Office of Personnel Management
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Social Security Administration
• U.S. Agency for International Development

In the summer of 2022, program and project management SMEs from the following agencies reviewed the Guide and offered further refinements.

• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Energy (Bonneville Power Administration)
• Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Inspector General
• Department of the Interior
• Department of the Treasury
• Library of Congress