Focus on the Profession

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Focus on the Profession

• Karen H. Reuter, CPCM, Fellow
• Past President
• 2007 Mid-Year Leadership Conference
• Las Vegas

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Objective

• Understand whats happening to the contract
  management profession.
• Learn about the top issues facing the profession.
• Discuss how NCMA is responding to these
  challenges, and how your chapters can be involved.

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Quick Look at the DemographicsAge

• The typical (median) respondent is 48 years old
  the first reduction in 10 years!

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Quick Look at the DemographicsEducation

• A majority of respondents hold at least a Masters
  degree 40 a Masters, and 5 a Doctorate. 41
  report the Bachelors as their highest educational
  attainment, and most of the rest have had at
  least some college .

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Quick Look at the DemographicsCertification

• Almost half of respondents (45) indicated they
  possess one or more of the certifications asked
  about, led by DAWIA Level III (15), CPCM (11),
  CFCM (5), DAWIA Level II (9), and CPM or APP
  (4).

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Quick Look at the DemographicsIndustry

• The bulk of respondents (49) work for
  contractors (example Boeing, Raytheon, etc.).
  30 work for the federal government (including
  military) 3 for state or local governments 4
  in professional service firms 7 in commercial
  businesses 1 in academia and 5 elsewhere.

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Quick Look at the DemographicsJob Level

• Asked to indicate which of six choices most
  closely matched their management level, 9 chose
  executive, 16 senior-level, 12 supervisor, 19
  mid-management, 37 experienced
  (non-supervisory), and 4 entry level. A
  near-majority of those working for the federal
  government (48) place themselves in the
  experienced (non-supervisory) category.

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Quick Look at the DemographicsJob Category
contract management 55
purchasing 7
business management 5
subcontract management 3
legal 3
consulting 3
program management 2
policy and analysis 2
others 1 or less

• A related question asked which of 38 choices most
  closely matched respondents' job categories.
  "Contract management" was the runaway choice, at
  55 all others were named by fewer than 10

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Quick Look at the DemographicsJob Title
Manager 29
Specialist 20
Administrator 14
Director 8
Analyst 7
Officer 4
President 3
Vice President 3
others 1 or less

• Asked about specific job titles, respondents most
  frequently named Manager, Specialist, and
  Administrator.

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Trends Affecting the CM Profession
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Job Issues Affecting Your Members
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Federal Contracting Hot Topics

• Congressional oversight and investigations
  (ethics, misspending)
• Acquisition reform
• Acquisition Advisory Panel
• DAPA recommendations
• Acquisition workforce hiring, training and
  certification
• Interagency contracts
• Organizational Conflict of Interest

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NCMA Strategic Objectives

• Creating the Next Generation of CM Professionals
• Call for LDP applications
• Advocacy
• Increase Federal Contracting penetration

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NCMA News

• Governance change
• Certification equivalency
• Macfarlan Research Program
• Chapter Guide
• World Congress 2007
• NES programs
• Leadership
• Cost and Pricing Analysis
• Developing Solicitations and Proposals
• Earned Value Management (EVM)

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NCMA News

• Publications
• CMBOK Annotated
• Desktop Guide 6th Edition
• Technology upgrades
• New membership system Microsoft CRM
• Website management Content Management System
  (CMS)
• Online course system EducationDirector
• Office relocation

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For further assistance

• Neal J. Couture, CPCM
• Executive Director
• 571-382-1123
• couture_at_ncmahq.org
• Rita Rose
• Membership Manager
• 571-382-1132
• rrose_at_ncmahq.org
• Wendy Murrah
• Chapter Relations Manager
• 800/344-8096 x411
• murrah_at_ncmahq.org

• Leonard Vincent, RADM, USN (Ret.), Fellow
• President
• 703-805-4944
• lenn.vincent_at_dau.mil
• Ronald Smith, CPCM, Fellow
• President-Elect
• 321-674-3522
• rsmith3082_at_aol.com
• Karen H. Reuter, CPCM, Fellow
• Past President
• 410-884-9001
• khrrdr_at_msn.com