Within the German Aerospace Research Center, Internal Personnel and Organisational Development (POE) determines DLR's general and strategic needs and advises internal stakeholders on which measures and interventions are expedient. External providers are usually commissioned to implement such measures.

The object of the service is the assignment of training services in project management within the framework of an open-house model with the aim of pooling. If the prerequisites for suitability and qualification (see tender documents) are met, the PoE pool project management is accepted. From this PoE pool project management, personnel development selects suitable course lines for specific topics for the implementation of training courses in the form of individual assignments on a case-by-case basis throughout the entire term (up to four years). The number of services to be ordered is not binding and is subject to annual fluctuations.

By joining the pool, each provider receives a corresponding lot-based framework agreement (up to four years). The inclusion does not give rise to a specific minimum order size or a minimum order volume for the provider.

The training services are divided into five lots depending on the qualification requirement. Suppliers can apply for one, several or all lots. The decision on admission to several lots is made by personnel development on the basis of the qualification certificates of the provider. The administrative handling of the training program is carried out via an automated learning management system.

The contract period in the Open House begins on the day of admission to the POE pool project management (at the earliest in February 2023). The end of the contract for all contracts is 31.01.2026.

Training in basic topics of general project management, including

- Project management basic/advanced training

- Compact project management training (35-hour training as a basis for PMI certifications)

- Project management for team assistance

Training in agile project management/agile product development, which includes, among others

- Scrum

- Kanban

Training in model-based systems engineering, including

- Systems engineering

- ECSS in systems engineering

for further education, the specialization/special topics of project management include, among others

- PMP certification preparation

- risk management

- requirements management

- Multi-project management

- Portfolio management

Training in the special area of project management: third-party funding acquisition/funding acquisition, including

- scientific applications in contact with third-party funding acquisition

- National applications/EU applications